Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-28
A BICYCLE STORY.

his exclusive right To the enlosnlent OF his
private property The trestalsser on this DC
easiou vas young man, slim and ~iry, with
sair that seemed 10 have borrowed its stiff
nes from his nuss;i-sz-
What right have you got to be on here,
should like to known proceeded the farmer
Il don't know. What right have your
Right, That's a good IN WY. this
feld's mine"
''Intlsed' I'm SIRE congratulate you on
IT,"
Come. turn os"
Certainly. if its your But didn't think
you'd mind my icing on IT.
'-Of course | mind You're trespassing.
What I'D yog SAY II a fellow came tramping
all over your garden, aud sitting on your
graz, and hacking up your gravel, and cut
ting your cabbag,s!@ aske-l the farmer, wax
ing eloquent and even dsurative.
Give Il up. Ask me another was the
cool reply.
do you know could prosecute your
II y, no@f'
Ii son don't mind. then. will, sure as my
names Hicks.@
"Gooi Old Hirksl' murmured the other.
III you give ne any more Of your iInpu-
dence III have you up
up wheref7
"rll let you know a precious sight sooner
than you ike II You don't take care.
We'll, I'm III wiz wait for an invitation
next time come this way tiUpd-by'
Tho young uian passed on his way, and
had soou entirely forgotten the little episode
But the worthy Hicks was left almost ehok-
ing with evaporation He hated these ban
dyings VI worCs. He always got the worst
Iii =. ~.
would leave no stone unturned IN order TO
find out a way Of paying oil tins score against
the Offender He would
But first he must ascertain who the of
fender was Accordingly he followed the
young man home at such Il distance as to
arouse neither suspicion nor comment He
did not have to 90 far After descending the
hill, and traversing few hundred yards Of
the lane at its foot, he saw his enemy turn
into the garden of one Of row Of lately
built houses.
"Umph' new conner" muttered Hicks.
''one Of those city chaps. Just the sort |
hate"
On his way back he fell in with a neishbor
from whom be ascertained that the young
fellows name was Axel And among other
things he learned that his enemy was bi-
cyciist
is he nowf' said Hicks. How d'you
knowi Ever see him ridingf
oh, yes, every morning he goes out be
fore breakfast, as regular as clockwork"
Every morningl Where TOT"
"Oh, the same old run every morning;
tears down Furnal Hill, and runs home
round 10y the FIAT road at the bottom"
Whatever forf' asked Hicks, the praeti-
cal.
'fIuml S'pose its to get up an appetite
for breakfast, but it don't make him much
tine fatter-he be-"
''Noa," said Hicks, to whom the same re-
mark would by no means apply: "and what
times that when YOU see him''
Twenty to eight, that's when he starts.
know that cause meet him every morn
ing"
Mr. Hicks had now heard enough,
and the two soon afterwards separated
Hicks slowly retreated home, madtatlng an
idea which had struck him He particularly
loathed bicycles and bicyclists, There was
something so irritating about that supereil-
ious ease with which they ran past him and
his cart horses
"Why," he would sometimes declare "a
man dursnt leave his cart across the road on
hill hut what one Of them bicycle chaps
comes flying down. and if ho do get by with
ont bre,kint, his meek Inc. puist need, Storm
away, Il, if We weren't going TO take up as
much Of n road as We precious well please"
The next morning saw him on Furnall hill
at twenty luIuutee tos Barely ten minutes
had elapsed when the fash of the sun among
the plated slokes of iiftytw inch bicycle
wheel caught his eye, and down the long,
smooth hill,il, spe1 its rider. the hated
youn.. Axeli He had thrown IN each leg
over the handles and was leanin.. back his
cont confined by one hutton alone. nyinr
open to the rti,hin., air. and every line of his
countenance and h.,lirc expressive Of his half
intoxIrat.d icliyht in the motion. perilous
and vet secure from It's very sps.i
The machine flashed by the farmer. and
vas at the bottom Of the descent IN a mo
rnent Hicks cruutod with satisfaction
Here was a way towards reveugel Any oh
stacle would I've enough To throw into over
xhehning confusion a bicycle travelling at
that pace There WAS a cross lane intcrsect-
ins the main road about half way down the
bill From thi, lane he meant to bring
cart rs If bv accident. across the road in the
very path Of the bicy cliSt. and see hat hap
pFhei
res sec what hi iH"h7' ne repeater us
tL"uI''' hhi lu''e 'nu'Nie' at inc humorous
id,a
pom the next morning Farmer HICKS mar
htsse7' us h'a' TEST citt Morse To- substantial
wagon a'h lhocee'ied towards the scene OF this
lhtehle' experiment. \ strong WIND was
"'oMH'S """" u'i''l' mn
." 'hu'n inc iNtler' thousht he' nell
0i me GOV" ID Il" Tue ''e'er'
Nh'h within 'eN yards OF the man ROAD
Il e'ai NV '"'" "a usui"uii'eu' ahu' through
an opening III 'he heuse' eagerly scanned the
summit % tli' nut ies' there was the flash
o. tue ul'"ri' ASei mad Just thrown up his
legs IN Ills accustomed attitude hlcRs leaped
p'tcS INT" us cart ana drove It on quickly to
Tue elrN t' u'e nam road' linen ne Slack
ene' speed onee more, meaning TO cross the
read more slowly lie was little too soon,
however lie waited until the whlrring
sound Of the approaching wheels fell on his
ear, aud then urged his iorse forward again.
ANrl wa tcariu, down the hill, his swift
course accelerated to more than his usual
speed 10y the >iiif breeze at his back At the
very height ct bi'yc!istS happiness he was
suddenly thrown into the keenest apprehen-
sion 10y the sight ct horses head and shout
dei.s slowly emerging from the lane on the
right Of the road in such wav as 10 threaten
tn block his n,th The machine was travail.
in, too fast TO bear the shock of the brake.
he must ey on and graze mast in front of tho
horses very nose.
No-too late, The horse and cart are now
clean across the road he must Inevitably
dash into tbeohstacle 70 I've precipitated over
the handles, who should saw whitherl All.