The officers of the 81st were superior skaters, among whom was Major Booth whose remarkable evolutions gained great notoriety.

It is a matter of question whether the feats of the present day to which our attention is sometimes directed, could in anywise compete with those of the days of which we write.

Lieutenant Trevelyan had acquired a proficiency in the art that was worthy of admiration.

In this healthy pastime he took secret delight.

It afforded moments when he could steal miles away and give himself up to those quiet reveries from which the dreamer finds relief.