The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-02-17
Skating Tried.


Skating Tried.
One of the editors Of tho Mil,
'waukee News thus givos his cxpe.
rience Of this much-talkod-of a.
musement:
Right beneath ono of our win
.dows, from morn till midnight,
we 500 youngsters and oldstors
twisting their legs into all con-
'coivablo shapes. We cannot pick
"p q papcr but an article on ska.
thrg'"eets tho eye. Everybody
says it's fun, and that's all sovery-
body knows about it, for we have
tried it: Last night, about gas
light, after reading a~ge;lowing de-
scription of lifo on skates, we pre-
pared for our first attempt, and
sailed forth to join the merry
crowd. We had on pair of sto-
ga-boots trowsor-legs tucked in
eide, O. Robert-taiied coat, and
white hat, We went down on
tho ice, and gave u boy a fifty
cont 'shinplaster' for the use of
his Implements Wo havo conf
dence--even as great as Peters
faith. We, with the assistance of
49,! .f?:an q: & axed, on the skates and
stood ercct as barbcr's pole.
Encouraged at tho sight Of some
ladies on tho bridge looking at
the skaters, we struck out. A
slnnt to tho right with tho right
foot, slant to the left with the
left foot, and just then we saw
something on tho ice, aud stopped
over to pick it up. On our feet
again-two slants to the right
an done to the left, &C
companied with loss of conf
dence. Another stride with the
right foot, and we sat down with
fearful rapidity, with very little,
if any elegance What n set
down it was-for we made a dent
in the Ice not unlike q Connecti-
cut buttor bowl just then ono
Of the ladies remarked, 'Oh, look,
Mary, that Teller with tho white
hat amt got his skates on the
right place i Ditto, thought we.
Just then a ragged little imp sang
o9ut ae. he. passed us, 'Hollo, old
timber-legsP And we rose sud.
denly. and put after him. Three
slides to tho right two to the left,
and away went our legs-ono to
tho east, and the other to tho
west, causing another picture Of q
butter-tray in tho cold ice Just
then friend came along, and Of
fered his coat. tail as q 'stcadior.'
We accepted tho continuation of
his garment, and up the river we
went about ton rods, when q shy
70 right by tho leader caused us,
the wheel- l-horse, to shoot off on q
tangent, heols upI But the ice is
very cold this season.
We tried it,again. A glide one
way a glide and a half tho ;othor,
when 'whacls' came our bump of
h pn nAbgagsstsseepjtivoness on the ice,
eY ys9ksS - Il million Of stars dan
-ehg round our eyes like a troupe
Of ballet girls at tho Bowory Tho
ntre. How that shock went
through our systom, and up and
down our spinal column Light
<hing couldn't havo corkscrowcd
itsdown creased sapling with
greatoyaepecd or more exhilarating
offoct. clearinghouse butter nor
o aWarranty deed could not have
stuck stronger than we did-and
ado2aon ladies looking at us.
Soon wo got up, and made an.
othor trial, with botter. success.
Perhaps we had ekatod, in our
peculiar, style, fifteen feet, when a
laundering chap came up behind,
And tSSke.sat down, with our'tircd
head Hsa !, ,pillowedl, l,iir! il bis lap; and he
sWore at us, when it; was all his
own fault. How cold tho, ioe was
thorree; rree; TOO to- q Every spot whore we