. Punch . ve him a blow on the mouth andknocked several of his teeth out. Search was made for the man who inflicted theinjuries upon the sufferer, but he could not be found. Skating must soon cease to be called a manly sport, if such outragesas these are to be looked for from its votaries. To knock down littleboys and ladies is a cruel recreation, and as cowardly as cruel. If suchinjuries were perpetrated elsewhere than on the ice they would betreated as police cases, and be reported in the newspapers as brutalassaults. If it become the fashion to cut heads upon the ice insteadof cutting figur
. Punch . ve him a blow on the mouth andknocked several of his teeth out. Search was made for the man who inflicted theinjuries upon the sufferer, but he could not be found. Skating must soon cease to be called a manly sport, if such outragesas these are to be looked for from its votaries. To knock down littleboys and ladies is a cruel recreation, and as cowardly as cruel. If suchinjuries were perpetrated elsewhere than on the ice they would betreated as police cases, and be reported in the newspapers as brutalassaults. If it become the fashion to cut heads upon the ice insteadof cutting figures, we think that the police should be empowered tointerfere and to take up the offenders who knock the helpless is a Cruelty Prevention Society, we know, for protecting ourdumb animals from savage and inhuman usage; and a similar Societymust in winter time be officered to protect our wives and children, andother not dumb creatures, from the savages on skates who take pleasurein assaulting GLADSTONES PET. We do not wish to alarm the ladies, but we have been told, by onewho has admission into all the secrets of the Cabinet, that it is theintention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, next Session, topropose a new tax, which is expected to give universal satisfaction—tothe gentlemen, at least. There are, also, great expectations that thetax in question will be (barring the Income-Tax) one of the most pro-ductive out of the thousand-and-one taxes that help to swell theBritish Revenue up to its present colossal amount. Calculations havebeen made, and the returns, it is said, will be so enormous that hopesare entertained the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be able todispense not only with the Paper-Duty, but several other dutiesbesides. A new tax is always looked upon as a fresh imposition, and yet wehave but little doubt that the present one will be hailed as a greatboon by every one excepting the ladies, though it has been speciallyinstituted for their physical
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