The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-02-18
a Wax on skates-Brick POmeroy NJ
Central Park.

a OH Skates-DEiCh VAnOHoy 80
- Central Park.
Twas there Carnival on Fifth Avenue
Skating Pond. Time, afternoon and
evening. Occasion, superabundanse OF
ice Reason, much skating. Result,
much fun Saw it i'll the papers. Told
Jsrusha Mehitable my head ached. j. NJ.
is the sharer of my woes. She didn't
read the papers-didn't know of carnl-
val. Head grew worse and more worse
ly--Told J. NJ l would go for doctor.
Asked her wouldst she if her head ached.
Answered sheme then, wouldst There
t,re vented Head didn't ache, how
ever. 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 ticket. All right. Skin
mished TO the left in direction of Carni-
val. Verify, verify, big thing. Two
bands played music while many girls
want forth to skate Delicate business
that skating Gazed with admiration
on the evoluting crowd who were toying
on the bosom of skating-pond. Mr.. and
Mrs. Avenue we're there in carriages.
The Avenue girls were there. Nice
girls. One sweet little dumping said:
"Please rive me hand till get on the
ice" I rave both hands, and when we
reached the gIasiness there of and she
told me she was on it, how my heart
iu1nped as her heart smiled 80 swoetly
into mine own! j. NJ didn't trouble me
even in thought then! Just rs helped
INV ANGEL with pink skirt and striped
hose on the ice, she scoOted from Inc
like bird on wing, so to speak. L
Uazed md she went. The | fell back to
tlIe reccptionSroom.
-. One of the avenue girls, with another
one. caIue in with fun in their eyes, paint
on their cheeks, curls on their hair, fan
cy skating rigs on their bodlces, ana
skates in bags on their arms offered to
put skates on for them; offer was accept
ed. 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 hurry of getting the skate to tit
OGcarl it's fun And such short skirts,
and such pretty BalmOral hose, like lit
tie balber-poles of flesh, bleod light
ming aud electricity! Helped many
skates on TO many feet of the avenue
rj1ls Large family of girls; one OF
them gave half dollar for skating her.
Got tired of the exercise, went to hole
in the wall, gave man half dollar for use
of skates paid boy ten cents to strap
them OH, and ambled forth to join the
whirlng throng. Skating is not i'll the
present ear Of our Lord, my best forte.
But strong heart said, go it," Obeyed
Injunction, and went it. Gracious, how
e. Wv. just like falling off a lOg-only Il
little hca yier on the fall. Fine exercise.
Many boys and girls mirthed audibly to
see me glide rapidly up the pond; and,
in trying to dodge two hundred and fifty
pounds of skates, i'll short hoops and red
boots, inserted one leg i'll an air hole
Got out with agility, and the help of a
shiny club, and went on. Just rs
started, sweet little chicken, i'll blue
Jacket, striped apron, streaked hose, and
volvet cap, darted past, and said, Catch
me" Then urged my mad career on to
Il close-Or toward the animated clothes
which was SO swiftly on the glide. She
lodged, and i lodged. Met long roost-
Ell with eyeglasses, side-whiskers, bob
tail coat fancy skates, timber legs, and
lisp He yelled, Take care, fellah"-
And we both lodged the same way. |
santed my right skate point to wind
ward: hobtail anchored "All right
sail | and passed on. Lost the blue
Jacket and striped apron in the melee
Mef timber legs on the limp He want
au apology; so did l. We parted in cold
ness, aud he with confusion OH his
hcsd
The music kept playing itself. The
crowd kept arriving. Never saw SO much
10 lot EatS
yellow tunics, green skirts, parple bal
morals, striped hose, red CATERS, pretty
ankles, jauuty skating hats, neat little
liInbs-O Lord, but how queer fellow
feds when he feels queerlyl And We all
slated Pretty soon frolicksome oys-
ter came tearing up the pond, steadying
his grayhaired governor. How they
gliGed.-and the writer hereof i'll their
wake. Pretty girl wanted to take my
arm until she learned to strike out
Nice girl-she can have these arms any
day. Girl took arm. We skybugled
hither and yon-yon and hither-as the
waves dash on COny Island Met Wig
orous female g ldGing before the gale at
heavy rate of speed There was a col
lision Pretty girl TUNED somersault,
and Topped into the arms of venerable
rooster, who stood then and there "A look
er-on. / anchored on chilly spot of
frieidity, and heard the buttons part
company with waistband. The emphatic
. and iimb-fatic female had done it.
With an ouch" of much anguish
And tear on her nose
She s1uashed and she hid me
Safe under her clothes
1t might have been fun; but situated
asIwas with those nose of mine hatten-
ell on the ice, and two hundred pounds
of 1oveliness, so to speak, on back of ali
aching head, / couldn't see it, Queer
mad tho ,,ats III M 70 Tho