The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-11-04
The Real Cinderella.

The Real Cinderella.
hc true Cinderella lived great
by years ago, long before the little
dergil who had the wicked sis
and whose adventures pleased
so much in the rybook. Thou
DIS of years ago the little dark
hned boys and girls of Egypt lis
ed to the real story from their
theirs or their nurses lips with the
pc interest and delight with which
read the adventures of the young
whose fairy god-mother dressed
out 50 wonderfully in silk and gold
gave her the tiny glass slippers
L have been so famous ever since.
tut there We're no cruel sisters in
first story: no mice were changed
magic into gay stccds, and no
hpkinS became stately chariots.
good old godmothcr was left ont.
for IN eagle did all the managing
carried the beautiful slipper over
silver sands and the gray
pyramids to the fasciua ted
pee. who afterwards woocd and
b its mistress. The story has come
I'm to us accompanied by a sort of
lldering and exquisite perfume
m ancient papyrus archives, which
lern science has learned to trans
from Egyptian hicroglyphics.
the first place her name was not
tierclla at all. but Ncfcrtsu, which
|uite as pretty, ! think She was II
hutiful Persian princess, who had
IN taken captive 10y an Egyptian
beral and brought with the rest of
Spoils Ia his home on the banks of
! Nile. Persia was called in those
Is the land of ilowcrS and glass slip
s, for nowhere else were there 81
ny roses, and nowhere else did
" manufacture glass slippers. Ne
tsu, though Il slave, wore on her
b n pair of those wonderful crystal
3dals. Most wonderful of ALL they
BE So small that nobody but NJ
tsu could wear them.
pnc day Ncfcrtsu went with her
Stress to hathc in the cool tank in
! garden. She left her glass Slip
+ on the bank and wal icI down
|ong the callas and lotus blossoms,
fh her pcarly feet shining like ala
bter in the water While they
brted in the current they saw an
Elc swoop down upon the shore and
pr away something bright in its
pms
'lt Is my slipper, said Ncfertsu
Frowfully. The eagle has carried
hway"
Never mind said her mistress.
may bring you good luck. An
gle, you know, is u symbol of SOW
Rignty.'
1 am glad of that" answered Nc
tSu, and She checked her tears and
bbled home as best She might with
foot slippcrless.
Now at Memphis rcigncd King
mesis in great glory. lie WAS Il
lung man and had just come To the
fone. lie was brave and handsome,
but he was not married.
fWomcn are all ninnies." he said to
councillors. at i better to reign
pne than reign with one you do not
Ne"
The king sat one evening in the
POI portico of his palace overlooking
f. Nile. The last rays of the sun
ght quivcred on the sands of the
ban desert. Delicious breczes rose
pun the river scented with the odor
callas. palm groves and oraugc
Pwers. The sweet voices of bcauti-
slaves hummcd gay tune. but
ameses was very sad and thoughtful.
nuddenly the shadow of n huge bird
'ssed over the palace court.
what is it," asked the king of his
Frvants.
An eagle, my lord. There is luck
|, yon, He brings IA message from
kiris"
The royal bird flew nearer and
rarer. Ut last he swoopcd down and
pped upon the bulruhses ut the
D.of the porphyry steps the tiny
sssslippcr that Ncfertsu had worn
N lis wondrous foot which this
~ Mt, said Rameses. picking up tile
,,ering thing. None of the ladies'
Egypt can have foot SO small"
nay, your majesty" answered his
no old councillor. "thc shoe is not
Egyptian make, but surely the
"ner cannot be far off.
will make the maiden my queen
you can find her." declared Ramcscs.
". be sure she is not in the land Of
ne Seven Rivers"
we will find her. never fear" said
wise men, and they at once dis
.cned royal couricrs with orders to
s'ch every house till they could find
maiden to whom the slipper be-
1Tseo and whose foot il should fit
lug messengers went over all the
N.Y., Oh Egypt and at last came to the
o'' where Ncfcrtsu lived as slave.
:" Sefertsu's mistress had daugh-
VINO when she heard of the kings
o,'ssmation, determined that she
,r Sn be queen. So when the mes
49,, sess arrived at the palace she APP
,Ii. before them, very meek, and
"uate, and said:
@n' you have brought back my