The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-04-03

Ii they put me In prison, my old grand
mother will starve"
They shall not put you in prison |!
ssid Philips. How much was tn
dress worth 20 ~ hf
" A deal OF money, msdemoiselle. !
hundred dollsrsl" walled Elise.
/ Philippa HUMPHREYS put her hand in
to her picket where the hundred dolla
bill that Uncle Dale had given her Ia,
inside the folds Of tiny blue velve
portemOnnsie. ats ( s
There's the money" said she. " Civ
| it TO the odious old harry, and dom
cry any more, for your eyes are swelieC
to twics their size already" 4.
| Elise looked ipcredulously 8. the littl
brown slip Of paper.
But, msdemoiselle, you are surel,
not in earnest !" said she. You Cal
not bell .
"Yes, / am" said Philippa, shakins
back the jetty rings of hair from he
solemn, blsck eyes. Take that money
pay Mrs. ~ George, and don't talk any
more about it." .' 'A'u. o..
Well, Philipps," said Mrs. Dale,
when her niece came back again, "have
you decided upon your character yet p
-" Yes" said Philipps, quietly. 81
will be Cinderella p ... ..... az
" WhoH' said Mrs. Dale, with hsl
hand behind her ear. ID
Don't you remember, Aunt Theo
The little brown-skinned girl who STAYED
st home when her sisters went to the
PRINCES ball. .r. .. r. I 4
What very odd choice |" said Mrs.
Dale. ..... ... .....
as itH" said PhiIippa. Well, 1
always did like to be different from other
people, Aunt Theo." ''- .f.''- .
The masquerade bsll was brilliant
success. "Undine," in silver-green
Grape and white wster-lilies, was as
lovely ss dream. " SapphO" was tall,
snd pale, and delightfully."- classic; but
there was one drop lacking in the cup OF
feminine hsppiness. Mr.. Mortimer, Tor
whose benefit half the bellies OF Niagara
Falls had dressed that evening, was not
there. rJ,
$50 provoking of Philippa," said Aunt
Theo, to go and throw away that
money !" .... ..
"My DEAR" said Mr.. Dale, ga good
deed il never thrown away. And really
that Cinderella idea of the little girls
wasn't 50 bad Ia, hs, ha she did
stay st home when her sisters went to
the ball." g.. . ..
"Sne will never learn WISDOM" said
Mrs. Dale, with some ssperity "It's so
strange she don't care about such
things"
But, as it happened, Philippa did care
about such things. And at that identi-
cal moment she was standing on one of
the stsrlighted versndshs without, with
pink Shetland shawl around her Shouts
ders, peeping surreptitiousiy through
tie window at the walters.
Miss Philippal'
She started guitiIy.
On, Mr. Mortimer l am not doing
wrong. am II" H.r ..... .
He smiled as he drew her arm through
his .... ......-
But why are you not dancing in
side ?"
CT preferred not tonight"
"Listle Paitipps," said Mr.. Morti-
mer, standing still under the shadow o.
u dropping elm, you are eqWvOcating
nov; aud, as it happens, know the
tluth! ... ..-....
81 don't understand you," sa;d Pail
ipPa.
"Mg valet Is in love with Ellie Du-
pre-. She told him all about your
coed OF kindly charity and he has told
mel H.. .... -... ..
O Yes" said Phiiippa, in low tone
" Ny uncle gave me money for a dress
but l preferred helping Elise TO going 10
the ball"
You told your aunt you were going
a. Clnderella"
How do you know? But that isu't
strictly true" laughed Pnilipps Il
WAS to be Cinderella. And 80 Am T.
Then, Philippe, if you are Cnder-
ella, will you let ma be tine Prince ?"
Mr.. Mortimer I"
IS sweetest, l have been looking all my
life TOR Just such pure, mob e hearted
girl, said Mortimer, land nov that |
have found her, ! snail moi willingly let
her go" . .s J.. .ea.. .......
Do you mean" .e...... ...
&c mean, love, that want you for
my vie" .....
Mr.. Dale could hardly credit his own
ears, the next day, when Hugo MOrti-
mer formally requested OF him the hand
of his youngest niece in marriage, and
Ms Dale lifted her hands and eyes to
the ceiling, ..... ..... ...
To think that it should be Philippe,
after all p said she.
As 'or " Undine" and Sappho," they
swallowed their modification aud con-
graduated the little brown gypsy rs cor
daily as possible. ...... ... .r. B..
After all, said shrewd Uncle Dale,
" PhllippS invested her hundred dollars
the best OF any Of your