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Land, JliiL . OKEGUrt DAILY JUUKNAL, JTOKI SATURDAY , HVUNUNU, .fCEKUAKY 13,103 JSSS3L- t V or l e s 5 OfcTHE GLASS SLIPPER row CINDERELLA ' 1 . , ... 1, ", - ' ' t I I. r ( U 1 THIS U Ui rtory of tautifuL motlierleu f oun ; , ' girl whoM filher nuutW, Tor tht second tim, I'litujtitf and proud widow. who -had two dtughteri , ; of bT own; both ruin nd lelfish. ; No iooner was the . wediintf brtr thin th wicked wbmtn hcmn to ihow her- itu in ner i rue coion. an couia not oear ne gooa juu- : . tltt.of hefprettjrttepdaughter, and tha mort becattfo ; 1 ,, they mada her own daughters appear the leu attractive. She made her wash diahea, Krub roonu and wait on her . tfm daughlra.: She gar her a itraw bed in the garret . .' to alcep upon," while her own daughtera ilept in fine odmi arid tepoa aoft beda. . V.ttha poor girl bore aO thia rerf patiently, and dared not fell her father, who alwaya tided witli hit 'wife.. When ahe,Eid done her work aha uaed to go tnto the chimney corner and tit down among the cinders. ,They aU called her rCinderwench excepVthe youngtst lister, ho wu lest unkind than the eldest.. She called her;'Cinderella.'" V t ' J J OWEVER. Cmdertna.;bpitelner afcalby , ( . cIothet,.wtt a hundred .timet more beautiful than berateptittert,''in apite of the fine 'gownt which they alwaya wort. " One day tb ling'e ton gave a balfand the thrre .iltteit were'lnvlted. The two aelflth'tittert were de L'ghted.'and talked all 'day long about whatDrestet they thould wear.; 'Thit made new; troulTforMKoirttl Cinderella, for it waa the , who had to" iron' her sisters' linen. Tor my part.1 taid the eldert.'-"! wM wear my redvelTet" t "And 1." said the youngest, "shall wear my golden flowered silk and diamond belt"- ((O LVrfERELLA. would you Jike to go to the ballf. the youngest asked. "Alain taid the, "you're only jeering at me." "You are right.", they both said:'it would only make the people laugh to tee a Cinderwench at a ball." At last th happy day came,' and the' two step listers went to court Cinderella followed them with her eyes at long at the could, and .when she bad lost tight of them the began to err "What it the. matter f I asked her godmother, who taw her in tears. '"I wish I could I wfsh I could" but the could not tpeak for lobbing. Now, Cinderella 'a godmother 'was a fain, and she taid to hen "Do you wish to go to the bill r ' "Yes,", cried Cinderella. r- 4. - . U T 7LL? aaid the godmother. i"be a good'siTC and you shall gv Run ' into :th'gardcn and bring' me rpumpkiri."" - Cinderella got the biggest pumpkin she could fliwl.. . though she could not see how thit would help her to go to the halL1 The godmother struck the pumpkin with' Jier wand. and it war instantly. turned into a tine coachTgilied all over with gold. Site then told Cinderella" to bring herf the moufte trap,' which had six live mice in it Cinderella1 did as die" waa. told," and hergocMotherlifterttpthc trapdoor a little, and as the' mice came out'she tapped them with her wand, and each mouse was at ouce turned t .... Into a. fine horse. So no. there "were six! beautiful iMuse-coloreA'ds tpW-gray bortes'and a'magirfiicent coach.) "And now for a coachman." said the' fair)'. "Bring me the rat trap.; CINDERELLA broaght the trap, with three large , rata in it The biggest rat became a fat, jolly old coachman at the fairy ' bidding. "Go again into the garden and you will find six ioardi behind .the watering pot. Bring them to me," the aaid. Cinderella had no sooner dojie so than her god mother turned them into six footmen, who jumped up behind the coach with their liveriet of gohfand silver. The fairy then touched Cinderella with her wand, and in an instant the was dressed in cloth of gold and silver, ill act with jewelt. and on her feet were a pair of gJass tlippera, Then Cinderella got up into her coach, and .the fairy comma oded her not to stay one moment after midnight.' for , if the did : the -coach would become a pumpkin again, her hortet mice, her coachman a rat, her footmert lizards, and her clothe just as they were. S1 6.. I HE promised to do as "she was told, and away she drove to the ball The king s ton wu told that a great princeti whom nobody knew was driving up to the palace, and he ran out to meet her. Everybody was astonished when they saw her great beauty, .the prince fell in love with her at first sight and he would dance with no one else. When Cinderella wai taking refreshments she sat down by her sisters and spoke to them, but they did not recognize her., tn fact," they felt very proud to be no ticed by such a princess. Cinderella remembered what her godmother had said, and came home before 12 o'clock. When the listen caoie back from the ball later they could talk of nothing but the beautiful lady. p " . THE next night they went again to the bail at the palace. Cinderella waited until they had gone, and then the went; too, arid the looked still more beauti ful than the night before. She .waa.1 having suchafine.time.that she forgot ' what .time itwai until the.iaw;the hahdt of. the. ciock point to five minutet.of If. She hurried off, but at the reached the 'door it struck twelve The guard wondered . now such a ahabby little 4girl eouldjtavj gotten in, for the waa back in her rags again; In her haste, however, the dropped one pf her glasi tlippera on the itairt, and the prirwe, who ran afurjier, picked h up. The pririoe next day sent out herald .with" tocm: ipet;ndl..little page boyiwUhthejglasajlippet.On a .verret cuaWonitoprodaim tBt any ladyhonj theglast jHpperChould fit should become, hit wife. AUib ladies begged to try it on, but their feet were all too large. W1 copyright, tooe. by j. w. Lang.- v v . ? ji;-j i , ' , - , v ' v--'v . : vjmmmmA 'HEN Cinderella's sisters heard of this they tried ' to force theiHeet into the tiny slipper, but it' - was all in, vain. As they were angrily' giving it: up,' Cinderella laid: "Let me trjCplease " '"Stupid girl!" said the sisters -.fancy you trying. , Go and wash dishes." J t 'it But the herald said. "Let her try." Cinderella tat down, and without any trouble put ' her foot into the slipper. "Then she took Us mate out' of her pocket and put it on. Just .at that moment her godmother came, and with a touch of her wand changed her rags into the most beautiful white satin gown that had ever been seen. She was the beautiful lacty at the ball once.more. Her wicked listers were frightened,, and begged on' their kneeajov.forgivet,them,for they knew she was soon to be queen . - '. ' ;. , ' Cinderella forgave themg1adlyranlaskcdthcm . alwayi to love her.She waa thon taken to the young -'prince, 'and he thought her" more charming . Oian'.eveT,' "'.andi few days after maVried her." , - ' CindellalwhoJwaa nokMgoodthnrbfaur gave her sisters rooms in the palace, and -marrkil Cicn to two great lords, and they all h'ved hippy.ever after.
