Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-07-21
A Pair Of Boots.

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4 pair Of Boots Is s mighty couven-
lent thing to bs the possessor Of this
rainy season bat woe to the man who
has two pairs.
We have swo pairs Of Boots. Don't
be alarmed readers although an editor,
we actually have gos two pairs Of Boots.
Whether we are an exception to the gen
eral rule in Ghat respect, We cannot say,
bat hope, at least, il any Of our brother.
en- have swo pairs Of Boots, that they
have not had as much trouble with them,
as we have had with ours.
A few days since, during the night a
heavy rain had fallsn, Ii is facts rain
does, sometimes fall in this country
Well, as we said before, heavy rain
had fallen, and we judged from the sps
pearance of things out doors, that mud
at least six inches deep, woald be found
between our house and stable. Reader
don't be surprised, once and q while you
will find E lueky editor, who has houses
but our luck passeth all understanding
We have both 3 house and stable. Well
as we said before, from appearances
there was mud in our path--we tried the
path, and there s0os mud in it; but We
succeeded in making the trip to the sta
BILE. When we arrived at the stable we
found our horse-don't be surprised ed
itors do sometimes own horse, AID
those that don't as veil as those that do,
quite frequently make dsses Of them
selves. Well, we were about TO say, the
mud ON our horse was about a. thick as
it was deep in the path, and il became
necessary to curry him down. Though
a q short horse, the old adage in this
case was not veTihsd-hs Sc vas net soon
ourried :" but he seas curried before we
left him. Our stable work completed we
returned to the house, our Boots being
tolerably muddy TO say the least. It vas
time thAs we should repair TO town and
mount the Tripod but then 1t would not
do to be found in the sanetum With =
pair Of muddy Boots On. That w0ald
ruin us forever, for be ii known, that
81 fine feathers makes fine BIRDS" and in
the Judgment Of the world, the posssssoE
of fine clothes, bl&aked Boots, 8 gold
headed cane and splendid pair Of black
Whiskers, must also be the possessor Of
the acgna Of human knowledge. Who
does not wish TO be considered wise 2
Certainly toe would not decline the hon
or, for that would prove US fool. Wen
as we said before, Ii would ruin Us TO be
seen in our s¬am With pair Of mad
dy Boots on our pedal sxtrenities; 50
we pulled them ofE-pullsd on . black
shining p If and were Oh In twinkling
for eur saBeAum in tbs city fully saEis-
fed that thus equipped We could not fail
to make the world believe that We knew
everything. We we're fully satisfied thai
we we're imposing upon tbs oFedulity Of
the world; bat who cares said We, The
world delights IN being humbugged, and
Ii is our duty to do all we ear TO carry
Gus the wishes Of the majority. We
Thoughts ourselves the Aappiess Of men,
and began 10 think that really we did
know soneshiags WITH thsss feelings
va started homs 10 dinnsr--we arrived
at home full Of hope, expecting 10 mevs .
smiling wife; bat Judge our surprise whsn
We cav her in the sitting room With ;
soantsnAnes - frOwniug and dark Is !
Thundss Cloud. WhA& was the maaaes
We could not divine, and hsrs ali oar
ideas Of cur superior knowledge yamsaA-
ed and We aamisssd oursslf fsol a.
significant glance from Cur better Aa..k
= . pair q anaddy Booss lying d ina
aiddle cl no room, solved Aha Haysasgy.
VS. had gained . hstls more kmsmasagss
! =. if Ne wished % kssp psaea b De
fanailys we mast not lsays or maadg
Eoota il tha niddla 81 the roaan. Enaaaa
upon saanlag u AGAie mars knaw asdwa,
We SAID, : Old Weman alwavs
ass thai ssrm wAem spsAlag II j fasaEl-
las Wsy y oar better Aalf 4 wAy asdnst
Ioa put Or Rooas i - closes, nd
awssp oas sas room. = Bseanss;u said
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pas yoaf alssys sassy, madar ID BaasH
away SoaEsaAs 40 mos lsave sAaam u rs
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