THE SOLES OF THE UNFORTUNATES.
IKKERY had but one leg[A] when I married him.[B] I did not realize what this meant {it meant 41 right-foot shoes [for he was extravagant (and I was economical[C]) to a degree] in his dressing closet} until he died.
 | I could not bear to throw | |||
| them away. | ||||
| The clerks asserted that all | ||||
| their one-legged right-footed | ||||
| I could not get rid of them | customers wore | |||
| large sizes.[D] | ||||
| There were not weddings | ||||
| enough to throw them all | ||||
| after the carriages. |
Chapter II.
Mr. Silk WAS a two-legged gentleman.
My second marriage WOULD have been happy, but my husband met with a distressing accident, which necessitated an amputation of his right leg of his wrong leg. So the collection increased.
In spite of all my precautions, Mr. Silk’s shoes would often be left pointing toward the bed.[E] How I suffered! At last Mr. Silk died. The day after the funeral, I made a procession of all the shoes—
ORDER:
| 1. | Patent leathers | 4. | Bluchers (large) | 7. | Congresses | ||
| 2. | Brogans | 5. | Tan shoes | 8. | Riding boots | ||
| 3. | Bluchers (small) | 6. | Slippers (carpet) | 9. | Pumps |