Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-23

childish - Look to the poor cab-driver, !"
| said to the servants as | passed. Mad
am, where shall carry the young LADY,
% In here sir, if you please. | am 80 very
much obliged to you it would have been
the death of US both if anything ever hap
Icned to Katie
The old lady led the way to handsomely
furnished dining room, and laid Katie on
the sofa. She opened pair of very mis-
chevous brown eyes, and looked up in my
face.
I'm very much obliged to you, sir; ; I'm
afraid IN very heavy. Where is that poor
cabman? viii you see about him for me ?
and don't let him want for anything"
promised to do so, and to come back at
once and report to her, and hastened down.
The driver was lying in his own cab, to
which another horse was being harnessed,
whilst his own, rather badly wounded. was
led off to the stables as he had requested the
bystanders it should be. got in beside the
poor fellow, and accompanied him to the
hospital.
/ - should like to see my wife, he said.
/ " OF course you would replied. "a
will go for her at once where does she live. }"
He gave me her address, and l set off,
feeling | was fulfilling Cinderella s wishes
[ told my tale TO the cabman's wife, who
was naturally thrown into much distress.
:" You say | can go to him at once, sir p
- Yes, surely you can :
- And stay the night with him?''
~ 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, y
| then put a sovereign into her hand, and
left q card on which | had scribbled :. IA
/ Victoria Terrace She thanked me and SO
| left her
= 1t was getting late, but proceeded at
once to Cinderella's abiding place, Outside
the door | found doctors carriage. ant my
anxiety was at once awakened. | rang the
bell. and the servant who answered it told
me that Miss Ayrton's foot was. badly
sprained, and that her papa, DR.. Ayerton
had been sent for, and was now with her !;
/ 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
giIl came again and requested me to follow
her TO the dining room
! Mis- Ayrton was still lying where had
left her, and her and the old gentleman and
lady were at her side.
" 1t is very kind of you, sir. to come again
tonight | have given you great deal of
trouble. This is my papa
The doctor gave his hand cordially. -
am very thankful to you. sir, for saving nv
poor little girl from what | feel sure would
have happened to her but for your presence
of mind
l fear made an incoherent reply.
d" And now said Miss Ayrton with more
animation, sit down, Mr.. Haley, and tell
me all about that poor cabman.''
did so, and when bad told her all, she
said. - Poor woman | wish could 20 and
comfort her but you will see to her for me
from time te time, won't yon, Mr.. HALEY
and come and tell me sometimes She
took her papa's purse, and handing me a
muniticent sum of money, said, - Don't let
them want for anything, please, Mr.. Haley. =
| readily promised, and was about to leave
when the supper was brought in, and DR.
Ayrt0n invited me to take few mouthfuls
with him, and then he would drive me home.
. expect 1t will be out of your way"
said, blushing little as | felt the secret of
my following her might now be guessed by
Miss Ayrton. . lodge-at-at Burnwood
Place
- How strangei" said the old lady
- Why, that was the very place Katie went
to this afternoon to inquire about slipper
she thought she had left there. We lodged
there, sir, little while, till we found a
house to suit us. How very strange And
l suppose you are in our old rooms
= have one parlor and bedroom on the
first floor, | said, quietly. but coloring to
the very roots of my hair
All, 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, anyw here, about the size for Kate -
30, grandmamma please - said her
granddaughter, entreatIngly; - of course
Mr.. Haley can't have seen it. What fun
ny question to ask gentleman -
/ Hooked confused, suppose, and the doc
tor noticed il.
Come, come, Mr.. Haley, there is 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 round 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, Dr. Ayrton shook his sides
with laughter. l thought l had certainly
made myself foolish at last
/ When we withdrew, Miss Ayrton said,
with roguish twinkle of her eve, " You
will bring me that left slipper when you
come again
But | made no promise, and [ never did
return the q little bronze-colored slipper
with blue r0sette." I have it still, locked
away with my treasures in a 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 instead of one Ny
aunt's wrath never showed itself, if the story
came to her; and if Is, 900 should be ex-
tracted from my legacy, it will, l am conf
dent, only be done to confer it upon my son
and heir, now lying asleep in Cinderella IS
arms.