Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-12-02
SUCH PRETTY FEET.
BY

Two gentlemen were lOunglng on Dfoad-
way, one fine spring afternoon. Suddenly
one of turned to his companion and eX-
claimed
"Egad! Hall, look there Who is
she? p
''Be still, she'll hea, you
And Dick Hall gave his friend an i'm
pomptu dig with his elbow, as an enjon-
der for silence.
A lady was approaching them-a slen-
der, coquettish little figure clad in gray
walking SUIT, cut sufficiently short to ex-
pose pair of feet Cinderella herself might
have envied "a black beaver hat ard a
blue veil concealed her heal and face
And she actually carried her hands in her
pockets.
"Whew! " calculated Dick. Il ad-
mire Ter audacily "
The wind played hide aud seek with
the veil, and at last, after several unsnc-
cesslul attempts, bore it proudly aloft, and
it disappeared from view in the distance.
"W hat pretty feet! " muttered Tom
Crane, unconsciousIy, aloud.
The owners of the objects of his admir-
alton turned her face towards him, AM
flashed an indignant glance from her dark
gray eyes, and her face reddened to the
roots of her hair.
There, stupid " cried Dick, angrily
You've put your foot in it now
But it was altogether to-. late to repent
now. She had evidently heard the re
mark, for she walked haughtily past them,
her head erect. her eyes blazing. ana the
pretty feet coming down upon the pave
ment with an indignant ring.
Tom drew himself up to his inll height,
and exclaimed:
thereafter, Dick Hail. please TO re-
member that at home, am Thomas
Crane, and am decidedly ayerse to pet
names Iou will address ne hr that
cognomen.'
The dcnce was the cool reply.
"Do vou know who she is?' querie
Tom
"A visitor at the Adams, believe;
sort of country cousin.
"And decidedly the prottiest, sanciest
piece of dry goods imaginable: cried
Tom, enthusiastically.
Cant yoa get me introduced by SOME
mcaus or other 2"
Dick shook his head dubious, and re-
Piled:
'I think it wonld be impossible The
family leave the town this week. un-
der.tood they were going to sail for ilu-
rope, Thursday. in the Sea R;"k."
4
Aud, linking his arm through that of
his friend, they sauntcret back to his ho-
tel.
\ few weeks after that and Tom had
departed for Fairfield, little country viii
lagc, wherein resides maiden aunt. who
had declared him to be her heir prJspec
tive
Altcr the first greetings We're over be-
tween Tom and bis worthy aunt, she ask
ed:
"Ain't married yeti:
Wasn't the last accounts hal was
the datifnl reply.
"Any sigos?" qneriei TIE. ioquisliyo
spirstcr.
81 don't know what you mean by signs.
If you mean that | gaze at the moon, sigh
doletally, and make q general tpo Of my,
self why think not ....
Tom set his foot malcioU-lv on the tail
of an unotfending kitten. then calmly
sleeping on the rug before the fire.
"You adacious boy !" shrieked his aunt
grasping the injured feline and seizing the
poker
"There I'll stop. never meant TO
hurt her." then Sotto roce.
"I'll wiring her neck the first opportu-
nifty"
Af:cr some apologies OF the part of Tom
and more soothing on the part of the maid
applied to the cat, they at last down again
in comparative quietress. Presently the
spinster began again
"There is the incest girl over the way
"Don't want any nice girl" he inter
rupted.
Don't, eh 2"
No, ma'an-not any emphatically
replied he.
"Boys don't know what they want"
"Men do"
"Bah !" | tell you there's the pretty
girl"
"Confound the whole tribe of females,
old and young"
His aunt lifted her finger warringly
in desperation, Tom seized bis hat and
left the room.
He strolled down towards the creek,
which ran close By his aun's residence
As he nesred the grove through which it
passed, he thought he heard cries for
help.
Directly before him, fast in the mud,
was a female, her face beplastered with
the precious article, her hands vainly grasp.
ing at the roots of trees which grew on
the bank, endeavoring to extricate her
self from her painful aud ludicious posi-
ton. To assure her of bis assistance was
one thing to give it was another. Grasp
ing with one hand bush, he extended
the other to her. She succeeded in ionch-
ing the end Of his fingers. Tom forgot
himself, and swore big oath but that
did not mend the matter in the least.
fter MANY oe attamnts he at last urasp.