New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
THE BICYCLE IN A SENATOR'S FAMILY'AND
WHAT 1T LED TO.
SENATOR INGALLS, HAS q" Ia GRIPPE'-soME
QUEER WASHINGTON PEOPLE-ECCENTRIo
SENATOR TURPIE -" LONG TOM
FLETcHER"-" OLD RoSEY1
AND THE VIRGINIA
COLONEL.

COLONEL.
Washington. Jan. A.-Thc bicycle. which women
as well a. men 60 spinning about Washington. has
brought trouble into Senator's family and macdic-
tions on at least half dozen newspapers. 1t hap
nonod a few evenings ago in the library, when the
senator and his wife looking over the evening
mail including home papers, They had become
absorbed in home news. and the silence was unin-
erptcd for minutes by the rustic OF papers
suddenly. however. the silence was broken very
rnnch broj,cn bv an exclamation, rising almost to
a shrek. from Mrs. Blank.
Great Heavcnsl oh. the horrid wretchP
Another murder in Chicago?" gasped the startled
senator as his eve caught the name at the top OF
the paper that his wife seemed TO be fairly devourng
with excited eyes Now why will you read the de
tails when you know
Details It's just too bad You must YOU snail
do something TO stop such Outragcs.7 broke in his
wife still intent on her paper. and paying no heed
70 hi, appeal to spare herself the details Of another
murder m
why. my dear, you are beside Yourself what
can do1 Who is it?n he asked reaching out his
hand for the paper.
"Who j, il? man, Of course An awfully hor1d
man too - she exclaimed. There Read Tor your
.efl You must take some steps at once TO stop such
outracc, - handing the paper to her husband as she
sank back into her chair, really overcome by excite
mcnt H. .,
INT where ~ asked the Senator. cropping for the
headlines Of "anothcr murder and beginning TO
wonder II his wife in her right mind "Ivc
looked the whole page over, and there lsht slhsIo
murder on IT. Ny dear, are You
Arc You crazyl who said word abont muir
dcr.~ She interrupted with much spirit now sitting
nm very erect and again excited. There 1t Is Read y!
and she pointed TO the headlines:
THE BICYCLE ~ OFFICIAL CIRCLES
Then he read the following, while the silence be
came ominous:
Mrs senator blank may he seen every hnc day
on her bcyclc spinning about Washington, with her
,ohv strained on in front. Though she Is one Of
hc hest horscwomcn. and formerly rode great
deal now the bicycle has supPlantcd the morse ana
che careers about the streets in da-hine style.
And +, that all. my dcarl' asked he. ohcerfnlly
seeing his wife, dis:cs ed face. but At the s'me e
conyul,cd with suppressed laughter why
wouldn'--" -,
what DE means
49,, whom l~ asked her husband. wondering II she
,.d IL, bor mind any Thought of legal redress. u
don't know whom to see
..\yhv the man who wrote II and sent II alI over
tho country, Think Of your constituent Career
inc about tho streets. indeed! ON hl'''e' win
$40. i.tv and / haven't bahyi Eut that's Just rs
near the truth 49, TIE paper get, ANYHOW sever
ON a bicycle In my life. rs All over III" "o-' 'F
This time too. Nou -c" it, copied. ana y"" N"""
very well it has been in BALI dozen papers Ih our
, state Your constituents will think cut pretty
figure , $500.
and l really think Won would. my dear II you
I'D ,rv n blcvclc Honestly now, Won wouldn't
i,oh nadlv,~ said her husband. no longer IRVING 10
restrain hls laughter. " lnt u" o"uS "'' va ''"
,d -rouid Dee little awkward. ana rather
nix baby 10 strap on In front
-Oh il, very amusing M donot !" you h"'
I thnk u Is simply outrageous aud II YOU doh' see
f.~ Dol
, piece Of my mind
What mani Vow, my dear 10" 90 yon hio" ''h'
man is not woman It's my "p'ni'" 'l"' 'F "'''''
is woman. sounds 70 me l""'' ""' "''"
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don't they 80
"Womanlyl Why there ISN'T Ah'l"'hR "'"'''
about IT, That is what is so horrif. 'are'F'"S
about on a bicycle "oH'I' "'s' '.'NN ''''
vcrc trimming over with soorn and indignation.
Well. u Won insist WI" u, 10 ".'' '.'
am perfectly certain tho writer u the obnoxious rn'
IT is Iuf. ny dear Tor r'.hE ''''' " t'''
an acoompi'- hm'"'-
81 don't -ec vhy Won jump 10 the conclusion ,N''
the writer D, >''ns woman ~ ''' ''' "'''''
do for you to-
ooh my dear. ia rather -ee the young wom" ana
'' ,'',,. ,., l, ,i.c senator
,,.,, , mod IL. IN M great hurry about H.
,,, 40. ,,.-.,s a., ~ make certain the writer
d.. il. ,o, , woman" replied SIR. Blank. firmly,
an ,t.i,, - ,p.,.r.d her husband rc.uming hi,
ann ,.u. f. h.r o,, time and A., Won say
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