Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03

hiiIs-wassISoroN PAYMENTS A. vrE~EB
WITH L. A. " aks
EoR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HER RE
- turn from the country they were gliding on
their wheels out street. ne ana she
II am perfectly happy again. said she.
With the usual eOncei, 81 his ssx he supposed
this sentiment referred 60 the renewal Of their
companiouship. and the eradication which he
felt at snch an expression on her part was abou,
to find pore definite shape than in On. look Of
satisfaction which at present euwre.thed his
countenance when abe Suddenly broke I'm with
Don't you think this pavement |. del,c,ousy,
The pavement, Oh. yes. the pavemen,'s al
right Is that what makes you perfectly
happy"
Certainly. II would make any one hsppy
who had been trying 60 ride on hilly country
roads FOR two months ss have.
WHY THE LEsGUEEs WE'RE IN LOVE WIFE WASH
INaroS.
II understand now" she went on, serenely
obivious If his disappointment. why those out
Of town people At the July meet looked 90
ridiculcusly blissful when they got 10 ws-hing-
Ton. Is was the pavement. Other cities have
only nov and then patch Of asphalt. SO when
the wheelmen and women thereof get here they
quite naturally feel like LOT of ducks that have
heretofore been limited in swimming 20 pud-
dies scarcely longer than themselves, but who
have at las; discovered a wide. deep pond.
They made IRE smile. she continued. when
i saw them riding around at all hours Of the
dar. even ct high noon. with the mercury soar-
laS M the ns. But l quite undcrstand u nov.
They couldn { resist NE pavement"
lie began 10 look interested. for the most
fascinating thing in the world 10 him. after thi.
Young woman rKglinn InIaaS ha hal
been called upon to amend one Of Mr.. Tenny-
son descriptions 81 woman he would have
made II read when he done with IL.
soT., hirg better INA; his wheel little de.rer ,has
30 he looked vastly concerned as she PRO-
ceeded.
WHERE rHEY RIDE OK TIRE sIpFxsLks
And 1t is really funny how a CITY that has
but little asphalt will allow its cyclists 10 ride
on the sidewalks. Such a place ALWAYS makes
me think Of family who because IL IL unable
to furnish its children with legitimate toys
hands them the dinner service TO plav with
aud hurl at each others and the visitors
heads they really must be amused at all
hazards, though. Of course. the parents hope
that they Viii not damage another or a
guest Why, IN one place NJ large ss Washing
ton where | stopped for few day. this sum
mer in taking short walk IL really gave ones
nerves series If severe shocks dodging the
cyclists just fancy any one riding on the
sidewalk in Washington
That reminds me" said be- with the penalty
Of the Law before his mind, that I'd better be
lighting our lamps soon'
COUNTRY RIDE
But did Mt tell YOU, did I. Of my fret ride
in the country"
mo"
well. IL was certainly absurd. IL rasnta
country town. such YOU zee near 9 city, with
plated additions. baled hay a railroad and all
THAT such place wouldn't be surprised TO zee
a woman on wheel, as In our long rides we are
always coming across such settlements. But IL
was "A real country town where there il no sign
up advertising lots for sale. where the hay IL in
loads and where everybody has TO have q gar
den II he expects 10 have anything To cat, for
though green corn and string beans may now
and then be donated through love- Won cAns
get any Tor money. since there IL no railroad 10
take anything there.
1t was actnsllv ridiculous what objects Of
rivalry these gardens were. WHY il one msu
while inspecting Rnothers garden should dis
cover finer cncumbers than he himself poe
sessed his envy over the fact would really ard
truly turn him ~ green the cururnbers them
selves. And the principal topic of conyersa-
ton was the relative stages % their respective
gardens"
But I thought Won were going to tell me
about yonr ride" interrupted he of the non
agricultural tastes
I'm getting 20 IL, )" replied she. 81 was lust
mentioning this to show Won what a LOT OF
moral courage it took 10 be the first woman 10
iide bicycle IN such a place. But I Law low
and chose my time she went on s.and ON.
evening just before dusk I stole silently out
and after waiting I'LL all the iders on the hotel
veranda had gone in for another drink eau
nouslN mounted and started forth, but would
you believe II. IN the twinkling Of eve that
hotel porch was full again. heads craned out OF
the windows Of every house, and what was
much worse line OF small bows formed in NV
wake and encouraged me with wells. know
now just how ii feels 90 Ice the head Of circu.
parade. and i, all this time between agitation
ana the anaccustomed roughness of the roads,
was webbing.
Il was bound I'd keep on. though. now had
begun. Ii was quite a slope from which /
started and knew that by giving rein TO INV
steed d soon outspeed the small bows and get
past the hotel. while beyond that lay a lovely
stretch Of smooth. level road. was right
In NV calculations. The small boys swift rs
they are, couldn't catch me. and the hotel
loungers could follow me only with their ever
felt slight sinking OF the heart 90 be sure
as passed a house just beyond the village,
where pair OF prim and aged spinsters dweit
and VIII at the excitement caused in the town
had rushed out 20 the gate, where they stood,
monuments Of disapproyal. as fitted past
but knew that was riding rather well and I
didn't particularly care for them but at the
foot OF the hill that was descending what do
you think saw?
GOAT As Az OBSTACLE.
Now. do not seriously mind spirsters or
hotel loangers or small boys. buo do very
much mind goats. and there at the bottom OF
the incline, with lowered horns. stood one
awaiting me. | can't imagine why that hotel
keeper wants to keep the horrid thing, unless IL
is to give mountainous effect TO the land
scape-he seems to naturally go with the hills.
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