The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-19

ORIG success thrt / said I'd go up and
try nay own fate.
/ put the shoes on; they seemed
rather large, but Brown said,-
They fit you splendidlyl ] know
you will make good long slide the
first trial"
Breathing a short but fervent prayer
made the start. II i could have
stopped again, ten dollar bill would
blessed privilege. But IL could not
be. As neared the steep place heard
Brown shouting eneouragingly,-
That's IT, That's just the way
started You are roaring suceessw
My wind was all gone and couldn't
catch any more, although there seemed
to be plenty OF it all around me. i
was losing my head. / caught a
glimpse of trees ahead, and taking my
own former advice, let myself fall. If
had 1t to do over again l would not
sit down. A skater with a two miles a
| minute head OF steam on has no right
to sit down in business hours. Never
/, theless confidently did SO, but didn't
stop; l moved right along In the good
| old way until | reached the foot OF the
| hill.
Just then the moon modestly went
behind cloud, and as | picked up the
pieces of myself and my wardrobe l
felt glad that the snow, at least, was
| adhesive.
sneaked quietly into the house.
| for various reasons / didn't want to
| disturb my wife-and after arraying
| myself In sticking plaster and another
pair of trousers, ] went out again to
1 try and dissuade Brown from further
| gymnastic performances.
He was waiting impatiently, not
caring to waste his talent on the
empty air; but as soon as l appeared
he said:
| Now watch your uncler'
| MY uncle had hardly started when
his right foot insisted on going faster
than It's mate. The left made a little
squirt once In q while, but the right
had the inside track and plainly meant
| TO keep IL. At last the left seemed to
grow discouraged, and ended by drop
| ping out of the race entirely, while It's
mate kept on as far as possible
Brown is tall man-and then gave
one last lunge, sticking fast In the
snow.
Never outside OF Barnum's, have
seen a man in such pose-with u pair
OF ten-foot boards attached to him. II
was wonderful i gaZed in rapt as
D
would not kiss his hand to me as dc
famous contortionists at the end OF al
act; but he just kept on posing.
/ am little hard of hearing, but |
think l caught the sound of forbid
den word from his lips. There may be
Norwegians In the place to which he
alluded, but doubt much If there are
any skis there.
Before would unite Brown made
him promise to rest for that night
then l helped him out Of his acrobatic
position and we retired into the house
He vowed that early morning would
see him practicing. But the next day
found US both SO stiff from our unu-
sual exercise that we were glad
enough to lounge about the house and
disguise our lameness by feigning to
be rheumatic.
I'm afraid there will yet be trouble;
for every now and then Brown bursts
out with
Wasn't that second slide of mine a
daisy"
YES; but how about the other twoY
1 asked, ".-
'Oh, that's all right A fellow can't
make a success ut anything in such a
short time. I'll show you yet that |
mean business" .5.
So my wife and are praying hourly
| for thaw to come and take the snow
before my Hoosier friend gets well
enough to renew the battle. It's the
only hope for him.