24 CINDERELLA. so sleepy; for the most beautiful and handsomest princess ever beheld came there, who paid us great attention, and gave us a part of the delicacies which the prince had presented to her.” It was with difficulty that Cinderella could refrairi from laughing; but she concealed her mirth, and inquired the name of the princess. They replied, that nobody knew her, and that the young prince, being very anxious to learnwno she was, had offered a large reward to any person who would satisfy his curiosity. Cinderella said, with a smile, “ How very beautiful she must be! and how fortunate you were in seeing her! O, if 1 could only get one peep at her! Dear Miss Charlotte, will you lend me one of your old gowns, that I may go to the next ball, and get a sight of this beautiful >ady ?” “Do you really think I am so mad as to lend my gowns to a cinder-wench ? No, I am not such a fool; so, go, and mind your own business, and leave balls and dresses to your betters.” This answer was just what Cinderella expected; for, if her request had been
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