The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-04
HONEYMOON ON BICYCLES.
A Connecticut Doctor and His Bride
Travel Across the Country.
From the Chic1oo Mems

a connections Doctor and His Bride
Travel Across the Country.
From the Chicago Netos.
A bronzed young man, wearing bicycle
uniform, knickerbockers, etc., stood in the
rotunda OF the Grand Pacific, the hero of a
most romantic wedding tour.
DR.. w. Fl. Baldwin of Norwalk, Conn,
is his name. Upstairs his wife, also attired
In a neat wheel uniform, was resting after
the last journey. Tho pair, had it not been
for the excessive heat, would have been
pumping their wheels westward to Colorado,
for their intention was when they left Nor
walk, July 6, to make a tour Of the United
States on bicycles.
ut would not be true for me to remark
that we have Travelled from Connecticut to
st. Paul, down to St. Louis aud back to
Chicago on our Wheels" remarked the doc
tor, "for great many times we had re-
course TO the railway trains or boats. The
heat was SO intense that one could not stand
the dusty roads. However, since my wife
and | left Norwalk we have covered many
miles, considering that we are not profess
sionalsn
The way that the couple hit upon this
novel honeymoon Is peculiar.
Miss Fannie Stanley, the belle of Nor
walk, was visited regularly by her friend,
DR.. Baldwin. who, being an enthusiastic
member of the young local bicycle club and
a member of the American league, often
came attired in his sweater and knicker.
bockers.
Nice. pleasant evenings those, especially
in the early summer. No girl had yet been
seen riding a wheel in Norwalk, but the
doctor remarked, Fannie, suppose you get
wheel and ride too"
Miss Stanley was Mortified at first to think
what a shock the sight OF woman on a
wheel would be to the grave people of Nor
walk, but the wheel arrived, and after dark
the doctor gave her lessons in riding.
Along in the latter part Of June Miss
Stanley had acquired degree of skill iu
handling the wheel that it was pronounced
safe for her to make her appearance on the
streets in daylight. Before the people had
got over their surprise the couple were
married and had started on their honey
moon on wheels.
Il wanted to be married in bicycle cos
tune at the church," said DR.. Baldwin.
land then leave the church door on my
wheel with my wife mounted upon her
| 'cycle It would have been romantic But
somehow We went home first, took off our
| finery, attired ourselves In wheeling clothes.
started out and-well here we are en- route
| home.
"Our most curious experiences were had
! In the little towns along the Mississippi. As
e-AN'Aie5
focked to their doorways. In some places
we were assured that q male bicycler was a
rare sight, but that never before had the
natives seen a woman on a wheel.
BY gosh, Hannah II there amt q
woman straddle one of those pesky wheel
machines cried out man in one town. O.,
IL was barrel OF fun for wife aud me-"
Would you recommend this sort Of q
| honeymoonl"
1T would be one Of the finest imaginable
If it were not for the great heat. However,
| for hicyclers who want to be married In the
spring or late fall it is just perfection. Stop
ping at so many farm houses, ETC., gives one
a splendid opportunity to study human
nature, to say nothing of the healthful exer-
else and the abundance Of fresh air.
Mrs Baldwin, the wife, is but % years
old, but she says she enjoyed the miles of
travel much better than trip In an ocsan
| liner.