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ERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[March, 
The remarkable adventures of Simon Simpson, Esq. His early education had been neglected, he had never skated when he was young, but when he saw peo¬ 
ple skating on the pond last winter, it seemed so easy, that he determined to try it this year. He bought his skates, and waited all through December and January, 
at last there was skating in February, and Mr. Simpson started for the pond. How he succeeded in learning to skate, the engravings given below plainly 6how. 
4 .—But after several trials he is able to keep his feet, and 
he goes ahead on his skates. He enjoys skating, but soon 
5 —He has a fall. Re is not so young and active as he 
was 20 years ago, and finds getting up difficult. 
6. —Shows one of his attempts to get upon his feet, but 
he was not very successful, and soon after was as in 
1.— Mr. Simpson starts for the pond. If 
New York, of course it was the pond at Central 
2. — Mr. S., not having put on skates before, found a 
quite corner, where he would not be observed. 
3.— Having, after much trouble, fitted his skates, he tries 
to stand, but finds it more difficult than he expected. 
7.— Which shows the remits of his efforts to get up. He 
finally thinks skating is not such fun as he thought. 
8 .—He strives hard to get upon his skates, and assume 
an erect position—with what result is shown in 
9 .—Poor Mr. Simpson. Having only treacherous 
skates to stand upon, what can he do but in 
10 .—to consider the matter. What can be done? Hs 
he is, he can not move, but at last help comes in theform of 
the troublesome skates 0 | 
Mr. S. started from the pond, as in 
12 .—Singing “ There is no place like Home.”—Moral.’ 
Don't put off learning to skate until too late. 
