Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1899 — Large Feet. [ARTICLE]

Large Feet.

Judge Meyers, of Mississippi, has a circuit that includes twenty-seven counties, nineteen of which are off the railroad; therefore he sometimes bears things worth recounting. He told some at Brandon, says the Toledo Blade, while exchanging experiences one day with Doctor Hart and the minister. It chanced that Doctor Hart’s attention was attracted by Judge Meyer’s feet There was something peculiar abodt them, to tell the truth. They were long and wide, and the Judge made no attempt to conceal the fact Doctor Hart had very small feet and was proud of them. He had his boots ramie to Qfder, kept them nicely polished, and otherwise sought to direct attention to his dainty little feet This particular day, while the group was sitting out unSeTthe tree at Brandon, Doctor Hart said: “Judge, that’s a pretty fair understanding yon have there, isn’t It?* The court looked at his foot rather admiringly, and said: “Yes, that is a pretty big foot That was remarked to me by a horseman that rode down from Nashville with me a month ago. He said I had a big foot and I said, ‘Don’t yon always find that g(pd horses—blooded horses, yon know—always have big feet? “He says, ‘Oh, yes, that’s the rule.’ “ ‘Well,’ I says. Isn’t it true that jackasses always have small feet? “And he says, ‘Oh, yes, that’s true, too.’ ”

After that Doctor Hart changed the subject to the prospects for a good cotton crop.