The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-02-14

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/ Perhaps Brick Pomerory, local Of the
Milwaukee Nslcs. canno, give his views of
skating and then again perhaps he can.
Ii Is the best pen aud ink portrait of ska
ting We have seen:
Right beneath one of our windows,
from morning till mindnight We see young.
sters and oldsters twisting their legs into
all conceivable shapes We can not pick
up paper, but an article on /" skating meets
the eye. Everybody says it's fun, and
that's all ' every body knows abou, it, for
We have tried it Last night. about gas
light time, after reading glowing descrip-
non Of life on skates. We prepared for our
first attempt, and sailed forth to join the
merry crowd We had on pair OF s,ogy
boots. trowsers legs tucked inside, Rob.
ert tailed coat and white hat We went
down on the ice. and gave boy two shil.
iings in good coin Of the realm, for the use
Of his implements We have confidence,
even as good as Peters faith. We with
the assistance of friend, fixed on the
skates, aud stood erect. like a BARRIERS pole
Encouraged at the sight Of some ladies'
on the bridge looking at the skaters. We
struck out. n slant To the right with tho
/ right foot-a slant 10 the left with the left
io1t-and just then We saw Il omething on
the ice, aud stopped over to pick it up,
On our ieet again-two slants 10 the right.
and one to the lett accompanied with loss
Of confidence. Another stride with the
night foot. aud We sat down with arful
rapiiity. with very little, If any, elegance
What set-dOwn II was, for We made dent
an the ice not unlike butter bowl Just
then ane of the ladies' remarked" Oh,
look, Mary. that feiler with a white hat
amt got his skeets on the right place :"
Ditto. thought We. just then ragged lit.
tie devil sang out as he passed us Hell.
10 old timber legs" and We rose suddenly
aud put after him Three slides to the
right-two to the left. and away went our
legs-one 10 the east. and the other west.
causing an immense 6ssure in our pants,
AID another picture of butter tray In the
colt-oh how cOid-ice Then the Ia
iy-we know she was one by The remark
-hc made-agaln spoke and said" Oh.
Ioos Mary that chap with white hat has
st down On his handkerchief, TO keep T., m
king cold ~ We rose about As graceful
as saw horse, when Mary SAID" guess
taiut a handkerchief, Jane, and Mary
vas right Ii wasn't "A handkerchief-not
bit ot 1t. just then friend came along.
and Irotfered us his IA as "steadier."
We accepted the contlu uuation of his gar
nent, and up the rlver We went abont ten
rods, when shy to the right by the leader
caused US the wheel horse, to shoot off
on a tangent, heels up. But the Ice is very
cold this season
We tried again. \ glide one way-a
glide aud a hai the other, when whack
came our bump of philoprogenltiveness on
| he ice, and we saw a million of stars dan
ling around cur eyes, like ballot girls at
the Bowery theatre. How that shock welt
through our system, and up aud down our
spinal column. Lightning couldn't have
cOrkscrcwed it down CREASED sapling with
greater speed and more exhileratlng effect
Boarding house butter, nor a warranty.
could not have struck stronger than We did
and dozen ladies looking at us-and
our " fissnred pants
Hello, old cock" sang out that ragged
imp again aud We there helpless soon
We got up and made another trial, with
better success Perhaps we had skated.
IN our peculiar style, fifteen feet, when a
b,undering clap came up behind, and We
sat down with our tired head pillowed in
his lap-and he swearing at Us, when it
was all his own fault How cold the ice
vas there, too; Every spot where We
made cur debut On the ice-OE how cold
L was Our bear skin" drawers were
40 protection at all We tried again. for
the papers all say it's fun. and down came
our Roman Greclan nose, aid the cold ju.
Iep material, aud the little drops Of crimson
ran down our shirt bosom, and Oh the cold.
Oncc more We tried skating-lnade for tie
; shorc-sat down and counted damages
Two shillings in casa thrown away
Seven lattcrual aud one fronternal bumps
on ice One Immense fssure in as banc.
} some a par Of ten dollar cassimeres as
nan ever put his legs in. Four buttons
; from our vest, frsgmented watch crys.
> tai and a back-ache, big enough TO DIVIDE
among the children Of Israel. If you catch
Is on the smooth, glossy, chilly freezing.
reacherous, deceltful, sliI perry, and aiipup-
cry ice again. yoal. know IT. If any one
ever hears Of our skating again. they will
please draw on us for the bivalves and ac-
,ompanyiug documents. We have got
through skating. It's humbug It's q
: vcxatIon Of spirit. of business. Of flesh, and
cearer Of trowsers, It's head bumping,
back-aching. leg-weariDg, dangerous lnsti.
tuition, aud We warn peIple against sks.
.lng We tried 1t aud snaut be able to
d walk for a month. Skating clubs are a
aumbug, and all the rsscaily youngsters
wish % get the ladies at 1t. that they may
b -ee-if they too, don say " the ice is dread
: iul cold :" It's nO:hing to Us. but the Ia
Ties will DO well 10 le, skates alone, unless
hey ar younger aud more elastic tnan We
} are. Oh, how cold the ice is-we can
feel il yet
Oh sPsIsGs.-An exchange says that the
excitement in northwestern Peunsylvani where
oil springs have been found within few months,
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