Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-03-06
From Arthur's Home Gazette,
TIL N SH 0 T. s.
BY r. 8. ARTHUR.

her mothers dwelling, one morning in
mid winter-'You are not going in this
trim?'
In what trim,' said Lizzy, glancing first
at her gloves, :hen upon her dress, and
then placing her hand upon her neck, and
bosom to feel if all was right there. SIS
anything wrong with my dress, Uncle p
Just look at your feet
AT my feet = And Lizzy's eyes fell
to the ground. 4 don't see anything the
matter with Them
'Why, child, you have nothing on your
feet but paper soled French lasting boots.
They are thick soles, Uncle
Thick! you call them thick, you
will have 10 find new term for ,hinness.
Go right back and put on your leather
| boots
Leather boot.' Lizzy's voice and
countenance showed an undisgu:sed a
mazemcnt.
Yes, leather boots. You certainly
would not think Of going out on day like
thi. without having your feet protected
| with leather boots .#
Leather boots Why, Uncle Thomas!'
And the musical laugh Of Miss Walton
echoed on the air. WHO ever heard Of
such thing?'
Uncle Thomas glanced involuntarily
down at his own thick, double soled, calf
skin understandings.
Boots like them = exclaimed the merry
girl laughing again.
But come along, my good uncle she
added, more seriously, drawing her arm
| within his, and attempting to move away.
'We'll have all the neighborhood staring
at US. You can't be in earnest, I'm sure,
about my wearing clumsy leather boots
Nancy, the Irish cook, has pair but l.
And pray, Lizzy;' returned the old
gentleman, as he yielded to the impulse
given him by his niece, and moved down
the street beside her-'are you so much
heartier than Nancy-so much stouter and
stronger, that you can bear exposure tc
damp and even wet pavements in thin
shoes, while she will not venture out un.
less with feet we'll protected by leather
boots.'
| MY shoe, are not thin. Uncle, persist
ed Lizzy they have thick soles.'
Not thin! Thick soles! Look al
mine .s
Lizzy laughed aloud as she glanced
down at her unclc's heavy boots, at the
thought Of having her delicate feet en-.
cased in leather.
Look at mine!' repeated Uncle Thom-
as. 'And am SO much more delicate
than you are?' ....
But Miss Walton replied to all this Sc.
rious remonstrance of her uncle, who wa,
on visit from a neighboring town, with
laughing evasion.
A week of very severe weather had
filled the cutters and blocked the cross.
ings with ice. Tothis had succeeded rain
but not of long enough continuance to free
the streets from their icy encumbrance.--
A clear, warm day for the season follow ed
and it was on this day that Miss Walton
and her uncle went out for the purpose oi
calling on friend or two, and then visit
ing the Art-Union Gallery. .......
Uncle Thomas Walton was the brother
Of Lizzy's father. The latter died some
years before of pulmonary consumption
Lizzy, both in appearance and bodily con-
stitu,ion, resembled her father. She was
now in her nineteenth year, her veins full
of young life, and her spirits as buoyan'
as the opening spring. 1t was just four
years since the last visit of Uncle Thorn.
as to the city--four years since he looked
upon the fair face of his beautiful niece
Greatly had she changed in that time
| When last he kissed her blushing cheek
she was half grown school girl-now
she burst upon him lovely and accom-.
| plished young woman.
But Uncle Thomas did not fail to OBJ.
serve in his niece certain signs that he un-
derstood too well as indications Of frai
and susceptible constitution. Two lovely
sisters, who had grown up by his side
their charms expanding like summer
sweetest flowers, had, ak at once, dropped
faded, withered and died. Long years
had they been at rest !; but their memory
was still green in bis heart. When he
looked upon the pure face of his niece, il
seemed to Uncle Thomas as if long los,
sister was restored to him in the freshness
of beauty Of her young and happy life. ere
the breath Of the destroyer was upon her.
No wonder that he felt concerned when he
thought Of the past. No wonder that he
made remonstrance against her exposure,
in thin shoes, to cold and damp pave,nents
But Lizzy had no fear. She understood
not how fatal a predisposition lurked in
her bosom.
The calls were made, the Art Union
Gallery visited, and then Uncle Thomas
and his niece returned home. But the en-.
joyment of the former had only been par
tial for he could think of little else, and
see little else, besides Lizzy's thin shoes
and the damp pavements.
The difficulty Of crossing the street,
without stepping into water was very
great; and, in spite Of every precaution
Lizzy's feet dipped several times into lit.
tie pools of ice water that instantly pene.
trated the light materials of which her
shoes were made. In consequence she
had a slight hoarseness by the time she
reached home, and Uncle Thomas noticed
that the color on her cheeks was very
much heightened.
Now 60 and change your shoes and
stockings, Immediately said he, as soon as
they entered the house. 'Your feet mus,
| he fhoro,,ohlv sat,lrated'