Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-09-27

kH one she liked to read
oftsoest in thoso childish days not 80
fer away. f6t she was not set seventeen.
baf0fa fipf father nlisd nor dear dead
mothers place wish tbe overwhelming
prasenee II the Widow Humphefles
Nhoss fwiu girls had quito thrown Fife
snto The shade from tho time they en-
tered The house.
II should hayo been ohrlstonod Cindef-
eila " she used 30 soy, "only certainly
hav8 no faify god.fnother, and no
ono will ever change tho rats that
fflehtoh m0 80 when I 60 down tie
Kitchen stairs IN Tho DARK, into hofsos,
OF ono II the Zig pumpkins am forever
Btewi1g for pies into o carriage and
certainly. certainly, certainly the yOung
prince will never fall IN love with me or
one u my shoes"
and then Eflo would give tho stoiit
serYiceabl0 boots, which her ftepmother
always bought q slzo too lnrgo for her, q
oontemptu0us look, which would have
Wlthefed their soles had they been any
thing moro sensitive than leather and
pruHeiig.
Lie naver said ali this 10 any one but
herself, certainly not 30 her stepmOthsf.
Who, B0W that she was q widow once
more-fof Enis'B father had not lived
long after his second marriage -- Wa-
completely mistress Of the house. Fr.
oTYtitng had been left 30 her. aud she
had her own IDEAS Of justice. She npi-
tbsf abused nor ill-uscd Efie. but sna
had a soft way Of coerciDg bcr that ws2
Just as bad Melissa and Amanda, her
two girls, were older than Enie, and Of
thle fact the mother made good use
Fife was 'Just n child" and she could
We8r calico dresses, and scrycenb.a
boote, Wills Melissa and amanda must
have trained dfosses and dainty covering
for their feet.
"run errandg," got Efle, being mere
girl, needed sloab at night, and must fe-
tire e1rly; and " the young Indies sat
NJ later, she must rlse earlier than they.
aud help get breakfast. A woman wa
kopt to wash and cook and scrub, nrd
EGle only Ind "Hice things, that 6 child
should learn TO do" 90 attend 10, SAID
stepmamna; but tho little hands were
always busy. and the lIttlo feet tired
and, Ike Cinderella, when there wa
nothing elso 10 do she had her sisters
handsome dresses 20 work upon.
IL was provoking, with nothing for her
self but her everyday calicocs aud step
mammal old brown SILK made short aI.4
aeanty, for Sundays church going. it
Was only lstely since H. had seemed .u
hard, though only since Leslie Good
wood had come home from college, a.
she had seen. as plainly as young eyc-
do sec such things, that he admired hor.
even Ia the brown silk and Melissa
last year'a hat, which was, In strg-
mammas estimation. quite good
enough for o moro child"
al. - 4 l. III
derella 0ftener than before, ami WHEN o..
last the GOCdwoOdB gave an rytI.
party, and not only Mrs. Mcrvin aLu
ber daughters wore invited but g.,
Bliss Rfie Meryln, in q little n0Jc a..-
dressed to herself she fairly f"Jp,ca ..
her stepmother Expressed f. 20 b" b"
opinion that she might take Aman1aa .t
Melissa, but that "EfIie could not -
"Why not, should like to know,Niru
I've an lnyltatlOnW asked Eme.
"You re not In society yet, dear 7ait
Mrs. Neryin, blandly "and II len ,n
for young girls to 90 out In the eveH.u.;
In q Few years"
"In few years the Goodwoods' party
will be over" said Enie "and want to
90 so much. Oh, do let me l''
oily dearr cried Mrs. Mcrvin there
arc only threo days TO get ready In, ana
you have no party dress"
"l ought to have said Efue. OTIS u
shame"
"Dear me" said Mrs Mcrvln. "As II
didn't know better what you ought to
have than you"
"She might alter my blue grenudinc
to tit herself" said Amanda.
And Eifio gave start, for the seeon!
daughter OF the stepmother in Clnder-
ella, being moro good-natured than her
slster, cried, Give her one OF my old
dresses p when the famous ball was ~
question.
But though Mrs. Melvin did not CRY
out frankly, as did the stop-mother OF
tho fairy tale, "My dear, the kings son
will be there" she thought much the
Bamc thing. She remembered Leslie !
Goodw0sd good match for any
ono wha was happy TO catch him. and
she remembered also that Ellie was much |
prettler than her Melissa.
"No, my dcars; no." she said, with q
smile that she could always command at |
viii, and that gave her such u reputa-
tlOn az an amlable woman. "No, chl!- |
dren. ] know what is best for young |
persons. Efe VIII be woman soon
Enough, and wish her childish days back |
again" with which words she left the
room to dress herself for a shopping cx-
peditIon, for lace and flowers, and rib |
bons and dainty shoes, we're needed for |
her girls even though they had hand |
some dresses enough already for the |
GoOdwoods' party.
So Elllo was not 10 go. She was to re-. |
main at home, and sit up for the othcr5. |
And her little face was as long as II well |
could be az she took her scat beside the |
crate fire, and put her feet upon the
lender
"Clnderollal Cinderella she cried |
aloud, "If over there was q Cinderella |
On earth It ie I. wish"
"Whet DO you wish, my dear2' said o
voice behind her; and EAlo turned her |
head toward The door with little scream, |
and there stood tiny little old Indy, not |
exactly IN a red cloak, but certainly In a
fed shawl, which noaIly covered her.
"Wh0t Il II you wish 80 much, Ellef'
asked The old woman.
"Oh, ] was wishing | could go TO the
doodwoode' party" said Ellie, bursting |
into little laugh. "Do come In, Mrs.
Percy. really thought you were my |
fairy godmother NJ first. Did you come
down the chimney
you WHAT asked Mrs. Percy. -
didn't scare you, did II / found Dlnuh
Gt the Kitchen door, and ran In that way.
But whHt shame II was for the Good.
Uuodg not to ask YOU 10 their parry. 1
know Mrs Morvln aud the other wfl- ,
ara th0ra | any fhnrn fJo In %