Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-05-13
Tho Innocent Celestial.

Things have been decidedly dull
at tho National skating.rink the past
few weeks, and TIC lovers of the ex.
crcisc who have had little to 10 have
suffered severe at, ack OF cnnui.
On Wednesday an idea struck one
Of them, and after relating 1t to one
Of the regulars, he proceeded to put
it into force.
Sam Lee, the moon.cyed Mongo.
lian who keeps but on.hole mang.
ling emporium. up town was selected
as the instrument to furnish an after.
Moons amusement. They all agreed
that Sam would look we'll on skates,
and were unanimously of tho opinion
that the skates would look amusing
on Sam.
They went around to his establish.
ment yesterday afternoon nnd per
sua,led Sam to visit the rink. He
watched the skaters glide around the
room, aid the boys smiled rs Sans
eyes bccamo dilatcd in admiration
of the graceful spor. When one Of
them asked him wIlcthcHhc wouldn't
like to put on tic skates he,rcplicd
in his innocent manner:
"Mc can sklatec alice same like
Mclean boy" and when he saw one
Of the skaters turn u double somcr
sault he smiled until the corners of
his mouth ran into his ears and re.
marked:
"Me standee on top side like Mel.
ican."
Then the boys strapped the skates
to Sans wooden she's md stood him
up, with instructions to strike OFT
with the right foot first. "Allee
lightee. Nc khowce," raid Sam, as
he struck out US directed. The left
foot hadn't evidently been notified Of
the time the procession was to move,
and failed to fall into line. The re.
suit was that Sam opened out like n
pair of scissors looking for n job, ,and
then sat down on his pig-tail.
Nothing daunted he tried to re-
gain his feet, but was unable TO do
so without assistance. The getter up
of the entertainment was rolling over
on the floor behind the partition con.
vulsed with laughter, but the rest of
the boys kept straight faces, and as
they stood Sam mp the second time,
one Of them told him to spread him
self this time.
'Mespleadee myself vcrcc muchce,
he replied, us he steadied himself and
surveyed the floor, evidently looking
for soft spot on which TO sit down
next time.
Two Of the boys then took hold OF
him, one at each arm, and after Civ
ing him lot Of instruction which he
did not understand they started off
around the rink with Sam between
them. After going twice around they
suddenly let 60, and shot away from
him in opposite directions. For a
short distance he maintained his
equilibrium, but his oral countenance
wore u far away, sad, and tired cx.
preston. Suddenly both feet left
him and shot up into the place where
his head ought to be. When his
back hit the floor he grunted and
umped fully five feet into the air,
clawed ut nothing, and then sudden.
ly sat down on his blouse.
He lay there motionlcss for n few
seconds, and then motioned to one OF
the boys to remove tho skates. lie
was so delighted with :hc experiment
that he could not find words TO ex-
press his thanks to the boys for their
kindness, and without uttering n
word he shot out of the door and up
the street, with his clothes looking
like windy wash day.
When the. boys called on him ut his
emporium last evening Sam was rub
bing his bruised joints with liniment,
and when they asked him how he
liked roller-skating, lie replied:
"Me spleadee myself; one more
tly ut lollee-sklatlee and me spleadee
myself in the semmeytelly."
The boys are now contemplating
a ride on bicycle for Sam, after
which they propose initiating him
into the mysteries of the great Amer
lean game Of base ball. Shenandoah
(Pa. Herald.
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