Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-12-29

An Editor on IcE.-Last nieht abo,.
time, after reading glowing deseript;o1S 4 q
lie on skates We prepared for our ifrsr >.
tempt, and sailed forth to Join the me-
crowd. We had on a pair Of stoga -!
trousers tucked inside, a Robert tails5 ~
and white hat. We went down to The "a; "a
and gaze boy two shillings in shinpla.,a.--s
for the use of his implements
We, with the assistance OF a friend 8
on the skates, and stood erect as n L,-t 14sl
pole. We have confidence, even a. -.
faith '''sf
Encouraged at the sight Of some la5..
the bridge looking at the skaters. We So, ~
out. 4 slant to the right with tho r;-t.
foot-a slant to the left, and lust the, -
saw something on the ice, and STONED y.
to pick it up On our feet again-tT9 So ~.
to the right and one to the left. ace7rnr ',..S
led With loss OF confidence. Another stri1,
with the left foot, and we sat down VIII
fearful rapidity, very little, if any elegancs
What set down it was, for We made H..
in the ice not unlike Connecticut br,,.'
bowl : Just then one of the ladies RENAL
-'Oh, Mary, look, that Teller with -
white hat amt got his skates on the r,,I.
place > Ditto thought We Just tbes
ragged little devil sung out as be passed n.-
HGilOi0 old timber hgs, and We rose student
and put after him. Three slides u tberi,s,
two TO the left, and away went our los
one TO the east, and the other TO the r.,
causing an immense dssure in our pants 81
another picture of butter tray in The -
oh h0i1 cold ice Then the adv n.
know she was one by the remark she ms5s
again spoke and said-'Oh, look. Mayv
that chap with the white bat has sat doG,
on his handkerchief We rose about !.
gracefully as q saw horse, when Mary sa3
Guess faint a handkerchiei-not q ti,o
1t. just then friend came along and ms
cred his coat tail as a'steadier.' We 49,.
ed the continuation Of his garment. and nv
the river we went about ten rods. when
shy 70 the right by the leader caused u.
the wheel horse, 20 shoot of on al su,s-.
heels up But the ice is rsrp cold. tb.
season.
We tried 1t again. A glide Cne war
glide and a half the other, when .Wbse,'
came our bump Of philOprogenitiveness -.
the ice. and saw million Of stars 9,nc;,.
around our eyes, like bale. girls a. t5ss
BOwery theatre. How tina; SHOCK ve-,
through our system, and up and down o1-
spinal column. Lightning could not b,vs
corkserewed it down a creased sapllDr vi,5
greater speed and more exhileratin, eHs,,
Boarding house butter nor a wa rautee Issi
eould't have stuck closer than We did-,1J,
dozen ladies looking at US, and our H,.u-s5
pants.
Hollow, old cock, sang out that rsg,sl
imp again, and we We're helpless Soon y
got up and made another trial with bs,ts,
success. Perhaps we had skated. in s--
peculiar style, fifteen feet, when a bIu1isr
ing chap came up behind. and We sat d5E-
with our tired head pillowed in bis lap. AMI
he swearing at Us, when it was bis 1v1
fault How cold the Ice was there III
Every spot where we made our debut or he
ice-how cold it was Our bear san d-l-.
erS were no protection az all We rsi
again, for the papers say its fun, and down
came our Roman Grecian nose, on the cold
julep material, and the little drops Of --n-
on ran down our shirt bosom on the elE
ice. Once more We tried skating-maie ilr
the shOrc-sat down and counted damages
Two shllings thrown awav seven
lateral and one 'ir6ntcral' bumps. One in
mense assure in as handsome a pair gf ter
dollar cassimeres as ever man put Bis Lee
in. One rupture on the knee ezteniir,
he bone. Four buttons from our v.s..a
.frasmented' watch crystal, ard 4 slcs.
ache big enough to divide anon. the child
rem Of Israel. If you catch Us IN the
smooth. glossy, chilly, freezing, r,a,her0us,
deeeItful, slippery and slir-upperY ice again
You'll know it. II any one ever hears o.
our skating again, they viii please draw !
Us at sight Tor the bivalves and acc0mpl11
documents We have got through ska-l
lie q humbug. It's vexation Of spirit,
business, Of 1esh, and tearer Of trOuser
It's head-bumping, back-aching, leg-Wsa--
ing, dangerous institution, and We warn
people against skating. We tried Il, and
shan t be able to walk for a month. Skai-
ing clubs are q humbug, anu ell the rascal
" youngsters want 10 get ladies' at it, that
they may seeif they, too, don't say the
ice is dreadful cold - It's nothing 70 Us
but the ladies will do well To let skates
alone, unless they are younger and more
elastic than We are. Oh how cold the ice
was-,re can feel a yst. La Cross Da.-
srGi.