Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-04-23
CINDERELLA.


uncOntrolably, and as more distant
grew each turn of the carriage wheels
creaking over the frozen snow; bearing
her aunt and her two cousins to the
charity ball, fancy dress affair, moro
profuse became Cccil's tears, and
heart-brOken her sobs, for they had
left her behind alone with nobody but
the servants and Aunt Aphrodtc, II
cripple, but the onl Y one in the great
gray stone mansion who ever thought
of her youth and her great longing for
bit of enjoyment, but she was by
nature sympathetic and had been
Young once herself.
As the sound of the carriage wheels
was lost amid the tumult of the noisy
street n sob louder than the rest, a
sob in which her entire grief seemed
to be concentrated, awokc Aunt
AphrOditc from deep slumbcr, and
she sat bolt upright in her chair and
rubbed her eyes in da2cd sort of
way until they fell upon Cecil's bowed
head. "Why, dear me, Cecil Aunt
Aphroditc said, II had such terrible
ulcoih' put ~ must nave nccll your cry
ing, but it is too bad" Her voice
growing tender and full of sympathy.
at is all nonsense and sellishncSs that
Maria and the girls didn't take YOU
along. Your cousins both deserve to
marry poor men, and then wonder how
they would ike to be denied pleasure,
ana all lha' money Will BRING though
goonheSS KNOWS holh are transient
enough.
but Aunt Aphrodiic, ! am sure
they diu not know now much wanted
10 20.
,fiuuleStIcks' tecll' they did know,
only they want the best the market
affords for themselves, they have no
lancty Tor a rival and one produced by
thelr own iathers $ house. But see
mere, chlIu' ShC sad, as II sudden
idca had struck her, 81 bought ticket
Just Tor sweet charityS sake, and II |
old not lear the consequences or that
something might happen to you, |
would say, take it, buy mask and 20
and dance to your hearts content. But
OF course when they unmaskcd YOU
would be Obliged to make your adien
like Cinderella in the fairy talc.n
Cecil sprang up, all vistagc of sobs
dying out OF her voice as she clasped
her hands together, go to the charity
ball, Aunt Aphrodite, she said ex-
citedly: Are You really in carnestP"
Then she fell back again n detected
littlc droop OF the head and shoulders.
y on are TOO Kind, Aunt Aphrodilc,"
Gecll SAID But 1t is to be fancy
dress Dall and have no costume, not
even garment that would represent
domino unless it IS Uncle Padding
ton S ram gossomer.
Aunt Aphrodlte was silent Tor mo-
ment, Il dldn thlnk OF that, ~ she re-
turned, but, ah! have it, give me
my cane, dear and bring light, and
Then give me your arm to the garrct.
You Shall be made as fair as any maid
en- who Will grace the iloor, but you
must promise me solemnly, never to
tell.
Aunt Aphrodite, said Cecil, with
suspicion OF scorn in her young
voice, have l ever betrayed any OF
your confidence ny either word or
look"
mo my dear, Aunt Aphrodito re-
turned smiling, "Dut this is most
especially profound secret"
"Of course, Aunt Aphroditc," Cecil
replied, "conspirators seldom bCtray
each other. v
UP the three flight of stairs went
Cecil and her aunt to the garret, that
great reccptical for queer looking
chests and boxes containing treasures,
perhaps, and discarded clothes, rich,
but made worthless by the stamp of
fashion of past years. Aunt Aphro.
dite feeling the sensation of pleasure
in the possibility of making her niece
happy as keenly as did Cecil in the
anticipation of the JOY in store for her.
"Of course if Maria should ever dis
cover that had been the means of
your attending the charity ball, she
would never cease reproaching me for
my folly and accuse me OF giving you
the first start upon the road to dis
truction, but | do hate to SEQ Young
people deprived of pleasures which in
after years are sure to loose some of
their charms"
As Cecil turned the knob of tho at
tic door, it creaked solcmnly upon its
hinges as it opened, making the flame
of the small lamp flare, then 90 quite
out But it was soon lighted again,
and when once within the gloom of
these upper rooms the dim light of
the lamp seemed to make the darkness
even more appalling. Aunt Aphrodite
walked directly into the second room
and krelt down before a large iron
bound oak chest, one in which Cecil
thought young Lovels hapless bride
might have hidden on that fatal christ
mas. As the kew turned hard in the
rusty lock and the great lid with
sort of proan SLOWLY opened. Cecil
closed her eyes and for a moment held
her breath. Young and eager for
pleasure as she was. the inciduous
odor of musk that suddenly pervaded
the room and settled like a pail about
her made her shiver and feel almost
as if she must see the pale face of the