The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-05-23


was now with he; but she expected
Miss Kate would wish to see me, for
she had inquired more than once if
the gentleman had brought any news
of the poor cabman. After few
minutes the girl came again and re-
lquested me to follow her to the din
ing room.
Miss Ayrton was still lying where
l had left her, and the old gentleman
and lady were at her side.
cit is very kind of you, sir, to
come again tonight. have given
you a great deal of trouble This
is my papa"
The doctor gave his hand cordi-
ally. Il am very thankful to you,
sir, for saving my poor little girl
from what I feel sure would have
happened to her but for your pres
ence Of mind.
/ fear / made an incoherent reply.
"And now,' said Miss Ayrton,
with more animation, "sit down,
Mr.. Haley, and tell me all about that
poor caDman.
/ did so, and when l had told her
all she said, ''Poor woman! wish
I could 60 and comfort her; but you
will see to her for me from time to
time, wont you Mr.. Haley p and
come and tell me sometimes p She
took her papa's purse, and, handing
me munificent sum ofmOney, said,
Don't let them want for anything,
please, Mr.. Haley"
] readily promised, and was about
to leave, when the supper was bro't
in, and DR.. Ayrtom invited me to
take few mouthfuls with him, and
then he would drive me home
81 expect it will be out Of your
way I said, blushing little as I
felt the secret of my following her
might now be guessed by Miss Ayr
ton. Il lodge-at-Burnwood
Place"
"How stranger said the old lady
"Why. that was the very place
Katie went to this afternoon to in
quire about a slipper she thought she
had left there We lodged there,
sir,a little while. till we found house
to suit us How very strange! And
Isuppose you are in our old rooms"
Il have one parlor and bedroom
on first foor,' / said quietly, but
coloring to the very roots of my
hair.
"Ah, yes those were two Of my
rooms and we had a parlor down
stairs as well.
You don't happen to have seen such
a thing as. a little bronze colored
slipper, with a blue rosette, any
where, about the size for Kate -
o, grandmama! please ~ said her
grand daughter, entreatingly ''of
course Mr. Haley can't have seen it.
What funny question to ask gen
tleman''
Hooked confused, / suppose, and
the doctor noticed it
"Come, come, Mr. Haley, there is
story behind this let lis 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 list
ened and laughed heartily, though
her face was covered with bushes
too, and as told of my old aunt's
friend in the omnibus, DR.. Ayrton
shook his sides with laughter. |
thought had certainly made myself
foolish at last.
When we withdrew, Miss Ayrton
said, with a roguish twinkle of her
eye, "You will bring me that left
slipper when you come again"
But [ made no promise, and new
er did return the ''little bronze col
ored slipper, with blue rosette.' =
[ have it still, locked away with my
treasures in private drawer, from
which even Cinderella herself would
not venture to subtract her little
slipper.
The cabman is quite recovered,
and is the owner of three cabs in
stead of one. Ny aunt's wrath nev-
er showed itself, if the story came
to her, and if $4,000 should be ex-
tracted from my legacy, it will, am
confident, only be done to confer it
upon my son and heir, now lying
asleep in Cinderella's arms.