The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-01-21
s ASHLAND, ASHLAND COUNTY OHIO, WEDNESDAYS MORN

who consider that they glide more easily oyei
the ice, and permit them to cut up more
| graceful didoes, if their ahanks are nimblej
while, on the other hand, skaters of the old
| school choose the sharp, two-edged implements
TO whith they are accustomed, and which gives
them Assure foothold, Again you viii per-
| ceiye, that some are made firm to the heel, on
the old d-fashoned peg-principle /; while more
/ modern styles go on with . screW.n Again,
1 fRere are different styles of gearing, suited
perhaps, different styles of feet; and once
more again, you viii observe the differently
shaped cut waters, bbws, or bowsprits of the
jArticlc some being plain, like the bow OF q
! iolly.boat, while others curl more in Miss
/ Nancy style ), though L believe the Jolly boat
styis, more useful than ornamental, are the
less liable to trip up, and tumble you upon
your proBoscis, or other parts of your corporal
aimcnsious.- Iii have their merits; for the
art of skatisss sir,h has elicited nesn,aH portion
OF. the Ingenuity of man. It is a great, grace
| full, and health giving art 1t givesstrength
| to the legs, bloom to the cheek, appetite to
I the stomach, brightness to the eyes, purity to
the blood, and an attractive grace to the car
riage, which empowers the skater in the read
] lest way to charm one of the opposite sex-but
perhaps you have got gall ready"
Perhaps I've got q dozen, replied Jonah,
deyoutly wishing he had But all's one. for
l. : "
So finally, he hired q pair for dollar for
the day, ard sfs fAs shop 9Th the Articles on
The enclosure to which he repaired was
used for fairs and horse races in summer time /;
but in winter was flooded to the depth of sew
eral inches, aud for the space of q dozen acres
| or SO. for use rs skating groHnd.
When Jonah arrived, he found, somewhat
= L L.
sii;agp, Which With some grgaMblipg, he dids and
It was gay spectacle which greeted his
excited eye upon entering. Old and young,
of both sexes, and degrees CT gFace and awk-
wardness, pnpHlafed the glaring ice on every
side, or were seated as. spectators, preparatory
to the expected race over the regular track,
by experts, who had epteredper verb about to
enter their names for the contest of agile limbs
The experts alone were permitted to appro-
pirate the .tracE while the amateurs of all de-
criptfons were, to confine their eyfa-
tions and experimental man@uvers to space
in the centre of the incloscre, leaving the track
free for the skil1ful in the art.
This was an extremly yexation regulation to
Jouahss far be was high spirited con, s2esitor,
and did not ike 10 be classed among the ty-
,poes in such public manner.
"If you are not going to try for prize,
said a polieeemssn, Who was appointed to fer
ret opt amateurs, tsyoH must GO over the fence
into the middle.
a nd Jonah was forced to go, smurmnrins--
as he went, that as he had paid full price, he
didh't see why be hadn't as good 2 rightto the
track rs any.
So he elambered over the railing, where the
the amateurs were confined, and surveyed,
with a look of contempt, the timidity and awk-
wardness of many, who we're doing their ut
most for self-i~provement in short flights on
steel: It was species Of steel engraving.
which, as printer, did not excite much admi-
ration in his hpsom and as he farked many
abortiye attempts, and ridiculous taHs, he be
came inspired with the thought that he would
do much better than the most, fhens, at any
rate.
seWe never kpog Ehat gs CAP do till we
try II thought he as he knelt down in the