Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-06-17
RACING THROUGH CLoupLAND,
The Funny Things That Happened to 9
Little Boy While He was Asleep.

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Little Boy While He was Asleep.
Not long ago little boy was teasing
for bicycle. Perhaps he lived in your
town, for you must know at least
hundred just such boys.
1t wouldn't be fair in me to tell YOU
his whole name, but I'll tell you part
of this first name was Teddy, and he
was such terrible tease that his big
brothers called him Teddy bicycle"
ing, noon and night. He4was still talk.
ing about it one evening when he was
getting into bed, and he dropped off to
sleep, saying: "Bicycle- bicyl-bi-bi," and
then everything was still in the nurs-
cry.
But in his dreams he continued the
delightful subject, and he thought that
he was going very rapidly through the
air.
So rapidly that he thought he must
have got on the lightning express by
mistake, or on flying machine, or in a
balloon, or 20, dear! sighed Teddy, II
must be in a cyclone;'' but he looked
down at his feet and saw that they
were treading bicycle, and he was so
happy that he nearly tumbled off.
But he turned a corner quickly and
nearly ran into whole procession of
BICYCLES rode by ten little boys with
stars on their wheels instead of Ian.
terms.
whoa there!" said the boys. "who
are you?"
I'm Teddy Bicy ;le," said he, "but
please tell me where am"
Teddy Bicycler' and they laughed
scornfully. 81 wouldn't dishonor that
glorious name with such Wheel" said
the captain.
"Why, this is good one," said
Teddy.
t,"Good enough for the earth," per.
haps," said the captain, 'for YOU
haven't anything more difficult to dc
than riding up and down spiral stairs
like the man in the circus. But here il
Cloudland you need something very diff
ferent You haven't single star at
tachment, or sky Improvement. or q re-
versible cloud-evader on your machine.
The boys all laughed, and Teddy be-
gan to be very unhappy.
Never mind" said the captain, "we'l
let you join the race just the same, il
you won't mind being put last at the
start"
"What racer" asked bewildered Ted
dy.
"Why, boys, he doesn't even know
there's a race after comet this even
ing" and the boys seemed more amused
than ever at this.
But come along, We'll go down ane
get the Dipper now"
"Get what?' said Teddy
THE Dipper; we are all tired ant
thirsty and we have to take the Dippel
along when we go to the Milky Way
Wouldn't you like drink of milk?"
"Of course would, replied tired lit
tie Ted.
So he wheeled about and joined thu
bright procession, but pretty soon hi
ran into dark, gloomy-loolSing cloud
"Whoa therer exclaimed the captain
you'll have to have that cloud-evadel
attachment put on to your wheel. Take
off your cap quick" and Teddy snatched
it off, and in a minute it was full OF
hail-stones
How good these TASTE" said Teddy
'better than milk l am sure"
Pm glad you think So" said the
captain, ''for we'll have to give up oul
trip and get your clothes dry"
"We'll ride right on toward the sun
and remember, boys" he said, looking
around, mot to go too near or the heat
of the sun will melt your wheels. We
want them in good condition for the
comet race this evening, and to-mor-
row we'll try short excursion to the
moon"
ITO the moon," gasped Teddy; but
he was too much astonished to say
anything. so he followed the long line
of wheels spinning along around dark
clouds, and light feecy clouds. and by.
and-by they came where there were
some beautiful pink. rosy clouds.
Nov we are nearing the sun boys,
don't go too near" shouted the captain,
but Teddy was SO eager to get a good
view that the first thing he knew his
big wheel began to melt, and he felt
himself going over and falling down,
down. down till he thought he never
would stop, and he was wishing there
was big hammock hung somewhere in
the sky to catch him, when all of a sud
den he bumped on to the floor, and his
big brother jumped out of bed and said
GROSSLY:
"What are you doing, Ted?"
Getting off my bicycle" said Teddy,
and Robert laughed and tucked him in
to bed again, saying: You're bicycle
monomaniac, Teddy"
And Teddy went to sleep trying to
think what that big word meant.-Mrs.
Emma S. Savage, in Christian Union.