"You see," said my friend Reglet, as he cut a " pigeon's wing " on the glassy surface at the rink, went off on one foot and came circling around on the other — " you see, it is an excercise which brings all the muscles into play, and must be healthy. In fact, Dio Lewis saya it is better than riding on horseback."

"That's right, old boy !" called Reglet, as he sailed around with a handsome girl on each arm, and a lovely blonde hang ing to his coat-tails — "I'll bet a hundred dollars you'll learn all the flourishes within an hour."

I was highly gratified at this expres sion of confidence in my ability, and I kept hurrying up the boy as he fastened ontheskaie3. The impudent sauco-box said I had better strap a pillow on the back of my head beforo I started out, but I passed the insinuation by in silent con tempt.
" Now, then," said Reglet, circling up with a dojscn French flourishes, "the main thing is to have confidence in your self. Strike right out like a pioneer getting away from a troop of wolves, and I'll bet a hundred to one you'll make a skater."

I struck out. I struck in Beveral other directions beside out. One foot went to the left, the other to the right, and I whirled around and Bat down. The blonde young lady came up and said I had made a capital hit, and the other two said that I was certain to combine grace with muscular effort when I got fairly started.
