The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Breaking the Ice

Wolcott, R.. "Breaking the Ice." New York Saturday Press. (1866-1-27).
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

A helpless young man tries to get closer to a girl by going to social functions and parties. When he finally talks to her he accidentally literally breaks the ice, falling on a huge ice statue.