The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-10

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elbow. do you dol" in equally good
French.
The lady smiled, and the man servant
looked amazed, and the maid servant
didn't have any expression to speak Of.
care you out here to playT said
Marian.
eyes; are your
eyes"
"Then let's play together" said the
little girl.
"O6, no,p said Marian, "Pd like to,
but Pm not allowed to play with
strangers-but / should like to so much"
Then the lady laughed, and the man
servant looked more Mortified, and the
maid servant never stirred a muscle.
""Oo you know my uncleP said
Marian, thinking that might be a way
out of the difficulty.
"No, but ! dare say you've seen my
papa," said the little girl, most every
body has,"
"What is his name?" said Marian.
ellis name is the Emperor" said the
little girl, "and mine is Marie Valerie"
Oh myln said Marian, " are you the
Emperor's little girl7 Then you are a
Princess. Why, where's your crown,
and all your gold coaches and every
thing? I'm SO glad to speak with a
princess, for there are ever so many
things l want to know. May / ask you
some questions?"
eyes, if you like"
"Well, then-do you ever have your
mothers crown to play With"
Myl how Mortified the man servant
looked, and the little princess replied,
"No, but I'd like to-"
eve saw your mother the other day,
and she had her crown on" Marian con-
tinued; chow does she keep it ONT
With an elasticw
al don't know" said Marie Valerie.
"In ask her when l go home"
please do" said Marian, ~ and tell
me the next time you see me. You
don't look much like a princess-you
look Just like a real sweet girl"
The lady smiled, and the man servant
looked as if he had had an electric
shock, and the maid servant put a piece
of bread into her mouth on the sly, and
began munching it.
"Why, Pve got a picture of you al
home" said Marian, "but l should
never have known it-neverl You were
standing up to a chair, and looking al
pictures in q book"
"Oh, that was taken when l was lit
tier. They gave me the book to keel
me still. I sit as still as a mouse nov
when l have my pictures TAKEN"
"You had a lovely dress on-all lace
and sashes. And that's such a pretty
dress that you're wearing now. Why
it is almost like lace!. Do you wear lac,
dresses every day"
"When l go out, I do"
Chow many have you?" asked Ma
rian.
81 don't know" continued the Prin
3 cess.
"Ten9" asked Marian.
7, ~More than that"
"Myw exclaimed Marian. "Do vol
ever wear aprons~
"Oh, yes, when 1 eat my dinner"
"a Princess with an apron on! Why
1 never heard of such a thing!" AM
Marian opened her eyes with surprise.
!, In a minute she recovered herself t
! ask, elbow do you like being a Princess :?
for our little lady meant to improve tn
) opportunity to get all the information
she could.
, "Pretty WE'LL" said Miss Marie Va
: lerie, "but you havn't told me what you
name Island I've told you all abou
myself"
i "Ohl my name is Marian. I am a
: American. Are those all your toysT'
= "Yes-do you want to playT
: "Why, yes, if you'll let me take this
!. hoop, for a littie-I should like to tax
y a run with it. We might take turns"
. eyes, we might" sand the little Pril
: cess, looking at the lady, who nodded
= consent. So off they went, rompins
4 lust as you do, little reader; and s
! when we came out of the palace "
:. found Marian playing with a Princess
and a right merry, good-natured lit
Princess she was.
. But we had to call Jehu, and go ava
,, at last, and, when we did, what do yo
i think the little girls did? Why the
just put their arms about each othe
, and kissed with a smack, that startle
the grave man servant like a fre-cracke,
and the Princess said:
T ~ like you very much"
= And Marian said, $50 do / you; and
: never should have taken you for a Pri
9 cess-neverI'- VIM. N. F. Round,
Wide AWake. F