The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-10-16

The Awkward Manner In which some Men
and Women Walk.

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The Awkwasd Manner In which some Men
and vomen Walk
Look at that fellows footr'
The newspaper man looked in tho
direction indicated and beheld the OBJ
ject Of mis- frienu's remark. The foot
was attached to the leg Of an elegantly
dressed young gentleman The foot
indicated was the right foot. and il was
only Of moderate size. but it made .
terrible imprint in the mud which car
peted the places where the crossing
usually exists at street corners.
The left foot was Of the same size.
bur il made print only about one-half
1 as large. and a very neat impression IL
I was. The owner Of the pair was. rs
I before remarked. handsomely dressed.
and would have prssenteda very stylish
! appearance but for the right foot,
which was no; acting in right manner.
"Flippity flop. flippity flop said the
gruff 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. lie
hasn't learned TO walk. y
The whole trouble with the young
man was regularity which the re-
/ porter soon learned j. quite common:
! he turned the right foot i'm and man
aged the other one properly with the
I toes turned slightly 'sout." Now you
just notice" said the gruff man. chow
many people there will come along in
4 the next few minutes who walk along
as civilized beings ought to walk. !"
/ The first man who came BY the
watching pair was short, fat one. He
was hurrying along. breathing short
and perspiring freely. lie had very
black cigar in his mouth. and he blew
out short. thick puff Of smoke, with
every breath averaging two pulls to
every step. He turned both feet square
ly out, almost at right angles with his
body.
Now ne goes to an extreme" re
/ marked the grulf-voiced man. "but he
errs on virtue side. He'd better turn
them both out than walk pigcon-tocd-
( II he didn't tarn them out. with all the
weight Of fat he has to carry. he'd
\ probably fall down pretty often Now
4 look ut this.
I He referred to tall young man
whose costume included pair Of very
short pants. This Young man leaned
forward. and his long body rocked
from side to side As he propelled him
self forward He turned both fee; in.
His pedal extremities looked like two
very young lovers promenading along
moonlit lane and trying to look into
each others eyes
While the sentiment which the feet
expressed was beautiful. the practical
part Of their normal position had its
unpleasant features. for the young
man. happening to meet an obstacle in
his path. suddenly turned aside and
trod upon his own toes. and grimace
Of pain and annoyance dist )rted his
otherwise beaming countenance.
He recovered his balance in mo-
ment, however. and along came three
young ladies. side by side, and all talk
ing at once. Each one turned s.in''
foot. two Of them the right foot. and
the third apparently TO be odd"
turned lin" the left.
Upon the ''turned-in" foot in each
case was crooked boot heel. while the
other one was all right with its tiny brass
attachment smoothly and evenly worn.
They were pretty ladies. and could only
be graceful when they walked bearing
upon the arm Of another, or when they
were dancing or sitting.
Out Of twenty-five people inspected
BY the self-appointed committees Of two.
there were only half-dozcn who walked
gracefully, and the cause Of the lack Of
grace In the other cases was only due
TO their manner Of managing their feet.
The habit Of turning lin one foot
was noticed to prevail. especially among
ladies'. That's all owing to training"
said the gruff gentleman. Most q. Is
learn TO talk before they learn to walk.
and that's why the majority Of ladies
talk more and better than they walk. =
The gruif gentleman was . bachelor.
1.-The people who train them think
Of telling them how 10 carry their
heads and their hands. how 10 smile
and to throw their shoulders pack.
They show them how to manage train
and how TO hold their fans. and they
forget all about their feet, excepting to
caution them about wearing shoes large
enough for them. unless the girls have
corns or are going TO dance. - Dcnrcr
Tribune.
The British colonies include the
richest and largest forests in the world,
extending over millions OF square acres.
In India alone about 10000 square
miles are aiiorcsted. and the forests Of
Canada. Australia New Zealand and
Cape Colony are second to none in sire
and the variety and value OF their pro-
ductions But there Is no knowledge
Of forestry and no school Of the art n
France and Germany. Consequently
the acreage under timber there and il
Great Britain itself i small and con-
stantly decreasing. N tho 10000. Goa
square acres 81 Scotland. only about
zoo. 600 20 800. 600 acres are woodland.