The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-01-06
Cinderella.

EltT Tcdi UdtnS WIS Luc'Hud. uOuOt
/ if ever Jane Gay had ever read the story
Of the Little Glass Slipper, but if she had
She never would have thought of giving
to her one baby such hcatheDsh, out.of.
the way appelIatiou MS Cinderella. The
child va. uumed Tor her grandmother; IA
good oldiashion substantial name that
had been in the Gay family Tor genera.
tions. Not that any one called her by it.
unless, orce in while, in some sudden
stress Of anger or offended dignity. Some.
times it was Ciuda. bat generally Cindy
--uud this last name the giil liked besl
of all. She learned to like anotber still
better after time-but thereby hangs Il
tale.
You remember the gold-fevcr, the sud.
den wild enthusiasm that SWEPT over the
whole land like tornado iu 1913, and
bore so many adventurous young men to
the Pacific coast? Well, Phillip Gay
was one OF the first to 20, and one Of the
first to die. He never came back. His
wife led halcand- half sort of existence
that wa uoy life. for year or two; and
lutD IOilDNtu Nlii " tait ulhUDNI
that Is at once 70 much nearer aud so
much farther than California. Very far,
verv remote it seemed to the !iitlo Gladly.
But she was not ett utterly dcsclate
Aunr Tilly lived in MilIthorpc /; aud after
the funeral ,hc tuuk the child home with
her. After the cottage AMI the biz OF
land were sold. an1 the dcb's were paid
it was iouuJ that there was uihe lufi-
enough. if well invested, to clothc the gir
aud to scud her to school for year or
two. So she was not quite penniIess.
Aud there in Millrhorpc we fnd her.
on the eva OF her eighteenth birlhd ~ L,
has been II long, hot fully oay; but now
, the sun has gone down IL blaze Of glory.
, and foit purple haze lies low in the val.
lrys The huuse, which stands well blck
nom the village street. is thrown opeu
that The grateful cool OF the evening may
steal in nt window and doorway. Mrs
Nunto rtand, in the wide entrance ball.
n,ih 'Fnh lied fare, aud au opcu letter
IN her hand. Her daughter L izahelh, q
'ai. daik haired glrl OF twenty. bends to
ward the wrSt windnw. reading by the
lA>t.wnnniug light Laura, the youngest
lis l4nguicly on the sofa, flaming her
| self.
Cindy has just fiaished putting away
the u.ihiug- SNe has polished the las
teaspoon. made the glusrcs clear anG
bright. brushed the crumb, off the pantry
,h-lt, aud "srt sponge" for Tomorrow
baking Fer her, too. the hour of res
has r"ne, aud she has dropped down OF
the h.ck door. step, for little coolne,!
and qriat. Not TINT she is SO very tired
for ,he has perfect health, and is general
ly the hithest little creature under tn,
sun. Yet, :o.uight she looks trihe worI
aud weary.
Just then Mrs Munro came out will
the open letter in her hand,
Il don't know what to do, Cindy,' sh
said. i hate 10 refuse, aud it's such
fuss to have him comet
Have who come, Aunt Tillv p
oh, forgot You dou't know. Why
have just got letter from that Mis
Alden, who boarded here one summer
She wants me to take her brother for
lew months. He's painter, or some
thipg'
Cindys face sparkled all oveg. He
more than that she said. Miss Aide
told me about it. He's real artist
Whats the difference asked Auu
Tilley. Ia he willing TO have him come
just to obige his sister. nut it will max
80 much more work-aDd-'
Never mind that, Aunt Tilly, inter
rupred Cindy. Il don't mind the work ),
you thihk hest 20 have him come
Brave little Cindy She never di
mind the work : and the result was, sh
had it all to do. Those who are willin
tn he burden. hearers for others, have u
difficulty 10 6nding the burdens. NJ
, one Of the family meant TO be unjust c
upgenerous. Blu; Elizabeth was LITERARY
10 very small way. She was foud {
her hooks. fond Of study. She wroi
verses for the country paper, and it WI
vipucly hinred that she was engaged 0
something that would sometime, etc ct,
. course her time was quite to preciou
TO he wasted on housework.
Lmra was a fair,pScid, indolent bea,
T.. She did not like to wash dishes. fl
it spoiled her hauis. She did not like
sweep. for t male her hack ache. ST
did not like to cook for it reddened h,
face. A. for Mrs Munro, she WAS one
hose women To whorl, he she old. or
Ahe Young, the gras-hopper is a burden.
Money was not over plenty in Il
house; aud to take city boarders-just