RED-BOOTS.

()": morning not long ago, a pair of little

red boots were placed in the window
of a large shoe-shop in Boston. They
were very pretty and they knew it, being, if the
truth must be told, somewhat vain, although at
bottom, they were good little soles. They were
placed in the middle of the window on a glass
shelf, and the shoe-man very thoughtfully put
them between two mirrors, so they could con-
stantly see themselves. After looking all about
them, they said (for being laced boots, they had
tongues) :
“We are surely far more beautiful than any
shoes here.”
“That may be, but it is better to be of some
use in the world than to be merely beautiful,” said

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