New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
AN ENGLISH CINDERELLA.

"a may he tulT, ONb th'lO "'N WV ""''
n,srSaps for the anxious man@uNIlhg mo.ner 10
ptIot among the shoals and Quicksands OF society;
%nr and then younger one is Kept cut III tle Iol9
~ lttIe. forbidden to cross the DoTGeIlahu
ii ~, the schOOl-room and the dTawlnI-rOom-
p. exactly forced to sit in ashes. but Iepresseu
tSdcn away in the dim background. There may
bs reason plenty of worldly wisdom IN thls anu
ret The girl-wOman is apt to wax reOeiiions; heT
sisters triumphs MI her with envy An sIit ~
sadiaut visions OF possible and mp0slDie ueIlsulS
seen TO beckOu TO her from that unknown "orIu.
Why must she. poor little Cinderella waste hcr
sweet bloom unseen and unheeded ,
thoughts as these as she watched nan sAGIy' nan
enviously the progress OF Ter SISTERS toDelS onc
bright June afternoon. ana also INC pa' hluS % wv
yr.'l-6lled trunks. INTO each OF which hOsa!le was
6epositing a perfectly new and dainty OaiI "ieSS.
For Mr. TempletOn had consented 10 take ms Two
ldor daugLters 10 Oxford for the Concentration :;
and Though there was mother ID this case AUNT
Selma who also OF the party, hdd hatN Ieiuseu
70 act Is chaperon to more IMAM V"o N'''0' ~ d"
Disacrecable old thing muttered Cinderella
with curl of her pretty Ups. ohe WAS Lynn 20
brave ont her diSappoulmenV ia th's I"s'lo
tears lay very the surface Tor the poor s.ta
heart was very sore. 1T Is slch shaihc, goo,
when owen is my own br 'ther and haae a 'ooI
seen MS roons or his cap aud gown and papa 'ooA
yOu both asst year. c.,o,,oc,+ion time
lcs' D'' ,ns oS so v ana stupid as posi- PIE
retuined Violet placidly. Don De clI3s, f,Gs
neither Pauline nor can PER ANN 70 cross her,
Yon know papa does not ike Us 70 oi"'s NJ
because she is rich. 1t was not poss'o'c ~" ' ~
P". W. 81 slEe in q tone of good-natured banter and
Matted her young sisters shoulder kindly aS SIG
pa-iGsH:+ W. returned Nab. rather irrtably.
aTt j. nm very well. your saving that aDo4t aunt
Selma hu' YOU know that neither YOU nor aut4n9
said word-vou never even nrH' l"uo. I 80
vet owen begged so hard That shou4u :" 'i4'
On Nab, how tiresome you are" observed
Pauline. as Map paused in her INDIGNANT speech
tne rrmneton girls were handsome: but
thOugh Pauline was very lar ana slateiN' "ie vi
~ old friends Of tire family had pred cted that
= 1frtl day Dea ~. y
o.' tIat | think Aunt is 0uite right, aud three
would he too many. Ii Is our turn tui' year pu1
next Commcmorati0n. who knows And here she
stopped TO survey herself m the glass.
Mabel gave a little stamp with her t0ot nnt sne
had sweet natur" Oh the "ho,e anu f s.io H.,
resolved not 10 give Neut to the feelings thdt
oppressed her She was cross sue XIV "Ir 49,
ful.y cross-but OH II they only lmaElheu VIA
This disappointment meant 10 her, how rcAlI'
unhappy She was. Bat that was Just what Sho
si,b had her own little secret though She was
ouv eig teen. and neither Pauline nor Nt2.e'
would a Tow that she vas quite grown NJ. ny
- v.."uly Tins week that the goVtrness had Deen
dismissed And sne was quite right I'D her sarmi>e
that neither OF her sisters wished 10 iuc'Dur Ger III
honest IN all occasions. Nab was hardly re Eng
tc truth that is the whole truth, when She aie-ed
her f,ndrcss for owen and her desire q see MN IN
lis uuierg atuae garb' as her reason l"r iNIlI.-
- 20 20 oxford. Owen was certainly very dear 10
her hut il may he doubted Il some one we're not
Iost vacation owen had brought friend home
with him. and the TWO had been q great dea III me
sci.ool-room where Nab >iill did some pretence OF
ie..on. with Miss Dalton. Nevertheless, Ler
oeuure manner, in the drawing-Toom Oi an evening
were as growu-up a. Paulines could be.
What would Mr.. Rcauchamp think when re saw
only Y toilet and Pauline And yet ne had oeSgeu
her 20 earnestly to come down for week.
You viii he ont then he had SAID qullc eagerly.
sNIs, Dalton tells me she Is to leave N June.
oh. Yes ! shall be out then. am quite crown
NJ now Nab assured him with much naivete and
little dignity; but She oiushed IKE "a Iose over
The Young man next words.
cry well. | shall look for yon. and you innst
&c me- your first dance At the University ball
Till dance with no one else until YOU aprear D4
not disappoint me- | shall know what 10 think II l
see von II viii show YOU care a little for my
wishes. in spite O. all your tea,lng.toi YOU nave
te sd me sadly. have YOU not, Miss Nab "
But to this Mabel made 10 SORT Of reJo!nder,
She ,a, ana Thought about it all when the
rage had taken them at last 10 the station ana she
was left alone in The sunny deserted drawing
room. Miss Dalton was gone al Tue eN'"Il 9o'hs
were put away. she WAS grOwn-np vOnng iadY as
she said. Her time WIS her Owl AT tne present
moment size Wa. mi ti-os Oh tlAl eIeat Il 3'syi a.
had half a dozen servants AT her command. When
the carriage came back she was at liberty 10 set
into H. and order the oo"chhNh 10 co" ~ ~
round The park. Der sisters might lie shocked,
perhaps at such independence. but then my
should not have LETT her. And yet 10 Spite OF an
ms freedom and grandeur Cinderella sitting
anonr the ashes could have felt more iorlorn or
owen. dear old fellow. would be bitterly dsap-
pointed for Nab was his special sister; but rs lie
would hc coming back with them, snch disapPotnl-
u.put wou'd he borne. But Y hat would Nh
Hcauchamp tLWk when he saw only her sisters
That she had not cred 10 comedian Ms Shes
were nothing % hcr-that She meant only teasing
and fun. and nothing else. Ana al that aitei an
his linsncss 10 hey. the title taerie Qneene. as
be had once called her at CHRISTMAS party;
. Oh Z i, too hard, 1t is bitterly hard " sObbed
the moor child. Aud though -hew not magnat-
i've AT least not more than other happy Young
gil- a dim. >HadOwV feeling came over hel tiat IL
~ INST come such cross accident IL this That had
suui irl many an limo ccLt young NE, mdIrih- Us
far b.oiruinrs ard tancling It's golden threads
All .f.., D. ut hpr
half 40 miserable If had not tcased rim so much
md made him look sad finished NAB. ID niue
And anv one Who knew Ned BeauchamDs char
acfcr would have believed she had cause Tor her
fears yonnS a 3n a aIg1 ct c gppe ,d, nm
in the least: that be had laid his honest heart at
her feet only TO have it tramPled upon. ,... %
think lie had said To himself. rather bitterly,
when She had hidden him a laughing eoodoy But
In all this ice wrOuged her for Nab VS. As true and
faithful Little ,oul rs ever bIeatheq
Mabel thought her ill-luck had reached Its
cl;r,ox when her [ 'ncle Powell was announced.
None Of tie girls cared for thrlr nclc PowePs
visits lie was not excessively rich. like their Aunt
Selma from whom they had goodly expectations,
hnmor: and though he Mir lempctOn'S half
brother. DO two men could bc more Unlike. lie was
q small wrv niID Itn precise, ethOdlca voice.
aud manner ihat wa> somewhat dry anu caustlc,
and which dii not inspire his yourg relations with
much afectlon though they certainly h9d no
reason % dislike nm, for he was good 10 them IN
IN. own way aud according to his lights. Like
many other elderly people. his heart was great
Gea. softer than his words.
IIc looked at Nab rather sharply as be entered
the Uttle girl, red eyes and pale cheeks did not
escape hlm-but Le asked no questions leaving
Nab to explain rather lamely the reason for her
solitude.
50 they have left YOU all alone he remarked,
curly. That ~ rather dull at your age, ell 10
you mean % allow yourself any dinner. Mss House
keeper and do yOu think you could spare me
little '-iorl have been about town all day ana
az almost famshed."
Nab replied. a little reluctantly, that she would
e. and sec. Oh yes. she was sure there enough
for both-Paulnr was never stingy III her m6nage.
But as she accomplished her errand. her conscience
priclsd her for want of ready hospitality.