Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-15
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oi.hQSa Wtfre sons old telloW, Of piouB
/. nsnory, on being reQpested by Queen Di-
~ n EiFavsp aeeounk e HE trRyelR,lr re
piied; s4hon commanded me- o Qnesn, u
} ralain Ne hiGtoEy Of ny N0es.2 MO sal
Il ig with feelings Of the same deeofip-
gons f0nlFmofa sol dkat H. address dis
Q a|CE,ningtine public in the hope that my ex.-
hGmplsEill pFoFeta warning 10 al similar
y saTltompted. g 5inw n-on7sHr
ed Rnt = few dayssinos some one published
e a article On sSksting 80 hne srti" the
-InsstI must have been biusanel Skating
} naVq . Alla5ligi and west ! say ! knot
80 o6a experience. Listen for moment
esn7 T6u win agree Giih me. asset bgolf !
90 Last spring Vhile Welkihg 6ith ARA
minta thrOugh the sylvan sh6deB ef thb
Central Park, that charming young female
vert into ecslsoies over what (ih her n
nefadoe) tte fefmed the eleEsnoe- ard
dcaI6lness 81 the emusement % skating
tdd sftsr sS06ihg her dsterminatlon d
teqoirc its niysteriss during the coming
winter, or "a down into Bn und nelly grtLYs
etorned e ne and exclaimed IN o tone o.
ahslling sEest ,sAsd you, Mr.. Smith
fmy nsmezls emith) you will teach ne, ]
a6m sdteT'u' 9he voice, the glance, the pres
g66f6 on my arm whieh accompanied IL
made ny heart 60 pit pat tester thhn .
arl4aB6a I4bbite tail Need / say, that u 81
toacs embraced Gke ipfob0sal and 8a much Of
aths pFOposeF as could, without attracting
Epuhlio Nllentiun.
iOarsiurhias 10 the pSsUrnal roof L sud.
slssrly struck ne that had forgotten one
sinp0Eians thing Ia rdshly making this
.ifl11aiso-sI c5uld n0s skate H0rrcrl After
rlena
-aud ru5hed t6 end ones. met him il
Broadway, and oollsred him 90 quickly
etsat every one locked srouhd, and small
! hoy kalloe1 isRollosh instsnAly. y
s5onbsIH I exclaimed. az have got Z
lsarn how sVEksts EishE "a How is it to b
doae2n
-sLeiisO ny collar, Smith, wsa shs Esply
cof the hstirate Jones, Hand don't Gel
20 (somehoF or oihsr) excited. You ea1
lssEa sssy sHoqgh il you VIII bay = PaiI
tof pallof skates. i. ..,...-.. 5.-e.
s'tJsnssi' : { returned, selipquishiag hi,
ieoiiafs ls ftqnested ',you are ny, pressr'
eFer, what vii you tskel' r.te
Jones took something, arranged kisool.
lar, and We bought the best pair Of parlel
skates money could procure. ssir-s-
tsaRaH directions were given by the skate
s
HOnly have your floor smooth, and keeT
y5ur-skates well creased, and you viii g
tiiks . bird y was his encouraging remark
rs be handed them over to me witt, the
ncfunre. iash
bls.dlesssl Whist do you grease them
sEifh qiils.li' inps sli ~
aOnr he answered solsmnly. g
81 IlbotEht half gallon at onoe. Jones'
gave his advice, too, laAlEsys 20 ahead
.oaEd Il you don't get excited, you viii Dc
sths soulside edge bsckEsrds' in 6 week.
aOutside edge baekWardsE r. Isid
taThsfiB thatl4 e-i4f
sThis style answered Jones, standing
lsahs- spoke, On his right leg, and twisting
himself IS though trying to look at bis
right ooat- tai under bis left elbow.
stood On ny right leg and tried tC
oalch glimpse Of Hlg right cost tail under
~ elbow, but not succeeding, remarked
4dat y didn't see Il" Thereat Jones
'faughed as though had said good thing,
Next morning started very quietly
down 10 the extension-Foom. an hour and
q hah Before breakfast to try to do the
ugdtside edge backwards as per instTue-
tons, Down sat 10 put on my skstss,
bur somehow the straps always got into q
enari, and they didR't seem 10 50 on. In
deed the breakfast bell rang just as 1 got
tie Jirst 70 81, which put Q stop to skating
for the present. After breakfast started
up again. This time it only took me tWen-
y minutes 10 get thsm both on. Of
vent right lefb right, left, according to
the direction in the g Skaters Manual, f"
which bad also purchased; but, leaning
too far forward, vent down @kerchunk I"
locked at the book. All skaters must
not lean too far forward Try il again.
Right lefk right leaned too far back
gGrd this tine ny heels went up, my head
vent down bGlg-and smashed the half
gallon oii-can hsd bought to grease my
skates, before ! knew what was 70 pay.
Ike coneussion vas terrifc--the windows
retted al over the hOuse-stars danced
before my eyes-and, instead Of ons, fifty
OIL cans seemed 70 be scattered around.
was almost collapsed, but energy snd .
quart Of oil that had got down the back Of
my neck, together with the rsEiVing sensa.
ton produced by the coolneas Of the oil.
cloth where 1 had split the seat out Of my
unnenti0nables, brought me up in q few
minutes nearly as good ss new. The dam
age was all done, and the Oil gone, and
hsd nothing to do but mind Jones and not
Eet excited. Suddenly an idea struok me.
ne directions were to keep the floor smooth
and ny skates creased. Here was aehance
70 Do both. Oil Is the cheese, thinks /;
ana IN ebout fye minutes, with the help
Sfa broom, the Aforesaid oil wSs being
rapidly distributed, about half an inch
deep, over The whole Of the floor. ss
Just ct this mement in rushed mother,
Eis, and The governor, who had heard nv
slnlucky tumble, and thought that / had
hung myself and the rope he'd broken. or
nat something else equally horrible was
ID, Jsmesl Hhst has happened p was
4Es sry=When up went thsT heels. snd
down went the old lady On one side, and
~ 81 tie other, and governor end over
end over them both, an into the thiokest
part Of The half gallon, Dire vas the bon
Fusion, during which left. This vas nv
art experience On paTl0T skates, 81 roaos
After months practice, however, cot
% could 30 along nicely by working well
Viii NY shoulders and sEinging my hands
ahout considerably, although I will 60
knOWledge that never could stand on my
ziRht leg and look ct my coat tail under
nYolbOW, Gs Jones had done, without sit
ting on. 81 before could obtain a single
isiim6se6f It's q fair pfoportions.p
% - 1zoe2 - ~ ols-
Winter Was noEst hand. Aramints had
pisssntsd me with gorgeous skatinE.eap
=thad reeipFocated with splendid pair
81 kskstss, We we're engaged looked
sorWhrd with rapture, not unmingled with
naEiotys 3 the time Hhen1I should guide
hSr lovely form through the slippery paths
e fhs learner ofHskates. Z iaa' ~ .7l
saAtlast csBe 3 hard frost: up went the
ftd bsll, 30 did the price Of skates.
sGftsd home sarly that day, designing 70
foEssifty myself with good dinner before