, 1860-02-07

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1he sHalers Yesterday. anu q large turnout OIL
the ice below Rush street bridge. Everybody
called mn their old remembrances and nccou-
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p''s'''''el's- '"es hao A"e- e1se oesai'
their training dc noro, or with new Statesmen
chants were out, bankers were out, grave old
,,, ,,,th..-.,t ,..-o ~ H.. th,x.
''e"' 7@s ~'~ w ''.e '~e eo AAe'e
were editors On skItes yesterday, and every
thug passel or merriiy. Decidedly the skat-
;na t,an;a bas hr,Ian o,,t hore and il b.r,nr
us 1u'l run.
The editor Of the Milwaukee Free Democrat
rets of the following humorous account Of his
1;rt+ t,a,,,,, - ont s,~oaa a,o,as and al vi.
"es '.s'."f' ~ NV 'p,@o e' A.1 "'' $A'4s
s'rtof tttns. No "onld recommend Il pernsal
amusement rs inst nor timely:
mn:-.. ,.''s.,,,. s.s. ,,.;.a.,:. fa - 81,
NtRst oenea'n our ".uuo"s, lsom morn ~
m'oEtsnt, We see YOUNGSTERS anu oaassess tTls.-
ioE tae'r !eSs anto ~ eonce'aols sns!.es, skas-
1ns up ana oe"n 'uc fl'et' lue'ry as l'1hos.
skating meets our eye. tsefy iaay says rs
fun, and that's n! every ladv knows aoont II,
for we have tried It. Last night. about gas light
time, after readtng E.ow'ns oesc!'pIson OF 4he
on skates, we prepared Tor our hsst a5'enR1' ana
saHlea !ofsn 10 ION spe heIrs ero"n* ns 3 na9
~ !. fo'@ - W
1nssoe, rooeft ~. tai'su coat @ au" "s "' nae II
went :io"n On 1ne 'ee. ano sIse pot t"o sun
mugs IN gooa com ot me 1ealm: ior the use ol
MS implements Me asve con,taence' even u
great as ie1et tahn: W. "I'n W. ass,s1a1'ee
ni 1f1eha, n1ea on tls sAa&s, anu stuoo e.eGt,
IKE abafoeTs poie' encouraged Y tue slgnt
Of some Indies on tue br1dse looking NJ nc
hAa1cls, We etrueA out. - n!aut ~ 4uc !'5nI "An
tie right ioot-a slant to the ie1s WITH Tue ie't
foot-uud Just then We saw something gu the
ice, and stopped over to P'ck It up! on our
ieet asnin-t"o SLAMS % Tue rasht ano ohe 10
tue iolt, accompanied "1th loss o. con1iaence:
ahother etrioe WIN tne !!gHt lGo1. ono w SUI
down With fearful rapidlty, and very little, II
any. elegance! "Ha1 set'uo"n II was, tor We
maae dent III Tue nee mol ahhhe tonnsc11cut
ontter-powl: JUST t1en one ol tIe taaiss re-
markeo-"Oh, looS. nary that 1et!ef WIN Luz
while hat am got us sEeets on 1ne fient Place;
Ulfto, thought we. +ast taen ragsf1 mug
devil sang out rs he glsded past us" Nttto otd
Nnatsr ltgs." and We arose suddenly and put
after him. Three slidesto ths r1sht-two toihe
lelt, anu away went our legs, one 10 tae Eas'
the other West, causing an immense Assnre IN
our pants, and another Pictufs o. pal1et !sa5
IN tue co!d-oa! Aoo cog lce :-~tnen tne laoyI
--agn'n spoke ana sad w. iooh, Aaafs, tnae
chap WIN .lIc "n''e nat las sot 1o"n W W. ais Us
nandRerclacl 10 Keep iroIn easchns Golo
)" roSe anout rs HFace,uis " u 81" ;G n9iae'
When MARY SAID guess tu'at haunhete en's,'
Jane, -cand Mary "as 1igat' II "an nano,
kerch1ef-not DIT ot H. JUST then ltteoa
came aonE an9 proneteu US MS coa@ Iati 10 =
steadier. We nrccntcd !hc 'cont'nuatioh oi
his garment, and up tue river We went aunnt
ten rods, when sly 70 the faent ~ tne tGaues,
caused US, Inc wheel IoIse 70 scoot Oh on ~,
t:h.cns, heels ap-out Tue ice ~ very eo'o luis
scsso": ov,o
We triea u aeaiu. gnue 1ne "as, snus se
and haii tne o1her, Wnen "nacA e:o'e .1 oui
bump Of phil9progenltisenes on 1ne ace; uma
We saw a million oi Stars oanc1ng arorhu ~ our
eyes IKE ballet e'rls AZ Tue homefy theatre; nd
How tiat shock went thr9ngh our sSite .:no
up uud down our spinal column. Lightning
conld't have cork screwed 1t down creased
saplins, with greater speed nor more e4h''era-
ting effect. boarding house butter nor warmly
deed could have struck stronger than We nio'
and dszcn ladies looking ut us--and our " hs-
sur+d' pants'
Hello, Old COCK, sang on1 1nat ragged mp
again, aad nc there helpless; soon we got up
and made another trial with better success
Perhaps wc Ind skased, IN our peculiar s1s'e,
| fifteen feet, when blunder'ng ci'ar came up
behind, and we sat down with our tired heaa
piifowcd in his lap-and i1c swearing st u.s.
when it was all his fault! Ho" cold me ice was
there, too. Every srot where We maae our ae-
but oa the ice-oh! how cold It was! o9t