Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-03-03
Skating on Fifth Avenue Pond.


Delicate business that skating Gazed
with admiration on the evoluting crowd
who we're toying on the bosom of the
skating pond. Mr.. and Mrs. Avenue
we're there in carriages. The Avenue
girls were there. Nice girls.
One sweet little dumpling said =
"Please give me hand till I get on the
ice 2" / gave both hands, and when we
reached the glassiness thereof, and she
told me she was on ii, how my heart
jumped as her eyes smiled SO sweetly
into NINE own
One of the Avenue girls, with another
one, came in with fun in their eyes, paint
on their cheeks, curs on their hair, fancy
skating rigs on their bodices, and skates
in bags on their arm / offered to put
skates on for them offer was accepted.
Goodnessl did you ever hold the foot of
an Avenue girl in your lap and gently
squeeze the little toes Of the little foot in
the furry to get the skate to fl? 0 dear
it's fun And such short skirts, and
such pretty balmoral hose, like barber
poles of flesh, blood, lightning and elec-
.ricity Helped many skates on to many
feet of the Avenue girls. Large family
of girls; one of them gave half dollar
for skating her. Got tired Of the exer.
else; went to hole in the wall gave man
half dollar for use of skates paid boy
ten cents TO strap them on, and ambled
forth to join the whirling tbrong.
Skating is not, in the present year of
our Lord, my best forte. Bot strong
heart said, go itl' Obeyed injuncions
and went it. Gracious but how easy.
Just like falling off log-only a little
heavier on the fall. Fine exercise
Many boys and girls mirthed audibly TO
see me glide rapidly up the pond and in
trying 10 dodge two hundred and fifty
pounds of skates, in short hoops and red
boots, inserted one leg in an air-hole.-
Very moist was that are hole. Got out
with agility and help Of shinny-chicken,
in blue jacket, striped apron, streaked
hose, and velvet cap, darted past, and
and said, "Catch me- Then urged
my mad career on TO a close-or toward
the animate clothes which was so swiftly
on the glide. She lodged, and | lodged.
Met long rooster with Eyeglasses, side
whiskers, bo5tailed coat, fancy skates,
timber legs, and lisp. He yelled, take
care, fellah !" And we both lodged the
same way. ] slanted the right skate a
poirt to windward bobtail anchored
"All right" said l, and passed on. Lost
the blue jacket and striped apron in the
melee. Met timber legs on limp. He
wanted an apology; SO did I. We part
ed in coldness, and be with a confusion
on the head.
Pretty soon a frolicsome oyster came
tearing up the pond, steadying his gray
haired governor. How they glided =
aud the writer hereafter in their'wake,
Pretty girl wanted to take my arm till
she learned to strike out. Nice girl--she
can have those arms any day. Girl took
arm. We skybugled hitler and yon-
yon and hither---as The waves dash in
On the Coney Island. Met vigorous
female scudding before the gale at heavy
rate of speed. There was a collision.-
Pretty girl turned a somersault, nd
Topped into the arms of venerable
rooster, who stood then and there look
sr on. | anchored on chilly spot of
rrigidity, and heard the buttons part
with the waist-band. The en-
ohatic and limb-fat ic female had done
1.
With an uoucb" of much anguish,