The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-10
Objected 70 the Puff.
From tfe Nelg York Tri5une.

The bicycle. on which women as well as men
90 spinning about Washington. has brought
trouble iato senator's family and maledictiln ms
on az least ha-f dozen newspapers L hap
peued few evenings ago. Ia tue Library. " en-
the senator and his wife were looking over the
evening mail. including home papers" They
had become absorbed in home news, and the
silence was uGInterTuDted for some minutes,
save By the rustic Of papers Suddenly, how
ever. the silence was broisel. very much broken,
uy IN Exclamation rising almost 20 SHREK,
from Mrs BLANK.
Great heavens, O. the horrid wretch
"Anoi her murder in Chicagos' gasped The
startled senator, "a his eye caught the name at
the top OF the paper thar his wife S ened to be
fairy fevolrinS with excited eyes "Now,why
VIII Won read TIE details when you know"
"Details. It's Just too bal, You must, YOU
shall do something TO stop such outrages, ~
brose IN his wife, Sill intent on her paper. and
paying no heed to mis- appeal to spare herself
Jne details or another murder"
why. my dear. you are beside yourself
hat can do: Who Is it," he asked, reaching
out his hand for the paper.
w no Is it, man, of course An awfuily
horrid man. too she exclaimed There.
Read for yourself You must take some steps
at once to stop such outraZes:' handing TIE
paper to her husband. as she sank back into her
chair, really overcome by excitement,
But where%n asked the senator. cropping for
the headlines of another MURDER" and begin
mig TO wonder If his wife was in her right
mind. I've looked the whole page over,
there isn't single mu rider on it. My dear, are
you"
Are you crazy? Who said word about
murder" she interrupted, with much spirit,
now sitting up very erect, and again excited.
There 1t is Read.' and she pointed TO the
headlines:
THE BICYCLE IN OFFICIAL CIRCLES"
Then he read the following, while the silence
became ominous:
Mrs. Senator Blank may be seen every fine
day on her bicycle spinning about Washington,
win her baby strapp d on in front. Though
she IS one of the best horsewomen. and formerly
rode great dea, now the bicycle has sup
streets in dasning style
And is that all my dear:" asked he, cheer
Iully, seeing his wfe's distressed face, but at
the same time convuis d with suppressed
laughter. why, Wouldn't"
But you mustl You must see himl ASK him
what he meansr'
See whom;' asked her husband. wondering
II she had in her mind any thought of legal re-
| dress. 4 don't know whom to See"
Why, the man who wrote it and sent it all
oser Ihe country Think of your con -tituents !,
,Careering about the streets indeed! On a
bicycle, with my baby, and / haven't a baby I!
but that just as near the truth as the news
papers get, anyhow! Never on a bicycle in my
ne! It's all over the west by this time, too
I GU see 1t copied, and yoI know very well it
has been in half a dozen papers in our own
| state. Your constituents Will think l cut a
pretty figure
And l really think you would my dear. if
49, CiS- AAb4iIpt4y now you
wouldn't look badly" said her husband. no
longer trying to restrain his laughter but
the baby-our lO-year-old boy-would be a little
front"
20, it's very amusing, no doubt, to you But
thlnk II Is simply outrageous. and if you don t
see that man l will send for him, and at least
give hlm piece of my mind"
What man? Now, my dear how do you
KNOW Jnat man is not a woman? It's my opinion
tnat the writer is woman. Sounds to me more
ike woman. 'Dashing STYLE, and career
seem more womanly, now don't they?"
"Womanly Why there isn't anything
womanly about it. That is what is so horrid
Car2erinS about on a bicycle womanly! 2"
Mrs. BLANKS tones were trimming over with
scorn and indignation,
We'll, if you insist, | will try to see her. for I
am perfectly certain the writer of the obnox-
ious puf-it is puff, my dear, for riding a
bicycle IS quite an accomplishment"
!, l don't see why you jump to the conclusion
mat the writer is young woman. At any rate
IL Wouldn do for you to"
20, my dear, I'd rather see the Young
woman and talk to her than that you should be
so annoyed, quickly put in the senator.
. Wen, yoI need be in no great hurry about
II. will make inquiries first to make certain
the writer ISIS not a woman replied Mrs
Blank firmly
All right, answered her husband resuming
ms paper III talk TO her any time, and as
you say, such outrages must be stopped
All mention of the bicycle is carefully avoided
IN the senator's family now. AS for the Young
woman, sne is never mentioned either.