I guess the English hav more wit, and the Amerikans more humor.

We havn't had time, yet, tew bile down our humor and git the wit out ov

it.

Having herd mutch sed about skating parks, and the grate amount ov helth

and muscle they woz imparting tew the present generashun at a slite

advanse from fust cost, i bought a ticket and went within the fense.

I found the ice in a slippery condishun, covering about 5 akers ov

artifishall water, which waz owned bi a stock company, and froze tew

order.

Upon one side ov the pond waz erekted little grosery buildings, where

the wimmen sot on benches while the fellers (kivvered with blushes)

hitched the magick iron tew their feet.

It waz a most exsiting scene: the sun waz in the skey--and the wind waz

in the air--and the birds were in the South--and the snow waz on the

ground--and the ice lay shivering with a bad kold--and angells (ov both

genders) flucktuated past me pro and con, 2 and fro, here a little and

thare a good deal.

It waz a most exsiting scene; I wanted tew holler "Bully" or lay down

and rool over.

But i kept in, and aked with glory.

Helth waz piktured on menny a nobell brow.

Az the femail angells put out ov the pond, side by side with the male

angells, it waz the most powerfull scene i ever stood behind.

The long red tape from their necks swum in the breeze, and the feathers

in their jockeys fluttered in the breeze and other things (tew mutch to

menshun) fluttered in the breeze.

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