The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1877-02-22

is the third pair Of skates, and ,let one OF
tl.en is worth cent. and then. too. this
foo, is so aHfal slick can't do anything."
ard Miss Carey Caustic dropped heavily OH
one end OF the beach, near the stage. and
for a nomeiit or two gazed on the gay group
that giitlud Iither and tl,ltlier, and darted in
and out with SO much ease and grace that it
| seemed propelled by some compact MA
chinery. II her dainty feet had refused to
perform the desired Offices, her tongue Of
fered no second to such inactivity, and pres
entity. all UNCONSCIOUS that Q hateful news
paper man was trying to bind up a broken
| ankle Just behind her, it darted cut
''Good gracious. did anybody ever sec
such airs as that stuck mp Kate Careless puts
on. She thinks everybody is locking at her,
and tries TO make herself just as conspicuous
as possible. l do wish she would get real
/ hard iall; it would just do ine good TO sec
her tumble heels over head, and maybe it
would take some OF the stare. out Of her.
Look at her now, as she passes the stove. rs
! il she wasn't the least bit afraid, when 1
know very well she's half scared TO DEATH
She tries To make people believe that she
never skated until this winter, and wouldn't
be at :ll surprised il she didn't learn in 1856.
Goodness knows, she ought to skate well, il
holding Oh to fellows hands will do any
good, for am positive she has been Jerking
that poor little Pinnocks around for solid
two hours. It's real down shame, and l
know the poor fellow would like to get away
from her, for he told nc last night that he
would rather skate with ne than any girl
on the rink"
''Mv souls !. if there is:. t that Grace Light
foot again. II was her, would take up
board and lodging down here, and save my
self the trouble of running in and out epery
evening and night of the world It's q won-
der her mother don't try to exercise some
! control over her. Just look at her now I'll
bet anything she is telling those people that
she can't skate much. and hardly ever comes
down, when she knows very well she can
beat any girl in town. though she's AS awk-
ward as cow in the Boston, and let's her
partner just drag her around, It's a blessed
| thing some people amt struck dead now, as
they Used to be, fer If they We're, those car.
diuai striped stockings 1 saw her buying this
| morning rhey were horribly lotic) wouldn't
do her much good. Here she comes, as bold
as man. II / could skate well, dom,
| think would try to stretch myself all over
the hall at once. | reckon she don't know
tat the end OF her switch is sticking out. l
wish to gracious the whole Arrangement
would came down. OF course, she's got
hold of that spauldings. He always did dis
gust me. Those legs OF his are an indignity
to the public. Somebody said that life
hangs on thread but il they had just
| seen that fellow OH rollers, they would have
substituted Stands ON a straw He ought
to have those things splintered before he
starts ont, for il one Of them would happen
to snap off, the doctor would never fluid the
| ends. do hope nobody will tell him that
his handkerchief is hanging OUT about yard
behind"
MY heavens il there isn't Dora Drivers
Who would have thought that such noun
tain OF flesh would ever have tried to have
been moved by anything less than Moham-
| med. Now don't she cut :. dash on rollers?
She lets on like she don't know her red bal
| moral is about a foot below her dress skirt.
! pity the fellow that Cries to take her around.
| 1t seems to me that il had black hair,
wouldn't have those blue bows pasted all
over it. and would certainly put little less
| whitening on. Just wait till she gets warm,
| and that bloom Of youth will be changing
| to the sere and yellow just rs expected
There goes that bis-footed Blake to take hold
| Of her. That man is born ruffian. Maybe
| ne thinks didn'r see him coming out from
| behind the stage, wiping his mouth and
chewing coffee. Now just look at him l
know very we'll he is giving her some impu-
dencc very likely telling her she's tied back
too short. Or that he win have 30 hold her
sofa. He's
sGreat scissors that beats everything
II that goose puts skates on Sophia Spindles,
there'll be a disaster, certain. It's q fortu
nate thing that there arc no knot holes in
| this floor, for if that foot OF hers could get
ehioUxtis nv Cr@t ttisS aSclCy touiu SsafS HcIs
II she gets to falling around, the rink Will be
ruined-knOcked full Of dents. Not that she
is so awful heavy, but the angles Of that girl
are mathematical study. l saw her the
other night at the ball with low-cut dress
on, and it's wonder the fellows hadn't
| taken her necE for hat rack. She's afraid
| to pull off that Shaker; and just look at it
now, all twisted to one side. And rs for
that fellow With her, would just like to
| know where he got quarter to come here
with. know very we'll he never earned it
honestly, and his father could not afford TO
| give it to him, for the other day his sister
came out in an cid dress that know had
been turned and made over three different
times, and think she has a regular contract
with Perry for cleaning the same PAIR Of old
gloves over and over again. It's very like
| w.
Good evening, Miss Carey. What in the
world have you been thinking Of for the last
half hour?" interrupted Y young gallant, az
ne skated up to the bench.
- was Just thinking how kind it was in
Mr.. Crowder Co open the rink for the benefit
Of the poor, and how all Of us should initiate
his generosity. in exercising the broades,
christian charity towards our neighbcrs,' 81
and she sanctiiied herself and sighed plously.
That night she knelt down and prayed,
"Frona envy, hatred and malice, and all I'M
charitableness, good Lord deliver u.s. and
then went TO bed and dreamed she was an
angel, with cardinal bow in her crown.
DEBATE.-At the regular meeting of the
Staunton Debating Society, on last Saturday
night, the following question was discussed
"Resolved, Tina: one may iustifiably advo-
cate that which he does not believe to be true. ~
The affirmative was maintained by Messrs.
sBumgsrdner and I.arew, and the negative
by Mr.. A, F. Robertson. 1t was decided in
the affirmative.
On Saturday night neXg. the question:
''Shotlld Chinese emigration beprohibitet'l? ,
will be debated in the affirmative by Ne ssrs
A. S. Many and +. Francisco, and in tn,