The Writing Experiment by Hazel Smith

Writing as recycling 81

Charming House Stormed By

Females: 10 Arrested

A dramatic scene occurred yesterday

when hundreds of females descended

on Villa Bonita, the Vaucluse residence

of Mr. Prince Charming. Police were

called to break up the crowd of women

who overran Charming’s property after

a rather sentimental personal ad was

placed in yesterday’s Herald, apparently

pleading for a woman named Cindee,

who had a size three foot, to come

forward. It is thought this woman is the

masked beauty with whom Mr.

Charming whiled away the hours at his

Charity Masquerade Ball on Saturday

Night. The ten women arrested are all

being charged with trespassing.

Tuesday August 25th— Sydney Morning

Herald p. 5

Desperately Seeking Cindee

We danced all through night,

I held you close, I held you tight,

You ran as it struck midnight,

I looked for you, you were nowhere in

sight.

Then my personal bodyguard came to

me,

On my front stair a shoe he did see,

I know it was yours cause it was so

dainty,

So now I’m looking for a girl who fits a

size three.

Your princey baby wants you back,

Without you, smoochy, I ain’t got jack,

Come to my Vaucluse mansion before I

crack,

I’ll marry you, the moment you come

back.

Monday August 24th— Sydney Morning

Herald Personals Section

Sydney Socialites in Shock! Prince Charming’s Belle revealed to be
22 year old Campbelltown cleaning lady!
The matrons will be talking about it over their tea and cucumber sandwiches
for an eternity. After a month-long search by Mr. Charming, a woman has
come forward who claims to be the one he danced the night away with at his
Charity Ball last month. She is none other than Ms. Cindee Narelle
Carruthers, a 22 year old woman from Sydney’s west, who tends the house
of her father and his two daughters from his second marriage, and is
occasionally employed casually as a cleaner at the nearby McDonald’s.
Since the discovery, Ms. Carruthers has not commented to the press,
preferring to stay within the confines of the Charming residence, however a
representative of Mr. Charming spoke to the media earlier today on behalf of
both of them. He issued the following statement: ‘‘Mr. Charming wishes you
to know that he is not the sort of man who would let issues of class stand in
the way of such a thing as true love. He has asked Ms. Carruthers for her
hand in marriage, and she has accepted.They are looking forward to a long
and happy life together and hope that the media will allow them to live their
lives together away from the glare of the spotlight.’’
It is not yet known how Ms. Carruthers managed to gain entry to the
$250 per head event, however it is believed her two stepsisters were also
present.

Sydney Morning Herald —Tuesday September 25th p. 4