The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-08
"Brick POmerOYv On tho New York
Skating Pond.

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Skating pond. 1fme, afternoon and even
ing. Occasion, superabundance of ice.--
Reason, much skating. Result, great
fun. Saw it in the papers. Told Jerusha
Mehitable my head ached. j. NJ. is the
sharer Of my woes. She didn't read the
! papers-didn't know Of carnival, Head
grew worse and more worsely. Told j.
NJ. | would 60 for doctor. Asked her
wouldst she If her head ached. Answer.
ed she the then, wouldst. Therefore
vented. Head didn't ache, however,
Went forth. Walked slowly around two
corners for fear one wouldn't be enough.
Took passage with Oscar Advanced
with Oscar to the Carnival. Marched
with vigor to the gate. Man demanded
t ticket All right. Then skirmished to
the left in direction Of carnival Verify,
verify, big thing. Two bands played
music while many girls went forth to
skate. Delicate business that skaung!-
Gazed with admiration on the evoluting
crowd who were toying on the bosom Of
the skating pond. Mr. and Mrs. Avenue
were there in carriages. The Avenue
girls were there. Nice girls. One sweet
little dumping said: "Please give me a
hand till get on the ice ?" gave both
hands, and when we reached the glassiness
thereof, and she told me she was on it,
how my heart jumped as her heart smi,
so sweetly into mine own! j. VI. didn't
trouble me even in thought then! Just
as helped my angel with pink skirt and
striped hose on the ice, she scooted from
me like bird on q wing, so to speak |
gazed, and she went. Then l fell back to
the reception-room.
One Of the avenue girls. with another
one, came in with fun in their eyes, paint
on their checks, curls on their hair, fancy
skatingrigs on their bodies, and skates in
bags on their arm. offered to put their
skates on for them ; offer was accepted
Goodness 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 Of getting the skate to fit?-
Oh dear! its fun! And such short skirts,
and such pretty balmoral hose, like little
barber poles of flesh, blood, lightning and
electricity! Helped many skates on to
many feet Of the avenue-girls; one of them
gave half dollar for skating her. Got
tired Of the exercise, went to hole in the
wal, gave man half dollar for use Of skates;
| paid boy ten cents to strap them on, and
tumbled forth to join the whiriing throng
Skating is not, in the present year of our
Lord, my best forte. But strong heart
said, "Go it, Obcyed injunction, and
went it. Gracious, but how easy. Just
like falling off log-only little heavier
on the fall. Fine exercise. Many BOYS
and girls mirthcd Gudbly to sec me- glide
rapidly up the pond; and in trying to
dodge two hundred and fifty pound Of
skates, in short hoops and red bonts, IN.
serted one leg in an air hole. Got out
with agility, and help Of a shiny club,
and went on. just as started. n sweet
little chicRen,in blue velvet striped apron.
Streakcu hose, aud velvet cap, ,dartci Ia>t
and said, Catch me-" Then urged
my mad career on to close-or toward
the animated clothes which was so swift
ly on the glide. She lodged, and dodg.
ed. Met long rooster with eye glasses,
side whiskcrs, bobtail coat, fancy Skates,
timber legs and lisp. He yelled Take
care. fellar !" And we both dodged the
same way. slantcd the right skate
point to windward; bobtail anchored.--
"All right" said ], and passed on Lost
the blue jacket and stri ped apron in the
melee. Met timber,legs on limr. lie
wanted an apology so did |. We parted
in coldncss, and he with confusion on
his head.
The music kept playing itself. The
crowd kept arriving. Never saw so much
style on ice. Blue jackets, red jackets,
yellow tuni les, green shirts, purple bal
morals, striped hose, red CATERS, pretty
ankles, jaunty skating hats, neat little
limbs % Lordy but how queer fellow
feels when he feels queerly! And we all
skated. Pretty soon, a irolicsome oyster
came tearing up the pond, steadying his
gray-headed governor. How they gided.
and the writer hereafter in their wake
Pretty girl wanted to take my arm till
she learned 10 strike out. Nice girl-she
can have those Grms any day. Girl took
arm. We skybug!,d hither and yon-yon
and hither-aS the waves dash IN on Co
rey Island. Met vigorous female scud-
ding before the gale at heavy rate Of
speed. There was a collision. Pretty
girl turned a sumersault aud Topped into
the arms of venerable rooster who stood
then and there looker-on. anchored
on chilly spot Of frigidity and heard the
b u ons part company with waistband.--
The emphatic and limb,iat.ic female had
done it.
With an couch" OF much anguish,
And tear on her nose,
She squashed, and she hid mo
Safe under her clothes.
1t might have been fun; but situated as
was, with those nose of mine flattened on
the ice, and two hundred pounds of love
liness, so to speak, on back of an aching
head. couldn't see it. Queer wasn't ii!
Preferred the outskirts to the inskirts to
skate in. Tried to crawl out. One foot
of mine and two feet Of limb-fat-ic female
visible beyond the edge Of her crinoline
Boz on skates whirled around and yelled,
Hi! hi! Three legged woman!" Every
body ,::ccpped. CroSd came pouring and
tumbling in. Rolled over and tried to re-
treat. Fine prospect. Came nigh being
smothered. More than twenty girls fell
over US. At last emerged-yes, tnSt is
the word-from being where | had not
ought to have been. / crawled out from
that place of confinement with nose like
q potato blossom, half hoop skirt over
my head and around my neck. And what
work had getting out worse than bor-