The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-11-25

"Ao&h VIZ ASoo- A1oN COtllu Sle 90,
she who was lame and had no
crutches?
It happenedthat had an errand
to the nearest town. Il was rather
late, when, on my return, [ called
at the best millinery establishment
in the place and asked for parcel.
Yes, the parcel was ready. 4
large flat box. "Would the gentle
man like to see the lady's pretty
dress!" The box was opened, and
a cloud of some airy fabric shaken
out under my eyes. L cannot, of
course, describe it, but it was
something white, very pure and
transparent, with something else
of pink just blushing through it.
1t was very tasteful, pronounced,
trying to look wise. There was
only one fault:
'Did 1t not seem rather long for
little girl?" / asked, remember
ing the figure it was to adorn,
with its short skirt just coming to
the top of the boots, so we'll worn
and mended.
"Oh, sill" said the millincr, with
dignity, you said the young lady
was eighteen years of age, and of
course we have given her q flowing
skirt
1t was late in the evening, when
[ reached home Two merry car
riage-f1llls were just departing
from the door us I drove up A
few minutes afterwards I was in
the nursery, with the milliners
parcel in my hands. There sat
dear little Cinderella, resting one
flushed cheek on her. hand, and
contemplating the litter of scraps
Of ribbon, fragments of lace, scis-
sors, flowers, and reels of cotton.
which lay scattered aro.nd her.
She had had toilsome, tiresome
day, and now they had got Ill
they wanted of her, and had left
her to her solitude.
\ flash of pleasure sprang to
her face when she saw me. '.Oh.
| thought you had gone with the
rest, she said.
No" said [, Il have not gone
yet, but | am going presently. /
came for you.
For mel" she echoed in dismay.
''4ou know [ could not go. Ihave
no dress, even if / could walk"
CA friend has sent you dress"
[ said, and [ will undertake to
provide the crutches. Nurse, will
you please to take this box, and
get Miss Teecie ready rs quickly
as possible. The carriage is wait
ing for us at the door"
''Teecie flushed very red at first,
and | thought she was going to
burst out crying, and then She
turned pale, andlooked frightened.
Nurse, to whom I had slipped
mmificient Christmas box, imme-
diately fell into raptrues over the
pretty Dress
Come, Teecie," [ said make
haste" And trembling between
dread and delight, Teecie suffered
herself to be carried off to her
toilette.
BY the time I returned from an
exploring expedition, with the
wonderful silver and tortoise-shell
crutches under my arm, Teecie
was ready.
Teecie was ready. Those three
simple little words mean SO much
that I feel I must stop and try to
translate them into all they are
bound to convey. They do not
mean that Teecie, the child whom |
| was wont to call my little bene-
factress, my little mother, had got
on nice new frocl, and was
equipped for juvenile party like
other children. But they mean
that there, when [ came back,
stood beautiful girl by the nurse
ry fire, in fair, sweeping, blush
colored robe. When she turned |
her head, Z saw that the sweet
face framed in it's child-like crrls.
was the same, but still the old
Teecie Ray was gone and here was
(peccacl, Lady Thornton,) lovely
woman.