New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-07

wish 70 tell this story because statements have
been made which who has any regard FOR
his honor could endure in silence. It IS far from
my intention TO an.use. TO say the thing which -
no.. or TO show signs Of temper. But II there is
man who could keep calm and collected I'm thu face
Of the events OF that hideous day. then I only
remark that that person has different te-npera-
ment from mine.
patent leather shoes in his hand. He placed them
the table
It's no use he said 1T won't do
I regarded the shoes with glance which was
intended TO mark my consciousness OF their beng
where they ought not 70 be. and replied.
1T won't"
He went On.
Il can't wear the things. 50 I know you can't.
SriH it's pity your feet should be 50 much larger
than mine. because there's a pair OF brand new
shoes. for which I paid hve-and-rwenty shi1li1gs.
70 be sold for tweIve-and-six
took them of the table-as much with a view
OF removing them from where they ought not 20 be
as anything else. eyed them They seemed de-
cent shoes 7 was nettled by the mans uunecss-
sary and untruthful aIlusiOn to the size Of ny
feet Then. I was going to the Crosbys at Burn
ham-by-Swash and could not but feel that taste
full pedal coverings might be embeIlishnent in
the eyes Of Jane Crosby-particularly a. my own
shoes trife Then in nv heart there
disposition 10 oblige McCulIoch-that fatal
inclination. to which I frequently victim.
to obIlge another.
The long and the short OF il was that I bought
the shoes-to oblige McCuIloch- The mans prone
ness TO misstatement was evinced BY the fact that
they fitted me Ike gloves as he himself allowed
So, by way OF doing him service took them OF
his hands. though he hagg,ed about the price "a
II he were old clothes man. We waited half
an hour before We compromised for half sover-
eign- My idea was that since they were OF no use
to him. seven-and-six would be ample. But he
man nature constrained him extract the utter
most farthing from a friend whose only wish was
70 DO him a good turn So he insisted on squeezing
out Of me additional two-and-six
The result was that when we had finished our
discussion and had rushed into my clothes there
were only few minutes left TO catch the train
on tore. 1 hate tearing but there was not a cab
in sight and perfectly aware that II I missed
that train there was not another for at least three
hours. What with my agitation and the speed at
which was rushing. had not gone halfway be-
fore 1 became conscious that, as regards it. Nc
CuAochs shoes were trihe too gloveliks- The
miserable man had palued OF on 70 me pair Of
shoes which were inficting on me the most san
AT all was a miracle; the suTerings inflicted BY
the Spanish InqUisitiOn were not TO be compared
Mn IilusS WHICH were endured Oy nv manEled
LeeL BY the time had purchased a ticket. charged
down the platform. been pushed into the starting
train by an overO1cious porter, who nearly hurled
me Lnro9gn the opposite door felt that was bet
ter fitted 70 be the subject OF n surgical operation
than TO pay visit 20 the CrCsbvs. ~ tbs TRAIN
shoes. Oh. the relief. Placing them on one seat
and nv feet Oh the other, I enjoyed a few minutes
OF almost perfect bliss.
Presently we stopped ~ station. Prudence and
ny natural deGCScy suggested that I should "a
place the shoes; but as on ElanctnE through the
come NY way 7 felt justified in postDonirE the
evil moment as far as possible Judge. then. q
young woman came turbIing into The corapa-tra1r
and Topped down upon the patent feathers For