Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1890 — Character In Old Shoes. [ARTICLE]

Character In Old Shoes.

"Doyou knowthatanoldshoe isagood indexto the character of the person who wore it?” said a salesman in a shoe store. "I have been in the business close on to twenty years, and have observed the matter closely. A person who wears a sole and heel on the outside toward the rear is of passionate temperament, one who is generally enthusiastic, and one who does whatever he undertakes in a rapid mauner. Such persons J. have found are not successful in accumulating money. An evenly worn shoe indicates an easy going person. But if the toe eud is badly worn, look out for the wearer. ‘Shady’ people and mostly all criminals wear out the toes of their shoes first. Why? Because, as a rule, ‘crooks’ glide along on their toes. A person of little ambition wears a shoe on the inside. Ho lives conteutedly.and is little concerned as to the morrow. If the whole heel is badly worn, the person is full of resolution and determination, is buoyant to the point of brusqueness, and is possessed of ability to both make and sjive money.”— N. Y. Star.