The Irish standard., 1886-06-05
FEET IN AND FEET OUT.
The Awkward Manner i'm Which
some Men and Women Walk.

some Men and Women Walk.
.tLook at that fellows footv'
The request was delivered in a tone of
command by grnf, but good natured and
observing Denver gentleman to areporter.
The newspaper man looked in the direc-
ton indicated and beheld the object Of the
friends remark The foot was attached
to the leg of an elegantly dressed young
gentleman. The foot indicated was ,the
right foot, and it was only Of moderate
size, but it made terrible imprint in the
mud which carpeted the places where che
crossing usually exists at street corners
The left foot was of the same size, but
it made print only about one-haf as
large. and 81 very neat impression 1t was.
The owner of the pair was, as before re-
mardsd, handsomely dressed and would
have presented very stylish appearance
but for the right foot, which was not act
ing in right manner
"Flppity flop; tlippity fop!'' said the
gruff man, keeping time with his words to
the step of the stylish young gentleman.
.sThat young fellow hasn't yet learned
what child ought to have done during
it's first year Oh earth. He hasn't learned
to walk"
The whole trouble with the young man
was popularity which the reporter soon
learned is quite common, he turned the
right foot s'in'' and managed the other one
properly with the toes tanned slightly
ssout,' "Now, you just notice" said the
grutT man, chow many people there wilt
be come along in the next few minutes
who walk as civilized beings ought to
walk"
The first man who came by the watch
ing pair was short, fat man. He was
hurrying along, breathing short and per-
spring freely. He had very black cigar
in his mouth, and he blew cut a short,
thick puff of smoke with every breath,
averaging two puffs to every step. He
turned both feet squarely OUT, almost at
right angles with his body.
CHOW he goes to an extreme" remark
ed the gruH-voiced old man 4" but he errs
on virtne's size. He'd better turn them
both out than walk pigeon-roed- II he
didn't turn them out, with all the weight
of fat he has to carry he'd probably tall
down pretty often. Now look at this"
He referred to a tall young man whose cos
tune included a pair OF very short pants.
This young man leaned forward and his
long body rocked from side to side as he
propelled himself forward He turned
both feet Sin" His pedal extremities
looked like two very young lovers prom
enading along 1noonlit lane and trying
to look into each others eyes.
While the sentiment which the feet eX-
pressed was beautiful: the practical part
of their normal position had its unp)eas5
ant features, for the young man, happen
ing to meet an obstacle in his path, sud-
denly turned aside and trod Oh hls OVID
toes, and grimace of pain and annoyance
distorted his otherwise beaming counte-
nance.
He recovered his balance in a moment,
however, and along came three young
ladies, side by side, and all talking at
once. Each one turned ssin'' q foot, two
of them the right foot and the third, ap-
parently ssto be odd" turned ssin'' the left.
Upon the 'turned i,l' foot in each case
was crooked boot heel, while the other
one was all right, with it's tiny brass at
tacement smoothly and evenly worn. They
were pretty ladies and coul1 only be grace
full when they walked bearing upon the
arm of another, or when they were dancing
or sitting.
Out of twenty-five people inspected by
the seh-appointed committee Of two there
were only & half dozen who walked grace
fully, and the cause of the lack Of grace in
She other cases was only due to their man
ner OF managing their feet .
The habit of turning Gin" one foot was
noticed to prevail especially among ladies.
''That's all owing to training" said the
gruH gentleman. stMo5t girls learn to talk
before they learn to walk, and that's why
the majority of ladies talk BETTER than
they walk"