St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-08
THE RINK sNFATUATION.
Some of the Devices Res"rted to for its
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Some of the Devices Res"rted to for its
Grah1icatton.
From the Cleveland Penny Press.
Few of the roller pedipulators of both sexes
who inhabit the Kinks nightly are able to do
so without practicing more or less deception.
One of the most regular attendants at the
Casino is handsome young woman OF about
2S years. She is the wife of a freight con-
ductor and the mother of four children. She
had always been Of retiring disposition and
seldom went out of the house. When, there
fore, she went to the rink occasionally, her
husband was well pleased.
Soon she got the fever and went until he
was not so well pleased. During the absence
of the husband the household duties and
care of the children were loaded upon the
hired girl, daily and nightly, while the wife
shook her feet gaily at the rink. One day
the husband sau1tered home unexpectedly at
eventide. The wife had left home, saying
she was about to visit a sick friend. The
husband called at the friends house without
finding her. Then he went to the Casino
and took birds eye view through The win
dow of the smoking room. His wife was
sailing around with q dude. That night
there were sounds of carnage in the neigh
borhood, aud separation is probable. This
is by no means an isolated case.
A few evenings ago a red-headed man
popped his head in the rink door. Just then
a woman in front seat sang out to another
behind her: ''There comes your husband"
and nine women jumped up and fell over
each other in their anxiety to get to the door
labeled Exit in case of fire."
Among the regular patrons of the Olym-
plan is handsome blonde, the wife of
reputable West side gentleman whose special
antipathy is roller Kinks. One evening not
long since, after more than usually regular
attendance on the part of the wife, the gen.
tleman INDUCED in some high and lofty kick
ing, and then went over town to attend to
some business. 1t was bitterly cold night,
and he returned earlier than expected. His
wife was not in, having left word that she
had gone out to buy pair of shoes. 1t was
IL p. In. when it became evident from her
temperance that the bargain for foot wear
had been completed. Although his susp-
cions were aroused, be said nothing. When,
however, the next morning he fell headlong
over pair of roller skates, which had been
hid in the hall, he swore like Bashi Bazouk
and for many days the couple sustained a
rigid attitude toward each other.
Three young ladies from over the rivulet
have the craze in its worst form, and the an
cient gag of starting out to visit each others
house and Skipping off to the rink was re-
sorted to until it would work no longer. Still
they worshiped regularly at the shrine of the
little spheres. One evening, however, their
plans miscarried. An agtated father dashed
into the rink. He found the girls huddled
together in the dressing room, where they
had taken refuge, and waited them home
ward. Two Of the girls had left home under
the pretense of visiting the third. Mean
while the latter had represented herself as
being i'll, and kissing her parents ''good
night" had apparently retired to her room.
Shortly after, an accidental visit to the apart
ment showed 1t TO be empty. The sick girl
had crept out of the back door, scooted down
an alley and made bee fne for the rink.
The next evening the precocious young lady
again retired early. Her parents took pre-
cautionary squint at her, saw her in her little
bed sleeping softly and calmly, and went
away satisfied. An hour later she was flying
around the rink like all possessed. She had
put on her wearing apparel over her night
Clothes. she explained to her friends, and had
again skipped by the light of the moon"
In proof Of her assertion she displayed the
collar of her night gown.