The Colonel attacked it on the other side, and it tipped just as badly the other way.

It was awkward for the Colonel.
"Permit me," said the Judge,--and he took the knife and struck a sharp slanting stroke which sliced off a piece just of the right size, and offered it to Mrs.Sprowle.This act of dexterity was much admired by the company.
The tables were all alive again.
"Lorindy, here's a plate of ice-cream," said Silas Peckham.
"Come, Mahaly," said a fresh-looking young-fellow with a saucerful in each hand, "here's your ice-cream;--let's go in the corner and have a celebration, us two." And the old green de-lame, with the young curves under it to make it sit well, moved off as pleased apparently as if it had been silk velvet with thousand-dollar laces over it.
"Oh, now, Miss Green! do you think it's safe to put that cold stuff into your stomick ?" said the Widow Leech to a young married lady, who, finding the air rather warm, thought a little ice would cool her down very nicely.

"It's jest like eatin' snowballs.

You don't look very rugged; and I should be dreadful afeard, if I was you." "Carrie," said old Dr.Kittredge, who had overheard this,--"how well you're looking this evening! But you must be tired and heated;--sit down here, and let me give you a good slice of ice-cream.

How you young folks do grow up, to be sure! I don't feel quite certain whether it's you or your older sister, but I know it 's somebody I call Carrie, and that I 've known ever since." A sound something between a howl and an oath startled the company and broke off the Doctor's sentence.