An amusing scene was rec ntly witnessed on a skating rink in Canada. The principal attraction was a beautiful young lady, charmingly dns'ed with short skirts She was a very graceful skater, and in her evolutions displayed n piir of beautifully firmed ankles, and a little more, so symmetric tl that they seempd to charm the eyes of the young men, although they arouse 1 the envy of her own sex. But beauty's reign in this case was short; she fell upon the ice, and ha 1 the misfortune to rip her stocUng vrith her skate. Notb'in<? aware of the mishap she quickly rose, and continued to glide over tho ice as before; but now the admiration for her was turned to liughter, for a trail of sawdmt followed her, oozing from that ill-fated »t^c\ing It ia need less loaddthit she shortly left the ice.
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Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 286, 24 July 1873, Page 11
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145Page 11 Advertisements Column 1 Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 286, 24 July 1873, Page 11
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