The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-03-01
An Old Dog Learning New
Tricks.
- EDIT0R 0N SkATEs


lie must have studs in, sead of buttons il
his shirt, aud dog collar, at the risk q
choaking, roqnd MS neck, lie viii wear
clumsy English brogaus in preference tc
those tidy domestic coverings which com
bine neatness Wlth comfort. lie never
goes from home-either in hot July OF
breezy Narch-without his big shawl,
Sith the tab still OH Oh c Of its corners to
show that it is Scotch. Some men try
The eye glass; but most Of them still
stick 10 the glass of their fathers. Per
haps wat Is true Of men is equally true
Of women.
Ska,ing Is just now the rage Il is a
delightful exercise, healthful an / entirely
moral. EYcrjb dy skates-or tries to
DO So bat every body is not successful
in his attempt. The editor Of the Mi
waukee -Nc,cs, poor fe)loB, undertook to
initiate the skaters in his region the 9th
e. day,-and see what became Of him
lie says
Right beneath one OF our windows,
from morn till midnight, We see young
sters ard oIdsters twisting their legs into
all conceivable sbape,. We cannot nick
m manor hut an artiain on s,l.st;n,,'
meets the eye. Everybody says it's fun,
and that's ak everybody knows about i,
for ne have tried # Tost ni,,bt hon,
oa.linbt after rsadinr oIowinc daeori~.
tion of Iif, an skatcs wo nrcnared for onr
first attem3t, and sailed f,rtb to ;oin
the merry crowd, We had On . na;r ,,f
stooa boots trougor.Iers trnlnd in.ido .
Robcrt tailed eoot and . vb;to bot ".
went DOWN IN tho ice snd corn h,,
two qIillince in ,,ood coin of tLo raa1,,
f,r tho rso @f his ir,nl;,oon+s W. baro
c,n6danca.--aran as ,,ra,t 90 pato,,.
r,i,b Vo III tho n..7..,,,oo &c f.;o,,.j
fyed on the ska,r. and stool erect I;l,a =
horbar's nnla
Fncouraoe1 A. tLo si,ht of somo j.
l;os on tbo br;J ;, I,,l..n7... -, -.
,ro struc,, ont ,rantt, ,ha .:rLt H. u;,h
tho ricIt frat :. Giant - tLo lsf, r;,L
tbol.f, f,ot al 49, ,ho, -, COW .a,,o
tnino, an lie ;,a on5 stoonoJ oror -
nicI, it nm On norr fect ar,in-two sl.,ts
- tho y;',Lt and ono 70 Tho Ioft oooon,
nao;ad III, . Ics. r. conGJ,noo AnotL
nr stride with r;cbt foot md wo cor do,vn
with fearful raniditv w;tb y wv l;,,Io +
,nv cf eIooanc. WHIT . -, damn +
was--for we mada dont in tLo ;co no.
mike , Connection hnrtcr ho,gI rnst
tAcn one If tLo lodi ron orI,ed .0b Ink
W. tbat fnIlar viii tLo ,rI,;.o 5st ain,'
oot ms skates on the rirbt nlaooI, D,,
70 tbonrbt yo Tnst tLao ,.aa,,rod H.
fIe INN san,, ant as bo n9Ssed Nc qoI-
+ 10 oj1 t;,obar Iors orJ 40 o,.oso enL
denly ard mt after him Tbrce slides
to the righi-.two to tLa lof, an3 ov,,.
y,nt onr Icgs-oncro tbo e,stand tho o,i.
er to the west cansipo anotber nictnre of ),
hutter fray in the c6Id-ob, Lo,r c,,7,y-
ice Then the Iody-wo kno,y sbo was
one bv the remarI clio m.do--ao.ir,
smoke and said. .Ob look Narv that
chan with = vb;to L,t na, sot dnJr, ~,
his handkerchief to keen from t,ki,o
cold !" We rose about as oracay,,I as J
saw horse, when Mary sail eCuos.
'tajnt q handkerchief lane and Norz
was rioht It wasn't = handkercbtafE
not bit Of it inst then frienl
came aIono and nrofcreJ Ds Ii,
coat.taiI ~ = sstcadier, W. aocantcC
the continuation of h;s carmen, and ~
Tho river we wonr abnr+ tom rnds ,,Lon
shv 70 the RIGHT bv tho Iosdnr caused -
the wbeo)-borsc to Shoot of nm = tarrent
bneIg.pn, Bat the ire i gery cold mi.
, season.
j." We tried II ara;n oIido ono wo,.
4 Glide and a half the ot,rr when ,rb.ci,
came our bumn Of nbilonroaoni,;vonosso .,
r the ice. and We saw Million IF .tar
dancing ronnd our ewes like trnpno o
) ballet girIs At the Roworv Tbaotro Hou
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