The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-08-17
Feminine Agility.

Did you eyer see q girl trying to
climb ienee2 L is more Of show
than a circus with white washed
elephant. This is the way she does
lit:
Fret she looks around to find out
whether nybody is in sight. Then,
il the coast is clear. she puts one foot
on the second rail of the fence and
looks around again. Then she gives
ia little hop and gets her o'her foot up
on the second rail. Here she stops
for moment to rest and ssraighten
her hat.
The next mar @lyre is the critical
cne-to get one foot up over the top
rail. She sseadies herself for
moment. then gives quick little up
ward kick that does not quite reach
tbs mark, but causes her to Jump
down on the ground again with tiny
scream and tuck her clothes in ali
; around her. Again she surveys the
. surrounding country and again hops
D up on the second rail.
This time sha ia boiler and throws
her loot clear to the top OF the fence,
where it catches by the heel on the
;; top rail. It is now or never with her
then - something must be done
Instantly. Grssping the top rail with
sll her might she pulls herself up till
she sits strad0le of the fence, with
the landscape spread out beneath her
like map. II anybody appears in
SIGHT she just drops Of tae fence as il
8 she had been shot. land gathers herself
up when she gets there.
Ii the coast continues clear, ahe
proceeds in very leisnrely manner
to get down on the other eide of the
es fence. First she turns around facing
u; the way she came, and feels back
e, ward with the foot which is already
y, over the fence .for o good, steady, res
m m liable rail. Having found such a rail
J she plants herself upon it and sets to
work to get the other foot over the
3. fence.
W This is very difficult AMI embars
AZ RAISING piece of strategy. and q good
L many girls will sit on the top of a
nd fence halt day before they will at.
# tempt it. Some will even staY there
D I'LL a horrid man comes along and
:ei. lifts them of. Not so the truly cour-
ageous girl-she who is no more
afraid to climb fence than 10 ait IL
o the same room with mousetrsp
b She will never give up her fort till SIX
den gets of that fence liz the ancient anC
ter, honorable manner of her sex.
s. J Il She grasps the top rail and leans q
Mrs far back as her arms will allow, ant
then tries 10 c1ax the refractory i'm
over after her. A'a', it is too long
!, s D and she jumps back astraddle, with
/; F little laugh, and tucks her skirt
s; around her again, After brief res
I ! u = she tries another wrinkle. She lie
down fat on her face on the top RAJ
and tries 10 slide of sideways, as SD
rds. hsv often seen her little brother do.
,aig, Ibis would be all veil enough, an
~ s.,n : would place her on terra frma again
B il she only had the courage TO carr
out her intention. But j1st as she
about to slip off palliG fear seizes he
She screams, rights mp, and atraddl
the ienoe once more.
This kind of thing continues for s.
5 for or ten minutes. Then the fair acr
lcui' bat begins to get wTathy. She looI
;. at the ground, only three or four fe
-. away, and makes up her mind 81
pu will reach it some way or die. D
&n she will have to, some time, anyws
oo-o So she settles her hat on her be
$50 g. with q determined look, steps ba
"a on the reliable rail, aud with migt
NE effort draws back her other foot to I
Ting very edge OF the top rail, like
''''''-'- archer drawing an arrow to the hes
6 Oh, if it only were not for
French heel she would be free. 3
IA. alas, j! holds her there with the d
persistency of fate. A look of ter
and despair comes over her count;
ance; her eyes stick out like butte
wife of She gives q quick backward leap 8
'r', OF lets go.
What surprise, what delight!
from finls herself aligbting, right side
riends with care. on the soft turf, without
much as feather jostled in her /
.-- She cannot imagine how it hsppe
go. She fully expected to be pic
up a complete wreck and car
eanti' home to die among her sorroV
, Dick friends.
, front But now that she is really safe
sound upon the dear old earth ag
LII she look. up with unspe akab!e q
0sS'"ie tude TO the clear. blue sky;
brushing her skirts and beating &
say anu down SO that they will hang strai
eu .ne she vows that should she ever
nole occasion to go'oross lots again she
'ouis' either 60 in balloon or else ha
young man along to pull dowE
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