The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-24

low wants pair Of new shoes, he
has to keep still just a minute"
The little shoes almost trembled
when they saw the man come his way
Was that his boy? Was he really
to be chosen at last?
The shop man reached UP and took
down the little shoes. Here's just
what you want, ma.afn, he said. So
the old shoes were taken OF and
the new ones slipped on. Oh. how
warm and pleasant 1t was to feel those
fat toes cuddling away insidel The
shoes no longer felt empt.' and hungry.
'.liow do they feel Bunnyf" said
the pretty lady. after the shoes had
been laced.
Just lovely" said the little boy
Cant / wear 'em home. mother p
Are you sure they are all right
said mother. doubtfully.
Little bog slid down from the seal
and ran skipping to. the other end OF
They're just yovely." he cried.
So the old shoes were left to be
mended. and they all started for
home.
Goodbye. kind. big shoes!" cried
the little shoes. Goodbye. little
friend" said the big shoes. I'm glad
your boy has come"
So the pump feet In the new shoes
danced home. They went up and
down and around the house and yard
until bedtime, and then both shoes
and boy were tired out.
Tho little shoes felt lonely and
sad when the boys feet were taken
out of them. They wondered II that
AN Raft
another day came. with its aun-
shine and the boys sweet laugh.
'You must not 60 out of the yard
Bunny" said mother.
mo. mother. I'll not" promised
little boy. dutifuily. For long time
all went we'll. then the boy stood
by the gate and peeped out.
"Oh. dear. thought the little shoes
Boy opened the gate and at the same
time looked up at the windows; nc
one was watching.
Then one foot slipped outside. mo!
not" cried the shoes. But the boy
did not listen. and out went the other
foot
Don't! don't, please don't" I'm
piored the little shoes. Mother said,
No! Nor" But still the boy did no,
listen. The feet began to run and
the shoes had to run. too.
They went down to the river. and
little boy picked up pebbles and threw
them into the water. 1t Was such
fun, and he threw harder and harder
Suddenly his. foot slipped and over
went boy and the new shoes into the
water!
A man heard boy scream and pull
ed him out. He was not hurt. but.
oh, 50 wet The man was q kind man
r.
Just coming out Of the gate when
they reached there.
20 Bunny!" said mother. sadly,
when she had heard the mans story
and thanked him.
II couldn't help II! The shoes made
me go! l didn't want to. tried not
to. but they just made met
"The new shoes?"
Eyes. Mother"
''Then they were very naughty!
think we must hang them" Oh, how
unhappy the shoes were. Boy. hrs
boy, had not been true to him!
Boy was stripped and popped into
y warm .tat tsiasir Thar .kssssvas. ruisisd
rolled up In blanket. and put to bed
Then mother took tho shoes and hung
them up over the IRE.
Sad. indeed. were the little shoes
The water rolled down their lacinGx
and fell In drops to the door. It truly
looked a. II the shoes were crying
Boy watched the drops with strange
heavy feeling In his heart. II got big
ger and bigger and boy began to cry.
What 1t Ia. Bunny7' said hin moth
er.
Don't hang my. new shoesi They
didn% do II! BsS. they're crytngy-1
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