Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-05-03
VI I = G ELLA NY.
THE LEFT SLIPPER

morning. drawtng out from under the sofa
o. ny s'ttia s-rooa a small slipper foi a leit
loot " bat 4 ever tLcrc Va lady. be he
Cinderella or Su-snnsh. -to had a snal-
icr foot than this would 6i. I shouid ike 20
So ber. thAt'. all
at down sgsin 90 nv coffee ard h,n.
and ~on-iervd ho~vvcr u could happen tia;
Mrs fottlc. nv -orthy and ohsequiou.
lsndlady. should have allowed the sfprer
20 have been overlooked IN The 4" ihorourh
rlrsnins' ste had assured me ai-av. took
plaoc between the c,f ,ad etsrc, Of her ,iif-
ierent scts 81 lodgcr- vt hcrr Il ua.. The
shtning oi ,he solt. bronze -coiorrd Ieaiher
had attracted my eve A. the sun 10 up the
ahyss hsn-afh the sofa snd nov. what
must DO nth ~ rsrhsp-. after AT. 4
~as Mrs. fouie's own. but I hurhrd AZ
the idea Of her eiephsntine too, finding
entrance there; perhaps n belonged %
chiid or granichild. bat O. Va. no,
probable interpretation % tbe mystery. IL
ooad surely not - kept Under ths sofa
for ornament; sni vet ho~ shouid .uch a
thing a. one slipper not lie missed. u the
o-ner possesscd t-o ie~t.
However. the little innoccut booking .iip-
pr. "a o. case ver,- fairy'. foot. iay there
and destroyed my p-acr % mind q. lcok.
"a az &C. Ny rvaders nav laugh a. me A.
thsH choose; bot I vii frankiv coof-...
iia' ~hilst .ou.e men fall m love -,h a
bench 81 curl'. pair oi cyrr. a s-lfr. a
hand. voice. I -a.. before brcakfa-t "a.
haf over. hesd and ears in love 9Th a .iir-
Ter lt ~as folls non sense of course f.
lut p" O. sas. Fhii5.opher, -ouli .av &
~as a form th.t M imagination -ouiar~d
~ ~ thc raj owner of thc slipper. Lut
don't cErc % b. 20 rarticuIar Il believe
icii in love nth the hale slipper it.eif
Slrh pretty lritlr thing it looked AMI frit
a. turr,i it over ir nv hand. With is
si.kcn 'au,iai-. and rosctfc of bloc. aal t.
beat hria- ~ -hite Sax dainty hitls ar
iicie. indeed. pcrfrn~d ~,tb soh. s-rcs
odor of roses. ilst al rs ioa- i.oiation
from its -vcct mistress lad not slolly de-
sirove,l
besri Ms Poi'l~ asc~nding the s,airs
With ~ irtiers. and hastily p1t the slipper
in nv coa'rocke'. ! had determined that
I -oald Dc guiity q iheii. 10 ihcii D; uss
sooner than part 18th nv ne~ treasure
Tie landisdy entsr-i. % ictters. or. q you
please. sur
'Ihank son. Iansscred cooiiy. and "a
her 20 again though I loogcd for tie his.
tory - the previous lodgrrs. th1usht
shr eyed me suspiriou-iy. bot. ofcoursr.
turned anil fni.i.od nv brcakfast. AMI
tAsn broke open the envelopes Of ny ict-
ters.
l ran- The bell. Mrs Poule enters. I
am sitting on the soh reading the paper (.
tut just az cafcicssly. You have kep,
these iodgine' somc time. . .urrose. Mrs,
Porl~Y~
LA~' yc'. sir.' sho sn.ver,. stopping
short .n ihe geaerai sethering together of
plates and dishes. - nigh upon t-ents
pears. Tbrouzh my poor Ssa..,l 5,;az
iasen of early. sir. ! -as obliged 10 begin
a. forty. Nov Im turned SIXTY. sir
iLoaeh some 80 say. ,aii Mrs. Pottlr 9Th
smile. " ilat thcy hardly caa think %.
more iLan ie~ years 40 I bcgan-I'm -
msth o., sane
" There shay ar right. saiI. uigsng
% propii.aie Mrs Fottlc .-'' 200 mielt a.
~en pas. ior Gify. snI ,osng boxing
uou.an 81 that. bot. ko-e,cr. ~hst sort
Of peoPle 10 you mostly gei hore.-young
nlen. Ike 81. IN merchant ofices. NJ
something % that siad
" Wei. So. sir. Er.t anl li.i. I've had
soue scores oi cir1t. al junior partners
buf siil. f..n't sI-ats ,o, hut there was
one ,ourg man--a.u's ibe frst ! ever
lad
id.i nof exactly ~snt q t~cniy years
of i9i-.rs. - interrupted a. sorihy soal
ty saving. " Bai -bo haze yoa hsI Iaisis 7
90 ~t.tie ia.f ro-. before { ,anef'
a cirioas 90 couple. sir a. yoa ever
cast cyc. on.~
d" Oiit~I r.srsd -
Mrs Pouie d,d ro'. srrro.-. no.i-e
ny agraiioa. hat replied -. 80. the
c,ntisu.an sboat srscnfs fs-. ! .hol.d
ih'nk. ani the ialy miglt te yslr oiler
cr geungtr. --naf a.l.h d,Fcrcree btt~rra
thrm-list ieg yolr pnrd9n. that golr
l-s. 'ir.' And Mrs pattc lI.srq. tred
~rh tle tfat Iust al fle L1rn srI tLe rlui.
ias sLeeis -ero heard. resriue tle ferra,c.
pc or ry tat u.r,aanitsgy. anI ~eaf
dosn .tans. sesed ~Hh fhe abrupt fer
uinafion lo her recital Al rode along
ue ihougat frses uie t,ai tho -hoie affair
uasaui,E. "a ihas Mr. Pouis ~antel