New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-30
LOVE AND TIC hT BOOTS.
Unpleasant PredicameHt Of a Young Wan
whose Boots Fit Liz the Paper On a
Vail
+ From the Louisville dourier-Joulnal

From the Louisville qourier-Journall
Among the amused an fitors at the Opera
House there was at lefst one person VINO
failed to see where the laugh came III. ana
TO whom the mirth-provI king antics OF Tony
Denier We're anythingI but pleasant. \
double-clog by Il slX-WeeIls' old corpse WolId
have been more entertaining 10 hlln imam
the sylpll-like moyemerl S Of Mile Leah in
the skippingropc redoTda. HI" bursts at
laughter from the delighted audience We're
like Goals OF fire upon his head. But TO the
story.
\ nobby fascinating young gent. one OF
the handSomcst and pol test conductors on
the Enhtuinr eyuress brain that flies over
one of the best IailroaE is that runs out OF
this city. like many othfr young gents. has.
among his acOuaiutancelS 4 beautiful Young
lady. who is his especial weakness. In tact.
he ador2s the very ground upon which sht
walks Tie y0ung ladT as is usual III such
cases. has Il "cruei pIrcnt.' WHO lahorN
under the dclUsi0n thEt the Young man
leads fast life forty nj Hes an hour every
other day.. and THREATENED to check Aln
through without changd to the Other world.
ii he c,.Inc tooling around his daughter any
more. But love laugh1 at lochslnitlS, ana
the Young folks cnntriyt to see each other
without the old gents knowledge. le~ter-
day the Young lady. Knowing that II was
the Young mans day tol lay over. sent hlm
. word that She would atJcJId the Opera
House last night. accom- panied hy younger
brother, and requested him 10 meet her
there and 90 home with her.
The young man got h mseif mp regardless
Of exnenst-rew clotheE new boots "a pair
which, hy the way. TIE Knight Of 81. Cll>pn
warranted to tit like ,hd paper on the wall.
and went to the Opera J! oU>". lie managed
! to secure a seat III The d er OF seats just III
| the rear of the one ocetpi"d by the Young
! lady. and soon Lad his mlStache close 20
| her back hair, Whisper - soft n"nSenS" III
| her ear. Before the tiri / act WAS tail over
| thoughts OF the warranty given by his boot
! maker began 10 cbtruIc themselves ulron
| lis mind. He remem Ierrd that paper on
| tie wall generally iii close ~ the mo
! mentS few by the iii q EW closer. HIS l"'t
| seemed to lie swelling Ialt an inch an h"!r.
| and the boots shrinking az the same ratc
Those of our readers who nave worn
| tigllt boots tand who has notj can aplrc-
| ciatc his situation. Finally Tie pam grew
80 ntoler5hie that he damaged, Will. III"
! y0ung lady wa, deeply Interested III one at
| the wonderful transformation scenes. 10
| slip the boot off. The Sens. OF relief nearly
| overpowercd him. and When the curtain Tell
| again. and Il .ricnd sitting near asked hllh
! out to see Il man. he acF"pjct tie invitation
and attempted 10 pad Oh lis hoo1. bJ,I il
! would not 20 on. id puIicd ana tnge"'t.
| but the calf-shin was obstinate. he cold
pcrSpration stood out upon lis brow. Tie
! was conscious that he i a. attracting attel!-
| ton. and suddenly ch4ng.d his lIiud, and
did not feel like drinking.
| Then he thought Of be Object III hi Nlst'
| IA The Opera House, au| I, with Il hair audi
| Die malcdiction upon 4 uootmakeIs. made
! :; desperate effort 10 tn lust ON tLr boot. \
! friend. attracted by l. actions. inquired
! the cause and was toit what was thu .n1--
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