The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-11-25

vas weary 'fotl on tins aae summer aa,
. pinuipg ths, leng,heains begc. hustle
hy oHs sister. scallod ~ thd oiaer ii
head Was weag, nay legs we're achtng
iell utissly depressed aaa bumilmted
bad ior tho aut tmc asReda favor. a..
hecu no, ouly piaae5. bul pfasel uia
seofs and iceu Jack had proposed ta6
lng me 10 soc tbe rehcarsals . ,le uoader
ful tablcaua, arranged after Mrs Freak
style. | had prayed 70 b lal s. Cornell
IA hsd drawn me 10 front n the long rlas
and she aud Adelaide had laughed owe
the notion q my presenting myself Il
such garb before the people up at th,
castle
They would take you for a kitchen
maid, Adelaide had said, stll gigglng
I Il can fancy Colonel dc Molyus putting
his eyeglass into his eye and wondering
where she came from.
''Cindy thinks herself 50 lovely that
every one would bow down before her.
Look at her face oh, child what a
temper yon have r.
Don 3 attempt 10 show me any Of your
airs, miss, says my step mother, turning
on me Suddenly "We know WHY yon
want to go to the rehearsal; don't We girls.
It's shame Of you 70 turn son against
his own mother and sisters. You are
designing, ungrateful creature, and out
side these doors you shant stir.
| wouldn't give them the satisfaction Of
seeing me cry but later on. when / got
away from them, ! wept bitterly, / was
so disappointed ] did wish TO see the
tableaux those beautiful women as "Efie
Deans and "Rebeeca" and my own dear
fayorite, MARY Stuart !" | knew them
all SO well. / sat down in the deep win.
dow seat in the hall and cried ana cried
again. Suddenly the door opened and
Jack came in quickly. "Cindy !" but I
didn't stir till he came and stood beside
me.
1T was no use, Jack" / said 'they
wouldn't let me go to the rehearsal. | do
not think can bear il much longer, Jack
they are so very, very unlSina to me r
Don't cry, Cindy; you'll have the
whip-hand Of them yet. never fear. say, |
what do you Think I've settled il all
and you are coming with me to-nightw
30, Jack" cried, nonsense / How
could ~ They'd never let me.
They'll know nothing about it YOU
ust do as tell you" And then he sat
lown and told me all about it. One of
he beautiful women had got bad tooth
che her face was all swollen and dis.
igured, and the tableau in which she was
o appear was spoilt.
'It was impossible to FIJI her place. SO
Promised that You would doit Jack went 4
n. cts nothing only just stand for
minute. She has her dress ready for YOU
0 put on, and youll see all the fun after s
ards, and no one will know you"
II was really very tempting, and could .
ot resist this glimpse Of the great world
ut | deserved all the seedlings got dur I
lg the toilette of the sisters. Ny head
as running on what was to come and | {
ould not remember where single thing
as.
II do believe the girl is feyerish look 4
the color Of her cheeks, / heard Cor b
Ella whisper to Adelaide But this did
It make them a bit more considerate in :,
eir demands. u
AT last they finished, and the sound of r,
9 retreating wheels Of their carriage was /
sc music to my ears. / flew to my own al
ON and made myself ready. al
| don't in the least remember how we IL
t to the Hall. 1t all seemed like n,
cam. Bnt presently found myself in 81
go bedroom, getting on somebody's h
ess, with tall, quiet woman helping
!. She took in here and let down lit.
there, and the gossamer fabric fitted as ga
{ had been made for me. Then she TO
,ed me to look at myself, and when / sp
cd before the large mirror / started. gr
aid this be the same girl who a few bll
lrs ago had been moeked at by Cornelia I'll
Adelaide Spicer? this lovely appari- mc
q the shabby fearful child, the Cinder. an
Of the house lik
PRESENTLY Jack came for me, and his de. lik
1t showed that my vanity had not dc. w,
fed me bo,
Bravo little Cindy, he said Il knew thf
only wanted fair play All the wo- III
will be madly jealous Of you. ers
don't think this prospect gave me as Au
ch pleasure as he expected, but it was ont
ainly delightful experience TO find the
'elf such an object Of general attention. mo
part in the tableau was not much. left
e stood for a few Minutes behind q
ze with two other ladies, while Lord pot
ender, as Paris, offered the apple 10 We
center figure, very lovely girl. She An
Lady Sybil Lonnard, "a dukes daugh ont
md great beauty" Jack whispered Won
e. -
We mnst have another set Of tableaux -.
week, said Lord Lavender, coming 49,
o us. III your sister viii help US ~
er, we could have Faust and Margu-
and The sleeping Beauty and pyg n
on aud Galatea.
Is bright young face was a little flush. ~
18th excitement and his dark eyes
ht mine with M expression that, nov aa5
S ] was. ! could not misunderstood. M
IN afraid therell be two words 10
: said Jack laughing. ''Cindy is -
IN glass ease slipped her out by .a~-
chance. But listen they are calling ~.