Dear Sir, - I should like to take this opportunity of congratulating you on your very interesting paper. I am particularly interested in the correspondence pages, especially letters referring to one-legged girls and high heels.
Some of your readers may be interested to read the following unusual story about myself.
When I was seven years old I sustained a fall when playing with some other children and, as a result, my right leg became paralysed. From that time I had to use a crutch to enable me to get about. I had become quite used to my predicament, as you my imagine, by the time I was 17, but I always found my paralysed leg a severe handicap to my movements.
One day I was staying at home, as I often did, when I had a surprise visit from one of my former girl friends. The last time I saw her she was full of life and up to all sorts of tricks. Now, of course, she had grown older, and at 18 looked very beautiful. You can well imagine my astonishment on seeing that, as she stood in the doorway, she was supported by a dainty crutch.
On looking again I had a still greater surprise, for Winnie was standing on but one leg, her short frock showing only too plainly that the beautifully shaped leg was the only one she now possessed, and looked very charming with her
She was beautifully dressed, and looked very charming with her short frock showing the wonderful shape of her lovely leg. I also noticed that she was wearing a charming black patent shoe with a 4 inch heel.
After recovering from my shock and exchanging greetings, I demanded an explanation.
I was informed that she lost her leg in a motor accident some three years previous, and since then had endeavoured to become just as charming as she would have been if the accident had not occurred, and it was my expressed opinion that she had realised her ambition.
To cut a long story short, as a result of her visit and conversation, I entered a hospital in the course of a few weeks, and returned some time later feeling very thrilled and minus my useless leg.
I have been able to get about much better since my leg was amputated, and I have had some thrilling experiences, of which I may write later.
I always wear a shoe with a heel not less than 3 inches, and I find much pleasure in doing so.
Please publish some more letters from one-legged girls, and try to obtain some stories about them.
Yours sincerely,
One-Legged By Choice.