Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-25


Boo1s.-It was never satisfactorily de-
termined, we believe, at what age of the
world bOsts were invented. Adam didn't
year them,-or anything else-at least not in
the early period of his career. After the
"faH," which was one Of the severest
falls ever experienced in the history of the
seasons, he may have adopted some species
of foot covering for what We know, but we
hardly think it was the boot. Stop, though
come to think, Adam was the first man boot
.ed-booted out of Paradise. Ladies' boots
didn't originate with mother Eve. She made
a slip, but there is no evidence that she ever
made slipper. She had hand in Origina-
ting bad morals, but she wasn't the author
Of balmorals.
In Shakspeare's time a shoemaker was des-
10 vated as one who boot5 it. Shakespeare
pab Onized one named " What" paying him
invar isbly in pufs. Hence we frequently
read ~ the plays of the great dramatist,
"Wbat NOOts it."
Itisnot Gnusual to read Of hOrseman be-
ing booted anu spurred. We should cOnsid-
crit suaieien tIy hlOrtifying to be " booted, -
without adding the l..Odignity and pain Of be-
ing "spured."
"BOOt" is term empl lOyed to represent
the difference which is sonnet, ines paid when
a trade is made, as in trading no rsss' for IN
stance. "Pn give ten dollars to boot says
horse trader. We have seen the tine when
we would give six months salary 70 boo' GER
tNiE persons that we know.
"Beauty and booty" was the motto of the
British at New Orleans in 1872, and Gems STal
Jackson accommodated them by bOOting
them out most beautifully.
Boots have more to do with moral grandeur
than might be thOnght, if you didn't think
anything about it. The hero treads the path
Of fame, but imagine him hoOfng it along
barefooted. There was sublimity in Napoleon
taking his solitary walk along the Ainty
/ beach of St. Helena, while the bitter refee-
tions of his heart found sympathy in the
suIlen roar of the waves as they beat
against ,be rocky sides of his prison isle, but
NapOleoL, slip-shodding along in pair Of
old pumps or dilapidated Congress CATERS,
would be simply ridiculous. The top boots
are as indispensable to complete the picture
of NspOIsonic grandeur as knee-breeehes, q
I cooked hat and benevolent expression Of
eountsnance are to George Washington.
Wellington boots were very popular at one
time, particularly with old Wellington, who
wore no others, except when he borrowed a
pair of friend. Ten to one they became
q WeIlington's" at last, for his memory Wal
bad. Napoleon had a great antipathy tC
Wellington boots. Wellington "admin-
5stered" pair to him once, it will be remem-
bersd, while they were playing the little
game Of Water Loo.
It viii be perceived that our article alludei
70 boots
If there is such thing as sympathy be-
tween inaniE.Sts objects, it is found in boots
If one Of your boots bursts out into grin q
the toe, the other will exhibit alike tsndenc!
very sOOn-itseens to be catching. If yOr
detect one boot dealing from the bottom
watch the other, fOr it will follow suit. YOi
will never get fair deal from your boots.
The boot is an inexhaustable subject, bu
ne, literary eObblsr that we are, hEve Onl!
tapped It.