1952 Magnet Yearbook

16 THE :\IAG !'\ l-:T
AfRIEND AND A PAIR Of SHOES
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A g-ood friend has mu ch in common
wit h a Komi pair of sho es . J ust
as every bod y b us a t least one good
fr iend a ll whom he can r ely, almost
evervbodv ha s oue fav ourite pair of
old shoes all which he call rel y. Perha
ps one of their most striking similarlt
ies is their las t ing quali ti es . A
good fr-iend who will stand by 11 person
for manv "cars is verv much like
a good old ' pa lr of shoes. be they
expensive 0 1' not, which seem to la st
forever. Anot her remarkable resemblance
bet ween the two is that each
fitl( and is compati ble. On one hand
the re is the f riend. sociable and
friendly ; on the other the pair of
sh oes comfor ta ble a nd we ll-fitting.
:\Ioreover. both wit h t he friend and
wi th the shoes. the length of acq uaintauce
st reng t hens a p preciation. in the
co mpa ny of a Fr-ie nd om' never feels
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awkward. out of place or unhappy ,
In a Iike manuer when wearinz the
good old shot':-I ,\ 'O U are co m plete ly
at ease a nd al way l'l en j oy having
t hem on, F urthermore. neither demunds
attention, You may no t he
in t ouch with vour friend fo r weeks,
vet he will UP a" readv us eve r to
help ,\'OU when ;'o'OU ("li n, Similar-ly
the shoes runv lie un polished for
months bu t thev will alwavs he read v
for immediate use, A feature of uot h
the friend and t he shoes ill t hei r so uls
(sole s} . A" t he soul of the f riend is
hi s foundnt lon-c-the verv essence of
the man: so the 110 11.' of the shoe is
its fou nda tion-the verv co re of the
shoe, One importa nt q uality of a good
friend Is hill g en uineness. a gain the re
i:; a pa ra lle l in the good s hoes : they
a r t:' mad e of genuine lea the r . Prob-
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