The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-02-02
FUN WE DON'T HAVE HERE.
Graphic Description of IL High Day on Steel
IL Il Runners in Central Park.


(From tho New York Hcrard)
Between skating and sleighing at least
forty thousand New Workers turned out
for exercise yesterday. Central Park
mover saw moro glorious day, and oven
darcod around May poles on it's velvety
swards under n cloudless sky. For what
are the soft delights of q summers day
compared to the wild whirling multi.
Iudcs that swept about on the polished
lakes with sparkling eyes and blooming
checks?
Tho scene on the main lake was an ex-
traorolnary one. From the top Of the
gray Bclvidcre it looked as if vast
swarm Of bees had gathered on O huge
wedding cake. But the sound that rose
on the clear air was like the voice of the
ocean. Every train on each of the three
elevated roads carried a new batch of
hilarious skaters to tho scene. AS the
day wore on the crowd became denser
and wilder. The waiting house was
packed with sQulrming, struggling hui
manity. Boys fought tn, ir way in and
battled out into the air again with pies
III their hands. Girls squcaked as they
were lifted off their feet by the tide and
carried i'll or out.
"lt's terrified" said Captain Beatty, as
he watched bis officers touing in vain
against the overwhelming current that
ST toward the pies and hot stoves.
How 1t was that the ice could support
such frightfnl weight of fly ing people
no one but Superintendent ST. John
could explain. a gorgeolsly arrayed
young man or woman attracted attention
till the edge Of the lake was reached,
und then he or she was swallowed up in
the immense human sea.
10 watch single skater was hfmosf1
impossible. AS a Hcr4ld reporter watch
the crowd gil took to the ice. Sba
was pretty creature, with long, floating.
trcsscs and bright blue eyes, as prncefuI
rs a fawn, as she bounded off with her
scarlet dress flowing about her 1.-the
form bewitchingly. The reporter trie,i
to follow her with his eyes. At first she
looked like II bright namingo struggling
in dark reeds. Then she was lost in a
mad whirlpool Of skaters. Again her
scarlet dress was seen glraming through
the multitude. At last it faded like u
spcck OF sunset iii q cloud. Over and
over again the reporter tried to fluid the
pretty skater, but she was lost as COM
p!ctciy as II the ice had opened and en-
gulied her. 80 it WAS all DAY. Wei
might the girls cling close to their gal
liant escorts. 70 De separated was to be
parted FOR long time. When com.
pnnlons drlftcd apart on the ice they
ma ie for the waiting house ut oncA. To
look Tor each other III such q scene WIS
worse than us. less
Fancy skating WAS practically stopped.
a man had to be content if he got room
enough to go ahead even in u tortuous
course without thinking of d clear space
for cutting artistic pigeon-wipgs and
grapevlnes on the ice. Now and then q
double ring would be formed to protect
some handsome young fellow and his
girl while they exhibited their grace an /
j skill, meeting and parting and skimming
about III bewllderiMg cures. But, alas!
tLc great multitude wCnld surge against
the circle and it was gone in u moment.
OF all the wonderful things to be seen
the most astonishing was the good nature
and politoness OF the people. 1t didn't
matter n man knocked you down and
sent you spinning n few yards, you
laugh as if he had done you a Kindness
and placed you undor deep obligation
to HIM.
lfyou bumped roughly against girl
you simply waved your hand apologoti-
cally or blew Il distant kiss from Your
flng' r5-lf her escort was not looking
aud she smiled II pardon. Hallooing lads
dashed tho feet Of old men from beneath
them and tho ancient fellows simply
mu'tered that boys would be boys.
Md while this mighty gathering
irorck kcd and shouted and laughed and
hrtcd tho jingle Of sleigh bells made
music on the roads.
Low the cleaning hides and proud
mancs ard humming runners and trc-
mendous shaggy robes and marvellous
warm coats and b2-ribboned whips n,d
like swift river atong the smooth hiyh-
ways. How the noble PAGERS raced
iicrcciy against each other TIL the pant
lrg mounted policemen put a check
upon them. 70 look at the necting
pictures Of animal courage nnd strength
and m,.lly cnthusinsm-not to mention
the ladlcS-was to learn love for horses
OF every kind and color.
Verifying the Book.
RICHMOND, Mo, January 23.-David
49, Ill., LII