The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-04-11
How MIR Beecher Lost has Boots.

The difference between . and : is not very
great: only single unit. And Vet that dit-
ference has power over mans whole tenn
per. convenience and dignity. Thus. at But
falo ny boots were set out - night 10 be
BACKED. In the morning 10 boots were
there, though all the neisabo.ins rooms ad
been served | rang. | rang twice. ~
pretty ho;el-nearlv eight o'clock. going ont
al nine, breakfast 70 be eaten, ami no boots
vet" The waiter { ime. took ny somewhat
emphatic order, aid left. Every minute MAS
all hour. It always i VIXEN yCu are cut Of
temper. \ man IN his stocking feet, in the
third story Of hotel. finds himself restricted
in locomotion. ! went 10 thc door. looked
up and down the hail. SAW trowsy chamber
maids; saw, alar oif, The master ot the coal
scutt.e; SAW gentlemen walking IN bright
boots. unconscious of the privileges they en-
loved. but did not see any o.e coming with
MY boots. i German servant at length
came. round and ruddy faced, very kind and
good natur-d, honest and stupid. He III
formed me that gentleman had already Ia
ken boots Ne. - tnlv numberl He would
hunt him up. though he Mas =, breahfasting.
Here was 4 new vcxai;on. Who was the
man who had taken rly number and gone for
mv boots? Somebody had them on warm
and nice, and WAS enjoying his coffee, while
walked up and down. with less and less pa
tience, who had none too much at first. No
servant returned. rang again. and sent tn
ergeiic and staccato messages to the Office
Some water had been spilled on the floor |
stepped in / Of course. L. winter. cold Wa
ter feels as il il burned You. Unpacked my
valise for new stockings. Time Was speeding.
1t was a quarter past eight: train at nine, no
boots AMI 10 breakfast. | slipped on a pair
OF sandel ruhberS. teo large by inches for nv
naked feet, and while | >huiiied along the
hail, they PLAYED up an1 down on nv feet.
First, one shot off; that secured, the other
dropped on the stairs; people that met
looked as ii they thought that Was not well
ever last nights spree
Ii WAS very annoying. Reached the Office
and expressed ny mind. First. thr cier,
ran, the lei three times flriouSly. then ran
forth himself. m,t ;!le German boots. who
had bnotS 80 in his hand. narrow and long.
thinking, perhaps, colld wear them. Who
knows but 9. had n.y boots? Some curiosi-
" was beginning to be tt.i among the bl-
stander>. Il vas likely thai should harc
half the hotel inqI;ring after nv boots.
abhor scene. keircatei to NIX room. On
the way thought would lcok at room 80
boots. Behold they were mine, There
was the broken pull-SiIap: the patch on The
right side. and the very shape Of nv toe
infallible signs, The fellow had marnd
them q. and not -. And al this hours VI
mutt arose from just the difference between
and :. lost my boots. lost the train, lost
nv temper. and, Of course lost nv good
manners. Everybody does, that loses tenn
per. But boots or, breakfast served. car
of coffee brought peace and good Will. The
whole matter took ludic-oUS aspect /
moralized upon. that intirmity that puts 4
mans peace at the mercy of n DutchmaG' ;
chalk. Had he written s.. had been 4
good-natured man looking At Niagara Falls
in lis winter dress. lie wrote 90, and fun
ed, saw only my ow:l falls, and spent The day
in Buffalo,
Are not most of the pets AMI rahs Of life
such as this? Few men could afford. to-
morrow. to review the things that vexed
them Yesterday. We beast of being free,
vet every man permits the most arraat triaes
: to rule and ride him. 4 man that is yexetl
and angry turns tie worst part of himself r.
to sight, and exhibits himself in butfson'
coat and fools cap, and walks forth % be
: jeered. And Yet ones temper does worse
by him than that. And men submit 10 Il
not once, bat often, ard sometimes every
day. | wonder whether these sage retlec-
tons Will make me patient and quiet the
next time my boots are misplaced?