CHAPTER I.
A KITCHEN SCENE.
Bridget and her little realm--A troop of rude intruders--An imperious demand--A flat refusal--Prying investigations--Biddy's displeasure aroused--Why Oscar could not find the pie--Another squabble, and its consequences--Studying under difficulties--Shooting peas--Ralph and George provoked--A piece of Bridget's mind--Mrs.Preston--George's complaint--Oscar rebuked--A tell-tale--Oscar's brothers and sisters--His father and mother..