The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-01

John Jaynes has no idea how dangerous
it is to wear tight boot, and insists upon
planting his foot in "screechy" No. 9.
Chas Parker has a slim foot, but it is
rather lengthy, and nobody is a bit sur
prised when they are told that he is at
home in fine No. s.
Jas. Thomas used TO have what might
be termed a regular "crusher." but since
he has been blistered and poulticed almost
to the grave, crosses one foot above the
otter In No.
F. L. Hardcastle believes in comfort, and
before he went north he appropriated to
his own use two pair of double back.action-
buckled-in tront-box-toed high kickers, No.
81.
J. K Skinner was once calculated for a
tall man, but bv mistake SO much was
turned up for his feet it left him only an
average man after all. He wears No. 8.
W. H. Thorpe ought, by right, to wear
a large-sized 8, but since be once stepped
on lady customers trail his employees
insist upon his modifying his leather, and
he now sports a.
Jas. NJ. Mcdonnell is obliged to have
his boots made over the market house /;
there isn't a last in town large enough for
him. He wears No. 10.
b W. Bozman prefers what he calls an
annie No. 3" shoe, but AT the same time
goes to Sunday school in a clean cut
No. 81.
Ed. Hancock has nice foot, but as he
was brought up On blanket he can't bear
anything of a more contracted order than
a No. a.
Bert Pierce prides himself more on his
foot than any other part of his anatomy,
and, although he walks a. ii on stills, will
persist in wearing Ne. 81.
Ed Small, understanding exactly where
TO unjoint his toes, takes them off when he
puts his boots ON and SO presses the pave
ment in No. s.
Thos. Fry is long for this world, but
why he doesn't commit suicide when he
sees a No. Ii, large size, prOtruding in
front of him, is one of the mysteries of the
age.
Gus Wells represents the craft of shoe
merchants very ably. When he can't get
hotel accommodations, he takes his hash
along with him in his boot. IT is sample
worth beholding, a gripsack, brand No. IL
VIM. LatOur once had his boot photo
graphed for a private box at the theatre,
but the managers concluded il was too
much of a show for the money. He now
wears neat No. z
George Lpngan has perfect daisy of a
foot, and although it is said a certain lady
uses his shoe for cradle, il
must be a mistake, for he only wears a
neat No. 81.
Charlie Yeater early resolved that he
wouldn't let people know he had large
understanding and, by careful dieting, he
has made his feet rest painfully in a No.
81.
w ID. Steele believes that "a limb of the
law" must end in good style, and although
he wears exactly the same size as a young
married lady's husband, covers up his
tracks in nice No. s.
J. w. Fowler once literally "put his foot
in it" by getting pair of No. 69's, but
after the doctor had been called to cut the
boot of of foot which had swelled until
about the size of an elephants, he has
been cOntented with No. =
Tom Lewis is very well off for foot.
His friends have often espied it coming
around corner as much as FIVE minutes
before Thomas himself hove in sight. He
wears 81.
Frank Richardson was once spanked
with No. 81 slipper, and since that time,
as gentle reminder, put his foot in no
other size.