The Portland daily press., 1867-05-11

have given it to YOU 1t wasn't his" And she
laughed a girlish, silvery, merry laugh.
softly opened my room door and Went N
Would She think me a thief, then? Who was
! sheP The front door closed after Good even
| inc Mrs. Pottle" and looked out OF my VIM
| dow and watched her; then, taking my hat
AGAIN, ran down stairs, obeyinS sudden I'M
| pulse, and followed hcr.
| Soan she turned into a wide street, then an
| Other and calling a cab, she stepped into it but
| 7 heard the address,-No. IA Victoria Terrace.
So called another and followed her On we
,yant fin the terrace was reached and r stan
ned out, dismissed the cabman, and waited fnr
Cinderella to alight A curious accident oc-
Cured here; the horse took fright as the driver
descended to open the door, the Door man faIj
on the pavement, and tine young lady whose
foot was on the step fell into my arms; but l
could not avoid her receiving a had sprain
though she acted bravely, like a true little
heroine, and did not faint.
GU are hurt l fear" said, carefully lift
ing her IN my arms, and ascending the steps
Just then the door of No. IA opened, and an
evidently childish. Look to the poor cab
driver, l said to the servants as 1 passed
Madam, where shall carry the young Lady,"
In here, sir, il you please. am SO very
much Obliged to you; it would have been the
death of us both if anything happened to Ka-
tie
The old lady led the way to a handsomely
furnished dinIng-room, and laid Katie on
tine sofa. She opened pair ofvery mschievous
brown eyes, and looked up in my face.
II am very mnch obliged to you, sir; I'm
sure, I'm afraid l am very heavy Where is
that poor cabman? Win you see about him
for me? and don't let him want for anything?"
lpromised to do SO, and to come back and at
once report to her, and fastened down. The
driver was lying in his own cab, to which an
other horse was being harnessed, whilst his
own badly wounded, was led off to the stables
as he had requested the bystanders it should
be. got in beside the poor fellow and ac-
companied him to the hospital
Il should like to see my wife," he said.
"Of course you would" / replied. Il will
go for her at once; where does she live?"
He gave me her address, and set off, feel
ing was fulfilling Cindereila's wishes. 1
told the cabman's wife, who was naturally
thrown into much distress.
"You say / can go to him at once, sir?"
Eyes, surely you can
"And stay the night with hlm?" .al
81 really don't know about that; you must
ask the matron. The young lady wished me
to say that she hopes you will allow her to help
you in every way she can" L then put SOW
ereign into her hand, and left a card on which
l had scrubbed IA Victoria Terrace" She
thanked me, and i left her. '-'--
1t was getting late, but proceeded at once
to Cipdereila's abiding place. Outside the
door found a doctors carriage and my ankle
ty was at once awakened. | rang the bell, and
the servant who answered it told me that
4hieS n lOob WIS pduly SpruUeu, ana
that her papa, DIR. Ayrton had been sent for,
and was now with her; but she expected Miss
Kate would wish to see me, for she had in
quired, more than once, if the gentleman had
brought any news of the poor cabman. After
few minutes the girl came again and re-
quest.d me to follow her to the dining room.
Miss Ayerton was still lying where 1 had
left her, and the old lady and gentleman were
at her side. 1T is very kid of you, sir, to
come again tonight / have given you a
praat deal of trouhla This ia INV M. no
The doctor gave his hand cordially Il am
very thankful to you, sir, for saving my poor
little girl from what L feel sure would have
happened to her but for your presence of mind
rear / made an incoherent reply
And now" said Miss Ayrton with more ami
nation, sit down, Mr.. Haley, and tell me all
about that poor cabman."
did so, and when L had told her all, she
said, "Poor woman! 1 wish could go and
comfort her. but you will see to her from time
to time, won't you Mr.. Haley? and come and
tell me some times?" She took her papa's
purse, and, handing me muniticent sum OF
money, said Don't let them want for anything,
please, Mr.. Haley" ~ iapl
when supper was brought in, and Dr. Ayrton
invited me to take few mouthtlls with him,
and then he would drive me home.
Il expect it will be out of your way" l said,
blushlng a little as felt the secret of my fol-
lowing her might now be guessed by Miss Ayr
ton, II lodge -at-at Burnwood place."
How stranger said the old lady. "Why
that was the very place Katie went this after
noon to inquire abont slipper she thought
she had lets there. We lodged there, sir, lit
tie while, till we fonnd house to suit us.
How very strange! And L suppose you are in
our old rooms" eTss -ftssH 7ss.- ..l
Il have one parlor and a bedroom on the first
hoor," l said quietly, but colorng to the very
roots of my hair. ~
'Ah, yes; those were two of our rooms; and
We had parlOr down stairs as well. You don't
happen to have seen such thing as a little
bronze-colored slipper, with blue rosette,
anywhere about the size for Katie?"
oh, guantanamo! pleaseP' said her grand
daughter, entreatingiy; of course, Mr.. Haley
can't have seen it. What funny question to
ask gentlemanP
1 looked confused, I suppose, and the doctor
noticed it.
Come, come, Mr.. Haley, there is story be-
hind TINS; let us hear it."
Twas i'll for it now, but protested but bit by
bit 1T 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 L told OF
my aunt's trend in the omnibus, Dr. Ayrton
shook his sides with laughter L thought /
had >ertainly maze myself foolish at last.
81 When We Withdrew, Miss Ayrton said, with
a roguish twinkle OF her eye, You will bring
me tnat left slipper when you come again"
But made no promise, and never did re-
turn the little brOnze-coiored slipper with a
blue rosette." l have 1t still, locked away with
my treasures III private drawer, which even
Cinderella herself would not venture to all
stract her little slipper from.
Ihe caDman qulle recovered, and Is the own
er of three CAPS instead of one. My aunt's
wrath never showed itself, if the story came
to her; and if 45000 should be extracted from
my legacy. it will, am confident, only be d me
to confer it upon my son and heir, now lying
asleep in Cinderellas arms.