The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-09
A PAIR OF SLIPPERS,
And How the Modern Cindere1las of Phila-
de1phia Use Them.

delphia Use Them.
Philadelphia North American.
'Now, take a look at those black satin slip
pers" said second hand shoe dealer to the re-
porter. This is the second time they've come
back to me, worn and repaired as you see, and
may sell em over and over again. at sixty cents
pop, and never bought EN- back for more
than ten, either. l have particular regard for
that pair of black satin slippers There's reg
ular jolly romance about en-
The reporter begged for enlightenment, and
the dealer accordingly proceeded.
They're not child's size, as you mis- ht i'm
agine, though they are ladies shoes, about the
smallest that's made outside of Spanish coun-
tries. The grown woman whom they first
fitted without hurting must have had feet small
and pretty enough to dance among the daisies
| In Chinese paradise. Well, soon after L set
out that doctored pair of Cinderellas for sale
along came sometime customer Of mine. She
was fine-looking young woman, the daughter
Of fashionable boarding house keeper not far
from here. had known her from childhood
Thorough-gong style, too only she was latterly
mighty careful to wear very long dresses, fash
ion or no fashion, on account of the size of her
feet, which were bigger than all outdoors-regu-
lar BarthOldis, you know, such as even a
Chicago belle could afford to laugh at. Well, as
soon as this young lady saw those slippers she
lit on them like hawk on bug. Just what m
looking for, Mr. NJ says she, deyouring the
beauties with her eyes and diving for her
purse without asking the price. They'll suit
me to charm
/" But whatever is up? says I. You surely
can't be wanting those fairy slippers for yourself
Miss J-P
'She colored up as looked at the bottom Of
her skirt with the suggestiveness of an old
friend, but burst out laughing in minute. I've
a plan in my mind that I'll tell you about says
she, If you promise never to tell
81 promised solemnly, and then she went on
to tell me of new boafder at her mothers. an
old curmudgeon of a bachelor, richer than q
pawnbroker and cranKier than a setting hen
which she had made up her mind to win for a
husband through the lnstrumentallty of those
very slippers. One Of the prime eccentricities of
this old fellow an admiration for large wo-
men with small feet. And he had frequently
been heard to declare that until he could meet
his ideal girl, who must be a blonde of ample
frame and yet of ininitesmal feet he would
never succumb 70 feminine charms, no matter
how captivating IN all other respects Now, you
partly understand the case Mr.. NJ said Miss
j, in conclusion for I'm both blonde and
ample, amt II
"'Yes, and comely to boot, said l.
Well continued she, dangling the Cinder-
elias in the air, and these will answer to fill out
the bill, so far as the fairy like footsy tootsies
are concerned and don't you forget it.
'.rThen she laughed again, paid for the slippers,
and lit out with EN-. Well, SIR just as sure as
you're born, she played that little game for all
1t was worth and won her man 1t happened in
this way: On the very next day, as the old
parlor he saw his landladys comedy and buxom
daughter lying apparently fast asleep
lounge in a studiously careless attitude,
but with her beetlesmashers snugly
out of sight. as matter of course, and with
those tiny slippers lying on the floor at her side,
as ii kicked off for additional ease, Just before
she had fallen asleep, Well. the old fool first
gazed at these slippers as if fascinated. Then
his eyes strayed over the fair sleeper, and he
doubtless fell to admring her general get-up and
ctr npalU oh ohnxva hOo
robustness contrasted with the sylphlke feet that
must be somewhere smuggled under those skirts
in order to fit those amazingly small slippers.
Then he sighed and went out. This ruse was
repeated several occasions, till at last the old
fool couldn't stand it any longer, and went at
making love to Miss jill good earnest. She
had hooked him with vengeance, and those
slippers were her only bait.
I'm just two months after she began angling
for him she landed him high and dry at the foot
of the altar. When she got back from her bridal
trip she came sailing in here ono day so covered
with expensive clothes and ornaments that
hardly knew her. But she carried a small
bundle in her hand and in that bundle was that
pair Of black satin slippers 1 gave you sixty
cents for EN-, and / give EN- back TO you for
nothing Mr. = said she, smiling sweety as
she opened them to me- they did their work
nobiy, and | only hope that their next pos
SCISSOR may find as much luck in them, or, rather,
out of them, as l did. Thank you; my hus-
band. Mr.. B, is we'll, and l try to make him
happy
AT last my curiosity got so much the better of
me that 1 couldn't help asking if Mr. b
hadn't kicked just the least trile on finding the
difference between her feet and tho slippers he
had fondly hoped were intended to cover them
Mrs. b grew suddenly stately, but she didn't
get downright angry over the question after all
Mr.. NJ said she to be chagrined over dis
appointment at times is only human. But
think he has found out by this time that I make
him a good wife, or, at all events, if he thinks
anything to the contrary, he is careful not to
express it,"
Mrs B is so rich now that she doesn't
need to buy anything secondhand any more"