The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-16
TIE PARSONS BOOTS.

two others Farm. Jour. Prov.
TIE PARSONS BOOTS.
The Rev. MIR. L, of Connecticut
was whole-souled and obliging man.
lie would deny his eighbors nothing, ir
the way of accommodation, which in con.
science they would ask. But, as a sor,
of Offset, it was limited that he claimed @
return in the good graces Of certain of the
wives, daughters, sisters, and SO forth, o.
his much obliged neighbors. Whether
comman report belied the parson, or not,
the resu t was the same, and many hard
joke, both sly and open, was passed off at
at his expense.
A young man, neighbor OF his, wish
ing to appear in boots on ceriain occa-
sion, and having none Of his own, went to
ask tae loan olthe parsons. eyes, Jo-
el,' said the good natured man, "you
may have the boots but you must re-
member to return them soon."
Sartinly," returned Joel, I'll fetch
them home right away, as soon as ever
Pm done NTH 'em, and that'll be to-mor-
row evening, if not h ing happens"
The parson looked out for his boots on
the morrow, but they did not come. 1t
was the same the next day, and the day
after, and SO on for three weeks. In all
that time Joel never showed his face, and
the bootess parson began to loose all pa
tience when, one day meeting the de-
Iinquent with boot in each hand, he ex-
claimed
" Well, young man, you're a pretty
fellow, are you not -
"Why, so tho gals says" replied Jo-
el, showing his teeth
You forgot to bring home my boots,
as you promised"
o no, did'ut forgit, Mr.. F.;
sot out the very next day evening, to
fetch 'em home. But jest as got again
the road that turns up TO Deacon Thomp-
son's-you know the Deacon has some
plaguy handsome darters-weIl, Jest as
got agin the road, your boots wouldn't 20
an inch fudder, and l was obliged TO stop
and talk along OF tho gals a while, ill
by'm by it got to be 30 late, thinks |,
went carry the boots home to night"
" Well, what hindered you from the
bringing them home the next evenings 2"
Why, the next evening sot out with
'em again, and, with good deal of whip
pen * spurrin, got 'em past the road that
leads to the Deacon's and now, thinks
l l'll get 'em along well enough. Well,
and 80 it turned out, until come to the
lane that turns down to Cuinal Butric's 4;
and there, as true as Pm alive, the boots
stopped again, and they wouldn't bulge
step, till rdgone and talked with Sally
Butrick while. So it got to be too late
again that evening"
b ut that don't account for the whole
three weeks"
"No i but III tell you how it was
The very next evening l determined the
boots should 60 home, whether or no.
So set out to fetch 'em away round
cross lots, 30 as not to pass the Deacon's $
road, nor the CurnaPs lane. Well, this
project worked amazin well. The two
greatest difficulties was got over and
now, thinks /, III take the high road u
gain but plague take the boots, as
came opposite the Widow Smiths, they
would stop again. And so it was, even
ing arter evening, until this morning.
thought I'D set out in the day time, and
see what could do then"
The parson, vexed as he was, could
not help smiling at Joel's account of the
perversity of his boots, and congratulated
him on his success in getting them thus
far or their way home.
Whyto be sure" said Joel, l have
been rather lucky in getting by, as it we're,
all the most dangerous places but l had
TO work pretty hard for it, though it WINS
day time, for the boots would keep a tar.
nal twitching and yerking, as ! came past
the Deacon's, and the Curnal's, and the
Widows. But took the bits in my
teeth, sot my face straight afore me, and
here | am. And now, MIR. F, il
you'll Jest take charge of the boots your
self, III be much obliged 10 you"
o certainly, Joel, and glad TO get
them So"
Joel handed over the boots, and said, as
he turned about to 60 back" Pm very
much obliged to you for tho use on 'em
Mr.. F ;they're capital boots, and
fitted me to shaving but the truth on,
is, they hare a tornai,on mack Of going 10
see the gals s"-[ New York Transcript.
The Boston Transcript, Of Saturday
evening, ssys-"We are highly gratiticd
to learn, that the Hon. EDWARD EVERETT.
ha .o.s r. -.