The Osceola times., 1879-04-05


how Mrs. St. George had sent a white
moire dress there to be retrimmed with
costly Spanish blond -Mrs. ct. George,
OF the Clifton House, whose P arls, and
diamonds, and splendid toilets, were the
marvel OF the plsce-and how, by some
accident, the old grandmother had con-
trived to upset kerosene lamp upon IT,.
alt is ruined OF courfe," said Elise,
clssping her hands; "and ! can not pay
lor it-so am TO be arrested fjr the
money II is worth"
"She must be an old bag - said Phi,
lippa, impulsively.
A" She Is cold, hard woman, MAIDEN
oiselle,' sighed Elise, "who knows not
the meaning OF the word mercy And
Ii they put me in prison, my old grand
mother will stsrve."
They shall not put you In prison -
said Philippa. How much was the
dress worth 2"
" A deal of money, mademoiselle. A
hundred dollars' walled Elise.
PhiIipps Humphries put her hand in
to her pocket, where the hundred dollar
bill that Uncle Dale had given her lay
inside the folds of tiny blue velvet
portemonDsie.
There's the money" said she. "Give
1t to the odious old barpy, and don't
cry any more, for your eyes are swelle d
to twice their sizs already"
Elise looked iucredulously at the little
brown slip OF psper
But, mademoisslle, you are surely
-. tn
not b. !"
Yes, am" said Phiipps, shaking
back the jetty rings OF hair from her
solemn, black eyes. Take that money,
pay Mrs. It George and don't talk any
more about it
"Well, Philippa," said Mrs. Dale,
when her niece came back again, "hsve
you decided upon your character yet ?"
Yes" said Philippa, quietly. 81
will be Cinderella y
WboY' said Mrs. Dale, with b r
hand behind her ear.
"Dsn't you remember, Aunt Theo ?
The little brown skinned girl who stayed
at home when her sisters went to the
princes ball"
"What very odd choice" |" said Mrs
Dale.
as itT said Philipps. Well, |
slways did like to be different from other
people, Aunt Theo."
The masquerade ball was brilliant
success. Undine," in silver-green
Grape and white wster-lilies, was as
lovely as q dream. "Ssppho" was tall,
and pale, and delightfully."- classic; but
there was one drop lacking in the cup OF
feminine happiness Mr.. Mortimer, for
whose benefit half the bellies OF Niagsrs
Falls had dressed that evening, was not
| there.
$50 provoking of Philippa," said Aunt
Theo, "to go snd throw away that
money !"
"My dear" said Mr.. Dale, ga good
deed is never thrown away. And really
that Cinderella idea of the little girls
wasn't go bad. Hs, hs, hs she did
stay st home when her sisters went to
the ball"
"She will never learn wisdom" said
Mrs. Dale, with some asperity. ITS SO
strange she don't care about such
things"
But, as it happened, Philipps did care
about such things And at thst identi
cal moment she was standing on one OF
the stsrighted verandahs without, with
a pink Shetland shawl around her shoul,
ders, peeping surreptitiously through
tie window st the walters.
"Miss PniIippal y
She stsrt,d d guiItiIy.
"Oh, Mr.. Mortimer | am not doing
wrong. am ?"
He sniltd as he drew her arm through
his.
But why are you not dancing in
side 2"
ell preferred not tonight"
Little Pnilipps," ssid Mr.. Morti-
mer, standing still un Ter the shadow o.
8 dropping elm, you are eqaivocsting
now; snd, as it happens, know the
tIuthr
II don't understand you" said Phil
ippa;
pre-. She HIS told him all about your
deed OF kindly charity and he has told
me
Yes" said Philippa, In a low tone
4" Ny uncle gave me money for dress !;
but preferred helping Elise to going to
the ball"
{ You told your aunt you were going
as Cinderella"
How do you knowH put that isn't
strictly true" laughed P ilippa 81
was to be Cind rella Aud so / am -
"Then, Philipps, if you are Cinder-
ella will you let me be the Prince"
"Mr. Mortimer !"
IS weetest. have been looking all my
life tor Just such a pure, noble hearted
girl" said Mortimer, "snd now that
have found her, l shall not willingly let
her go"
Do you mean"
al mean, love, that want you for
my wiie."
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
Mrs Dale lifted her hands and eyes to
the ceiling
"To think that ii should be Philipps,
after all !" said she.
As Tor "Undne" and Sappho," they
swallowed their modification and con,
graduated the little brown gipsy IS cor
daily ss possible.
After all" said shrewd Uncle Dale,
Philppa invested her hundred dollars
the best OF any of you p