Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-06-23
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A PAIR OF BIG FEEr.-A negro, with
nothing but ragged look and pair of
big feet to distinguish him, entered Rubs
Hoffenstein's store, and asked to look at
some shoes.
''Vat number you year ?' inquired Hof
fenstein.
Il don't 'zactly know" replied ne
gro,'' but it pears to me de number is
somewhat round fourteen" AMI he held
up a broad, fat-looking foot, which shut
out the light from the door like screen.
s'My GRACIOUS - exclaimed Hoffens-
tein, as he gazed at the Dimensions Of the
negro 8 pedal extremities, iii your feet
vas couple uf inches longer, my trent.
dey would be bair uf Wings, and ven Ga
brleI blays bis drumpet. all you would hat
to do is to work your feet und you fly shust
so as little mocking- bird. My gr-r-a-
cious, vat feet!'
ssLook hyar," said the negro, indignant
", 81 didn't come to dis store to be suited
nebber talk bout anybody, and l amt
God made dem feet, and 'pinted me to
tote 'em frew dis world, an you ain t got
no right to find fault wild dem. Foxes
hab mighty 'spisable ways desc times pears
to me.''
''Vel, my trent, you don't must get mad
you know. IT you see my brodder's fe-t
vot vas in New jersey, you dou't drl
you vas nobody. vi. if my brodder vas il
New Orleans, und walk Cd his hands in d.
summer dime, he nefer get sdruck on d"
head NIT de sun. His feet would be twice
SO much peter as an umpiella. He vas
broad uf his feet, nv trent, und eferypod.
vot has been anyvers near him say dot dey
vas bis strongest point.''
Il didn't come hyar to talk bout feet ="
said the negro, 81 come for de 'spress pur-
pose OBJ gettln' er pair OBJ shoes; if you
amt got any, say SO, an Pm gwine scme
whar else.''
sVait, my trent. Herman, come und
dake look at de shentleman's feet und
see if dere vas anything in de store vot vii
Wit him .
The clerk did as he was hidden, and said
there was not a pair of shoes in the house
that was large enough.
s.If you is gwine TO keep shoe store"
said the negro in disgust, ''why don't yom
hab shoes dat will fit fokes.''
well, my frent,'' replied Hoffenstein. |
''va don't can afford to keep shoes In the
stock vat vii Wit your feet. It would pay |
us peter, you know, to put lid und a
couple uf handles to dose kind-uf shoes, |
bland smile Hoffenstein bowed the ne
gro out.-Neao Orleans Times Democrat
A LOVERS WoEFUL WoRDs.-"You
don It doubt me, Myrtlep"
"Never!" exclaimed the girl, putting or
her invisible net as she spoke. aud placing
her bandolne bottle where she would b.
sure to see it in the morning. The sun
had glared down iercely all day upon ths
parched earth, and now that night had
come the heat was even more Oppressive
than ever, because the cool wind that had
been waited from the lake during the dav
had died away. 1t was dreamy. sensu-
oes. ene-gauze- undershirt-and-nove vest evr-
ming, such as one often notices while trav-
cling in Palestine.
'Y GU have great faith in me, have yon
not little one?" Vivian Mccarthy said.
taking the girls off hand in his.
"Yes.'' replied Myrtle, 81 believe in you
with childlike faith akin to that which
enables boy to bite pie in the dark. and
/ love you with deep tenderness and fair
loyalty that can never die
"And would yeu believe anything told
your" Vivian murmured, kissing the di,-
pied hand that lay in his. Looking at him
with her starry eyes. in which there
CLEANED holy lovelight, the girl replied
slowly and with Infinite pathos: Il would
believe your every word, no matter what
you told me
Then" said Vivian, while baleful
light shot from his near eye, there is no
ice cream in Chicago
Far an instant, dazed by the shock,
Myrtle did not speak. But presently the
voice of her heart found echo in words.
II can never leave you now" she whis-
pered. ''There cannot be another such
liar in all the wide, wide world.''
A coachman calls upon the doctor to ask
what can be the matter with h: IN.
my good man, says the prince of
science. you've got deopsy--that's whal
ais ynu."
.sDropsy! What's that?''
1T is morbid collection Of fluid In
the serous cavities within the body-in
your case + take it. hydreperitoDeumc cans
ed bv cirrhesis of the liver. but cured by
paraca. fesis.''
II know, hut what il it IN Englisb?"
"Yon're all full Of water inside"
'.Wa.er? Oh. that's nonsensel Reflects
a mcment.) That scoundrel of saloon
keeper must have watersd his liquor, and
yet he swore to me didn t.