ADVENTURES

07 THE

BEAUTIFUL LITTLE MAID

CINDERELLA;

OR, THE

HISTORY

OF A

GLASS SLIPPER.

YORK:

Printed by J. Kendrew, Colliergate.

(PriceOne Penny.)

1822.

C1NDERILLA;

OR, THE

LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER.

JTTIHERE was a gentleman who

8 married for his second wife the

proudest and most haughty woman

that was ever seen. She had by her

former husband two daughters,butof her own humour, who were indeed

exactlylike her in all tilings.He

had, likewise by another wife a

daughter of unparalleledgoodness,and sweetness of temper, which she

took from her mother, who was the

best creature in the world.

No sooner were the ceremonies of

the wedding over, but the mother-in-

law began to shew herself in her co-lours.

She eould not bear the good

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qualitiesof this prettygirl,and the

less,because she made her daughtersappear more odious. She employedher in the meanest work of the house,she. scoured the dishes,tables,"c.and rubbed madam's chamber, and :

those of the misses her daughters;she layup in a very dirtygarretupona wretched straw bed,while her sis-ters

layin fine rooms with floorsall

inlaid,upon beds of the very newest

fashion. Her books were the onlycompanionsshe had, and when her

sisterswent out, she used to take the

opportunityof readingtheir's.The poor girlbore all patiently,

and dared not to tellher father,whowould have rattled her off";for his

wife governedhim entirely.Whenshe had done her work, she used to

go into the chimney corner, and siti

down among the cinders and ashes,which made her commonly be called

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CINDER BREECH ; but the youngest,who was not so rude and uncivil as

the eldest,calledher Cinderilla,how-ever

Cinderilla,notwithstandingher

mean apparel,was an hundred times

handsomer than either of her sisters,

though they were always dressed

very richly.It happenedthat the King'sson

gave a ball,and invited all personsof fashion to it ; our young misses

were invited ; for they cut a very

grandfigureamong the quality.Theywere mightilydelightedat this invi-tation,

and wonderfullybusy in

choosingout such gowns, petticoats,and caps, as mightbecome them. This

was a new trouble to Cinderilla;foritwas shewho ironed her sisters'linen,and clear starched their ruffles: theytalked all day longof nothingbuthow theyshould be drest,were con-

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tinuallyviewingthemselves in their

glasses.

For my part,said the eldest,I will

wear my red velvet suit with French

trimmings.And, I said the youngest,ehall onlyhave my usual petticoat;but then,to make amends for that,Iwill put on my goldflowered mantau,and my diamond stomacher,which is

far from beingthe most ordinaryonein the world They sent forthe best

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hairdressertheycould get, to make

up their head dressesand adjusttheir

pinners,and had their red brushes

and patchesfrom Madamoiselle De

la Blond.

Cinderilla was likewise called upto be consulted in all those matters,

for she had excellentnotions,and ad-vised

them alwaysto the best ; nay,offeredher serviceto dresstheirheads,which they were very willingsheshould do. As she was doingthis,they said to her,Cinderilla,would

you not be gladto go to the ball?

Ah ! said she,you onlyjeerme, it is

not for such as me to go to balls;thou art in the rightof it,repliedthey: it would make the peoplelaughto see a Cinder-breech at a

ball. Any one but Cinderillawould

have dressed their heads awry ; but

ehe was very good,and dressed them

perfectlywell. They were almost

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two days without eating,so much

were theytransportedwith joy,theybroke a dozen of laces in tryingtobe laced up close,that theymighthave a fine slender shape.

At lastthe happy day came, theywent to court, and Cinderillafollow-ed

them with her eyes as longas she

could,and when she had lostsightofthem fella crying.

Her god-mother,who saw her all

in tears,asked her what was the mat-ter

? I wish I could" I wish I could.

She was not able to speakthe rest

being interruptedby her tears and

gobbing.This god-motherof her's,who was a fairysaid to her, thou

wishest thou couldest go to the ball !

is it not so? Yes, cried Cinderilla,with a great sigh.Well, said her

godrjnother,be but a good girl,andI will contrive that thou shalt go ;

rijn into the gardenand bringme a

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pompion. Cinderilla went imme-diately,

gatheredthe finestshe could

get,and broughtit to her god-mo-ther,but was not able to imagine

how this pompion would make her

go to the ball. Her god-motherscoopedout allthe inside of it,leav-ing

nothingbut the rind;which done,she struck it with her wand, and the

pompion was instantlyturned into a

a fine coach giltall over with gold.She then went to look into her

mouse trap, where she found six

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mice allalive,and ordered Cinderilla

to liftup the trap door a little,when

givingeach mouse as it went out,a littletap with her wand, the mice

were that moment turned into horses,which altogethermade a very fine

set of sixhorses,of beautifuljetblack.

Beingat a lossfor a coachman, I

will go see, says Cinderilla,if there

be a rat in the rat-trap,we may make

a Coachman of him. Thou art in the

right,repliedher god-mother,go and

look,Cinderillabroughtthe trap to

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her,and in it were three hugerats.The fairymade choice of one of the

three which had the largestbeard,and havingtouched him with her

wand, he was turned into a fat jollycoachman, who had the smartest

whiskers eyes ever beheld.

After that she said to her,go againinto the garden,and you will find

six lizards behind the watering-pot,bringthem to me. She had no

sooner done it then her god-motherturned them into six footmen,who

skippedup immediatelybehind the

coach,with their clothes all bedaub-ed

with goldand silver,and clungasclose behind each other as iftheyhaddone nothing else all their lives.

The fairythen said to Cinderilla,well,you see here an equipagefitto

go to the ball; are you not pleasedwith it? O yes, cried she,but must

I go thitheras I am, ia these nasty

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poisonedrags ? Her god-motheronlyjttsttouched her with her vand, and

at the same instant her clothes were

turned into cloth of goldand silver,bedecked with jewels.This done,she gave her a pairof glassslippers,the prettiestm the world.

Beingthus dressed out,she gotupinto the coach ; but her god-motherabove allthingscommanded her not

to staytillaftermidnight,tellinghep

at the same time,ifshe stayedat the

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ballany longerthan twelve o'clock,her coach would be a pompionagain,her horses mice,her coach man arat,her footmen lizards,and her clothes

become justas theywere before.

She promisedher god-mothershewould not failof leavingthe ball be-fore

midnight; and then away she

drove,scarce able to contain herself

for joy. The King'sson who was

told that a great Princess,whom no-body

knew, was come, ran out to re-ceive

her ; he gave her his hand as

she alightedout of the coach,and led

her into the room among allthe com-pany.

There was immediatelya pro-foundsilence; theyleft off dancing,

and the violinsceased to play; so at-tentive

was every one to contemplatethe singularbeautyof this unknown

new comer. Nothingwas heard but

a confused noise of ha ! how hand-some

she is! how handsome she is!

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the kinghimself could not helptellingthe Queen softly,that it was a longtime since he had seen so beautiful

and lovelya creature. All the ladies

were busyin consideringher clothes

and head-dress,in order to have some

made the next day after the same

pattern,providedthey could meet

with the same materials,and as able

hands to make them. The King'sson conducted her to the most honour-able

seat and afterwards took her out

to dance with him. She danced so

very graceful,that theyallmore and

more admired her.

A fine collation was served up,whereof the young Prince eat not a

morsel, so intentlybusy was he in

gazingon her. She went and sat

down by her sisters,shewingthem a

thousand civilities,givingthem a

partof the oranges and citronswhich

the Prince had presentedher with ;

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which very much surprisedthem for

they did not know her. While Cm-

derilla was thus amusingher sisters,she heard the clock strike eleven and

three-quarters: whereuponshe made

a curtsey,and hasted away as fastas

she could.

Beinggot home she ran to seek out

her god-mother,and after havingthanked her,she said,she could not

but heartilywish she might go the

next day to the ball,because the

King'sson had desired her. As she

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\vas eagerlytellingher god-motherwhatever passedat the ball,her two

sistersknocked at the door,which

Cinderillaran and opened.How longyou have stayed! cried she,gaping,rubbingher eyes, and stretchingher-self,

as ifshe had been justawakedout of her sleep,she had not, how-ever

any manner of inclination to

sleepsince theywent from home. If

thou hadst been at the ball,said her

sisters,thou wouldst not have been

tiredwith it,there came thither the

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driest Princess,the most beautiful

ever seen with mortal eyes, she shew-ed

us a thousand civilities,and gave

us oranges and citrons. Cinderilla

seemed very indifferentto the matter :

indeed she asked the name of that

Princess ; but theytoldher,that theydid not know it,and that the King'sson was very uneasy on that account,and would giveallthe world to know

where she was. At this Cinderilla

smiling,repliedshe must be verybeautiful indeed. Bless me ! how

happy you have been ! Could I not

see her ? Ah ! Dear Miss Charlotte,do lend me your yellowsuitof clotheswhich you wear every day. Ah ! to

be sure, cried Miss Charlotte,lend myclothes to such a dirtyCinder breech

as thou art, who's the fool then ?

CinderilJaindeed expectedsome such

answer, and was very gladof the re-fusal,

for she would have been sadly

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put to it,if her sister had lent her in

earnest, what she asked for jestingly.The next day the two sisters were

at the ball,and so was Cinderilla,but

dressed more magnificientlythan be-fore.

The King'sson was alwaysbyher, and never ceased, his compli-ments

and amourous speechesto her ;

to whom all this was far from beingtiresome, that she quiet forgotwhat

her god-mother had recommended

to her ; so that she at last counted

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the clock strikingtwelve,,when she

took itto be no more than eleven ; she

then rose up and fled as nimblyas a

deer. The Prince followed but could

not overtake her,she leftbehind one

of her glassslippers,which the Prince

took up most carefully.She gothome, but quietout of breath,with-out

coach or footman,and in her nastyold clothes havingnothingleft of

her finerybut one of the glassslip-pers,fellow to that she dropped.

The guardsat the palacewere asked

iftheyhad not seen a Princess goout? who said they had seen no-body

go out but a young girl,verymeanly drest,and who had more the

air of a poor countrygirl,than that

of a gentlewoman.When the two sistersreturned from

the ball,Cinderilla asked them if

theyhad been well diverted,and if

the fine ladyhad been there ; they

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told her,yes, but that she hurried

away immediatelywhen it struck

twelve,and with so much haste,thatshe droppedone of her glassslippers,the prettiestin the world,and which

the King'sson had taken up ; that

he had done nothingbut look at her

allthe time of the ball,and that cer-tainly

he was very much in love with

the beautiful person who owned the

littleslipper.What theysaid was very true, for

a few daysafter,the King'sson caused

it to be proclaimedby sound of a

trumpet, that he would marry her

whose foot that slipperwould justfit.

They whom he employed,began to

try it upon the Princesses,then the

Duchesses,and all the court, but in

vain,it was broughtto the two sisters

who did all they possiblycould to

thrust a foot into the slipper,but theycould not effectit. Cinderilla,who

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saw allthis,and knew her slipper,said to them laughing,let me see if

it will not fitme ? Her sistersburst

out a laughingand beganto banter.

The gentlemanwho was sent to trythe slipperlookingearnestlyat Cin-

derilla,and findingher very hand-some,

said,it was but justthat she

should try,and that he had orders to

let every one make a trial.

He obligedCinderilla to sitdown,and puttingthe slipperon her foot,

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he found it went on very easily,andfittedher as ifit had been made of

wax. The amazement her two sisters

were in,was excessive great,but still

abundantlygreater,when Cinderilla

pulledout of her pocketthe other

slipper,and put it on.

Thereuponin came the god-mother,who havingtouched with the wand,Cinderilla'sclothes,made them rich

and more magnificient,than any of

those she had before. When her two

sistersfound her to be the beautiful

ladytheyhad seen at the ball,theythrew themselves at her feet,and

beggedpardonfor the illtreatment

theyhad made her undergo. Cinde-rilla

took them up, and as she em-braced

them, said,that she forgavethem with allher heart,desired them

alwaysto love her.

She was conducted to the youngPrince who married her. Cinderilla,

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was no less good than beautiful,gaveher two sisters lodgingsin the Pa-lace,

and that same day matched

them with two greatLords at Court

J. Keadrew, Printer,York*

She went to the Cobler's

To buy him -ome Shoes;When she came back

He was readingthe Kews,