Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-10

from the city to arrange the supper
table. So after little while that seem
ed very long to both of them, when
he had become quiet, she slipped down
stairs leaving the room ajar, so that if
she heard any noise she could quickly
run up to him. However, the attract
ion down stairs proved so strong, that
after while she forgot all about the
restless little boy and enjoyed herself
as much as possible.
In the meantime he lay dreaming of
his fairy friends with all sorts of fan
tastic things jumbling in his head
| And all the time he heard the most
beautiful music, but it gradually died
away. Then came a loud crash that
awakened him, and he sat up trembling
all over, with faint little cry for
"mamma !" but the noise had changed
! the Strauss waltzes came floating up
TO him, mingled with the hum of voices
and little laughs, and the noise of
people dancing.
| For moment he could not remem-
Der, then it came to him in flash
Here he was, up stairs-in bed and
! Just down that one flight of steps were
all those people, of whom he had
/ heard so often that he knew their stor-
les all by heart, and had thought of
them so much, that they seemed like
| old friends. He felt that he must see
them, no matter what was the conse-
! quence.
| SO he climbed out of his crib, and
| al. Il al 90,
holding his long night-gown away from
his bare little feet, through the dimly
/ lighted large dining-room, where he
did stop for minute to stare at the
table with its pyramids of fruit and
| flowers, out of a side door, along a
passage into which door opened from
the parlor. Fortunately the door was
aiar, and no one was in the entry to in
terfere with him SO he knelt down on
the soft carpet and peeped through the
crack in the door How his heart did
beat! There they were sure enough.
Right in front of him was a pretty
little girl with yellow curls, in short
blue silk dress. He could see the toe
of her white shoes, and very naturally
mistook it for her stocking.
"That must be Goody-two-Sh
! he said TO himself; "but I think she
might have found another shoe to wear
here"
Near the centre of the room stood
three ladies talking One, with very
sweet, pleasant face and soft brown
hair, in long gauzy white dress was
| Cinderella; one of the others, who was
dressed in a beautiful crimson silk
trimmed very much with white lace,
but who unfortunately, had very red
complexion, of course, must be one of
/ the wicked sisters the third one was
/ the princess who made a ladder of her
hair for the prince to climb III at the
tower window. Her hair was still
plated, but was twisted into mass at
the back of her head so large it was a
wonder how she could carry it all. and
a great deal of it still hung down over
her shoulders.
In q corner stood Jack the Giant
Killer, in blue coat with brass but
tons and a star on the shoulder. He
was talking to the good girl who work
ed so hard for the cross old fairy and
went out at the right door, where the
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the gold dust was still in her hair.
Prince Riquit with the tuft was
there, but he was dressed very plainly
in black, not bit like the gay suit he
wore in the picture. All around the
room were lots of people Toobles did
not know. "They must come from the
back of the book be aid again to
himself, after an anxious but vain
search for the "fair one with the golden
locks, and cred Riding Hood He
wondered if they could be in the libra
ry, and thought he'd go and look, but
lust at that moment Bluebeard came up
to Cinderellas sister, and she seemed
so pleased that Toodles thought per-
haps he might marry her. 1t would
serve her right !
Jack the Giant Killer danced with
Cinderella, and they stopped right I'M
der the large chandelier. O, how pref
ty she looked as she stood there TODD
les fell in love with her, head over
heels, and thought next to his mother
she was the prettiest lady in the world
But, while he was admiring her with all
his heart, he caught glimpse Of some
thing that made his blood run cold. 1t
was an Ogre, of course, for the face
had a great scar on it, and pair Of
dark spectacles over the eyes made the
white face seem winter still. The
black hair was cut short that no one
could possibly have caught hold of it,
and the round head was as shining as a
mans head could be.
It was dreadful, for he came right up
to Cinderella and she looked at him
so sweetly; even Jack was deceived,
for they shook hands, Toodless IN
terest in this group was so great that