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Clinton New Era, 1894-07-20, Page 371F74KIITZfrfrWV:Pirti94 T• 717.5" '1,1"fr ;, 4, l Ci L.L • NCE•. R' TIG DESIGN D TRA>t li E. COONs'LrRR,Vvt.tiON N Ar es o , �lA.lsr,oepEa Sem 'ram, 8Li . $ sp .N. o ra, -Feild -Kugez S Co . LIISTOWEL. IS LIFE WORTH LIVING "Isjife•worth living?" Ask of him Who toils both day and night To make a little home for those So dear unto hie sight. "Is life worth living?" Ask of her Who ; crowned with widow's weeds, Doth find aupremeat.happiness Inkind and noble deeds. •"Is life worth living?" Ask again Of those whose highest aim Is to'.tiesist their fellow -man Without one thought of fame. "Is life worth living?" Ab! dear friend, Let those good people tell; A better question far is this - I i life worth living well? SUFFERED FOR TWELVE YEARS. Mr Geo. A. 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Cinderella Whenever Effie thought of her lot, which appeared at present to be to do the housework for her step -mother and her step -sisters, her mind natural- ly reverted to her favorite fairy tale, the one she liked to. read oftenest in those childish days not so far away, for she was not yet seventeen, before her -father filled her dear dead mother's place with the overwhelming presence of the Widow Hampheries, whose twin girls had quite thrown Effie into the :shade from the time that they en- tered•the house. "I should have . been christened Cin- derella," she used to say; "only I cer- tair1y-ha.ve'ase =faiey-g-e mower, and' no°.gne will ever change the rats, that frighten me so when I go down the kitchen stairs in the dark, into horses, or One of the big pumpkin I am for- ever stewing for pies into a carriage; and certainly, certainly, certainly the young prince will never fall in love with me or one of my shoes." And then Effie would give the stout, serviceable boots, which her step -mo- ther always bought a size too large for her, a contemptuous look, which would have withered their soles, had they been anything^ more sensitive than leather and prunella. Effie never said all this to any one but herself, certainly not to her step- mother, who, now that she was a wi- dow 'once i-dow'once more—for Effle's father had not lived:: long after his second mar- riage --was completely mistress of the house, ..,Everything had been left to her, and she had her own ideas of jus- tice. She neither abused or ill-used Effie, but shehad a soft way of coercing her that was just as bad. Melissa and 'Amanda, her two girls, were older than Effie, and of this fact the mother made good use. Effie was "just a child," and she could wear calico dress- es and serviceable boots, while Melissa •and Amanda must have trained dress - ass and dainty coverings for their feet. Effie was so young that she could -"run of errands," yet Effie, being a tmere girl, needed sleep at night, and must retire"' early; and as the young ladiessat up later, she must rise earl- ier than they, and help get breakfast - A woman was kept to wash and cook and scrub, and Effie only had "nice things that a child should learn to do," to attend to, said step -mamma; but the little hands were always busy, and the little feet tired; and, like Cin- derella, when there was nothingelse to do, she had her sister's hansome dresses to work upon. ' It was provoking, with nothing for herself but her every -day calicoes and her step -mamma's old brown silk, made Short and scanty, for Sunday's church -going. It was only lately that it had seemed so hard, though—only since Leslie Goodwood hul come home from college, and she had seen as plain- ly as young eyes do see such things that he admired her, even in the brown silk and Melissa's last year's hat, which was, in stop -mamma's estimation, "quite good enough for a mere child." Since then she had called herself Cinderella oftener than before, and when at last the Goodwood.ave an evening party, and not only Mrs Mer- vin and her daughters were invited, but also Miss Effie Mervin, in a little note addressed to herself, she fairly rebelled as her step -mother expressed it to be her opinion that she might take Amanda and Melissa, but that "Effie really could notgo." "Why not, I should like to know, when I've an invitation?" asked Effie. "You're not in society yet, dear," -.said.Mrs-Mer vin..bf andlyl-` "an&it.itn'J good for young girls to goout in the evening. In a few years—" "In a few years the Goodwood's party will be over," said Effie; "and I want to go so much. Oh, do let me!" "My dear!" cried Mrs Mei vin, "there are only three days to get ready in, and you have no party dress." ought to have," said Effie, "It's Chlldrsf crifor lichees Castor's' a shame" "Dear mei" said .Mrs Mervin; "As if 1 d,idn'tiknow bettek what;you ought to have that• you." ' "She might alter My 'Wee grenadine, to fit herself," said Amanda. And Ede gave a start for 911 second daughter of `the step -mother in Cinder., alis, being snore gg�ood-natured than her sister, cried' :"Giveher one of my old dresses!" whew the famous• bail was•; inBquestion. ut though Mrs •Alervin did not pry 0011'441Y. She' did the step.inother of the fairy tale,' "My"'dear, the king'a eon will be there;" she:, thought much the'seine' Ahiegi She- remembered Leslie Goodwood --such a good Match. f0r day ene who waif • happy. t0 ca tch him;and Sherememberedn1so that Effie was much prettier tha her Me- Mesa. "No, racy dears; na,"• she said, with a smile that she could always command at will, and that gave her such a r, e- putation as an amiable woman,. "No, children. I know what is best for young persons, Effie will be a woman soon enough, and wish her childish days back again." With which words: shedeft the room to dress herself -fora shopping :expedition, for lace and flow- ers,. and ribbons and dainty shoes were needed for her girls, even though they had handsome dresses enough already for the Goodwood's party. SoEffle was not to go. She was to remain at home, and situp for the others. °•And her little face was as longs as it well could be as she took her place beside the grate fire and put her feet upon the fender. "Cinderella! Cinderella! she cried aloud. •"If ever there was a Cinder- ella on earth, it is I. I wish—" "What do you wishmy dear?" said a voice behind her; and Effie turned her head toward the door with a little scream, and there stood a tiny little old lady, not exactly in a red cloak, but certainly in a red shawl which nearly covered her. "What is it you wish so much, Ef- fie?" asked the old woman. "Oh, I was wishing -I could go to the Goodwood's party, said Effie, burst- ing into a little laugh. "Do come in, Mrs Percy. I really thought you were my fairy god -mother at first. Did you come down the chimney?" "You what?" asked Mrs Percy. "I didn't scare you, did I? I found Dinah at the kitchen door, and ran in that way. But what a shame it was for the Goodwoods not to ask you to their party. I know Mrs Mervin and the other girls are there, I saw them go in." "Oh, they asked me," said Effie. "They sent me a nice little note. And 1 wanted to go, but my step -mother said I mustn't. She always thinks me too young for any amusement. I'm only old enough to work." "That's a shame," said Mrs Percy. "But why didn't you say you would go? If it was your own mother, that would be different; bet we've all no • ticed how you have been kept down, and we're all provoked about it. Why shouldn't you have a little fun? You areust the right age for it." "1' think so myself," said Effie. "But 1 hadn't any dress, and I never have any money. Papa left me nothing you know. "Your pa? Well, your poor pa is dead," said Mrs Percy. "But see here, Effie, you shall go to the party if you like." .,""`'"It -iii - my fairy gout -mother," ' said Effie. "What are you talking about, child?" cried the old lady. "But just wait a moment. My niece is at our house with her daughter, and she has a great trunk full of the ,prettiest things. Do your hair, and I'll bring you all you want to wear." "But I shan't dare to go." said Effie. "I'll take you,"said Mrs Percy, daunt- lessly. Away she went, and Effie, trembling at her own temerity, brushed her hair into the loveliest curls ever seen, and in the shortest possible space of time. Back came Mrs Percy with a pretty dress of pale blue silk, white gloves and slippers, andust the prettiest bunch of blush rose -buds. Mrs Percy made a deft tiring-wo- man, and in a few moments Effie stood before the parlor mirror admiring her - 1 self in her new attire, which fitted as though made for her. "The slippers are a little too large," said Mrs Percy, "but that cant be helped. Now I've got my own little pony carriage at the door, and I'll drive you over. Wrap yourself up well, and mind you are ready to come home at twelve o'clock, for I shall be at the door. Now kiss me." "You dear angel of a god -mother!" cried Effie. "Dear me I wish I had been, but I wasn't you know," said Mrs Percy. "What do you mean?" "That I'm a Cinderella in actual fact," cried Effie. "Y.ou've made a coach out of a pumpkin, tool" "Cinderella? Oh, that's a fairy tale. I remember something of it. But she had glass slippers," said Mrs Percy. "Dear, dear! and a step -mother, too. I begin to understand." Then she hurried Effie into the little carriage, and away they drove. "You must go and speak to Mrs Goodwood first, said Mrs Percy; "and that's all. I've no doubt you'll be tak- en care of after that." "I expect to be," said Effie, ruefully. "I wonder what my step -mother will say Who is that ryounglady who looks so much like Effie?" whispered Miss Mer- vin to Amanda. "And she's prettier than Effie," said ALL MEN Young, old or middle-aged, who find them- selves nervous, weak and exhausted, who are broken down fronfexcess or over -work,. resulting in many of the following symp- toms :—Mental depression, premature old age, loss of vitality, loss of memory, bad dreams, dimness of sight,ptclpitation of the heart, emissions, lack of energy, pain in the kidneys, headache, pimples on the face and body, itching or peculiar sensation about the scrotum, wasting of the organ. dizzi. nese, specks before the eyes, twitching of the muscles, eyelids and elsewhere, bash- fulness, deposits in the urine, loss of will power, tenderness of the scalp and spine, weak and flabby muscles, desire to sleep, failure • to, be•restea -.by-sleep,- constipation._ dullness of hearing, loss voice, desire for solitude, exoitability of temper, sunken eyes, surrounded with LEADEN moms, oily looting skin, eta., are all symptoms of ner- vous debility, that lead to insanity, unless cured. The spring or vital force having lost its tension, every function wanes in consegnenae. Those who through abuse aommitted in ignorance, May be perma- nently mired. Send your address and 10o is stamps for book on discs'.a . eculiar to Maiio,sous sealed. .Address M. V. maw 24 Ma dontuill Ave., Toronto, Ont.; 00 a. ' $loses mcntian this paper" 'lir •.r` •4 •.'4 _ TEM CLINTON 11' 'O NEW ERA! Mrs Mervin, "But bow like. her." "Mr Goodwood is going to dance With bet'," said Amanda. Indeed, Leslie Gtuodwood was at the inonient leading ,Eifte to her place in the quadrille, "That's anether proof it can't he she," said Mrs Mervin. "E6lie doesn't dance," lessons i hos snt e Bu 'E a � ha had schooldays of which her step -mother knew:nothing. And she had •a sense of time and grace of. motion that made danoing easy to her. She saw her step -Mother and ,sister ad saw they did not recognize z her And she enjoyed the fun or the, posi. tion greatly,:: She was altogether iiap py; and so, also, seemed: Leslie -Good- weed, who paid her as mueli attention as a host might pay to one laddyy. Who waited on her to supper, and who was again dancing with her when the cloak which hungg in the hall struck twelve. "Is it really, twelve o'clock?" said Elba "Then 1 must go. Some one .is. to come and drive me home just at twelve, situ $o sorry. But you must letme see you to the caraia e, ' said Leslie. And' then Effie got her wraps, and Leslie went down stairs with her, and there was the p�ony carriage, and kind, independent Mrs Percy, and Leslie handed her in; but as she sprang into the carriage the oddest thing. happen- ed. Herts iipper, which was, as weave said, a little too large for her, slipped from her foot and fell upon the pave- ment. "Oh, my shoe!" cried Effie in a whis- per. But no one heard her. Leslie had claspedher hand and, "Good-bye." and Mrs Percy had driven off. "I have. lost your kind niece's slip- per," said Effie in despair. "What shall I do?" "Oh, she has a hundred slippers," said Mrs Percy, "and I can:get her :an- otherpair. Don't fret." "And this makes it more like Cinder- ella!" cried Effie. "I'm getting frigh- tened at myself." And, to carry the story out, she was in bed, with her calico dress hanging over a chair back, and all the finery— odd slipper and all -gone home with Mrs Percy, when her step -mother peep- ed into her room en her way to bed. "There was a girl just like you, Effie, at Mrs Goodwood's last night," said Mrs Mervin. "Oh, Vm sure she was handsomer and older!" cried Effie. And, under- neath her breath, she whispered: "Cin- derella again!" Late in the afternoon someone in- quired for Miss Effie Mervin, and sent in a card with • LESLIE GOODWOOD upon it, The others were taking naps upstairs, and Effie went into the par- lor in her childish calico dress. Leslie was there. He had a little folded parcel in his hand; and atter he had spoken a few words he said: "I think you lost aslipper last night, Miss Effie. I have brought it home. I found it just as you drove away." Effie crimsoned. She scarcely knew why. She was utterly confused, and her presence of mind quite deserted her. "It is exactly like Cinderella," she said. saleud;., and-then,.herribly-ashamed cf the dreadful speech, bit her lips, and felt a strong wish that the floor would open and swallow her. • But Leslie, coming closer to her, said gravely: "I hope it is. The young prince, when he found Cinderella's shoe, vow- ed he would marry no one but its own- er. I have made the same vow, will you help me keep it?" It doesn't matter in the least what Effie said. 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