, 1870-12-27
SKATING IN CHICAGO,
liz Origin, Growth aud Decay.
The Less Of Our Best Winter Amuse.
ment


uh. u,;,.dr md f7o,,, :,
Aoue'
Al as,, With all hts craboe,l seyrf,tr VIII, ,,t nj,
n,ra> OF ,ortu N. rtnts ,H.t s.r -. sars. -.
~ sU'.N ~. - A'e "tnos' tuaA asc VOTE
3aaa eeeusfea' nn a1s'ns anoWf, and hh freezing
r.Ssis. s:oter has come uron US. For two lcar
mcrtss TT remained a~ay, though each aay. when
..c,.o. T., N. nn,7n~.,S ~ .s. ".ao a ss.ussa ne
sscsAk :" VIC n9s.o" w. "a.e, OF tns mercury oe-
ise M e a. aa. ~ 10, xe,s
thst es5h sound ,,e:nk ems tho com,nv ~ .ns onc,
,.,esr 81: ,hron"s n.,e,s.s a soaS IVY " osH Hasi3
aIn M o. December. he remained away.
s,,u.n1 ,hc!s .s.n ~ snasa4 almsel ~
,eaneains g tnosS 70 owea nt Assnc seas, while
.nsE ,a: cIE % on nc piatiorns OF horseea
rHsens M n-arA as the 'ear Of the future would
A'tt* ~, y ~:
~, .u. :. a.'aec,, y know wln.er came. md w!tn
:u ssat ~, .et aas @aoe Tue fhefao.a5
n ne s1s = ~ 2, eonss h ason. fof ss'nss
@ s@s ~ " ~ ttkntn9' eacn one mas Lfscu - I;oss
:aas !. y " NJ ~ naSk YAM m: tns me 9ahsr
;1e1ei nj: III ntnea's a: IA ,ss r. ORC,
,y.st notr,ns. ,Wcli ta:s - rs euiaess ~ 5e;
vi! r. coIsri to-s,sa.:
-. e!h 81 81 unsa,lsae,'s ~, t1snsI1
ns; Art s-rcra;s ese,soss. nnd 1ains o. o.! aG
~ =. -, =, rsi1rr - Ist;r1 ~ifh ntyesfisements
rom n,r W., van, sot1r aas 10 Eern them eofa-
~! u 'ac iccs *,nt.r sssrsns:; MroDS, s3 nat
sr1t,.s ~, Sc ia.t1 nursrIres IN t,s,tuc fault
MN H. n,,s.,; ard r-rTct nm, Nc hnrs caten
~ is - Ii'ss - h.s tr.ss anh ,Se
i,r,. III ~, ..lrs n 1s. rna xnen The
-; ir1T, fn1,re ~ ts1 A. ~ raicnLnted. snI
% .sss se aeaes .a'e. .as.,... 81 tho sGn~ fAsTicr
VIII rse stEa 'ous=esSa - s a1 - s sn-,s
."I .r ~, ,.,nco+s. n.,rhtor II Is
rWI nv ~ ..,;4h,.r;o r.en E-s tsnncr she
,.,, 50 ,ooes cnr v4,,srv into Inc fr,sztr
t:cn; atd t,uscs win ncr onScrs On thc emily
II, me NJ taa an ~ aap ene snnso.cninS
~. :1rr. t+s-ntnr snr cslrnIafes. ). II me
hIl1,,nMs,.r IL ~ thsf,yS shsii nave stx beau.:
.,stt.rr:s. ttrce: II Il Ten. ITO: John TO Inc
,va,..- ....o sr5 sse ms. cr,t1 It Il Save Jonn
".s,',n,rr ::ii "a :en be,oW Eeta IL ettI"
st.N M Mlk, ~ -1sr- 80 esrMEh-nda a. .ha,,h.re
Is haso Sa lac {oaqg man Tho ,n,xs,.a Mos,a
.At 70 Eo ~ ~ 49, - ~ NJ ~. TsrH,s
s'e NJ, .sn.s v,sf tanrsr. ue wa,d he oet hts
~ ncEa s1sa ss~s ann muH tsnnes @ hn1
ht car have bnt o7e nose -
Eaa. trG. IN lEtnx voices. TIC sell:s song
- hate tae WINTER LUZ no. NOT all says Inc
.oS deae!. ~ lcSe tas Mn!eE: sa{s r. me PaWtn, ts
Eres lar ouI on tie ttt3t wt4iern se1re, Ehefe
:ae wl:,A ar not btunted. aud the SHOWS ie t!eer
No CUES come near uy castle DOW. love sns
w.nies.- Fo: tats Is Of surety the c3d aud Tor,
TIC searon Of .nows and .In.;
lie Ii:ht that aoses. the might thst VIM
F.w phasu1r1 has It. and ono OF those has JUS
SuLe iru us- We ssill have The social winte
I.urch st.sms wAm. Then, with iast enough Q
lrr1en in the glass. Just enough Of tIumps IN one
tsnd, and Just nou 70 men to make patty. i
cemioEtasie- 1t Is happiness to lie anotneEed
the blankets and repent the sentiments Of Thou
son:
Fai-cy lu1usiour. will not man awake.
Itts karin n, ks rO ear: AsI uu.ht 10 2et ID but
Nil TOT Here VIII I stay, though breakIa
Wait5 nv ouinr.~
tc. ~ md ceT1s;n ner.snollmsteds. diois ia
n,ro IN s1T, It n a neinston V1tu 4 sp2re. II
-nnr al The inssLiaes Of The yonng woman OF t,
PRS, nt ,y 1na. she NUT aTs
yellow and + eI nose bluc. Her feet arc dead
coldI Her haads are trczec; Her eyes Nate
;,n1us Ike recy crown. Bn, 1t Is the .sthtng
4nd It must ff tioue. There Is a tradition tn
t;me young man oace proposed % some yonu
wGNAn VIII alelgh!1E, and thus the P1Hctlce
Arat ur-
Now. 5 matter 81 fact there !. no 11c =; 3!
Erlch j. supposed q follow IN acceptance, II
;-Itt- " s!sur His msustasas, Il he has so, on,
j. TOE o7 1cles. and ner mouth y Eooze nesi
as tl'sca plcasa.e n AsEtHE TotuRn At ztrn
tt.er+ Is 10 t'us Il r cahontas ID tInnt ot c11a
Gr oI esn sislef "nen still In the urea
As lar The <opnE ren, they bate tbs slssgalo
80 distraction, Fir.tE- II ccss; eeconily, u ace
e ~ ii"; 6, M pi. WV be- @ asIs. @ Eheuld ID be o s.I
IN Il n a Figh st s. an afternoon: Fie kao1
he IS expt cted to ssS'endet 1hines. but hoH ca
he. Wien tSc updtlc az hts th0uphts
Ii N,sh were home :" AL outdoor rounds II
d.Esonatt aid disc r,lant then The signs ctea
.l.smsl4y. T1e trees shiyet in toe wind II
sspg lite. In the distance upsy carter hwea
al his Lvcflondpd hosreH, and occasionally theI
~ ia, shrtek IRON ste.m whistle. In snmnae ne
tch:te2es, lilirg doyes, couples walking bar
u hanc. aud all ttose tuc,Ieneals which put u,
m one seof
on TO to.n snme otntr sweet stream!et. n
luvine b. eez+s .nteIoacnsate-
hna &c ssnusa1a. NJ IL 9he a ses
There is magic in tie atr. The innucnces
Enftrp a1t en- MS and Ee faF TIC frfcyocsi
Honis ~~f ' ~
As for s1elfhtnc. however, # is a v4nity, ercl
Eiug Socrncn, VINO did not knoI all thlnga, d
rot rui II doxu In hlh list
III; We iii our. ntve ono amusement in vi
Ter. II wss koshethlng oEe looked forward
with rBgr1ness. e. ..Jfd Eltn rapture, and
:,1stsa H,.h En- .1s. Ta,s wt1!er a,,s noEesef We
eta'i1e ~ ssks7 Wiz Waee s are ii ,ne ri rIsesns On
;, ,sn1 Msst tS1a Sfae I'D t.,x
ist1I.nss.rH I'll. H. Sn'.f sisnrIi1 sSntes tn1d
shss1 d,s !, atacc. Ne tes no tnsFs The na m
IE snsums tns axnsst ~ s9plts ie eIoees
carrr Tycs. tuc f.bel OF topyuer. the Jabl
about Inc ~ ne 81 ns1, sas.er aae se
we ns.n - nr.,. n t ,..,a aHe h,cr
The past They are bur memories now, wnl
when es1ked. bring ,ea.s ot .sg.et. =,
of nstS ~ r,nEN =, d s,csed with caTcr cyes
s.cS.se, {, o1ays, xvii 1nrons, rnrsasng md pasy u
,se tI,,1,rs s..T. Iorr1nn ~ fosin.r her aM
Tjth Hinrs Of STE, L srd Ess her Is she frx,
hsvc stnn,t as ~ the 1ssope1aders swent hy. III
ana ~s;,e ms ~ = c.o.esane and re aweef. i
1ass,d ~, r. rinann1,r1tstes Ne have adm1re1 !
tas ~, .ssss ~ * ,99n.ee ,ha .1enhurfs ARM /
Hutu aaess. ~ ~ n,a- ~ srere -1,t -, for
onN-~r, Ther nne snTe INV Iii r.n1
Why: NC Who bare v messed with pleasure
,n1r,.11.e Ire arsr tts ticeaTs fSeT Gibbons. re
aniJ The tujpe OF rke Iipk, ard Determine to S
Al least one word concerning its fAV.
Lang seo skating rts4nd Chicago was mos
rha,Tc nun1s. That was lu primitive times,
fore f1rEs were II yepieti. Taat was the IL
wien skaters used tn hnd grave IN the tu.t
waere Of tae ttreau, und the Coroner always b
,,n hp pa . c,,rc4e ,s1+,nhea mr. Thin lee Even
sumner II, re y as niwlya dead skater On hal
ro..t 9ocs. up.a. That vas tho time Eh.
III :nars !. q. M Msa ~ n es nfom @ sno aa1,
vounEeT d a5a :. It . ~ suar 1aueH ana tnsfo @ :
nu.p OF Els : ale oIoke and ho was compelled
..t ~ ota r tts.f. aoh alwsys accompanies It VI
.,s,a Via 4 tue l.Is =, H. q tnsFe @ u taI
cut here w.1e hsrds men md womsp % IN III Sos
.1ayN. Nno did nut qrirc the tntl,rr OF = rnof
Tsn.rs1 tn:n, from the *tns, as tht5 wuut t,ol
uukn i.tk Ge st5rH.
p;atR ~ aaa .ests as
s.rden FAX IL II 1h f.sst q, t,n,.1,t, &C !onaa y
Ing ialt- it raa yet wcu for sevSr.I sese!. rss.
s1.:te:ee. Tire West Sidc xas Ir.in,s .I.oeo :,
,.rI Hn,tn a. ssac. snI WashipTt SEATING rsrs, At
Established rs rival to IOr1ien n,.r
eHccehs Tor eeStral yearN-rno4 ,rn 80. -