The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-02-22

tected the scalp
Why, what on earth did you DO tbs
for 2 be asked, looking at the with con
siderable uneasiness and holding hi
band on his head.
| didn't make any answer. sav
that | had created seut:on- besides
my head ached.
He helped me up. but | noticed tha
be didut show the enthusiasm b,
brought TO the hrst effort and, also
that when be got me to a perpendicu
lar. be showed an inclination TO avoid
me.
He kept one eve on me, and the 9th.
er revolving toward the shore. This
angered me.
/ won't hurt YOU, | said.
I don't want you to- be answered.
why don't you stay by me, then I?
| | iuauned.
Because | ain't got much hair. and
amt old enough to wear wig
1t was useless to argue with him, and
besides, the skates were acting a little
uneasy My knees we're wabblirg back
and forth with MI increasing speed, and
| didn't know but they would become
cnhinged.
What are Won irving to do now, take
yourself apart ? be asked.
This query exhausted nv patience,
/ | braced my knee. and moved off /
was again too rniied, aud felt very
damp where | didn't want to. The
owner of the skates Was D easeJ with
this movement. but not quite so intoxi-
Gated with delight as to forget his eau.
ton. | moved off about two yards
1 then brought up so quick AZ to
wrench nv back, but | KEEP, on my feet
4 However, that cramp in the bank
tronbled me. aud | concluded If | had
10 crack nv spine eyerv Time ! stnn.
ped, wouldn't stop again. | rot
along for couple OF iods very well as
the ice was cut up here pLen | sat
down to rest Ididnt really intend to
rest there, but MS sat down thought
| might as we'll rest. Like many ANA
teurs | was careless in nv choice of a
sitting place. otherwise |. would have
gone sn inch farther and avoided a
small paving stone. / felt quite con-
teutcd here there di.ln / appear 10 be
any danger.
The proprietor Of the skates didn't
share my satisfaction, however.
Amt you gun any further 2 he
asked,
Not yet, said.
But suppose it commences TO thaw !?
he continued.
couldn't answer this, and didn't
want to. A little ahead of us were an
old gentleman and a young lady. This
Young lady was on skates, and the old
gentleman was helping her along The
young lady Was very handsome, and
bcame interested in her progress. /
concluded TO help her.
Come here, Mr Hinkley, and help
me up again, | said to the boy
My name aint Huxley, though /
don't know what it is my head is so
sore, he said as he pulled me up on my
'eet Lad him hold me while L
straight ened my neck tie aud then l
told him to let 80 when said ready
laid back tor stunning movement,
and opened my mouth to give the SIS.
pal, when he abruptly let 50, l made
an effort to catch my balance, winch
was SDol'''e' ! came GOWN WIN d
iofee suilclen' % spnt the Pouo Ni'e
OPEN ana 10 seha 'he d-"p part o' my
P"htS up mo my 'uioa'' 1po J""ns
man lhaae Nii uas'e TO set me up again
ne was teaiiy iriBuVened' ne SAD; /
wouldn't do that again II l were you.
assured him | would try and do my
best TO suppress any desire to do it
again but | yentursd to affirm that |
wouldn't try to control an inclination
to knock his head of, # lie repeated his
carelessness. This sobered him.
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