The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-06-27
A sooTLEss EFFORT.
African Servant whose Vanity stood
a supre uls Iest.

African Servant whose Vanity stood
a supreu ls Test.
The drst demand OF a servant In
Africa is for new clothing aud boots
MIR. Portman In station Studies
tells OF securing a black boy named
Hamis, who immediately declared that
he must have new boots, 80 his mas
ter went with him TO a shop where
boots were obIainable.
lie beckoned to the eagerly 10 ca
ter and the anxious feat OF winning me
Inside once accomplished. he rieW Ike
a bird OF prey at some brilliantly pol
lshed brown boots which adorned one
end OF the room. Their size was 50
dimlnutiye that only the smallest OF
handles could have worn them. aud
their shape So exquisite that even be
must have gone through long aud care
ful training 10 achieve his purpose.
Such training. | ueed hardly say,
Hamis had never experienced. lie
had on the contrary, gone unahod all
his life.
BUT none OF these considerations
seemed IN his opinion, 70 present
any hIndrauce, and III a moment 10
was sitting ON the ground carefully
trying the sole OF the boot by bis own
10 see II il were really small enough
Yes IL proved to be just right. The
cloudy outline OF his own sole showed
up Ia yoluptuous folds all round the
slender lines ot the boot. The heel
just reached his heel. aud the toe came
within an inch Of hts toe. lie was
satisfied, the SIZE was right. he would
wear that boot
| was content 70 watch hln Tor
moment or TWO a. be strai med aud
battled with his new purchase. IL
was fresh experience II a mrian
choly one but after moment or
Nv | searched the shop Tor a pair %
boots thar might suit him Having
chosen the largest could md. 10.
formed Hamls. through the lnterpre-
tatlon OF the shopmaa. that the pair
into which be had forced A few % his
toes would not be his Let him take
them Oh. | continued Fearful Of
my intentions be had by this tims
almost succeeded IN getting them on.
Let him try the pair which have
selected Tor him"
But vas tOo late For al this
IinmIs not only managed 20 dispose
OF his feet nnllly To the boots. bur
actually stood up In them without szn
u pain. and indicated that they nstcd
him perfectly.
No" said I. growing impatient.
the boots do not Il; perfectly. thvy
do not lt At alt Take them Oh
But b. hal no thought % ressains
them so easily Ani ia vas NOT tlu I
had Seized him sharply aal pro-
nounced an uItmafum through tho
agency % the shopman that tbs whols
horror % bis position dawnrd upon
him. and De realized that really
meant what said
Then. before there could b. any
chance % Intervening. tho whole
strength % his emotions burst forth
In 4 sea % tears. and simultaneously
iH such a storm ot rlOggsurr ns bad
never heard before I made several
attempts 10 sil"nrs him without any
success. aud vas finally driven To
order that his boots should Dr., removed
by force.
No we formed ourselves into 4 sgr,
or team. the boy pullIag At Hamla'a
''rt ana W" at NJ" hoys waist. and
At last "" managed 20 twist and wrlg
q" To" boots from tlamls's feet They
we're blown aud Swollen Indeed bu,
'un unburst and saIhble. although a,
s'z" larger. | app"a.ed tho shop.
nan. urged iIamta into the strr.f fal.
owed him myself. sud 49, went home
'ootless, hot and surly.