San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-03-24
LEGS TELL A STORY.
You Bay Learn Most Any Mans Dispo.
sition from the Way He Walks.

sltion from the way ne walks.
1t is well known fact that, in addition
to physiognomy, character may be read by
a study of individual chirography. Palm.
istry and phrenology have also been favor
ably known as interpreters of character.
But" says fashionable Chestnut street
tailor, ''if you want to get to the very bot
tom of a mans character, to read his very
thoughts, his aspirations and ambitions,
there is no better way Of going about il
than by merely studying his legs. From
my long experience in the business / can
read a man like a book the moment get
good look at his legs. To this attribute
my whole success in business, simply from
the fact that by sizing up mans legs
know whether or not to give him credit"
First comes the man of the world. His
well cut trousers fit snugly over his well
formed legs. He walks with springina
step that denotes vitality and strength OF
purpose. He walks the street with head
erect and the very style Of his gait shows
that he has some definite purpose in reach
ing his destination, and means to succeed
in that purpose when he gets there.
In direct contrast to the man of the world
is the dreamer. He is not such familiar
figure on the street as his more energetic
brother, but you all know him. He walks
slowly, with hands clasped behind his back,
head thrust forward between a pair OF
STOPPING shoulders, and thoughts "far from
the madding crowd" His legs are a study
in themselves. They are invariably lily
clad, faltering in their movements, and
usually carry their owner to some out OF
the way bookstall, where they seem to take
a certain delight in the congenial compan-
ionship of musty old Volumes as much out
of sympathy with the world of today as the
legs themselves.
But pompous legsl All, what story
they tell Their very appearance COM
mands attention and respect. 'Look at
me-" they say. Am not beautiful pain
of legss Do I not display the sterling
worth of man who has made his mark in
the world3 am the legs of state senator
IA man revered and respected by all who
know him and honored by those who are
not so fortunate as to have the extreme
pleasure of his acquaintance" This is
what the pompous legs say to the other
legs as they stalk along Chestnut street.
Here comes pair of legs that the POM
pous legs totally ignore They are the I'M
successful legs, and they shuttle along neal
the curb, occasionally being crowded into
the street by their more aggressive fellows.
Their very appearance is an apology forex-
isting, and betokens disappointment and
utter lack of ambition. There is an air OF
indifference about them that speaks plainly
of unfulfilled hopes, the memories of which
food soul dead to every emotion
The legs clad in plaid trousers are
familiar to all They are Chollie's legs.
You all know Chollie. His legs betoken
the immaturity of an uniformed mind and
his very walk is the essence Of indecision
of character Chollie is not quite the fool
the humorist loves to picture him, and
some day his legs will undergo an entire
revolution.
The legs clad in striped trousers, too, are
eloquent of human nature. They belong to
Chimmie, but, unlike Chollie's legs there
is no indecision about them. The character
of Chimmie is permanently formed. You
have often seen him discussing upon vari.
Gus sporting topics. His conversation,
which is literally interspersed with that
Indispensable interrogation, See" is not
interesting and often not Ineligible. But
it takes all kinds of people to make up a
world, and it is presumed that Chimmie
las his Observation-Disclosures Record.