Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1862-03-08

other, and the governor end over them both,
all into the tbickest part Of the balfgsllon.
Two dresses and one suit of clothes went to
thunder 10 less than two seconds. Dire was
the confusion, during which left. This was
my first experience 90 parlor skates.
After q months practice, however, ! got 80
l could go alone nicely by working well with
my shoulders and swinging my hands about
considerably. although | will acknowledge
that never could stand on my right leg aud
look at my coat tail under my elbow, ns Jones
had doue, without sitting on it before ! could
obtain q single glimpse Of its fair proper
tions"
Winter was now at hand. Arsmuta bad
presented me with gorgeous skating cap
/ had reciprocated with q splendid pair OF
skates. We were engaged. ! looked forward
with rapture, not unningled with anxiety, to
the time when should guide her lovely form
through the slippery paths OF the learner on
skates.
At last came a hard frost up went the
red ball, so did the price Of skates. started
home eurly that day designing to fortify
myself with good dinner before making my
essay ss an instructor. Who should meet
in the hall but Araninta. wrapped and
bundled oud shawed and cloaked, looking
two inches taller than am, but in the dim
light Of the hall she looked huge. The doubt
which had been baunting me oil summer
broke oct again, and thought with q cold
shiver, what if | shouldn't be able 10 hold
her? The idea was so unpleasant that j
baste6ed to change the subject.
"Aramipta. my love-" tenderly inquired,
"why ore you dressed 1t is two hours
before the time appointed. Come in to
dinner"
Never mind dinner. ! have just had
lunch, and don't want any, and know shall
die if / don't 60 skating at once. | have
been waiting since one o'clock, and We must
start right Of. You don't care for dinner
when you are taking care Of me. do you,
James dear? So get your skates aud hurry,
please"
What could do? | couldn't cay did
want my dinner after that, although felt
in my inmost soul that such was the fact.
yielded, and to that fatal compliance trace
oil my subsequent misfortune--for man with.
out his dinner is no man at all
The fumes Of the dinner were gently waited
out the dinicg room, but in vain. Slowly
20 sadiy | asceuded to my room. l bad
ouly time to don my skating apparel pocket
pistol heavily charged with old Bourbon,
and hall choke myself with cracker, before
Bridget knocked. to say that "lbe young
lady wished NE to hurry" and had TO start
of. melancholy sacrifice to O woman's
CAPRICE.
Just as we got into the street, sis came
running out aopureptiy 10 great haste, and
called me back.
james" said abe, "please be careful to
remove oil the oil cans from the vicinity
! before you commence. That's all. Good
byem
! "O!I cans ~ said Aramiuta, "what cau she
| mean?"
"Sure enough" replied, blushing mover
! theless, up TO the roots of my hair, what
| can she mean p
Notwithstanding knew what she meuut
aud swore vengeance.
At length We arrived at the pond. 1t was
q beautiful day The ice, shining like silver,
was covered with thousands, who Wheeled
and turned over its CLASSY surface as though
sailing 10 air. 1t looked so easy that | felt
quite encouraged.
/ put on Arsmints's skates, and got q
small boy, who bored hole into the heel OF
my boot, (aod half an inch furtherl to put on
mine, ard started of for q moments practice
while she was fixing herself. had not taken
two strokes before discovered that there
was great difference between parIor skates
and steel ones @ difference which, although
apparently unimportan:, vet wns the canse o
all my mishaps. Although Of such vito
importance, it may be summed up in the on,
short sentence, that "parlor skates roll, Will.
steel ones slip!" Between two little word
lies distinction not to be appreciated uutl
learned by experience
Before had fairly realized the mportanc,
of the discovery, (Which did not take
moment to find OUT hsd reformed in from
Of Arsminta, who was arranging her nsnifol,
: draperies preparatory to start. Desiguin,
to produce a profound impression, / struck
with assumed csrelessness, a graceful attitud
had spent some time in acquiring on m
parlor skates. Indeed, on them could do
6rstrate for, by putting the knees togetbe
/ and pressing the feet little outwsrds, 20
? can mainta:n almost any position you ms
! desire. But, alas was speedily remlnde
that l was standing on things very diferen
" from parlor skates.
Y just as Araminta Looked up, with an &C
miring glance, putting the hnai touch upo
n her multitudnous apparel by thnt indescrioi
II BILE twitch with which ladies' always announc
q themselves as ready" and exclaimed, 10
q tone OF rapture, Isn't i heavenly z fe
e my legs slo~ly recedlng from each other, On
I starting on sideways, on their seperate an
II lou'iuuHl respons'ohity'