Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-06-13
!. WHERE ARE MY BoOTsr

passenger in the third story. Pretty soon
we heard sharp alteration up stairs, fol-
lowed by the appearance OF short, Eat
man with red face, who preceded negro
with arm full Of boots. The short, fat man
hobbled TO the bar, and in sort Of omin-
GUS whisper, as though he took great credit
Tor not being in II towering passion, said:
stamford, where are mig bocts2"
"Why, really sr-what number were
they 2"
"What has that TO do with it!" said the
fat man, beginning to get excited. 81 don't
know the number; believe they were
s, with low heels and pegged
"Ah, you mistake, what is the number
of onr room?
"Forty Five"
Sand did you put the number on your
boots when youtn'k them OIL"
"What have to do with markin, 1ots?
Do you think carry aboule ofink ,v
pocket 10 prevent my boots being stolen"
"But there was piece of chalk OH liz
stand where YOU took them off,"
"a piece Of thunder and lightning" sai,
the other. "l'll tell you what, mnd,ogd,
that wont do. The simple question IS,
,rhere are my boots? took them off IN
this house, and yon are Responsible for
them. That's law all over the worId.'
Carriage waiting" SAID the driver .
"Let it wait" SAID the fat man. Sup
pose can 20 without my bools?n
Here be one pair that wer'nt Marked
said the black, "are them um?"
81 q un, you black rascal; why
they are an inch too short and the heels
are two ches high.n
"Carriage waiting, and the boat vii
leave il ] wait any longer" shouted ib
driver, while we were all in the earring
and mging him to STAT.
The fat man grasped for breath. Land
lord, again ask, rhere aremy boots?"
"Why-realv, sir, -"
"Go, or not?" said the driver
:, The short man seized ihc unmarke'
boots and strained and pulled ill he 20
them on, and groaning as though his lee
were in vice.
| "Tl tell Won what il is, lanlord, cal
f. all the people 10 witness $50"
, Carriage starting" said the by-stander
(. The fat man started too, and was jus
5 getting into the coach, when tho blacI
, touched his coat tail. saying " remcmbe
the servant, sir?"
t eyes, " said the other, turning ronn'
, and LAYING his cane over the walters head
, stake that, and that, andtry and see il 20,
: remember me-, and my boots TOO"
S After we reached the boat and Tor
long time, the fat man seemed lost in
> reverie. looking at his new boots. ] ono,
heard him utter. safer all, if get III,
] heels cut off they wont be 50 very uncom
! Portable. and mine did leak little
: Thus NAV we draw comfort from III
J worst Of ills; for what is worse than loos
: ing ones hoois when the carriage is wait
/, ing, and the boat about TO start?
/ Two exhibiiioaf Of Cochran's mode
for patent bomb Cam, have beer
: made at the u. s. Arsenal Washington
i CITY, before a host Of Judges and amateurs
3 The result was triumphant The firin.
/ is sand to have been SO rapid--the shoi'
treading 20 closelyon each others heels
that three balls were sometimes in the All
i at the same moment. A report Of ihs
/, last Of the exhibitions states that The frs
| thirty-two discharges were made IN foul
. minutes; seventeen discharges afterward:
followed in two minutes and twenty Sc
combs: then eight were made within 4
! minute, and last If all three 10 the third
r Of a minnie. With this celebrity, wher
shells and hot shot come 10 be fred, il 4
] supposed that my ship of war may ~
sunk ere she can either fight or fv. i
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