The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-12-24
RUT HIS PRES ENT.
MODERN CINDERELLA.

| MODERN CINDERELLA.
:Come, Ruth, hurry up, 30 as you can
fix my hair for me; you can do it so much
nicer than I, if you ever get through
with those puffs and braids OF Marion's s. .
81 want her to haste the ruffles in the
neck and sleeves of my Dress" said
Marion. shut she can do your hair first,
/ suppose"
| ST should think she could. She isn't
your waiting maid that know of" said
Maude, scornfully.
81 can not tie this knot of ribbon de-
cent, !" said tall, dark.eyed girl, yet in
short dresses, turning impatiently from
ono of the mirrors in the large chamber
where they were dressing. ST hope you
will get time to do it for me, Ruth, if
you ever get through with those two.
I'd ask Maude, only, she's so cross"
The girl whose services were then
claimed by the trio hurried faster with
the dark braids she was arranging on
Marion's head, glancing anxiously at
Maude, who in the meantime was stand
ing before large mirror making unsuc-
cessful attempts to coax her golden hair
into the crescent shaped French twist.
"There," said Lefty, with the out
spokenness of thirteen, as she watched
her, 'you needn't try to FIX up for Mr..
Campbell. He's the sweetest on M arion,
any one can see. If were you, Maude,
/ wouldn't try SO hard to catch him as
You do, and, besides, he don't like yell
low hair and blue eyes. He told me so
the other day when we were looking over
some colored Photographic
An angry flush rushed into Maude' s
fair cheek, and she jerked down the hair
she had been trying to arrange, and said,
impatiently.
''Are you ever going to get round to
my hair, Ruth? wish you'd stop your
nonsense, Lefty. What do care for M.
Campbelrs opinion. Marion is welcome
to him if she wants him"
| sob, how independent we are all at
once, said aggravating Lefty, s'when
you've almost strained your eyes out
working something's know what-to
put on the Christmas tree tonight for
him."
Maude bit her lips with anger. Ruth
was just putting the finishing touches to
Marion's hair and now fastened to her
You've come at last. Well, I shall be
thankful if L get to the church before
the folks are leavlng," Maud said ungra-
ciously.
"You might let Ruth tie my ribbon
fret, it would only take her minute, -
whined Lefty.
"No; you can wait until older ones
are served, I" said Maude, in an irritable
tone, not yet over the sting of Lstty's
words.
II should think, girls, you'd have
dignity enough to keep from quarrel
iug," said Marion, as she walked to the
glass to see if her hair was becoming.
sob, you think you are just the thingI
A l" said Lefty, "because Mr.. Camp
bell pays some attention to you, and you
hope to marry him. Ii you weren't SO
sulky now, you would
"Silencel" said Marion, sternly. And
Lefty thought she had better stop for
the time. Ruth made no remarks,
though the changes in her countenance
showed that she was not uninterested in
the comments of the sisters. With deft
fingers she arranged Maude's luxuriant
tresses as she had vainly tried to herself,
then tied the bright ribbon in becom-
ing bow at Letty's throat, and stood
ready to put finishing touches when the
others should call her.
81 wonder how many presents / shall
get?" said Lefty, who seemed to be chief
speaker. 81 know two I'll get, and I
know two Mr.. Campbell will get," with
sidelong meaning glance at her sisters.
| At last they were all dressed. Maude
could not be displeased with the fair
vision of girlish beauty that met her in
the glass. though the fabrication of Let
ty still ranked in her heart 1t would
be severe critic indeed who could find
fault with the dainty form or the delicate
blonde face that looked fairer with the
effect OF the azure silk facing and white
ostrich tips of her jaunty hat. Then
Marion swept up and surveyed her tall
| figure and Spanish face surmounted by
the stylish hat, trimmed in gold and
scarlet, with much satisfaction.
"Good" said the irrepressible, who
favored Marion more than Maude. be-
cause it was for her interest to do SO.
"Mr. Campbell will propose tonight
sure, for you do look stunning. I'd
rather you'd get him than Maude, and L
guess he would, too, If he knew as much
as do"
Maude attempted to box her ears, but
she lodged it.
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take care of the lamps, I" Marion said to
Ruth, MS they were leaving the room.
Eyes" Ruth said YEARLY, while Lefty
rushed down stairs, saying: "Mr. Camp
bell is waiting in the parlor for us.
heard him go down long ago."
The girls entered the parlor, Lefty
ahead, and the handsome gentleman who
was contemplating painting turned to
greet them with smile, while Ruth as
cended another fight Of stairs to her own
attic-room.
'I've great mind not to go at all, 2
she thought, IS she stood before the poor
little glass and saw the reflection Of her
pale, tired, dropping face by the lamp
she had lighted. "They all look SO nice,
and I've got 30 little to wear. Dear,
dear, as she sat down on the side Of her
bed to rest the tired limbs that had been
running Tor others all day. s'Tis hard
world, and I'm most discouraged. I'm
afraid I'm not getting along in my stud
les as I ought, and that it will be long
time before get enough education to |