St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-02-18
From Merry's Mus cum.
The Skating Match at AIderrilIe.
4 STORY FOR BOYS.

OF his sChuOlmatCs, on Il beautiful but
bitter y cold ming in December. which
forced the good folk OF Aldcryile to don
their heaviest Ok ercOatS and Scud through
the streets at their livelIest pace. And
we'll Harry knew that which he affirmed ;
for, Il; early dawn. he had sailed forth
with hs skates, AMI before brcakfa,
lime had tested the ice for miles, up and
down the river, and not flaw nor a
surface.
What Il bore school was that day
How longing eyes would wander from
the dull page 20 the bit Of wintry land
Scapc visible through the window and
how many mathematical problems re-
main un~"lvcd. while calculations were
made rs II whether a giren amcuut #
p. ckct money cqualed Il a given number
OF skate straps
Bat the hour for release came at last
a"d then with Il wnoop and shout tie
! boys rushed To the river. II was Il mcr-
~ ,iGht; and the brIdge which spanncd
/ tn" river was soon tiruugcd with spccta-
tor, gathered TO watch the gav lad, VIII"
with skates fast bound" skinned alura
/ the sleeping wafer. >wiilcr than the
/ llythc skaters, however, fly the bright
hours: and now the sun is sinking low
! III inc Wi, the revelers have left the ice
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