The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-05-31

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discretion, are dissatisfied with the size
OF their pedal extremetiea, ihsontinently
fall back on that hoary arti6ce of fool
ish world which persuades them that if
the feet are not small, the defect may b Q
partly overcome by making them look
small by some device The device
constitutes, nowadays, the shoemaker's
art and mystery, which art this view of
the matter, may be said to have made
great strides.
II you order pair of boots, can
describe your experience beforehand.
You go and have your measure .akeu.
The man on the bench is anxious to
please, and has the most perfect conf
dcnce. You explain to him that, your
feet being tender, you desire an easy
fit. 'Oh, certainly! OF course = aud
down so the figures. After reason
able time you call for your boots They
are finished and look handsome enough.
AT the shocmaker's suggestion you try
them on to speak more exactly, you
try them part way on. Then you arc
compelled to back off until the obliging
shoemaker, who takes all this as a mat.
ter Of course, had daubed your stocking
with .pulverizcd soapstone or something
similar, and handed you pair Of boot
hooks, over which you bow yourself.
lifting until you are very red in the face.
The man of leather, who knows his part,
meanwhile gets on his knees, and fur
ther assists by rubbing vigorously until
at length you have the exquisite sensa
ton caused by your poor heels slipping
inside the counter Then with two or
three vigorous stamps tho boot is on
The shoemaker, i'll positive glee, rubs it
little more to make sure there is no
wrinkle, then steps back, casts an Admir-
ing gaze, and assures you al is right
The boots are a splendid 6t ) like
glove like duck foot in the mudN;'
Jaumet's best French uppers, an oak
tanned soles; after they are broken in
they will be easy, and such fit (Aftcr
they are ..5sSle inss niud you.)
Your foot, us it protrndes from your
trowseri, does ccrtaialy appear much
daintier than usual AMI although the
joiuts Of your toes show through Jaum
cts best uppcrs like little knuckles, you
feelings are immensely tickled thereby
Unwilling to remove so elegant fit, or
doubling your ability to put them on
again uuaidcd, you decide to wear them.
home, thus getting them par'ly broke
in.' So you wrup the old pair iu
piece of brown paper and take your
departure, indulging in pleasant fancics
of the effect such dainty leather must
have on the susceptibilitics of Maria
| Jane.
But before you reach home your feel
ing have had their day, and your feet
begin to assert themselves You dis.
cover that they ache badly, in fact,
are partly bcpu;nbcd, so that they feel
like wookon feet, or like tooth which
the dentist has 'wedgel.' This inten
sfcs each minute, AMI when you finally
limp into your swn friendly room the
fine boots come off in hurry and go
slam into the closet. They Aattcred
your feelings, but oh, how they hurt
your feet.
After dozen or more such expert
enccs you began to philosophize upon
the matter, and end by tutoring the
following aphnrisms
l. Never 'brenke in boots or shoes.
If they are not easy when new, don't
take them, Tor the boots will break your
feet oftcncr than your fest will brak c
the boots.
=. If yru go on breaking in boot
leather, you will nc.d special last
made with all sorts Of knobs AMI prJtu-
beranccs to correspond with your dis
tortcd joints. Then you will be sorry.
3. you have large feet, admit it in
all honesty, aud have your boots made
accordingly. Then you will be happy.