The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-03

ire saws. for man Of my-er-l snou"
az 'cyccl,chtlJ we'll. But how did you
earn so sooR?' Old hundred "SNe"' ."
nirinSly. ,h,ouob
<WejI. I can't say that j am thlouSn
v;tb NV apprenticeship yet, con1esseo
, G. with a charming blush, "but Mr.
spok etire saws he hardly has to hold the
Machine at ALI, and he thinks I'm DONG
notter than most girls do who are many
rears youu- that is, that am doing
verv we'll. Inccd to be helped into the
saddle" ,.
$50 do l." admitted the tailor, hon.
estly,
.,But once in, have absolutely no
trouble. provided the road is smootn anu
level, and Mr.. Spokctire just keeps MS
hand : on the machine, to kind OF STEADY
me, you know. ,.. ., 90
rAi.ranA,nt-Mithout letting the wheei
Spoketire helped me out he said was as
graceful asa young girl. Mr.. Spoketire
is so nice"
"Nliss Bennett, we must 90 out to-
Sether next week, and as soon as posi-
blc Or rathcr-about Saturday, eh2
Wen both be in better trim by then.
you know"
without Mr.. spokctirc, Mr.. Sim.
mons?"
"SOf course. What do we want with
that contemplate little dandy?v.!i!
B. c. smiled happily at the tailor's
manifest jealousy, yet smiled rather un-
easily and fcarfully. However, she
agreed with many "A misgiving, and the
next Saturday afternoon was fixed for
the adventure.
Many time during the following week
Old Hundred and b. c. regretted their
precipitauCy. But b. c. was clear grit,
If She: was approaching that awful for
tieth birthday, and the little tailor had
been reused by the Spokctrc hints to
sor..eWhat. OF -the- .-.la'.~--------aa--
Saturday dawncd pervcrScly fair, with
roads outrageously perfect, ard the after
noon saw our hero and heroine truudling
their wheels through the village out to
the Middleton Road. .'Wc1I not ride
through town. each eagerly agreed,
''because people might laugh" which
was very true.
The Middleton Road WAS an excellent
stretch for the purpose, in prime condi-
ton, and little freauentcd. Old Hun
dred and B. G. walked out of sight of
the village, chatting gayly, avoiding all
mentI.oE Of the. wheel AZ length it be,
fame itlpSssible to deny that the right
spot Had. been rcachcds and with set
faces faces th'r Placed their bicycles in posi-
: a.1ou stAclp me on, you know"
eaNacBs C.. 'NV4tE d rather pale face, but
brave %iths} MI. spoketirc thinks it is
around tor something to eau his bicycle
against and at last laying it down cium.
silly In the middle of the road. I:
4 .Mh spEnS into the saddle with n
1elnt of girlish sprightliness, and the
poor tafiei's Weak muscles were unable ~
prssnut I'most portentous swavinr Of the
wheel. 1'
''Aferey on us2" shricked r. r
Doh let me take header before / |
start '+and oh, Mr.. Simmons. I shall he
SO grateful, if you only hold on to the
s''
,t'Certainly," gruntcd Old Hundred
whose every muscle was taxed to hold
lHe Whc@r upright.
Is. I. started, the perspiring tailo,
trotting after, both hands clutcbing Tho
'andle spring contributing SO materially
ag ms awkwardness to the difficulty ~
&RRe steering that the agonized maid in
front soon cried back to him. "Tba,
VIII DO. Thanks. Now mount and
."':h up, ana away sailed B. c., stag
gerlnS all over the road.
old Hundred trottcd back to hi,
~heei, picked it up, and glanc ed despair.
lnSiy after the rctreating safety. How
could he ever catch up? But that ouer,
was merged in greater one. Could bt
ever mount2
ne madc three attempts, each failur,
oelng hidden in thicker cloud of dust
una inscribed in deeper rent. Bui 4
'hat were clothes to a tailor9 Their, I
vas Miss Benefits unsteady form ms, ]
disappearing over the edge of the frs t
lttie nil. He must catch up with her c
" be her laughing stock forever. Luck r
|y, small boy just came saunter;no bv s
Wiom he gave ten cents, with full di t
s..ions' D' ana was assisted off in much j.
ettei shape than poor b c. had beer. C
'"a' were safe In myShop, sit. | "
hg cross legged on the tablep. though, il
I'D Hundred "Thal bioyeIos b.5 -, 4
q, t,-,5--~,..-rnHe CO 80 =. Z, MISS Bennett were n
et @ SIS fond of them! How smart sbe ;s, 4
no. no. would have thought it at her agep
nnt Just here a rUt upset the train q,
% ''io"ghts' and all but upset himself
le small boy. left behina, was chuck. f.
y Win amusement. How close tb, -
&c ,cnes seemed, and how fcarfully deepi ~ ~
lc machine, to the tailor's apnrcben g.
~ seemed insanely bent on punoino ~ ~
er .hc brink. His arms were pulled W. W.
lost out OF their sockets. Pcrspira.
n H., DHnded his eyes. More and more IL, III
uly with each rut swayed the crazv nr n
y ip'e' aho wh'rlcd Old Hundred dizzy an
IN lie came to the brow of the LITTLE ah, ah
> winch seemed fearful declivitv Wv
hundred clinchoHl his teeth ana 70. n
hcd back thard on tb. nodIa . IL