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affection. Cinderella was then conducted, dressed as she was,
to the young prince, who, finding her more beautiful than
ever, instantly desired her to accept of his hand. The mar­
riage ceremony took place in a few days; and Cinderella, who
was as amiable as she was handsome, gave her sisters magnifi­
cent apartments in the palace, and a short time after married
them to two great lords of the court.

THE- DISCREET PRINCESS.

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I*r the time of the first crusades a certain king resolved to
join the Christian princes in the war against the infidels in
Palestine, W hat most disquieted this prince, was the care of
his family. He was the father of three young princesses, all
marriageable. The eldest of these princesses they named
Drona, signifying idle; the second Pratilia, implying talking ;
and the third, Finetta^ names which had all of them a just
relation to the cliaracters of the three sisters. Never was any
person so indolent as Drona ; she never walked any day till one
in the afternoon; her clothes were always tumbled, her gown
loose* no girdle, aud very often she had On one slipper of one
sort, and one of another. Pratilia led quite another sort of
life. This princess was very brisk and active, and employed