New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-23
CITY ITEMS.

PuTTISG HER FOOT IN T.-Once upon time
that is the way our childs story book used to be-
ein-here was a woman in this city who was not long
from that lovely island noted for its greenness-some
of the people slightly of that same color-who, IL
the doorway Of the cottage upon her native hillside
had always kept board across the bottom to keep
the childer in and the pig out-the later only III the
daytime Glass, being taxable, was luxury not to be
INDUCED in by the likes Of rs poor folks, and there
fore it was not her fault, though II was mis-
fortune-to others-that she was not acquainted with
its nature and And so happened that, shortly
after her advent in this land Of glass and gas, she en-
tered dry goods store in Catherine street to inquire II
she could be accommodated with sxpence worth OF
potatoes and, upon being assured that that kihd OF
dry goods not kept upon the premises she turned
TO look for them in other locaty-probably the
drug store at the corner. Now 1t so happened
that when she entered the dazzlingly-lghted
room the door was open, and she saw no OD'truclon
TO fee passage. Neither did she when about 10
make her exit But ii had happened that in this briei
interval Of time there had been interposed door COM
posed of one very large pane OF glass, ana d ooaru
across the bottom that looked to her eye exact
" ike the one that she had used to keep the ch.-
dren in and the pig out but did not prevent those rom
passipe who could stride over it. 1t was very light,
both inside and Outright enough for practlced eye
to see glass as well as to see through IT. Dut the
lady in question had not practiced eye-she saw
the board, but did not the door, nor that II
offered any obstruction to any one who could I'LL
foot above the ordinary level Of fashionable shuttle
so she put on bold face bsnshed the fear of showing
an diversified ankle, and marched toward the street
with the right foot forward and well elevated, and thus
she made the stride to clear the board. At that instant
the clerks in the store and the crowd ontside were
startled with a crash of broken glass and cry Of
I" Holy Mother is il me life ye're after
Now" said the proprietor, with a peculiar eui-
phass that indicated strong disposition to say d
strong word, &" Now you have done il. Didn't 20"
know that was glass ?"
"Gas is it ? And how should be knowing 1t was
glass -
Know t-did'nt you it Where were your
eyes when you put your foot in il r
me fut in it And was Mt me eyes III Inc head, 10
be sure not in my fut Oh, bloody murther, snan
be kilt entirely and you, we spalpeens to be getting al
honest woman in such rattrap as this, and never
one of We lending hand to get her OUT
In fact, she was in a trap. she had put her foot
and half her body about half way through anu
there she stuck in shower OF glass, Win 'n'
broken pieces fixed in the sash at their base anu !"
her body at the points so that she could neither go
ward nor backward without danger of scratch ~
least and she was only exicated by forcibly dragging
her back into the tore where the scene began 10
viewed !, ts ridiculous light particularly as
illustration of an old saying that notwithstanding
cos Of the name and worhessness Of broken glass 'ue
company ali Joined iu shout Of me-rmeutat the Hs''