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

stroke Aramlnta WltOOut aOy eBrtn'y ItHtop
that could see, grssped my arm frauticsily,
threw her head back, and sat down, more IKE
a thousand of bricks than anything else that
| ever witnessed. tried to stop ber, but
you might as we'll have tried to stop no ava
lspche from sliding or N. G. from speaking.
She looked heavy, but she felt twice as
heavy as she looked, aud my attempt to save
her only resulted 10 the downfall OF both OF us.
We came down "sod," and sharp crack,
as though the ice bad given way under the
pressure, was distinctly audible. ] started,
and Aramiuta screamed, but nothing was to
he go u Pretty soon strong smell Of whiskey
began to pervade the sir. Arsminta. who is
temperance" TO the backbone, suiffed the
odor with intent disgust, and remarked that
"aDy one who would come to any place with
ladies, smelling as that mon did who bad just
passed, was no gentleman" | ecquiesced, OF
course, and mnttered something of great
brute" At the same time could not help
falicitatiug myself on my discretion 10 pot
ting my whiskey isto my coat toll instead Of
my breast pocket. where the lovely Araminta
would have discovered it to o certsinty. But
on pntting my hand into my pocket. ] was
horrifed to discover. by getting cut, that
that last "crock" had been the death kuell o.
my flask. that il wes reduced to fragments,
md that the odor 10 question arose from my
saturated pocket
II was frst.class Bourbon. and could be
smeled quarter o! 8 mile Every one turn.
ed as we passed. and sniffled and stared to
see what made that smell |" and policeman
followed rs "afar off,"
My charmer was not greatly pleased OF The
public celebrity she bad so suddenly attained,
although as yet unconscious Of the cause.
We started again. This time she slipped.
bit my shin with her skate. in a way that
would have brought tears into the pyes Of
teamster, tripping me up. and Of course we
both went down together. ! uttered single
ejaculation. more emphatic than is usual 10
polite conversation. as the pieces of glass 10
my pocket on which | brought up, stuck in
my leg 10 several places, and bounced up in
hurry. forgetting for a moment all about
Araminta.
She looked up with indignation. "Mr.
Smith" said she, with great dignity and en-.
phosis on the Mr., you have been drinking,
sir! !"
OF course l swore hadn't. and made all
possible excuses: bnt could plainly see that
my protesiations did not receive much credit.
Nevertheless, the breach was salyed over and
we started again.
For time oil went smoothly, but began
to think that Aramn:a, in one of her evols
tions, must have fallen on her temper for it
was getting more unpleasant with every COLI
sion and stnnble-snd their name was legion
Finally, just as we we're in front of She
| ladies room, little brat OF a boy, skating
Ike tho wind came up against Araminta
with force that carried him Off sbout two
bundled Yards making q hole through the
crowd in his way like six pound shell.
seized her, and know would have held
her up, only just at that time my left leg, by
some fatality he'd egsin seeded from the
right. and had started off sideways by itself
| Anyhow, over ! went, and Araminta sat on
me more like pile.dri than o young lady.
| We went down right in the path Of half do.
zen skaters who piled over us in perfect
pyramid. The way the drspPry few was ire
mecdous. and theu-al was q blank.
| came to my senses in one of the eating
| booths, by having hot coffee poured down my
throat by o gentleman who stirred q little
wbskey into it occasionally. with a sausage,
in the absence of spoon. to strengthen me.
] started mp and rushed to the door. Where
was Araminta?
"Your big GAL" confidently remarked a We,
~ small boy. "bas gone of with that fancy
skater over there. Ny eyes you ought to
SEQ him do the 'outside edge packard :"
looked over, and saw Jones Yes Jones
standing on one leg and looking at his coat
tail, uuder bis elbow, in utter defiance Of all
the laws OF eravitaton, and not sitting down
and there elso was Arsniuta gazing at him in
silent admiration.
At this momopt the policeman, who bad
followed us on the ice, tapped me on the
shoulder, and arrested me for being drunk or
the pond plead and protested withou,
uvail-,he guardian Of the public virtue was
in6exible had to GO to head quarters, fol
lowed by train Of admirnc spectators. like
the tail" of Highland Chief and attracting
the attention fevery one on the pond
After half an hours expostnlstion. with thu
"powPrs that be-" ! succeeded in convincing
them that ! was not intoxicated. and obtain
ed my release with an admouiion mot to d.
so again." just as if had ever done any
r thing
Bot by this time II was dark ; my clo,he
we're spoiled; my feelings were too man.
for ne, aud ] left.
That evening ! received all my tetters
locks of hair. &c., (but not the skstes) ba
: presented to Aramints. with q short note
D that she "felt compelled to break of all rels
i tons with one who would so far forget bin
e self in public as bad DONE"
a / haven't seen her since. but have bee
! Informed that she is to be Mrs Jones at th
end Of the skating season. Since then ] ss
d skating is a humbug" Am not justified