The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-12
WONDERFUL FEET.
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 l We were reading sa an exchange the other day oi the marriage of woaa sa tn England who was born without akns. but who can use her toes ~ish wonderful dextesty. She can sew. kals. crochet. use knife and fork. and scratch her head with her toes with as much ease as more fortunate mottais can use thest hnscfs. Aiser reading the article, we leaned back in our easy chair, closed our eyes. and allowed our thoughts to 90 oa on an ex. eurSacn across the water. We followed that rirl from the day she 6tst snared beau until her marriage, and some ofshe queer ones. When hes lover would call. of course she must receive him as other ladies would. and just imagine how odd il would be ,o see her reaching up her foot. taking his hat between her toes. placing it upon the table, and mosloning him ,o seat. She would s.i by hls side talking all the little nonscnsieal noth.ngs that lovers usually talk. ever and anon slapping him lovingly on the cheek with the sole of her foo, when he would get ot some joke at her e>pense. She spies ha,r on his collar. and wi,h . de>teflty closely bordering on marvellous, reaching up with witch,ng grace takes tt ln her ;oes and casts Il away. Ne can sec her sitting there with her too, iu h,s hand respond. ,ng to his tender squeeses. of coyiy toy lng with hts whlskers with her taper toes, Mayhap he may h,n, ,ha, he doubts her eonstaney, when. with an injured lock upon het iacc. she puts her ioot on her heart aud assures hun that II beats enly foi him, tha, al every pnlsa,ion the bounding blood marmurs his beloved name,
 Il has nc,kiic be. anne loosened. ho~ gracefully she would tic |, with both ieet. tapping the t,c neatly down w,th hlg toe when the lob was completed. We can picture her screaming with laughter and clapping her feet h glee over some funny story. cr wiping away the uabidden tear with hes toes at recital of want anal suffering. When about so part, he would kiss her and ask for just ono loving em. brace. and with the light oi love beam.ng m her eycs, she would bu, no, ,ha, is no, the question We forgo, fos the mo ment her unfortunate condition. He would have to do all the embracing him self She would hand h,m his hat. escort him to the doot, give ham Rood.niah, shake of the fool. and then sit down by the fire and draw bcautiiul picture ot the day when he would fall upon his knees before her and ask tot het foot and heart.
 And the marriage ceremony ofeonfse the hf,de could no, enter leaning upon the arm of the groom as Is customary. tot il would be unique and odd to sec her hopping in on one foot. and a, thc words with ,h,s ting thee wed" the peculiar circumstance of the case would compel him to place the golden band of love upon ane oi her toes oi course it would uekle her, and she nigh, finch and w,ggle het pcariy toes, but thts need cause no se. nous hitch ,n the proceedings. After the ceremony friends would crowd up and shake her foot, and rain down blessings and kind wishes upon her head. and under propit,ous skies they would set forth spon the journey of life loot in hand.
 II the union should be blessed with children, how eshiiefas,ng Il ~auld he ta sse her spank an obstinate younste,. She would snatch hm up with her toes. and lay him across her knee and ~hask the holy delights out of him with the sole of her foot. Then she wssald release him. shake her toe al h,m sternly. and tel. him ,ha, II he ever disobeys he, again she w,il make hin believe he has been sitting oa hot s,ove-hd As 'o kncading dough for the morning bissaits well, ~c will drop the curtain ot curiosity and parsae hrs no fufthef,