Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-18


Advice.
This ely Is rapidly becoming . csuts
for bicyciisss and bicycling. We have /,
Augusta over twenty residents .ho rids u,
"sife vheeis' and not > day gees BY ths
vs DO not have visitors from other places
Have you ever tried 70 ride - mschine p
No; Well then you have someshiss 70 liv,
for. There Is nothing quite eq7ai 70 II
BIZ let the Msrksmsa give you one piscs
Of sdviee, which Is learned by bitter exps
Yienes don't learn 10 ride in pablic; n
oat into the CT usiry, Or down To the part
Or 70 any other place where you can escsp.
the small boy. IL sys in the md. SPEAK
ing Of ,bsse little terfors did i: ever sssiks
you how they have improved over the boy.
Of "by gone ssys"? Then the yoanssser.
were content TO play tag. marbles,
peg top and other childish amaseme nts
Nov, young America 10 content with moth.
log lass than base ball, foot bail and ashls-
tic sports. Iss right. for they sss laying
up . good stock Of health and muscle for
fuiue nse. The mkt ssssrs.iou will zee q
strange state Of Affairs. Things will be re-
vsrsd for The city man will be stronger
and healthier than HE country cousin.
Gymnssiams. education. and out door
spors srs doing this. The system intro
aueea by Dadley sngeat ct Harvard Of
nsininy the body ~ whole. not one set Of
muscles, 10 largely responsible for this de-
sirsble state Of sfsirs.
But this matter Of sports brings us right
tst TO bicycling from which the Marks
man fears that he has dlaressed. IL is
truly royal ps'time II you vi.h to be
alone. to enjoy your rides in solitude,
you can do IL with much enjoy ment
Or hyou want to 20 Of 10 party you can't
have q j,ller method than . bicycle
crowd " The visitors on wheels to this city
thlssummsr have presented curious staay.
Esfly Ia August = young couple passed
through on their safeties. Each hsd .
wheel. They had just been married and
they felt so happy. She rode fret and he
followed. They were going dos State
street They had not spoken for . iorg
time II was too muc1 for them. 30 while
they were passing Mr.. Blsius's house. just
ct the corner Of Capitol street, he leaned
forward aud said. My darling little WHEY,
how are you getting along all by your
self" "De~ John" she sid, II wish
--" and alack and alas. down che went
on the road, the dusty road, and
the loving husband fell over her. The
Msrksman is sorry to say thst he heard.
quite distiD ctively. certain bad words. He
doesn't know who used them but he can
guess, can't you2 The wife cried and
said her dress was spoilt; but he brushed
her and himself) OF, kissed her and of
they started. Perhsp, you wonder what
the trouble was? She had turned back to
throw him loving glance aud had LOST her
balance.
Another couple came through the city on
tandem safety. Thafs 9 very pleasant
way Of riding. for goirg up hill madam can
let her lord ard master do all the work, |
while on a siAele safety she has to work 80
hard. Still another striking couple was .
grsy haired B0s.oniAn followed By his
twelve ,esr-old son They had an exciting
race along State street aud it must be
acknowledged that the youngster gave his
father q hard push Then there are the
young men, they come in ones. twos or
threes. They belong to two Glasses; the
college fellow who Is willing away the
summer. and The city clerk who Is trying to
get the most out of his short vacation.
They are both good fellows and enjoy the
life hugely. But. perhaps he is mistaken,
the clerk sppeals more to the Marksman.
He 10 so much in earnest and has to work
hard the greater part OF the time while the
collesisB Is just little bit Inclined to be
dudish. But still they sre both. A. HIS
been said. foe fellows. As q companion it |
must be admitted that the student 10 greatly |
to be preferred. He 10 full Of good spirits
and good stories and can make you laugh |
at any time or all the time.
The Mrksmsn rec ,nsly had ths folloS-
Ing curious question propounded to him for
settlement; (which Is worse, to swear out
loud or to swear silently" You may per- |
hap. woni ~ why it is that bicycling should |
suggest swearing but IL you had ever tried |
to coss. down steep hill on 81 ordinary
you would understand the connection. But |
to return to our mutton. The Marksman
pondered long and deeply on the question
snd-gsve ii up. just think OF what IL
brings up. The question Of bad example |
vs. the dangers of hypocrisy, open or hid
den evil. and so on al infaitnn ct ad
aaussam. The referee failing them the |
young men settled the question BY hard
SIGHT in which the advocate Of silent swear
ing got very badly mauled and gave up bis
opinion and said that it was better to swear
openly. Since then the Marksmsn has found |
the solution 10 The riddle. II 10 very simple. |
Don't swear at all IT'S horrid habit
II is curious to think Of the small things /
that will set two rational human beings to |
pounding one another as though they we're
sAvasss. For instance two men got on the
subject Of corns. Not the cereal but the
serial kind that decorate ones feet. II
may not be an elegant subj sct but too many,
very many, people il 10 an ever present one. |
These two men. intimate friends, came to
blows simply bscause one said bis corps
hurt the most. The fight caused bitter
feeling for the man who got whipped
treasured up his resentment Ard the first
opportunity he got pounded his whilom
friends COW. This 10 dire insult in the
country and added fuel to the flame.
Tb n the man who had won the
fight be will be called Smith
logged Jones boy when he caught that
young,,er in his watermelon patch. Then
Jones swore ont warrant for assault ana
battery. and Smith one for lsrceucy. The
cases we're tried. decided, appealed and
pushed. Smith got heavily fined and the
Jones boy went to the Reform School. |
Then the wives got into difficulties at
church meeting. TIE pastor sided with
the Jones . ID il split his church The
sock vas 4 small one and lust managed TO !