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near Gnnc!pa. bOIl be trIed to do hi .... _M

     glides Clftceaore I
:aut every t1Jle he'd land rlgbt 1Ihere he

     hIM! beeJl bet'are.
I wu proud ~ the fellon •O&ua. they

     uttered not a phrase,
'I1lougbthey JlUt have aeen that Crardpa

    had. passed h1e a_tln' days.

Then Grandpa said to me. "Was that your
     Grandma oallin'?"

I hadn't heard her. but I figured he
     was tired of fallin'.

Wetook off our skates and headed for
     the house.

 I had. some worde to whisper in the ear
      of Grandpa's Spouse.

 "Grandpa's memorie~ were better
      than his movements on the rink.

 He tried to do his :figures. but h1.s
      feet just did not think.

 To tell the honest truth. though
      it's not so very nice--

 WhenGrandpa.took to skatin'
      he took better to the ice'! ,.

                                           Bernice Beard
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