Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-27
A TRICYCLE. STORY.


for new tandem, WIKI certain improve
uients-about which d at IL the Last IN
deiscand-aai I have bought II on c. cslition
that they eigs the Old ore 10 your girls. As
you have no horss | znuw they will eajoy It
exceedingly
Dad you eyer near q anything 40 charm
ing cried daphne, claspiug her nan1s
Il don't know ,iears. said mamma. more
1oubtfaiiy Il should t-s sarry to have YOU
undertake. anything hat might be considered
peculiar Or unl4dy ike
Aunt Margaret lets her girls rideI"
Yen, but they are near the city, where the
fashion Is beginning To spread | don't see,
for my own part. why you shouldn't 10 1t,
eyea Il you are booted but, girls. can help
thinking u Cuc.s Aelch"r "
81 dli ~ think 81 hi-n. We thought and
SPOKE Of him TOO often for our peace Of mind
Uncle Me- was rirh. and vvs, we're very poor
Moreover the time i.4ti euBle when We needed
to q away to school Mamma had always
taugh, Is that il vas a mistake 70 suppose the
world oge'l Us a Ewing
You have W. rlcht u your uneies money
simply h.,-suse he La, a grya; deal and YOU
taye nuu.. she saol But Il ae would lend
you 4 small sum for a be inning think you
eouii work your way at Ellsworth seminary
You would pieslge yourselves 10 repay 1t,
with interest when YOU are old enough to
support yourselves. and llsiish As would be
taxi risk. We shulild al rs To make that
RISK a. small as lA,aslhle-
But when tie scheme eas proposed to
Cnrle Mel he gctoed It At once and with the
utmost vigar
Go away 70 SCHOOL, cried h. VIVA,
fort Ny mother never stGdiel h-youd long
division, nor yet uy grandmother, and they
were good hoU~.keeper, AMI excellent Nu-
men You bc seti, sensible girls and learn
t. make bread aud dlsru slt. kings. and aen
ln done with my money, you snail have II
ali"
Mamma after a nights consideration gave
her formal sanction 10 the tricycle., which ar
rived day Or two later
but do hops" she said, ioubtfulv "s
she examined It's shining wheels and sprlngy
seats, Il do hope You Won't try to ride fast,
Perhaps YOU can los more adyllke about it If
you do It slowly"
Such time is we had III getting started ~
ride at all First We made over some Old
dresses, lengtheuing the skirts and relieving
them Of sup.rluous tag OF trimming which
might get caught IA TIE wheels Then We
learned to oil the machine, and finally to
manage it. The cousins had written that,
with it, fourth wheel behind it WAS a clumsy
..,. I'm, ,y vj,o ,,.,o ,,.,l taro h,bt..r means
Of transportation than the family wheelbar-
rn,, ,,ar,. ,,nr,. tha, s,ri.hed Win onr NEW
steed
One June afternoon, after "a longer ride
than usual, We found ourselves near the little
rrossroad where Uncle Melcher lived A
year hsfor.. atter ouarrr,in, with th... illare
authorities. lie had bought n small cottage
a., ,l,t mile, from church and stor,. and Ind
taken mn his atodt.in n with the rl,,sipq,
cunsctousn,-s, TINT he Ind Withdrawn n, far
a, pos.,ihle from the local civllizati5n Itwas
a ,lrrary ular,,. but incl. Nj liked il and
Mrs Simmons. his old housent,.rer. tolerated
vlat HI. ,t.,se
Made" sail Daphne. putting on the
brake az we reached the rrossr,s.d, lets 20
and call on Uncle Mel lis only two miles
farther
81 wouldn't for worIlsr' said He /,
sure to .coll us FOR ridln-, =, c.,r
"Wou <yr omit IA In That H.. i.,o,,s NV
this time thai We have th. n,cbi ~ and be
mi-ht rs we'll So, it Conn. u 1--we it over
O. Malse. before III ID. afr..il"
For nm answer | nut nv ices ,lo.,n hard on
,bn modal. md star,.,l pq.--, o.,u,I CHS
don't like To- be dared any fnor,ttsu bow, do
lgo." said /. but SIC must hurry for
its ret;ia, late
We turned INTO The narrow road and in
dl. time reached the h,usa I.,rle NJ was
slttiu, on the piazza r..,,,jn, a new,,aper
but aft.r ON, Ion. steady ln,L nt us ho ,,,t
IN and wen, indoors.
We had CON, too far to retreat and so Wa
nlt-,l,f.-l and walked m, tnthe hons,
..TsU tua,n NOT To Lr,n.- thot thin, n foot
nnorer.'r ,.,,,a IrnrL. ,Inl'. v,,.a Crn,n tho
IN, ~ -. -
IN hor, l ,,..,,t ~ -, t,,.
WON'T I,v,. ,ny e,..,,,. fan,.. rim, h,,.,clas
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So ve.r,..,.l.. f,r,o'll..i ,a,,r P,-'ry h..bind
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il p,,.,,,, .Da,,e,,.'
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,hi,,.,l-, IN. ;,,,i-n5
We were riJi,,, nom. bsr,. orl So, 10.
thon,.h, VOL ,atl : .,,.I n,,,,,,'. f,,.,,l,.
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Of the town. ridIn round on t,.,t ue,y fausI.I
steam engine. If YOU blow IN with it it's all
Won deserve
at DOESN'T ~, bv steam ,urle " | vent,,rel
..D,n't toll me vn,t II ,,.,., l,,., IIn,'t
want to know nnythio, about it Tho l.,st
expert j., vnu'ii break vour rot,,.,,.'s ho,rt
ami rn to ruin circus rtiin' ron,j the conn ,,I
try
Just then dear, comforting RS. simmons
reaprearei There's some brood and mix
on Inc Nl'eAen tah'e, she Sitl' III htf Elil'!i'St
tone, and strove to draw US out OF the room
without attracting his attention That was
impossible
on re welcome to the brea AID milk, he
taid, out you amt welcome to make my
house "A repdyvoo for such COINS on. Now
you hear to rue, once for all: don't y1u bring
that thing within uuie Of me = AIN while
you nave II
No, sir, said meekly, and we hastene1
'ut alter Mrs Summons.
Even She lad word of disapproval
seem 5 Il yuH might ia known how he'd
AXE 1T, she remarked as we began TO drown
are IN tue lowing bowl of mlih.
Don't you get lonesome here" inquired.
It had become desirable to change the sub
lect OF conversation.
"Louesame / guess | do Your uncle
seems possessed TO get away from folks.
Now we ula't got no ncShbors, except them
shii less Burtages, mile away, an they ain't