St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-26

gathering of the muscles about the eyes as
would naturally occur from straining OF the
optics in deciphering the ideas OF the writers
of deep and learned essays. Glasses were
to be seen On her thin and white nose.
The imaginary owner vanished from sight
as the porter moved along. He paused not
at the masculine boots that were strewed
along the way, but looked only for the
smaller one. Half way down the aisle two
neat and pretty shoes peeped out They
were not worn and did not require the at
tention of the porter, but he took them just
the same.
They are not remarkably small, but are
of good Shape-in short, they are the shoes
that one would naturally expect to see on
young woman whose characteristics are not
well defined. Not petite enough to be the
possessor of dainty, fairy-like creature
from the Indolent South. they are not large
and misshapen, as might be expected OF one
who had seen active and hard service. 1t
was such shoe as could be seen any day
on the streets of any OF the booming and
growing western cities.
The work upon the shoe was that OF
Minneapolis shoe house and the Inference
was natural that the fair. sleeping owner
was resident of that city. A type was
she. if shoes were crteria, OF the COM
posite character of Minneapolis popula-
ton.
At the next berth but one the porter
picked up two models, so far as shoes go.
They were dainty in size, shape
and make, and stamped their owner
as being from st. Paul. AT
dancing party their owner would be in
demand. for no young woman ever possessed
oI, OF nd undermining
without being a good dancer. They were like
wise fitted to shine
A.&sVNAMNNlNW at tennis tourna-
GaaN T,rE ment, for they fitted
MAsA PIX perfectly and would
Wv ass therefore Ell a bic
W SSEaaN their wearer to
rush around and play without torture or
discomfort.
pretty shoe that fits a pretty foot Is
inseparably associated with pretty girl
and the travelling representative OF Minnie
sota's capital city was given the beneht OF
this association.
Visions of winter carnival days came up,
and for the nonce the dainty little woman
with the pretty shoes was arrayed IN Aer
becoming toboggan costume. The black
ness of her hair and eyes was lntenSlhed Dy
contrast with her new blanket suit ana
tooue. The keen. bracing wintry air gave
a rich cOloring to her face and leaves per-
manent tinge upon her cheeks.
The porter drops one of the shoes and
the vision disappears.
There is no evidence of a rain. There is
no such predictions. There was no rain
and no clouds in and about st, Paul on the
dav of the departure of the Limited"
train. but this does not alter the fact that
the next pair of shoes discovered by the
potter, was accompanied by pair OF rub
bers. In fact they were In close compan-
ionship.
They-the oes and the overshoes-were
the property of some old maid
or teacher. and no question was5
asked, so that the exact facts We're FN \
not ascertaned, but the circum- \ N
stances pointed rather strongly 4 NJ Z
in that direction. To begin MY
with. they were perfectly parallel
to each other as they stood at
right angles to the berth on the floor OF
the car. Everything looked so prlm
and proper that these ideas were
projected so to speak, and became part and
parcel of the owner. If it was not
prudsh old maiden her shoes and ruDDers
did her great injustice.
The last pair of shoes were picked up.
They were not made for looks SO
much as for comfort. They were not ar
ranged in any particular way, but dropped
down. They were somewhat warm, but
evidently easy.
No astute philosopher was needed to tell
that their owner was matron who TOOK
life easily. She was past the show and ap-
pearance days of life, and was no longer
content with q sunarficial haauty Comfort
was more important to her eyes than ap-
pearances.
The porter passed into the smoking
The train rushed along. The passengers
slept. The porter shined up the shoes.