Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-26
Look at that fellow s FOOT

Look at that fellow s FOOT
The newspaper man looked in the dicec.
ron indicated aud beheld the object OF his
flends remark. The foot was attached to
me leg Of an elegantly dressed young gen
,lemau. The foot indicated was the right
loot, and II Was only Of moderate size, but 4
made q terrible imprint In the mud which
Csrpf,"i the places whore the crossing Us
uAlly yNists at street corners.
TIE l-t- foot WIS OF he same size, but II
made q print only shout one halt Us lar"
aud "a very uert impression It was Ins
owner Of the paj- WAS, as before remarked,
handsomely dressed, AID would have pre-
.eutsd u very sty ,sn appearance but for ,hr
GghJ loot, which vas not acting IN a RICH;
usunsr.
"FIippity aop, aj2pity flop said toe
sr.H man. keeping time with his words
TO the step Of the stylish young gentle
man. That young fellow hasn't YET learned
What a child ought 10 have done during its
first year on earth. He hasn't learned to
walk.
The whole trouble with the young NAV
was q peculiarly wEieh the reporter so)u
learned is GYl,s common; he turned thr
ID n; loot m and managed the Other ore
properly With tie Toes turned slightly 'ol'.
Now ycu lust uo.ice, ssii 'ha -rUf man.
kow many pecp.a 're-r wi.! COue along II
~ mex; S. minutes Who wala along as
G vi. ed beings oIGhJ TO walk.
The first man 10 came by the watching
,..g Sa-a short. "a, one lie was huvr.iuL
..rrr breathing .aor' and persriring freely
He had q very black ciga- in MA n0u.h. and
ha blew out a short, thick pIti OF smoSs,
s.,l every breath averaging two pats 10
-.--r s,cr. He turned both feet sQIacely
eur. almost g. right angles with his body ,
Vow De goes 10 an extreme, remarked
a.. grlF voiced man, but he err5 on VIZ
~.-s side He'd better turn them both on.
rraH walk piyeou-;oed. II he dIdnt tlru
Them out, III b all the weight Of Ia ne b.,
10 carry he'd probably fall down pretty
o.. On. Now loo; 81 this.
He referred TO a tall young man whose
costume included a pair Of very short pants
This YOUR man leaned forward, and his
long body rocked from side to side as De
propelled himself forward. lie turned both
ut in His pedal eytremities looked
like two very young lovers Prome7a1lng
along a moonlit lane and trying 10 box
into each others eyes.
While the sentiment which the feat eX.
pre.s.d wa beautiful, the practical part OF
their normal position had ITS unpleasant
features. for the Young ma happening 10
rer, an OBSTACLE in his path, suideLIy
, timed aside and trod upon b ) own toe,
and q grimace Of pain and annoyance dis
. tor,pd his o,herwise besming colntenauce.
He recovered MS balance in a moment.
hoaevar. and along came three young ladlea
/ ,rt- hv side. and all taking a once. EAch
one turned in u foot, two OF them tn
. r,rtr too., aud The third, apparently 10 o.
odd. turred in the leit,
ID L tie ",utreI-in foot in each Gaze
was 3 crooked boot heel. while the o.n~E
! one was all right. with its tiny brass attach
mrur smoothly and evenly worn They
.gere pretty Ialirs. and could only De grace
/ t.l when they walked bearing upoo the arm
/ - another or when thsy were dancing OF
sI'turg.
Out OF tsrnty i've people inspected by
/ The .p~lEsppclur-d committees OF two, there
I afre o0Iy a ha,t dozen who walked grac'
fully. aud tho cause OF the lack OF grace IN
, h. o.her cases wsa only due TO their man
ne- OF managing their teet.
Ihe habit OF turning in ore foot was
| roriced to prevail, especially among ladies'
Iha, q all owing to traIuing said the
s-.N gentleman. Nos, girls learn 10 talk
ef9rr the learn to walk, aud thars WHY
he majority of ladies' talk more and better
h-u they walk
The gruH gentleman was a bachelor.
.Ihevrupis Who train them think Q! tell
iqg ttem how 10 carry their heads and their
hands. how 20 snile and to throw their
shoulders back. They shOg them how TO
manage a train aud how 10 hold their fans
and ,her forge, all a5oat their feet, except,
p, 30 cagriou them about wearing shoes
are enough for them. unless the girls have
ccras or are going 10 dance