The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-30

en- Tour own side
Twfsh Apologies 20 Everyb0Ay.D
To skate. or not TO skate-ffsat is the CUES
ton.
whistler stl- robler Ia the mind. 70 suffer
The 5eers ard taunts Of our more expert
friends
or 20 take arms against rnssr bauserfnr~,
Ard. ~ opposing, efaa them To skate-io
To sfp-and BY q sap. 90 say. We court
The awful humps. and the thousand
Earring shocks
Eastles are heir to- It's q contamination
OF which one should steer clear. To skate
TO slip! p=Tchance 10 faiI-ayes there's
tfse rub;
For "a that tan what queer things may
occur
when We have thrown a startling pirou-
cite,
Must give uz pause. There's the respect
That creates grim havoc OF sweet mod
egfF.
FOR who would bear the whips and scorns
Of friends.
TIE experts vain saunt. the proud nov
Ices suesr.
The pangs o. Ignorance. the mems mean
gTtns.
The insosenee Of women. and their spurns.
whsn she herself might conquer all
By looming these zkatesF Who would
fardais bear
TO groan ard sigh under sndecisson;
pas that the dread OF the smooth. slip
perry lce--
Thax pltsIess surface. from whose points
We OFT arise suH sore-puzziss the will
and makes AS rather stay on terra fFnla
Than venture on that which We know
naugat Of
Tnus fancy does make towards Of Us all,
And thas he native hue OF resolution
Is slckied Ger wita the pale cast OF
thought,
And the picture of some fearful turn.
when. unwarnsd. ctr skates twist aSry,
aud lose the name Of action
Youth ard age in pleasure met yesser-
day on the ice. and. despite the frigid pro-
renssttss Of the environments, A warm
Friendship. which aoGrishesl undated
throughout the entire day. was establish
"a Everyona enjoyed themselves I'M
rnense.y. the old and the young, the grave
and the gay alike.
with the FIRST peep OF morning, before
the sun had found way through the mist
the pleasure hunter began 20 seek the Ice
where II was shickest. and the prospects,
for skating the best. BY noon every car
running 70 Green Lake and those for South
Park were crowded 10 their utmost ca
pacity. In the afternoon the rush was the
greatest the cars that were pressed into
service being Incapable OF comfortably ae-
comnodating tbs large crowds that went
20 and fro II was even beyond the recol-
lection Of the .oldest conductor" when
such d steady. enormous stream of human
afy hesieged the lines. Every car was
loaded 10 the trolley" coming and going.
and many eager sport seekers we're COM
relief to hang on by an ear. or by the
all hoy hx.rr
ever. mastered the intricaeies OF the situa-
Ton. as Is his wont, by riding on the bump
ers
put thar did not servo to mar IN the
least the enjoyment that the excellent con-
dIslon OF the Ice and the propitiousness
~ the day offered 20 tho skater: instead.
Il seemed 20 put a greater stimulus on Il
ia more ways than one. Al Green Lake
ERE Ice bore up more than a thousand peo-
PIE while several hundred gIldcd about
on the big pond at South Park Every
game or sport that ingenuity could posi-
bly, conceive. which could be played sue
resrsufiy on ice was started, and mona
we're forced 10 so begging for participants.
Skinny" was the predominating game AZ
Green Lake, though other sports received
much favor. Every conceivable kind 90
skate WAS in evidence during the day. and
q = safe - say that a more unique vsri-
ETY. 81 them would he difficult 10 conceive
pair % skates mas indeed involved IN
aaiuekv circumstances. They who sought
ths lakes went not 20 display .fTn parficu-
lar virtues OF their skates, bat merely 70
make merry willie the ice was thick, and
consequently TIRE make az the skates they
weso or the style had neither The effec.
~ causing any show % pride or ifnalfif~
The small boy who had his brothers
skates on seemed as happy as the pretty
miss with tho latest ciBmps A one Of
re former stated; "Itu all come out In
:te wash"
Wien Post-fnteiireneer reporter
reached Green lake the afternoons snort
vas - SIS height There were fully ~
PEOPLE thsn on the Ice. which was from
three to I'VE inches thick. and the num-
fer was being Increased as fast as she
ears arrived Shiny was then IN Tan
Ew3ng-the sucks welded by the lustv
youth were also To full swing. according
- the statements Of several whom fhs
reporter observed nursing black and blue
7ias and kuees-sud fhs excitement ..
fHas eNnilaratlnE sport was enjoyed rs
in8nT. who were not IN the least tiYrld
Fancy skaters. experts nexfceS and ~.
Efnaers aonnsd the gilstenlng steel and
Tor the nfst time In many months. gisdee
over TIRE smooth surface Of the lake 81.
toyiDg themselves as only skaters can
hefnTe TIE longing gaze 81 the lockers
VINO bad failed in their sndrsvnrs to So.
cure skates the jewellers swept There
was one consolation fer the uufortunates
however. They were enabled to wisnes.
sesnW very Interesting things which
served 70 keep every eno in 8 hapDy
frame of m{ad
very pretty gulss. whose cheeks CAV,
evidence Of ere sxclfenlent that mnss-l
patton of tho rare Sport gave her. weniee
heF way to the edge &c the fake. and
nfteT asyustnE a dainty pair of skates
WIPES dkaty oata the ice That 81,
vas an expert was evidenced rs the bold
ness Nite which sha struck cut Mors
thar tHat she proved 60 re a marvel 8,
fancy skater, her executions OF tia.
eiferen' rolls eiicitnx a STeAt deal 81
samirstsan- Daintiiy and VITA exceesi.n.
Us s4sse ca she cut figure eight. ye.
E1Fne 0as arese % remark later thst =
a. lac esnres fhat ceela - cut on &c,
hos che "ss marker 10 ere fgtfra IN.
sane o@4hst nasttsn cut vhan. oxer-estf
mathis certain r7.ilaacuts 81 the law y
stAVttattaS. she Performed q psroaett. ~,