Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-08-29
TWO LITTLE BLUE BOOTS.
Shrewd Trick of Handsome Young Widow
Exposed.

Shrewd Trick of Handsome Young Widow
Exposed.
Among the many stylish carriages
which at this season OF the year throng
Seaside Park, at Bridgeport, Conn.
just before shutdown every afternoon,
there has been noticed of late hand
some Brewster victoria, drawn by Il
pair of spirited bays. The white
straw collars and the shining trappings
of the horses have attracted much at
tention, when, indeed, it has been
possible for one to turn his eyes for Il
moment from the vision of loneliness
that reposes in the carriage, and much
of Bridgeport is in fever of curiosity
to know whence the dashing turnout
comes and to whom it belongs.
This curiosity has been intensified
by an incident-as the French would
say, contretrempts--whi occurred
last Saturday evening. Upon her first
appearance in the park the widow (for
Bridgeport is agreed that the fair
occupant of the victoria is widow
let it be seen of all men that she had
Il remarkably neat pair of feet. Lean
ing back on her cushioned seat, she
permitted two shiny blue kid boots to
creep out from under cover of
fiounces upon the velvet carpeted floor
of her low carriage, where nestled one
against the other as motionless and
demure as a couple of sleeping mice,
they remained in full view of all be-
holders. They were ravishing feet.
Bridgeport people, in their narrow
minded way, have been heard to say
that Barnum ought to have them,
meaning thai they were priceless and
unique.
The widows feet" had come to be
recognized as one oil the attractions of
drive in the park, and it is not to be
wondered at that when, last Saturday,
having her stylish carriage halted
where dozens of other equipages were
drawn up in front of the hand stand,
all ewes turned in her direction. The
little blue feet were, us usual, in sight.
The band played a ravlshing waltz,
but the pretty little boots remained
insensible to It's rhythm; the feet Of
accompaniment to the music, but the
widows feet knew no such frivOlity.
They seemed to say: ave are here;
VIC are VIC dIG COliICIG-
Suddenly there was a commotion
among the horses; trotter attached to
Il light wagon became FESTIVE, and back
ing unexpectedly, brought the rear
wheels of the vehicle in which he was
driven sharply against the back of the
widows victoria. There was Il little
shrek, Il fiutter of white garments,
and in another instant the widow was
Standing trembling in the road, sup
ported by the footman, who had jumped
from his box as his mistress left the
carriage. And now occurred a most
astonishing thing. The widow was
in the road, that was plain to every
body; but there, sitting quietly side
by side on the floor of the carriage
which she had forsaken, were her
beautiful feet. There was no mistake
about it. They were there, two lovely
blue shoes, ending in shapely ankles,
that were incased in black silk stock
ings. Above the ankles was nothing.
With a cry of distress the widow
scrambled back into her carriage, the
coachman threw a robe from his box
to the floor of the victoria, completely
covering up the little blue boots, and
at frantic signal from his mistress, 1
drove rapidly out of the park. 1t is
said that the widow is the occupant of
rented cottage at Southport. She
has not been seen since Saturday.