The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-03-09
Brick POmeroy on Skates.

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Told J. VI. I would 20 for a doctor.
ASKED her wouldst she II her head acbed
answered she me then, wouldst. There
lore wen,ed. Head didn't ach, how
ever Went forth. Walked slowly tw
corners for fear one wouldn't be enough
A Took passage with Oscar. Advance,
!. wth Oscar TO the Cornwall Marehe,
with Vlgor to the gate. Man demand Q,
ueket. Az right, Skirmished to the lef
IN direction Of Cornwall. Verify, verify
oig thing. Two bands played mus,
while many girls went forth to skate
delicate business that skatingi Guzst
With edmiration on the bosom of skating
, pond Mr.. and Mrs. Avenue were there
n carriages. The Avenue giils were
there. Nico girls. One sweet lirtl,
, dumpling said: Pleuse give me a hand ill
get on the ice" gave both hands, unt
when We reached the glassintss thereof
and she told me she was on IL, how nv
hesrt jumped as her heart smiled SO
sweetly into mine ownl ]. NJ. didn'l
even trouble me even in thought them
Just as ] helped my angel With pink
skirt and striped hose on the ice, scooted
from me like bird on a wing, go to
speak. gnzed and she went. Then
tel back 10 the rcception.room.
One of,he avenue girls. with another
ore, came in with fuu In the eyer; paint
on their checks, curls on their hair,
fancy skOiting.rigs on their bodies. and
skStes in bags on their nrm. ] offered
to put skates on for them; offer was nc.
cepted. Goodnefs. did you ever hold
the foot OF IN avenue girl in your lap
and gently squeeze the little toes Of the
little foot in the hurry Of getting tho
skate TO fti o dcuti it's fun! And
such short skirts, and such pretty Balmo-
raj hose, like little barber poles Of fiesh
blood, lightning, and electricity! Help
; ed mnny skates on 60 many feet OF the
avenue girls. Large family Of girls; one
of them gave half dollar for skating
her. Got tired of the exercise, went "a
hole In the wall, gave man half dollar fol
use Of skates; paid boy ten cents to strap
them on, and nmbed forth to join the
whirling throng. Skating is not, in tho
present year Of our Lord my best forte.
But strong heart shid, "Go it!" Ohrycd
injunction, and went il. Gracious, but
how easy. Just like falling of log
only little heavier on the fall. Fine
exercise. Many buys and girls mirthed
nudibly 10 see me glide rapidly up the
pond; and; in trying to dodge two hun.
dred and fifty pounds Of skates, in shor,
hoops und red boots inserted one leg in
an air hole. Very moist was that air
hole. Got out with agility, and the help
OF a shinny-club, and went on. Just as
started, a sect little chicken, in blue
jacket, striped apron, slreoked hose, and
vslaft cap, darted past, and said, scatch
me-" Then / urged my mad career on
to a close.---or toward the animated d
clothes which was so swiftly on the
glide. She lodged, and lodged. Met
long rooster with eyeglasses side.
whiskers bob.tuil coat, fancy skates,
timber legs and lips. He Yelled
"Tnke, care felllhl" and we both lodged
the sume way. ! slansed the right skate
u point to windwarJ: hoblail anchored.
"AI Right" suid, ] and passed on. Lost
the blue JACKIE. and stiped apron IN tho
melee. Met timber.legs on the limp
He wanted an apology; so did l. We
parted in GOODNESS, nnd he with confu
sion on his head.
The music kept playing ITSELF The
crowd kept urrvinP. Never saw SO
much style on ice. Blue jackets, yellow
iunics, green skirts, purple balmorals,
striped hose red CATERS, pretty ankles,
j0unty skatiIg.ha,s, neat little limbs
o Lord! but how queer fellow feels
when he feels queery! And we oil
skoted. Pretty soon frolicksom oyster
come tearing up the pond, steadying his
gray.huired governor. How they gldedI
and the waiter hereof on their wake
Pretty girl wanted TO take my nrm unit
she learned to stiike out. Nice ri J.
she can have these arms any day. Cir
took oun. We skybugled hither ant
yon-yon and hthcr-ns the waves dusi
IN o, Copy Island. Met vigorous fc
mOlc scudding before the gale at heavy
rate OF speed. There collision. Prett,
CIR! turned somersnult, Topped into the
arms Of venerable rooster, who stood
then and there locker on. anchored
on chilly spot OF frigidity, and heard the
buttons part company with the wnistbnnt
The emphatic and limbfstic female snt
done IL. q
With an 'ouch" Of much anguish
Aud tear on her nose,
She squashed and she hid me
Safe under her clothes.
! 1t might have been fun; but situated a
I was With the nose Of mine fsttcned OF
the ice, and two hundred pound of lowell
ness, so TO spenk, on the back Of an ach
log hond, / couldn't see Il. Queer WASH
IL Preferred the outskirts to the inskirti
10 skate IN Tried TO crawl out. On,
loot of mine and two fee. Of the limfsti,
female visible beyond tho edge Of tn,
. crinoline.g "Hi! hi! Three. legged wo
. man! Everybody stopped. Crowd com,
, tumbling and pouring in Rolled over an,
!. tried 10 retreat. Fine prospect. Cam
I : nesr being smothercd. More tha
Z tw enty- eight girls fell over US. AT los
: I emergpd--yCs, that IS the word--fron
where | ought not to have been. crawl
4 ed out from that place Of confnsmen
with nose Ike a potato blossom, half
2 hoop skirt over my head and around m
!, ck, And what work | had getting oui
|, worse iiiun boring for petroleum, as
! wrigpled through forest OF red stocs
= ings fancy elastics and skates. was
Z laymen then; shall be lame man for
s week.
Go to where have beer. 60 see whI
l have seen, go feel what have felt 0
a that Fifth Avenue skating pond. B
knocked around and about by the csrlei
~ crowd, and then tell me II skating earn
~ walls are what they are cracked up to b
'. All very well for those who keep on the
feet, or fall on top, bu. as for me, CIV
ne liberty. or give me--giye me--give n
q lighter woman to hold me down whs
the leo ia so fesrfully and fteezlngly col
90 90 II 10 now morning. ] arrived home
" damaged condition. Those hat viii,
adorned That head Of mine by birth Al
=" DOT by adoption is gone. And that a
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