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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