The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-05
SHOES CAME BACK.
HOW Mr.. AND MRS. ALGeRNoN SMITH
DISPOSED or A NUISANCE.
They Couldn't sell the Things. Couldn't
Give Them Away and Were Not Permit
ted to ose Them Finally smith Thought
OF the Furnace. and All Is Wen.

ted TO Oss Them Finally smith Thought
of the Furnace, and All Is Wen.
A rag Peddler was slowly passing
Mrs Algernon smiths house when that
good woman hailed him.
How much for old shoes"
"Helluv a cent a pount for WOOL an
cotton l gan Z pUy ole shoes.
But won't you give me something
for them;'
ANY iron or politics you want 70 sell,
lady: You want 10 sell dose things vat
you hat on: Helluv a cent a pount /
gan no more gif want not dose shoes.
not for nottings Nottings else:"
Mrs Smith Indignantly closed the
window. When her husband came home
at night she said:
"Algernon, / want you TO take lot
of old shoes I've done up in a package
and throw them away. "
why don't you give them TO the
washerwoman?" asked Mr. Smith
She won't have them-says they're
not her kind Of shoes, was the answer.
"They are all either too large or too
small, the heels are too high, and they
are the wrong number / offered them
TO a tramp, and he said when he went
into the shoe business he would let me
know-he wasn't buying misfits yet "
Il like his impudence. Where are
they? I'll make short work Of them, 4"
said Mr.. Smith, and he took the big
bundle his wife gave him and went out
In 10 minutes he was back
$50 you got rid of them, " said his
wife joyfully. Il think there was an
accumulation of six years in that lot
Some of them | had given 70 people
who were begging at the door but l al
ways found them again nex6 day in the
lot Old shoes are like cats, if you send
them away they always come back "
The cat won't come back this time, -
said her husband Il dumped them in
vacant lot and ran After this when
you buy pair Of new shoes leave your
old ones at the store +"
Next morning as Mrs Smith was do
ing her homework the door bell rang.
Il guess maybe you've had a bur.
glary, " said the CHEEKY voice Of a man |
who stood on the steps and seemed in |
hurry. 4" found this bundle, with your I
name and address on il, when | was |
looking over my lot today
Mrs. Smith took the bundle and fee
bly, thanked him. When Algernon came
home, she told him He said there were
more ways OF killing a cat than Of chok-
ing her with butter, and after supper he
took up the bundle and went out.
He knew of a nice dark place down
near a church where he could slide in
and drop that load Of shoes without be.
ing seen. He had taken the precaution
TO tear off the address and had changed
the shape Of the bundle AS he deposit
ed it in the archway of this dark corner
a heavy hand was laid on his shoulder.
No. you don {. No abandonment Of
the little innocent when you get tired
Of your own flesh and blood Pick up
the poor thing now or I'll club We. -
1t was the new policeman on that
beat, and he didn't know Mr.. Smith. J
he listened to his explanation with a
most aggressive and unbelieving air.
"Lemme see the kid, " he demanded.
md when the kid proved TO be kid
hoes he grew still angrier
I've mind to run yc in for disturb.
ng the peace and resisting an officer"
he SAID, but finally permitted Smith to
axe his bundle and 90 home.
The next night "a smudge came out Of
ne Smiths chimney, and tho neighbors
eld their noses About midnight q
1ud rapping was heard at the front
cor, and light in the basement was &
astily eXtlnsulshed Mr. Smith an-
wcred the summons, while Mrs Smith I
I'd IN the coal cellar y patrol wagon !
Ill Of policemen was 40 the door One |
them was on the steps. {
- Are you running glue factory here d
'lthout llcense;" he demanded Of a
NTH q
Then what is that Internal odory t
our neighbOrs have tclephoned that !
N were making yourself a nuisance o
I'd want you abatcd L
Smith took the crowd in and told his Fl
they had put those shoes in /
70 garbage box and had them turned 6
II again and how they had tried to sell v
EN- or give them away and finally 20 Il
Sc them. Then he showed the police TO &
% basement and opened the door of the Z
rnace, where the shoes were being S
emated. Then he produced some bot Il
Is with long necks that were sent for
) birthday, and for half an hour he
as busy pulling corks After some
me he released Mrs Smith from the il
al cellar. y
Are they gomez" she gasped. d
THE police?"
No, no; the Shoes z
Every scrap reduced TO ashes. " t;
They embraced, and happiness reigned
the Smith household. - Chicago 5
mes Herald
Two Cities.
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