The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-07
An English Cinderella.

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days than tho worldimaginesl The old
story IS enacted under different cir
cNn,stances, with varying details, in.
many an English household. The
daughters Of the land may be fair, but
sthere are too many OF them, perhaps
Tor the anxious manauyering mother
20 pilot among tho shoals and quick
sands Of society. Now and then q
younger one Is kept out in thecold for
little; forbidden to cross the Dor
dsriand between the school-room and
the drawing-room-not exactly forced
" ut in ashes, but repressed, hidden
sway in tho dim background. There
may bs reason, plenty Of worldly wis
dom in this. and yet the girl-woman
is spt Ito wax rebellious; her sisters
triumphs fill her with envy. All sorts
ofradiant visions Of possible and i'm
possible delights seem to beckon to
her from that unknown world. Why
must she, poor little Cinderella, waste
her. sweet bloom unseen and nnheeded!
One fears Mabel Templeton had
some such thoughts as these as she
watched half sadly. half enyiously,
the progress OF her sisters toilets n
bright June afternoon, and also the
packing OF two well-filled trunks, into
each Of which Rosalie was depositing
aperfsctly 9 and dainty ball-dress.
For Mr.. Templeton had consented to
take his two elder daughters to Ok
ford for the COMMUNICATION; and
though there was no mother in this
case, Aunt Selma, who was also ofthe
party, had fatty refused to act ss
chaperon to more than two nieces at
. time.
"Dissggreeable old thing" muttered
Cinderella, with q curl Of her pretty
lips. She was trying to brave out her
disappointment in this fashion, but
tears lay very near the surface, for the
poor girls heart vas very sore. at is
such 9 shame, too, when Owen is my
own brother, and ] have never seen his
rooms nor his cap and gown; and papa
took you both last year
Eyes, butt was not commemoration
time; everything was as slow and stu
pid as possible, returned Violet placid
". Don't be cross, Nab; neither
Pauline nor can help Aunt selina's
lads. You know papa does not like
US to. cross her, because she is so rich.
u was not possible for me to put in a
word"
She spoke in q tone Of good-natured
banter, and patted her younger sisters
shoulder kindly as she passed.
Don't, Vii" returned Nab, rather
irritably. ut is all very well, your
saying that about Aunt Selma, but
you know that neither you nor Pau
line said one word-you never even
mentioned me And yet Owen begged
80 hard i should 60 this year"
"Oh, Nab! how tiresome you arel"
observed Pauline, as Nab paused in
her indignant speech. Alithe Temple
ton girls were handsome; but though
Pauline was very fair and stately.one
or two old @.:,-tais Of the family had
predicted tiinF NJ. would one
day bear the &palin. II wish you
would,not pr revoke ma into saying it,
but i must own that / think Aunt
lis quite right, and three would be too
many. It is u turn this year, but
next communication, who knows?"
And here she stopped to survey her
self in the glass.
Mabel gave 9 little stamp with her
foot, but she had a sweet nature on
the whole, andshe wisely, resolved not
to the feelings that Cypress
ed her; She was cross, she knew
~dreadfully ~cross-but, oh! if they only
imagined what this disappointment
meant to her, howrealIy unhappy she
was. But that was Just what sh.
could not own to any one.
Nab had herown littlesecret, though
slle was only eighteen, and neither
Pauline nor Violet would allow that
stie was quite grown up. Why, it was
only this .;eek that the governess had
been dismissed. And she was quite
right in her surmise that neither of
her sisters wished to include her in
their party. 1t is difficult for e girl to
be perfectly honest on all occasions.
NAB was hardly telling the truth, that
ID the whole truth, when she alleged
her iondness for Owen and her desire
to see him in his undergraduate garb,
as her reason for wishing to go to Ok