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"You young folks will have all the sledding you care for, I fancy. I have seen the time when, after one of these ice storms, one might coast from here to Midway Junction on the railroad, and that's a matter of twenty miles." "What a lark that would be," cried Tommy Tucker. "Some slide, eh, Bob?" "How about walking back?" asked the other boy promptly, grinning. Letters and papers were distributed.
"Why, Aleck, it's splendid! How does it aggregate?" "I think well, to be on the safe side, about a hundred and eighty thousand clear, though it will probably be more." "My! isn't it wonderful? By gracious! luck has come our way at last, after all the hard sledding, Aleck!" "Well?" "I'm going to cash in a whole three hundred on the missionaries what real right have we care for expenses!"
And eight young men," laughing "boys that we know and have gone sledding with. They are to come to tea at seven sharp. Cousin Morris is to bring his black fiddler Joe, and we are going to dance, and play forfeits, and have just a grand time." "But I don't know how to dance much." Betty's highest accomplishments were in the three R's.
Both of them were severely frostbitten about the face and legs, but bitter as their experience was it served as yet another warning to those who were to go sledding in the spring that no risks could be taken in such a capricious climate.
'Your horse was greatly foundered, sir, and is hardly fit for the road to-day; and Smiler was sledding yesterday all up the higher Cleve; and none of the rest can carry me. 'In a few more years, replied the King's officer, contemplating me with much satisfaction; ''twill be a cruelty to any horse to put thee on his back, John.
Experience taught Scott that in many respects the sledding conditions of the south were different from those of the north, and so it is only fair to consider the sledge journeys taken by the Discovery expedition as pioneer efforts. These differences are both climatic and geographical.
But the little boys thought the sledding all day was great fun, and the apple-pie! "And we did see the kettle through the cracks of the shanty!" "It is odd the festival should be held at the New Hall," said Elizabeth Eliza; "for the secretary did say something about the society meeting there to-night, being so far from the centre of the town."
On one such occasion, when Heemskerk and two companions were the whole garrison, the rest being at a distance sledding wood, the future hero of Gibraltar was near furnishing a meal to his Nova Zembla enemies.
It was about eight feet long and four feet wide; and although it was rough enough, being made of heavy boards, nailed transversely upon a couple of solid runners, with upright poles to keep the load in its place it was a very good sled, as far as it went, which had not been very far of late; for there had been no good sledding for several seasons. Old Mr.
"It is going to be no easy sledding for anybody, -remember that, fellows," the athletic instructor went on to say, after he had been told how both adjoining towns entered in the meet were striving with might and main to excel in every sort of event. "No matter who wins he'll only get there by doing his level best. That's all Scranton High asks of her representatives.
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