The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-02

a good time in spite of their dirt and
poverty.
Although Cinderella was dressed in the
Clothes that she wore before the first
ball. she always attracted a good deal
of attention because she had such a
winsome expression on her face. and as
they were passing a green grocers shop
a pale faced girl about twelve years old
tugged at Cinderella's sleeve and beckon-
ed TO her to come into the store. The
rest passed on up the alley, but Cinder-
ella, who was not at all timid, followed
the child into the shop.
What do you want, my dear" said
Cinderella kindly to the girl. The girl
talked in the manner of the London poor,
and as it is as hard to spell it as it is
to read it after it is spelled, 1 will not
do it but will translate it into passable
English.
you're Cinderella, amt your" said the
little girl.
Eyes. I am" said Cinderella. please
be quick, because the others did not see
me stop. and they won't know where 1
am"
ooh, but you can find them Any police
man II tell you I've never ridden in a real
carriage, and I want you to get your
fairy godmother to make a coach for us
out OF that pumpkin that's in front of
the shop And we have two big rats
caught this morning, and I think I'll find
some mice in the trap in the court yard"
why. my DEAR" said Cinderella; I'D
be glad to do 1t, but l haven't called upon
my godmother in years. Not since that
ball. You know that folks say l married
the Prince, but did not. That was all
a fairy story stayed doing kitchen
work for nay stepmother until l was turn
ed to wax with Mother Goose and the
rest. and IL was not until Robin set us
free, that we were able to travel about,
! don't think that my godmother would
pay any attention TO me- Now let me
60"
But the girl was very obstinate. ''No.
no; am sure that you can get her IL
ym call, and il you knew how 1 long to
so a-riding you'd do il right Off"
Cinderella thought a minute. 1t would
do no harm to call her godmother and
in the meantime some of the company
would have noticed that she was not with
them, and would come back to look for
her.
Como, hurry up, there's dear" said
the girl. Here's a pumpkin outside. Make
some poetry and call her with it,"
Cinderella laughed her silveriest and
said half in joke:
Dear. fairy. godmother please to APP
proach-
GiNC 70 NulS tldlhrh PuiHphih
coach"
Then and there a little old woman sp-
peare1 on the counter and resting her
hand on a big cheese, she drew a wand
from under her green cloak and said.
"Abra---' but the girl interrupted her
to say
do It outside so that the neighbors
can see"
Imagine interrupting a fairy It's a
wonder the girl was not turned to cheese
in moment. But Cinderella's godmotn-
err was a very agreeable old lady, and she
stepped to the door and approached the
pumpkin just as the rest of the company
came back looking for Cinderella. The
streets were crowded, for 1t was the time
OF the closing of the shops. and thousands
OF work people were on their way home
Cinderella told Robin what was going to
happen, and some one in the crowd heard
it and the news quickly spread.
The godmother approached the pumpkin
and touched II with her wand and-it
remained a vegetable still. The crowd
began 10 jeer and the girl began to cry
ana synpathetic Cinderella wished that
she had not done anything about II.
But Robin Taylor, observant American
that he was looked al the pumpkin close
~ and said. "Why this ISN'T a pumpkin
at all It's a squash"
THAT accounts for g." said the fairy
godmother, who was beginning to won
der " her power had left her. Il never
turned q squash into carriage in my
hfe aud ] wouldn't know how. Who has
pumskinT
have said green grocer. whose
crop wae across the alley. he drap-
20 fto bis shop ana came out In
with somewhat withered but
49, feai pumpkin.