Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-10-14

Miss Rivers" Another, ''Your voice is too hght.'' This one found one fault that one another.
 It was a cruel disappointment, but Nan faced the truth bravely. As a singer she was total failure, and she knew it. The great plans she had form ed grew misty, and faded quite away. The castles she had built tumbled in ruins about her head. She had grown large in her own conceit, naughty in her assumed worth, proud of what she deemed herself to be. She had lived, like many another, in a world of her own creating-a world in which she was the centre about whom great events revolved. The discovery was painfulin the extreme.
 But Nan was brave, and bravely faced the truth. Asa singer she was total failure. She recognized the fact, and accepted the inevitable calmly.
 But she grew homesick and sad. Oh, how she longed for the old days once more! How her heart ached for the old, simple, free life-her lost kingdom and her loved and loving subjects She fought it bravely, but at last, overpow- cred, she wrote little timid letter to Paul, and waited in nervous fiutter for the answer. The pride had quite died out of the sweet little face, and timid, entreating look had crept into the soft brown eyes. Day after day this look grew stronger and stronger, and day af- ter day the color came and went more and more ftfully on the sweet face-but no answer came.
 Her uncle. who was very fond of her, noticed the change, and remarked to his wife,
 ''Mary, our little girl does not seem to be as happy as she was. Don't you think you had better take her-er-er- sho9ping?"
 Shopping" was Uncle Johns infal- lible cure for all ills of female flesh. In pursuance of this idea he called Nan in- to the library, one morning, and put ting into her hand large roll of bills, said,-
 live got no girls, Mamie, so you must furnish the dressmaker's bill, etc. Get some pretty dresses, dear. and brighten up the old home; let me see what fine little bird you can be. There, there! Don't thank me! Give me kiss and run away with your aunt. She dotes on shopping"
 l am afraid it was not very much like heroine to turn from a lover to fine clothes, and find comfort in the clothes. Nan should undoubtedly have refused her uncle's offering coldly and silently, and been sublimely indifferent to silks, satins and laces; but she was eighteen and pretty, which is a match for a great deal.
 "A thing of beauty is a joy forever" and the milliuers and dressmakers pro. duce many artistic combinations of silk, lace and velvet, which are things oi beauty, though not joys forever; stil they are very fascinating to the average mind-male and female-for a brie1 space of time.
 The old fairy story tells us that Gin derella's transformation was due entire ly to her costume. The dainty figure and the lovely face were not changed by the charm which caused her to be un recognized by mother and sisters. Int days of fairies have passed, they say but nevertheless any Cinderella may find more than one godmother who fol gold, if not for love, will transform he with the magic wand of skill till scarce ly the eye that loves her best can tell he form again.
 Nan had no difficulty; and soon thu simple violet became the grand pansy in short, Mamie disappeared, and Mis Rivers stepped upon the scene. He feet were incased in narrow toes ant high heels, so that she scarce coul walk; her skirts extended in a swit expanse from the tiny waist, and tn sleeves clung tightly to the plump arms The soft brown eyes, and the curls wer twisted into two unsightly punches an
 pinned on either side the little head, uE
 on whose crown rested the biggest C
 hats, surmounted by the most giganti
 of plumes. Her gloves might hay
 reached the shoulder, perhaps, had the
 not wrinkled so delightfully."-, while eac
 wrist carried innumerable bangle
 bracelets which jingled charmingly.-
 Even the nails grow pointed and III
 naturally pink. In short Miss River
 was an unnatural exaggeration of Nal
 And now what followed? Why, hos
 of admirers; rich and sensible men, me . WHO 1OtCo SWcc1 duu WOlACu1I WOA1Cl
 men who admired beauty u7aGdorned- dotted on the daisy order, despised gev gaws and endorsed the sweet simplicit
 stvle-wise men, scholarly men. a came and lowered about this new ligh this gay butterfly whose heart was ; much better than the glitter and shee of her silken raiment would seem , prove.
 Nan's one lover was replaced by ha ,, a score, and the fragrance of the woo land fell from her garments, and u
 rich silks and velvets breathed an od
 of the world. Yet Nan was notso mut
 changed as would seem. That she lovt the nice things that had fallen to her was true. She enjoyed the gay life, u :. consciousness of her own enhance beauty, and the homage it brought he } The glare of lights, the crash of mus and the heavy odor of flowers, broug
 a pleasing excitement. Her eyes we very bright, her cheeks pink. and h [ laugh gay and frequent. She enjoy, f the opera and the ball; enjoyed her 10 ers-save when, waxing over-bold, ol
 grew earnest, and spoke of love; thu z the girl recoiled, and a picture rose | . fore her eyes of summers evening, , .l- GoJ af