THE CINDERELLA FROCK. 95

we’ve had an introduction in all form, as good
and grand as anybody need get in Queen
Victoria’s reception room, don’t you -.

‘‘ Yes, indeed, and a thousand times bet-
ter;’’ and the little stranger laughed away
with Louise, Louise thought, quite charm- |
ingly.

‘© And how do you like our school ?”’
continued the unceremonious Louise, prose-
cuting the acquaintance with all zeal, ‘* and
our scholars, Alice, and our teacher, how are
they all, hey ?”’

Alice expressed unbounded delight with
every thing.

“Oh! ay! ah! I knew you'd like, no-
body can help it, I like it; Jane likes it;
Hatty Came likes it,—yes, we all like it.’’
And little Louise took a twirl in the air as
she said this, that was certainly little short of
flying. ‘* Ellen Ford don’t though,” she