Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-01
LEGS TELL A STORY.
You Nav Learn Most Any Mans Dispo-
sition from the Way He Walks.
again.

You Nav Learn Most Amy Mans DispO-
sition from the Way He Walks.
1t is well known fact that, in addition
10 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" sIys fashionable Chestnut street
tailor, IF you want TO get TO the very bot
tom of II mans character, to read his very
thoughts, his aspirations and ambitions,
there is no better way of going about it
than by merely studying his legs. From
my long experience in the business can
read man like 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 lie rs. He walks with a springinG
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 pair of
STOPPING shoulders, and thoughts far from
the maddiny crowd" His legs are study
in themselves They are invariably ilIv
clad, faltering in their movements, and
usually cary their owner to some out of
the way bookstall, where they seem to take
a certain de light in the congenial compan-
ionship of nusty old volumes, as much out
of sympathy with the world of today as the
legs themselves.
But pompous legs! All, what a story
they tell! Their very appearance COM
mands attention and respect. 81 .ook at
me- they say. Am not a beautiful pair
of legs? Dc | not display the sterling
worth of a man who has made his mark in
the world? am the legs of state senator
"a 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 near
the curb, occa sionally being crowded into
the street by their more aggressive fellows.
Their very appearance is an apology for ex-
isting and bstokens disappointment and
utter lack of ambition. There is an air of
| indifference about them that speaks plainly
of unfulflled hopes, the memories of which
food soul de I'd to every emotion
The legs cad 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 S 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
has his place Philadelphia Record.