The Ordway new era., 1915-02-19
THE MAGIC SHOES
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A long time ago TWO sisters, whose
father and mother were dead, lived
| alone in house on a country road.
One sister was very bad, for she took
all the money the father and mother
left to support the little girls and gave
| the other sister very little. She
would give her bread and cheese and
| cup of goat milk In the morning and
tell her that was all she could have
that day. But the other sister was
would so into the fields and gather
berries when she was very hungry.
| One day a little old lady knocked at
the door of their home, and ~ bad
sister opened the door. 'N. YOU
| please give me cup of water. my
dear?" said the little old lady. -.
mo. will not,". the bad sister re-
piled. Go away; we do not want any
beggars here" And she closed the
door on the old lady.
But the good sister heard her. and
ran to the door. Il will get you wa
ter" she said. sit down under this
tree till r get some fresh from the
we'll" And she led her to q seat.
You should not speak so unkindly
| to old people," she told her sister.
You will be old some day yourself"
"That time is long way on" re-
piled the bad sister, tossing her head.
After the little old lady had drunk
the water, the good sister brought her
some cheese and bread and the milk
she had saved from her breakfast.
This is all can give you" she told
her. but you are very welcome to it,
The little old lady thanked her and
ate some OF the food. But when she
had finished there seemed to be just
as much left as the good sister had
brought to her. Then the good sister
saw that the little old lady's shoes
were old and worn on the sOles. so
| she went into the house and found a
pair that had belonged to her mother.
and put them on the old lady's feet.
When the bad sister saw what she
had done, she was very angry and
said: 4
What foolish girl you are. Those
shoes could have been sold for money"
But the good sister did not notice her.
| and bade the little old lady wear the
shoes. The old shoes she threw into
the road, but the old lady told her to
get them and keep them. and II ever
] she should be in trouble to put them
on. To please her the good sister
picked them up. The little old lady
thanked her again for her kindness,
and told her they should meet again.
After a while the bad sister married
man who was as selfish and greedy
as herself, and they treated the good
sister very badly. One night they
told her she could not live with them
any longer. The poor girl went to her
| room to gather her few belongings.
and in the back of the closet she found
the little old lady's cast-oH shoes. Then
she remembered what she had told
| her. and feeling that she was in trou-
BILE now. she slipped the shoes on. To
her surprise they Just fitted her. aad
now there We're no holes in the soles.
She walked along the road with her
little bundle under her arm. wonder.
| ing where she should go. when she
| noticed she was III a very beautiful
park. A little fawn ran up to her, and
she gave him piece Of bread, which
| she had in her pocket. He ran along
| beside her, and soon they were in
front of very handsome mansion.
| Then the good sister noticed that she
was not touching the ground. that she
| seemed to glide on the air. She glided
or flew up the steps of the big house.
and as the door opened a beautiful lit
tie girl appeared and took her by the
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mother expects you"
The good sister was very much sur,
| prised, but she did as the little girl
sad, and soon she was in a brilliantly
| lighted room, where table was spread
with all kinds of dainty things to eat,
| and there at the head Of the table sat
the little old lady to whom she had
been kind. But how differently she
was dressed, Her hair hung in little
white curls beneath Il dainty lace cap.
and her gown was OF heavy black silk.
and upon her hands were beautiful!
| Jewels.
so they turned you out?" asked the
old lady well. the shoes brought
! you to me Just as intended, and now
! you never will be treated unkindly
again. for you are to live here with my
| granddaughter and me-"
Then she told the little girl to take
her to her room, and there the good
sister found nice soft bed. beautiful
| furniture, and everything girl could
wish for. In the closets were lovely
dresses, and there were shoes and
stockings and hats. And she lived with
the little old lady and her grand
daughter ever after
One day when she was riding in her
| carriage. drawn by four beautiful
white horses. she suddenly came upon
her sister and her husband. They
were sitting by the road. and the sis
| ter WaS CRYING The good sister had