. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . fornia), I placed my wet shoes by the camp-fire, andcarelessly leaving them for a time, found them on myreturn ruined. An adventure of my fifth year, which at the timeoverwhelmed me with distress, but which has often sinceprovoked an inward smile, I feel forced to relate. I hadundergone a thorough ablution, my nurse, Eosey, haddone me up in my best bib and tucker, including anexpansive linen collar spread out over my shoulders,beneath which passed a handsome ribbon; whilst a pairof shoes, worn for the first time, encased my fe
. Life and reminiscences from birth to manhood of Wm. G. Johnston . fornia), I placed my wet shoes by the camp-fire, andcarelessly leaving them for a time, found them on myreturn ruined. An adventure of my fifth year, which at the timeoverwhelmed me with distress, but which has often sinceprovoked an inward smile, I feel forced to relate. I hadundergone a thorough ablution, my nurse, Eosey, haddone me up in my best bib and tucker, including anexpansive linen collar spread out over my shoulders,beneath which passed a handsome ribbon; whilst a pairof shoes, worn for the first time, encased my feet: so thataltogether I was feeling specially proud and well satisfiedwith myself. Thus attired, I was sent forth with instruc-tions to go and show yourself to your papa. Myfathers office was on Third Street, at the corner of Chan-cery Lane; but the Monongahela always had particular Examining the Chute. 43 attractions for me; and as the day was fine, and theriver not much out of my course, I first bent my stepsthither, going to the foot of Ferry Street, where was. EXAMINING THE CHUTE. a chute made of heavy planks, which conveyed the con-tents of street gutters down the side of the precipitousriver bank. My investigations on the day in question 44 Curing a Wart. included this chute ; and without scarcely knowing howit happened, in a twinkling—in much less time than ittakes to tell it — I found myself at its foot in a pool offilthy mire, which covered me from heel to crown. Ofcourse I had incautiously stepped on the slimy boards atthe upper end of the chute, and my feet lifted from underme, I had passed like a greased streak of lightning to thebottom, a distance of about twenty feet. Gathering my-self up, I climbed to the top of the bank, and still remem-bering the errand upon which I had been sent, felt thatit was a matter which must be performed, while thethought of returning home did not occur to me. Accord-ingly, I went in the direction which stern duty pointedout. On arr
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