Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-02-11

UT. iimid o',shi - have known better
j ojs Dc didn't. The trouble all sr,ae fn.n
Inc exceslen, skating powers Of Mr. nc-
uaoos'' VINO was perfect symnss, on
"ne is and could perform more v,na.
.ions on The long roll than any young een.
tienan In the city. This rave Nc3hhh.-
temporary advantage over Tim,d In the
matter OF securing the COMPANY al N,..
1ieveriy for nj lcsst five evening" of ~.
week This is why Timid de,crm,ned "a
meet AcGiihbe- ba his own rronnd 80
sanquish him, and explains The annce,.
ance Of shanky young man On n,llers D.,
.ne u's' ame' With IN expression Of de-
~. aAnee oh ms conntenance and an entire
aosence OF grace IN his presence.
Just the simplest thing in the world. .
remarked the instructor. .Get \ lissi.
e'aaaenee ana then throw yoursclf."
suppose now, said Tim,d, "tha, I
should throw myself before get the con.
nuence you speak OF, " and sickly unils
came over his face as he felt a certain nm.
eashess about his knees, aud observed .ha,
us Toes turned in, and that he had lost the
military knack Of turning them out
on, OF course, you must fall once or
twice. but you mustn't mind that I'M,
watch me for minute, and do a. | don
e'r' llmid here observed the instructor
gently slid his righ, foo. forward. and r.
followed suit. Something inmedia,elv
ieli. Dir. 1lmid's right foot WA ~Y.c,i.
opposite his ief. Nobody but long leerrd
loiot ever Tails that way" mu,tered Timid
as he gathered himself together Cone
more !sll like that and should split NV
legs clear to my bress, bone" and sc.xn.
ing the Instructors lead he branche,f or,
ior himself. How gracefully easy tha,
McGiibber Is on those confouuded thinv,s =
ana that gentleman leaning back gently
whlzzed past Mr.. Timid or one foo, .nt
deigned bow of recognition. Mr. T,mid,.
mad was up. He'd skate three times
around that rink II he broke every bone
"a MS oooy, and was carried home in
hospital wagon. Business now began.
..."h-r-r, wh-r-r, wh-r.r,' went the
rollers and VIII a-ck. slam went MIR. Tmid
against the safety rail right beneath where
Miss Cleverly was sit,in,.
" Beg pardon" said he.
"Oh, not at all, assur, you" wa th.
sweet reply. You're doing nicely"
ana SO he was, IT, hard work in anr
lie kicked himself ali about on
one loot, he leaned back to get his bal.
ance and nearly scraped the gas light o6
with his heels, he stopped forward 10 .a.
mat his skates were all right and he found
himself feeling for the soft places in m.
door Once he tried tipping h,. hat to /.
lady friend. and he tipped his stalvart
frame to the verge of uncertainty and
went headlong with crash, bringing
lown the prettiest skating couple IN the
rink with him. But he persevered n.
stamped and jumped and threw his Arms
wildly IN the air but KEEP. moving, ard be-
ore he left the rink he had measured hia
ength, his breadth, his depth and hla
hickness on nearly every pa1t OF the noor.
ND had proved t.at as all amateur acrobat
le had discovered forty nine new posi-
ions In which human body could be
visited lie went three times around the
Ink, in sections, but when he bade rood
light to bliss Cleverly he was reduced 70
pulp. de VOWS that he never m,oun.s
ne rollers again until the rink floor Ia
added.