Yawcob Strauss and Other Poems/Roller-Skating

IN FOUR ACTS.

ACT I.
 * "Ho, ho!" said careless Willie Gates;
 * "Who couldn't learn on roller-skates?"

ACT II.
 * "Ah, ha!" said he, as on the floor
 * He struck out boldly for the door.

ACT III.
 * "So, so!" observed the roller-skates,
 * "We'll interview young William Gates."

ACT IV.
 * "Oh! Oo-o-o!" said Willie, meek and humble,
 * "I thought 'twas easy; now I tumble."