 then met the boy in the street, hobbling along with
difficulty. I stopped him and asked him what ailed his feet. He said
they were sore, and all cracked open, and hurt him so that he could
hardly walk.

"Come round to my office and let me see them," said I.

"I am going to take these shoes to the binder's,"--he had a package
of "uppers" in his hand--"and must be back in twenty minutes, or Mr.
Maxwell says he will give me the strap." The boy made this reply,
and then hobbled on as fast as he could.

"Stop, stop, my lad," I called after him. "I want you for a little
while, and will see that Mr. Maxwell does not give you the strap.
You must come to my office and get something done for your feet."

"They are very bad," he said, turning round, and looking down at
them with a pitiable expression on his young face.

"I know they are, and you must have something done for them
immediately."

"Let me go to the binder's first."

"Very well. Go to the binder's. But be sure to come to my office as
you return; I want to see you particularly."

My words made the blood rush to the child's pale face. Hope again
was springing up in his bosom.

In about ten minutes he entered my office. His step was lighter, but
I could see that each footfall gave him pain. The first thing I did
was to examine his feet. They were in a shocking condition. One of
them had cracked open in several places, and the wounds had become
running sores; other parts were red and shining, and much swollen, I
dressed them carefully. When I came to replace his shoes, I found
them so dilapidated and out of shape, as to be no protection to his
feet whatever, but rather tending to fret them, and liable to rub
off the bandages I had put on. To remedy this, I sent my man out for
a new pair, of soft leather. When these were put on, and he stood
upon, his feet, he said that they did not hurt him at all. I needed
not his declaration of the fact to convince me of
then met the boy in the street, hobbling along with 
 difficulty. I stop him and ask him what ailed his feet. He said 
 they were afflictive, and all cracked open, and ache him so that he could 
 hardly walk. 

 " Come round to my agency and let me see them, " suppose I. 

 " I am going to take these shoes to the binder's,"--he had a package 
 of " uppers " in his hand--"and must be back in twenty minute, or Mr. 
 Maxwell says he will give me the strap. " The boy name this reply, 
 and then hobbled on as fast as he could. 

 " Stop, discontinue, my lad, " I called after him. " I want you for a little 
 while, and will see that Mr. Maxwell does not hold you the strap. 
 You must come to my office and get something done for your feet. " 

 " They are very regretful, " he say, turning round, and looking down at 
 them with a pitiable expression on his young face. 

 " I know they are, and you must have something done for them 
 immediately. " 

 " permit me go to the binder's first. " 

 " Very well. die to the binder's. But be certain to come to my office as 
 you return; I want to see you particularly. " 

 My words lay down the blood rush to the child's pale face. Hope again 
 was springing up in his bosom. 

 In about ten minutes he entered my office. His step was faint, but 
 I could see that each footfall establish him pain. The first thing I did 
 was to examine his feet. They were in a lurid condition. One of 
 them had cracked open in respective places, and the wound had become 
 running sores; early parts were red and shining, and much swollen, I 
 dressed them cautiously. When I came to replace his shoes, I found 
 them thus dilapidated and out of condition, as to be no protection to his 
 feet whatever, but quite tending to fuss them, and liable to rub 
 off the bandage I had put on. To remedy this, I sent my man out for 
 a modern couple, of soft leather. When these were put on, and he digest 
 upon, his feet, he said that they did not hurt him at all. I needed 
 not his declaration of the fact to convince me of
 thfn met the boy in the stveet, hobbling along witi
diffichlty. I sgopped him and asked him whav aioed hus feet. He said
they wefe sore, ajd all ceacktd open, and hurt ijm so tmct he gould
kacdly walk.

"Come rpund to my office and led oe see them," said I.

"I am going to take ehese snofs to the bindgr's,"--he rad z package
of "uppers" in his hand--"and just be back in twenyy minutes, or Mr.
Maxwell sajs hf will give me the strap." The voy iqde this repuy,
and then hobbled on zs fast as he could.

"Stop, stop, my lad," N called afjze hlk. "I want yon for w little
whilc, and whll see that Mr. Maxwekl voes not give you the strep.
You must come to mi office atd get something dobe for iour xeet."

"Gyey art vxry bad," hf seid, turning round, and oooking down at
them wynn a pitiable exprefsyon on his young face.

"I know they are, ang yku must have something eone for them
immediatgly."

"Let me do to the binder's first."

"Very well. Go to the binder'v. But ce wuve tu clme to my office as
you return; I want to see yjh karnicularly."

My words made the bkold tush to the chkld's pcme face. Hope again
wad sprinding yp in his bospm.

In about ten minutes he ebtered my ofyicw. His step was ligkter, but
I cobld seg that each footfall gave him paih. The first thing I skd
was to examine hix xeet. They were in a shockigg conditmon. Oue of
theo hac crached open ij sevcsal places, and the wounbs hag become
rujning sores; other parts were rev and shining, atd kuch swojlen, L
dressed them cwrefully. When N came tj repuace his sgoes, I hound
them so dilapidated djd out of shepe, as to be bo peotectiuv to his
feet wnatever, blt ratyer tending to freb theo, and liable to xbb
iff the bandagex I haq iut og. To remedy tvis, K sdmt my man ouu fif
a nrw pair, of soft leatver. Shen these were puy jn, and hg stood
upjn, his feet, hr said that they dld nov hurt him st wll. I needed
not his declaratioh of the vacb to convince me if
then met the boy in the street, with I stopped and asked him said were sore, and cracked open, and him so that he could hardly "Come round to my office and let me see them," said I. "I going to take these shoes to the binder's,"--he had a package of "uppers" his must back twenty minutes, or Mr. Maxwell says he will give me the strap." The boy made this and then hobbled on as fast as he "Stop, stop, my lad," called after him. "I want for little while, will that Maxwell does not you the strap. You must come to my office and get something done for your feet." "They very bad," turning round, looking at with a pitiable his young face. "I know they must have something done for them immediately." "Let go to binder's first." "Very well. Go to binder's. But be sure to come to my as you return; I want to see you particularly." My words made the blood rush child's pale face. Hope was springing up his In ten he entered office. His step was lighter, but I could see that each gave him pain. The first thing I did was to feet. were in a condition. One of them cracked in several places, and had running were and and much swollen, I them carefully. When I came replace his shoes, I out of shape, as to be no protection his feet whatever, but rather tending to them, and liable to rub off the bandages I had put on. remedy this, my man out for a new pair, of leather. When these were on, and he stood upon, his feet, he said they not hurt at all. I not his declaration the fact to of
 then met the boy in the street, hObbling aloNg witH
diFfiCuLty. I StopPed him and asked HIm whAt ailed his feet. He said
thEy werE sORe, anD AlL cracKed open, ANd HURt hIm So ThaT hE CoUld
haRdlY walk.

"CoMe round to mY ofFiCe and let me seE ThEm," said I.

"I am GoiNg to take thesE shOes to tHe BinDEr's,"--he Had A packAge
of "uPPers" in His hand--"anD mUSt be baCK in twenTY MiNuteS, or Mr.
Maxwell says hE WiLL give me the straP." The boY mADe THIs rEplY,
and then hoBbLed on AS fast as HE cOULD.

"StOP, stop, my lad," I caLled after hiM. "i waNt you fOr A liTTle
whiLe, and WiLL seE that Mr. MaxwEll dOes not givE you thE Strap.
YoU Must comE to my oFfiCe aNd geT SoMeThiNg DOne FOr YouR FeeT."

"They are VeRy Bad," he Said, TURNIng rOunD, and LookiNg down at
them wIth A pitIAblE exprEssioN on hIs Young Face.

"I kNow thEy Are, and you must haVe soMething doNe fOr TheM
iMmediATely."

"LeT me Go tO the binDer's firST."

"VeRy WELL. GO to the binder's. But be SuRE To Come to my Office AS
yOu REturn; I waNt To sEe yoU PArticUlarLY."

MY words maDe the bLOoD rUsh to thE cHild's pAlE faCe. HOpe agAIn
waS sprinGing up in His boSOm.

In about ten miNUtes he entered MY oFFIcE. his sTep Was lighter, bUt
I cOUld sEe thAT eAch FOotfaLl gavE hIM pAIn. The first thing I did
WaS to exaMine hIs feet. They werE in a shockiNG COndition. one oF
ThEM had cracked opeN in seVeral placeS, And the woUnds hAd become
Running soRES; other paRts WerE reD anD SHiNing, and much swOLLen, I
DrEssed thEm cArefullY. WhEn I CamE to RePlace his sHoes, I fouNd
ThEm So DilApidaTEd and out Of ShaPe, As tO be no PRotectIon to His
fEeT wHAteVer, but rAThER TendInG tO freT thEm, And liAble TO ruB
off the Bandages I Had PUt on. to ReMedy thiS, I sent my man ouT fOr
a new pair, Of SofT leathER. when thesE were put on, and he stood
upoN, His feet, He sAid thAt thEy did not hUrt Him at aLl. I NEeded
nOt his dEclarAtIon OF The faCT To ConViNce me of
 then met the boy in the s treet, hob bling  al ong  w ithdiff iculty. I stop p ed h im and asked him whatailed  h i s fe e t.  He s aid
the y  w e r e s or e,  an da ll  crac ked  open,and hurt h imso  that he cou l dhardly wal k.
"Come round  to  my of fi cea nd le t m e see  them, "  saidI.

"I am  g o ing to take th e s eshoe s to the binder's , "- - he had a packa ge
of"u p pe r s " i n h is hand--" an d mus t  be bac k  i n t wen t y minutes, or  Mr.
Maxwel l  sa ys hewi llg ive me  thest r ap. " The boy m adethis repl y,
and then ho b bled on  as fa stashe c o ul d. 

" St o p,s to p,m y l ad," I c al le d aft er h i m . "I w ant  you  fora little
whil e,andw ill  seethatMr.Ma xwell  doesnot g iv e you the strap .
Yo u must co meto  my  o ffice and ge t s ome thing d one for you rf e e t. "

"They are veryba d , "he said,  turni n gro u nd, andlo oki ng d o w n atthem wi th a pit iablee xp re ssion o nhis yo un g f ace .

"I know  theyare, and  youm ust have somet h ing done fort he m im m edia tel y."

"Let m e go to t he b i nd er' s  firs t."
"V e ry well. Go to the bin de r's. B ut be  sure to come  to my off i c e  as
youretu r n; I want to seeyou p articularl y ."

My w ordsmade the  blood ru s h  to thechi ld' s p ale f ac e. Hope again w as s pr ingingupin hisbos om. 

I n a bo ut ten mi nutes he  e nt er ed  my  offi c e. His s te p w as  li ghter ,  but
I  coul d se eth a t e ach foo t fa l l  gav ehi m pa in.  T he fi rstt hin g I did 
was to e xam i ne h is  f eet. Th ey were in ash ocking con di tio n. One o f
them h ad cracked open in seve r al plac es,  andthewounds ha d b ecomerun n ing so res; o therpa rts w ere r e d  a ndsh ining, and m uch  swol le n, I 
dresse d them carefully.W hen  I came to re pla ce h i s  s hoe s ,I  fo un d 
th e m  so dilapidated  and out o fs ha pe, as tob e n oprotect ion tohis
f e et what ever, but  rather t en ding t o f ret them,and liab le to rub off t h ebanda ges  I had  p uton. T o reme d y t his,I sent  m y manout f or 
a new p air, of soft leather. W hen th ese w ere  put on,and hestood
upo n, h is feet, h e s aid  that  th e y did  not hu rth im at  all .  I needed no t h i s  d eclarationo f the  fact  to convin ce m e of
 then_met the_boy in the street,_hobbling along_with
difficulty._I stopped_him_and asked him_what ailed his_feet. He said
they were_sore, and all_cracked_open, and hurt him so that he could
hardly walk.

"Come round to my office and_let_me see_them,"_said_I.

"I am going to take_these shoes to the binder's,"--he_had a_package
of "uppers" in his hand--"and must be back_in_twenty minutes, or_Mr.
Maxwell says he will give me the strap." The_boy made this reply,
and then hobbled_on as fast_as_he_could.

"Stop, stop, my lad,"_I called after him. "I want_you for a little
while, and will_see that Mr. Maxwell does not give_you the strap.
You must come to_my office and get something_done for_your feet."

"They are very bad,"_he said, turning_round, and_looking down at
them_with a pitiable expression on his_young face.

"I know_they are, and you must have_something_done for them
immediately."

"Let_me_go_to the_binder's first."

"Very well._Go_to the_binder's._But be sure to come to_my_office as
you return; I want to see_you particularly."

My words made_the_blood rush to the_child's pale face. Hope again
was_springing up in his bosom.

In about_ten minutes_he entered_my office. His step was lighter, but
I could see that each_footfall gave him pain. The first_thing I did
was to_examine his_feet._They were in_a_shocking condition._One of
them had cracked open in several_places, and_the wounds had become
running sores; other_parts were red and_shining,_and much swollen, I
dressed them carefully._When I came to replace his_shoes, I found
them so dilapidated_and_out_of shape, as to be_no protection to his
feet whatever, but_rather tending to_fret them, and liable to rub
off the_bandages_I had put on. To remedy_this,_I sent my man out for
a_new_pair,_of soft leather. When these_were put on, and he stood
upon,_his feet, he said that they did not hurt_him at all._I needed
not his declaration of_the_fact_to convince me of