The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-08
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A Chicago Girl had a Brief Dream of De,
ugatfcl Skating.


A Chicago Girl lad Brief Dream of De,
ugatfrI Skating.
Sitting at home In a steam heated
fat and thinking about skating is one
thing and going out in the cold TO learn
TO stand in slippery places is another.
The terrors OF an Arctic expedition ara
mild and gentle compared with the sut-
fertng comfort loving girl encounters
when she confdlnGly goes forth 70
skate. Her nose gets purple and her
feet feel like two cakes of ice, but her
friends tell her she will be warm
enough when she begins TO exercise. In
the meantime she is obliged to go into
% crowded boat house or sit on stray
log and put on the shining new skates.
That's the time she wishes most for
little feet and inwardly rebels because
her mother made her wear heavy, clum-
sy shoes. No man ever yet put pair
of skates on a girl without fussing a
quarter of an hour with the straps and
wasting a few odd moments in adjust
ing them to her foot. As for his own
skates there is sure to be something
wrong, something forgotten or some
thing broken, but the doubtful pleas
ure is only half complete If there is but
one girl; usually there are two, neither
of whom can skate very well. When
the girl finally knows she is on run
ners she expects to stand up and strike
out. II looks simple enough. She
usually does strike out, but not the way
she expected. The little imp of boy
nearest jeers and the girl wants u
shake him, but she can't even get up
alone. The beginner clings frantica4-
" to the nice young man and screams
out: ooh, Gcorgel" at every slip, while
all the small boys, whom she longs 20
kill, skim by and yell: Look outl"
Her progress over the ice Is series of
scallops.
Skating is such glorious sport, she
has always heard, but skating doesn't
deserve the reputation 1t has gained.
At least that's the verdict of one North
side girl rs quick IS she got her new
marten collar and muff she made up
her mind she must cultivate out Of
door amusements. Furs are so eiTec-
hates cold weather-nobody but a Fiji
islander could dislike il more. The
cracked lips, the chapped hands, the
cold, raw discomfort-these make her
miserable. but she forgot that in her
srdor for the skates. A pair of skates,
she declared. WAS the only thing she
needed In this world to make her hap |
- -. -
thought OF the same thing previously |
about feather bot and a long watch (
chain. She got both of those, but life /
laid bare another need. When the lake |
froze over and good ice was announced |
she went downtown, picked out a fine |
pair of skates, had them charged 20 her |
older brother, and when he came home |
that evening showed him the Christmas
present she had bought for herself /!
from him. She said she knew b would /
give her something anyway. and she
might "a well have what she wanted at /
the time when she wanted IL Well, !
he was very cross and brctherly, but
she didn't mind that. He said a. fri
he wouldn't teach her % skate, but she
made some sort Of bargain with him
about a Christmas present for his
sweetheart and he rclentcd. They
chose dark night for tbs initial per
Torrance. II was very cold and the
didn't stay OFT long. She went once
Eore. Just " say she had given s. a thor
ough trial; then ste did her skates up
neatly IN the box they came in and sd-
dressed theEn 60 her cousin. who lives
in thu country4-Chicago Record.