Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-06-08
NO. 1876.
Tales aud Sketehes.
"CINDERELLA."
A STORY THAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED
HERE OR HEREABOUTs.


HERE OR HEREABOUTs.
There was certainly something going on
at the Grove street school house that was
very important, for at the early recess lit
tie knots of girls and boys stood all over
the great building, talking earnestly of
something that was going to happen, the
next day. There was one little knot In a
corner of the playground that seemed to
be especially earnest. There were three
or four girls and as many boys. They
were all very nicely dressed, except one
little girl. who, although her clothes were
perfectly neat, looked rather shabby; and
she was the very prettiest ofthem all, too.
She listened eagerly. and presently burst
out with: "Oh how | wish could be
in, too"
You ?' said Nelly Carter, who was the
tallest girl there. YOU'D look nice;
wouldn't youP Where would you get
your dress ?"
II don't know" said Gertie. Couldn't
borrow one ?'
BORROW OF course, not Everybody
that's got very old dresses are going to
wear EN-. I'm going to wear dress that
belonged to my grandmother. And man,
ma says that this year is going to prove
who had grandmothers"
"Why!n said little girl, who stood be-
side her, "why, we all had grandmothers;
didn't we?'
"Oh what goose you are, Grace
King. There's no use talking to you at
all. OF course. everybody has some kind
of grandmother; but my mother says
we shall find out now who is who.' My
grandmother had a crimson brocade with
flowers on it, and I'm going 20 wear it.
And can just tell you there won't be an
other dress there as handsome"
"Oh !" said Grace. "you forget about
Katy Lovell's dress; that's going to be
just elegant, and powdered hair. Oh.
my"
SOS my hair going to be powdered.
50 now = said Nelly, with toss of her
head.
"Oh! DEAR" said Grace. II just wish
mine could be, too. But it's so short, and
Cousin Alice says she can never do it up
cause 'twon't go over a roll"
'Oh come now," said iolly-looking
boy, "you girls just think you're going to
you? Pooh you ust hold on till you see
tails to our coats. Oh. jolly!" And Fred
stood on his head and then walked on his
hands a little way but finally overbal-
anced himself and came to grief flat on
his back, with mild waving of boots quite
too near the girls heads to be pleasant.
Get out, screamed Nelly. "lftherc's
anything hate it's boys"
"And if there's anything | hate. IT'S
girls" retorted Fred, with comical face,
much-rumpled hair, and hands in his pock-
cts. But you'll just have to let up, to-
morrow, miss; for am Vice President
Adams And you'll have to take my arm
and look proper. Ii you don't. I'll"
III you just go and do anything dread
ful, it will be too mean for anything in-
terrupted Nelly.
'rll just tell yon what, Nelly Carter
said Fred. with determined air, "if YOU
behave, I'll behave; if you go to putting
on airs and bossing around. I'll stand on
my head. See if | don't"
~ believe you would" muttered Nelly
ooh! no, you wouldn't said Grace.
"Would You, now, Fred ?"
''Of course said Master Fred. And
then, as Nelly turned her back, tor a mo.
ment: Don't you worry. I'm going To
be ust as pious MS a-as a church."
IL knew it," said Grace Now stop"
"Oh!' said Gertie, "rd Just give any
thing to be in it.'
Il just wish you could" said Grace.
"I'll ask cousin Alice"
'Oh will you? Do! And Gertie
jumped up and down. "Wouldn't it be
lovely, aud to ride in the procession Oh
N.Y.
"Do what p and Nellie turned round.
"You needn't say one word to your
Cousin Alice. Glace King. My Uncle
John has got just as much to do with it as
she has, and he says hes got all the girls
he wants, and we don't want Gertie
Holmes. Anyhow. she hasn't any dress to
wear. If she had. lis likely she'd wear
better clothes every day"
"An't you ashamed. Nelly?' said Grace.
in a low voice. See. yoa've made Gertie
cry
just then the bell rang.
"Never you mind. Gertie," said Fred.
pulling out his own not very clean hand
kerchlef to wipe her eyes. "There'll be
something you can be in, sometime"
Fred Porter whispering ?" asked Miss
Clark.
"Oh, thunder' said Fred. under his
breath, and "Yes'm," aloud
"Stay twenty minutes after school"
Fred made face AT Grace, when he got
chance, which made her laugh SO that
she made believe choke in her handker-
chief; and then they all went upstairs.
That afternoon, when school was ont.
Grace and Gertie said, mournfully. rs they
parted: I'm come round and see you
dressed. in the morning, Oracle ? Cause
Id like to see you near to, and l can't
see YOU very well in the carriages
"Why. you'll come to the ball, and see
me here"
mo, I'm afraid not" said Gertie.
Mother said she couldn't even afford ten
cents.
''Not ten cents said Grace. But. as
she saw the tears come into Gerlie's eyes,
she said: "Oh, dear! suppose you're
just like me--always spending ahead and
then you have to stay from something to
pay for it. And Pve just gone and done
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