The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-03-02
RACING THROUGH CLOUDLAND.
The Funny Things That Happened 60 .
Little Boy While He was Asleep.

Little DOy w WIS Aslttps
Not long ago little boy was teasing
for bicycle. Perhaps he lived in your
town, for you must know at least a
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"
for that was a subject they heard morn
ing, noon and night. He was 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 80, dear" sighed Teddy, 81
must be in a cyclones" but be looked
down at his feet and saw that they
were treading a bicycle, and he was SO
happy that he nearly tumbled off.
But he turned 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?"
Pm Teddy Bicycle" said he, "but
please tell me where l am"
"Teddy Bicycle" and they laughed
scornfully. 81 wouldn't dishonor that
glorious name with such Wheel" said
the captain.
why, this is good one" sale
Teddy.
Good enough for the EARTH" per
haps," said the captain, ''for yor
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 a single star at
tachment, or sky improvement, or 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 race?" 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 ant
get the Dipper now"
Get what?" said Teddy.
1.-THE Dipper; we are all tired ant
thirsty and we have to take the Dippe
along when we go to the Milky Way
Wouldn't you like a drink of milk?"
"Of course would, replied tired lit
tie Ted.
So he wheeled about and joined TIN
bright procession, but pretty soon HI
ran into dark, gloomy-looking cloud
whoa there.' exclaimed the captain
you'll have to have that cloud-evade
attachment put on to your wheel. TAX
off your cap quick" and Teddy snatchet
it off, and in minute it was full o
hail-stones
How good these taste" said Teddy
"better than milk am sure"
Pm glad you think So" said tn,
captain, for We'll have to give up on
trip and get your clothes dry"
"We'll ride right on toward the sun
and remember, boys" he said, looking
around, mot to 60 too near or the hea
of the sun will melt your wheels. W.
want them in good condition for tn,
comet race this evening, and to-mor
row we'll try short excursion to tn,
moon"
ITO the MOON" gasped Teddy; bu
he was too much astonished to sa,
anything, so he followed the long lin,
of wheels spinning along around darl
clouds, and light fieecy clouds, and by
and-by they came where there wer,
some beautiful pink, rosy clouds
Nov we are nearing the gun boys
don't go too near" shouted the captain
but Teddy was so eager to get goot
view that the first thing he krew h.
big wheel began to melt, and he fell
himself going over and falling down
down, down till he thought hs neve
would stop, and he was wishing Their,
was big hammock hung somewhere i
the sky to catch him, when all OF = sud
den he bumped on to the floor, All hi
big brother jumped out of bed and'eait
GROSSLY:
"What are you doing, Ted?"
Getting off my bicycle, said Teddy
and Robert laughed and tucked him Il,
to he'd again, saying: YOU'RE bicyc!'
monomaniac, Teddy"
And Teddy went to sleep trying &c
think what that big word meant.-Mrs
Emma S. Savage, in Christian Union.
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