The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1889-08-08
On n Bicycle.

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Perhaps it may not interest the readers
OF this paper to know il, but have been
during the past three weeks, learning to
ride the bicycle without master. do it
Ia the evening, in the 1aarn. That is why
the barn is reputed to be haunted. Strange
sounds are said TO emit themselves from
this barn and loud thumps; also the walls
OF the damned. Boys who used TO 60
here aud shoot cats; now go elsewhere.
They cannot bear to wrestle with the su-
pernatural or list IN to the wall OF damn.
ed soul, they say.
l got a very large wheel. because run
somewhat to legs and could propel an en-.
ormous vehicle, il could once maintain a
good poise. have forgotten what iize
the wheel is. II strikes me that il is seven.
ty.two inches in diameter. | mean the
large wheel, OF course. The smaller wheel
is less large. This small wheel is used
mainly for tipping up and buzzing in the
air when the machine goes over, which is
quite often.
| have stage leg which looks well be.
hind the footlights. but is most too bone
less to work well on bicycle. 1t dropps
too much. So does the other one. When
| get TO thinking abodt the propulsive
power, l forget the helm, and when once
more allow my mind to revert to the helm |
| become ratified and fall OF 10 oblique
manner.
! first began to ride the bicycle about
year ago, not in public but as means Of
personal relaxation. 1t was o smaller in.
strument than the one | have now, but
good. 1t was IN every way equal TO this
one, and had little fiat oil can and M
alarm on the withers, which could be
rung in case should be crossing q rail.
road at night and desired the engineer OF
an approaching train to save himself by
instant fight.
This bicycle l gave to the physician
who set my leg for me. He did it so we'll
hat gave him the instrument together
With the wrench had received while fall
rom it. He loans it to the boys in his
,eighborhood and is building up a good
practice in compound and ::commiunted
ractures, hernias and conclusions.
Last year he tried it himself, one even.
ng, at the twilight hour. He rode down
dr. Gryme's celebrated hill. and killed .
hild and COW. He had forgotten how
o play on the brake. He offered 10 re
'lace the childswith one whose mother he
lad treated professionally up to the hour
4 her death. But he could not manage
{ that way. So he settled for the child,
nd now keeps the bicycle mainly to loan
0 boys who otherwise might climb his
ruit trees.
My new machine looks we'll. II is what
10 wheelmen call full nickel machine
have bad my photograph taken with it,
t is beautiful picture. You can easily
ell which is the bicycle. The portrait
vas made by friend Of mine who has q
omnopathic photog aph outfit. He is
ute clever with it. lie is a Wall street
perator. His father was so before him
lis father operated on Wall street before
nybody else. He used to sprinkle Wall
rect My friend does not make his l!v-
lg by photography. He makes his mon.
7 honestly. by speculation. but desires
course, to have some means OF obtain.
lg o Livelihood 10 case Of reverss. 30 he
taking pictures by the dry plate pro
sss.
He got good picture OF my wheel and
yself the other day. wore my wheel. 0
ans uniform. ! bought my uniform be- J
re | got the wheel. and looked SO well .
il that ] concluded to buy myself . =
cycle aud learn to ride upon it, v
! belong TO club, but do not figure 10 q
very much. except at the festive board, y
here | frequently speak or preside. =
so belong to al athletic club, whicn Las y
ade me quite robust Formerly / bad
ny poor health but Of lstterly sm al
ost too healthy. igo to evening ses-
ms Of my athletic club, and when I 90 !,
,me at night ! feel real hopeful Il
Bicycling is noble sport Some day g
an going to go around the world and IL
he my wheel with me 10 shawl strap. G,
icycling tones up the muscles, enlsrges II
e lung ares aud tesches one self reliance b.
! could only ride on my bicycle. an II
nfieni that 1t would benefit me. Itc.r y
ioly benefits the bicycle to ride on me. "a
d il Il a mighty poor rule that viii not "
ork both ways b,
- - a.
Mamma Nov, remember. Bertrsm. yon
us,n't run too hard or you'll perspire ~
q spoil your FauDileroy shirt Berthe u
Yes, desres' Mamma -Aod You must v
4 wipe your nose ou your Fs1niieroy 10
sh. or msmms will have TO whip you
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