The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-02

had left her, and the old gentleman
and lady were at her side.
1T is very kind of you, sir, 10 come
| again tonight. [ have given you a
great deal of trouble. This is my
papa.
The doctor gave his hand cordially.
am very thankful to you, sir. for
saving my poor little girl from what [
feel sure would have happened to her
but for your presence of mind.
q fear / made an incoherent reply.
And now" said Miss Ayrton with
more animation, "sit down, Mr.. Ha-
ley, and tell me all about that poor
cabman. -. ashls
[ did so, and when I had told her
all she said, " Poor womani | wish I
could go and comfort her; but you
will see to her for Inc from time to
time, won't you, Mr.. Haley?
and come and tell me sometimes?"
She took her papa's purse, and. hand
ing me a munificent sum of money,
said, Don't let them want for any
thing. please. Nh. Haley.'asvs
readily promised, and was about
to leave when the supper was brought
in, and DIR. Ayrton invited me to take
a few mouthfuls with him, and then
he would drive me home. il.
expect it will be out of your
way, al said, blushing a little as | felt
the secret of my following her might
now be guessed by Miss Ayrton. Il
lodge-at-at Burnwood Place.
How strange" said the old lady.
Why, that was the very place Katie
went to this afternoon, to inquire
about a slipper she thought she had
left there. We lodged there a little
while, sir, till we found a house to
suit us. How very strange ! And 1
suppose you are in our old rooms"
7 have one parlor and bed room
on the first floor" | said quietly, but
colOring to the very roots of my hair.
"Ah, yes; those were two of our
rooms; and we had a parlor down
stairs as we'll. You don't happen to
have seen such a thing as a little
bronze-colored slipper, with a blue
rosette, anywhere, about the size for
Kate?"
80, grandmamma! pleased" said
her granddaughter, entreatingly; /" of
course Mr. Haley cant have seen it.
What a funny question to ask a gen.
tlemani"
/ looked confused, I suppose, and
the doctor noticed it.
Come, come, Mr.. Haley, there is a
story behind this; let us hear it,
/ was in for it now, and protested ;
but bit by bit it was drawn from me
by the amused little group around the
supper table. Miss Ayrton listened
and laughed heartily, though her face
was covered with bushes, too; and as
/ told of my old aunt's friend in the
omnibus, DIR. Ayrton shook his sides
with laughter. / thought I.had GER
tainly made myself foolish, at last.
When we withdrew, Miss Ayrton
said, with a roguish twinkle of the eye,
" You will bring me that left slipper
when you come again"
But 1 made no promise, and l never
did return the little bronze-colored
slipper with a blue rosette." / have
it still, locked away with my treasures
in a private drawer, from which even
Cinderella herself would not venture
subtract her little slipper.
The cabman is quite recovered, and
is the owner of three cabs instead of
one. My aunt's wrath never showed
itself, if the story came to her; and if
e., 900 should be extracted from my
it will. [ am confident, only be
done to confer it upon my son and
heir, now lying asleep in Cinderella's
arms. A ABu 4es4Nss 5fra