The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1897-10-22

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SHOES CAME BACK.
now MR.. AND MRS. ALoERNoN SMITH
DISPOSED or a NUISANCE.
They Couldn't Sell the ThinsA CouldA't
\ Give Thorn Away and Were Not Permit.
tedto Lose Them-F Finally smith ThsssAt
Of the Furnace, aud All Il We'll.
A rag peddler was slowly passing
Mrs. Algernon Smiths house when that
good woman hailed him.
How much for did shoes?''
Helluv g cent a pount for WOOL an
cotton, gan 7 puy ole shoes"
"But won't you give me something
for them?''
"Any iron or pottles you want to sell,
lady? You want to sell dose things vat
you hat on? Helluv cent a pount 1
gan no moro git. want not dose shoes
not for nottinga Nottings else?''
I 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 package
ind throw them away
why don't You give them to the
washerwothan?Y 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- 9 tramp, and he said when he went
into the shoe business he would let me
know-he wasn't buying misfits yet. %
II like his impudenoe Where are
theya I'll make short work Of them, {"
said Mr.. Smith, and he took the big
bundle his wife gave him and went out.
In 10 minutes he was back. IS
$50 you got rid Of them,' - said his
wife joyfully. II think there was an
accumulation Of six years in that lot
Some of them I had given to people
who were begging at the door, but al
ways found them again nexc day in the
lot Old SHOES are like cats, if you send
them away they always come back"
The cat won Z come back this time, /"
said her husband II dumped them in q
vacant lot and ran. After this when
you,buy pair Of new shoes leave your,
old ones at the store. +"
Next morning az Mrs Smith was do
ing her homework the door bell rang.
81 guess maybe you've had bur-
glary. said the CHEEKY voice Of man
who stood on the steps and seemed in a
hurry ~ found this bundle, with your
name and address on it, 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 cat than Of chok-
ing her with butter. and after supper he
took up the bundle and went out.
He knew Of nice dark place down
near 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 afehway Of this dark corner
. heavy hand was laid on his shoulder.
mo. you don't. 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 ye'' 5
It was the new policeman ON that
beat, and he didn't know Mr.. Smith.
He listened to his explanation with q
most aggressive and unbelieving air.
""Lemme see the kid, he demanded,
and when the "kid'' proved to be kid
shoes he grew still angrier.
i've a mind to run ye in for disturb
ing the peace and resisting an officer"
he said, but finally permitted Smith to
take his bundle and 60 home
The next night q mudge came out of
the Smiths, chimney, and the neighbors
held their noses About midnight q
loud rapping was heard at the front
door, and slight In the basement was
hastily extinguished Mr.. Smith an
swered tho summons. while Mrs Saith
hid in the cviA cellar y L:.sroi wu:Sa,
full OF policemen was at the door One
Of them was on the steps
"Are you running glue factory hero
without icense3'' he demanded Of
Smith.
Then what is that internal odorY
Your neighbors have telephoned that
you were making yourself nuisance
and want you abated
Smith took the crowd in and told his
stcry-how they had put those shoes in
the garbage box and had them turned
out again and how they had tried TO sell
them q give them away and finally to
lose them. Then he showed the police TO
the basement and opened the door Of the
furnace, where the shoes were being
memated Then he produced some bot.
ties with long necks that were sent for
his birthday. and for half an hour he
was busy pulling corka After some
time he released MIRA sraith from the
coal cellar. "a II !
"Are they gone2'.. sh6 gasped. -