The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-06-18
FLYABour BuDGE.S
SHOE S HOP.

The above is the medium and mode by
which ljudge communicated the fact that he
cared for mems soes, ,,nakine it an awl impor1
tanl point 10 war; them Of the waxing nigh
Of their latter ends.-Were we little
more artistic, we should divide our article
into two chapters, and the sign Of our hero
would be the caption of Chapter Second.
But we do not aspire TO any such high at
tainmcnts in ART, Our pen Is rambler, at
best and, barring our cruditc motto, we have
no inclination TO use pedanlic clap-taps--
Yes, tha; was the sly lie and title by which
Bulge announced his professional employ
ment. 1t was in black on white. The
ground work, or rather what figured in the
stead of canvas, was a sun.blotched and
blistered pine-board. The black capitals
wore scutfy, vaeabondish look, AS if they
we're saying, it WAS no place for lf.em there.
From our typical representation, the shrewi
reader will readily guess that the organs Of
form and size were not extremely promi-
nent upon the head Of the artist glazier,
who had made and put ther-, IA sign tsura-
waggish, broad checked school-bo,s found in
i; The food for their passing joke. This was
their rendering: FiyaJ"m Budge's Shoes
hop A proposition d"monslrable enough,
AS far as related to his own peculiar peda
encasines. shop, where Bulge meta
morphosed tough ox-hide into human soles
was lItle flat thing, with spreading ROOT
like the panama OF Louisiana slave-driver
II contained two rooms, one of which re
minded you of the brain Of fanatic, being
filed with shelves uf single ideas, ie., thick
shoes Not. that each best foot had no
its duplicate. For, Bulge was OF those
straight. forward, thorough going shoe-mak
and lefts." lie strongly recommended di
urua shifting of tenants, as the suresi mean
of promoting longevity and faithful ser
. vice in the products OF his handiwork.
S The sun had made u bare faced entr
d through the eastern window. long before it
II owner was stirring. il had busted itself vii
= looking over Budae's accounI-book, whic
n lay oI,rn upon the dininuii,e wriling-desl
& in one corner OF the shop proper. Seeming
d v satisfied with the result Of its inquisitiv
'r researches there. il had been examining III
II partially covered. A conienred-lookin
e. brace of rats were enjoying rcpast upo
as the haf dried. hall-irozen dish Of paste, tn
rs sa under the work bench. The warnir
le voice Of the lock, as the bolt shot back befo
H. the turning key, sent them scampering
re their retired ahodes.
e Budge's brisk air of entry put bushes
d. like aspect upon the scene. The snug cos
On were raked from their hiding-plares-wo'
was heaped over hem, and the reekng sto
nd began to impair, genial warmth TO the wi
'e, t7y atmosphere Of the room The past
n board wood-sawyer, on his wire pivot in I
We rusty pipe, began his noseless employing
nd of providing imaginary fuel The disqu
to ed notes danced in the golden sunbeam
H. and the tub of frozen water, by the sto'
ire side, emitted an occasional yielding crack.
he Having GOT his fingers all glow, Bud
of slipped off his coat, buckled his apron abe
no his waist, and with whlsiing, inventive a
ho seated himself to his toll. He was engae
ng in making pair of shoes for the club-fool
sry pedagogue, who had often sent jamie ho
| a 4 III r 4 d.
uht To be sure. when Mr.. Quirk shank had pr
rit- sented himself for measurement. Budee
rue imprcssively denied the possibility of Civ