St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-02-12
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.a,anh.m NTH =, vepesll+rl PM, !. y. he
ser.ah'ed down the slippsrys ysb'nl:;:; sbb.'nt-fhgp,
- H.v.q.ffar SAP and l!,t strelieht l' active 6g-
'use7A1iel sA,,kE,.rlight's !. golden, ao.tias
euth and brilliant aglslql selos; 81 =
l,,'.Haqged, if ] don't have some II @fhis
fun mat.ered Fsli11;s j"H.llo, Doafaoer
do yoe know where rl :. :. fsllox 81 p a. ~ RE s
pair Of skates?", I'd, f,,,.h,h .+1 ,s's., ,'''' d
"Yen may take mine. # you ehoosts'S'
geo.ped the Young man .ddre,,ttd, Who
;r.sIlimpieg toward the shore, 1nbbiag hi,
sahssded elbows: ....a5 o,.5, a,;fu 49, r 1a'
b. elm pszyI Imnsh obliged i Jopa,' ''.s+ 4, 81
/. soh, not At: all = t.id III. Dotmsr,
thipkipg sygithin i himself that Feli1 Feth-
eshesa a~qald not l'str', bs S. very much Obliged
.sfter be became acq4uainted With the slip
perry nature Of The ice. 49,, '>''': tn
= :tualIo, ,Fetherbee =" hailed Havens in
!. clear, loud voice, as be shot up; to tho
shore, hand in hand with that din,pIed,
painting, radiant little Ariel. care you
going to join us?" 4. ~.+ q &
l.. t"Ycs," said Felix, importantly jerking
his straps. "Mr. Arkwright requested
me to come down and take charge Of Miss
Ariel" -, ''7'4 5afa
"Take charge Of mer' CALCULATED the
young lady, while Tom opened his black
eyes wide. "1ndeed It isn't necessary
l don't, wish to trouble you, Mr.. Fetber-
bee." "a!
"No trouble at all. What does make
these things 50 shaky!" ~ r. "a
"Et's because you have not screwed them
on" said Hayens. 'Shall T assist you ?"
But Felix scornfully rejected The over
lures Of his rival. &"H ..,
"You'l better just take hold Of my
aaand-1'm afraid you're new to skates p.
persisted Tom, as Felix rose totteringly
to his feet. = 80 -.~:.
"No, | thank you," said Felix clutchiue
at the shore as those treacherous steel run
ners walked off Of themselves, taking his
feet with them aud landing the rest Of him
on the ice with an unpleasant shock. a.
"Oh, lear!' said Ariel demurely, II
am afraid you're hurt!"' ::
{ u'''1-am-not-a-5it-hurt - gasped
Felix spasmodically rubbing the back Of
his head, as Havens set him skilfully op
his feet; '--.' ..:-~
"Now you're all rightv' encouraged
Tom. "Hallo, there you 80 again r! You
arc in too great hurry, Mr.; Fetherbee."
"It isn't me % gasped Felix, hanging
to pine-branch in ;abjGct terror, "it's
these confounded slippery skates. It may
be great fun, but I must confess 1 don't
see it," . .''' .. - 49,.
"0h, you'll alter your mind soon !''' said
Tom. "Just sec how simple it is"
Away he gIided in marvellous curves
and angles, and came up again.. with
sparkling eyes and flushed cheek.
."'Ariel! shall we try it again ?''
Excuse me, sir" said Felix loftily.-
"Mr. Arkwright wished that l should
skate with Miss Ariel" .,...
"As Ariel don't purpose skating on the
palms Of; her hands Or the back Of, her
head, 1 don't see that your plan is practi-
CABLE" said Tom provok,ngly, as he and
Ariel vanished ... .~ :.
Z: "Hang thesc skates !" said Felix, stthey
won't stand still! Well, if Tom .Havens
con scud about in that fashion, i, don't
see Why 1can't! Here goesr' 20 nj :: ID
And Felix rashly desperate 'fstruck
out"7as he had seen Haveus do:|i Alas,
for our hero-bl;odly confident, he came
to grief, With his nose prone against the
'oe. .;'''#''f>; 3f,s o. 8;
Z It isn't agreeable for any young man to
have the damsel Of his alteration behold
him ina sitting posture on the ice, staring
hopesessly around, with his hat knocked
Ia, and his coatcsleeves badly torn! So
Fetherbee felt as Ariel shot by him, lean..
ing ON Ton, Hayeps' arm and calling out:
"Ten n'pspa I'll; be home before datk::t..;G
."Nlisss sArkwright," he shouted, as'ali...
AnkwR1aHr!" qo; t. a., ie 41:>::a7 s&-
mo ans~er-she was gone!
. Gould he, but have seen her, da.hing
over the ice; still on Tom Haven" !" ptHo- 10
tectiug arm-pas:, the, solemn,pines thick,
ets--under the shadow Of still promon-.
tories-miles flying past like inches!!a-
Gould he have heard Toms Whisper rr 4