Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-03-10
TEDDY BICYCLES" DREAM.

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 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 "A 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- BIZ bi, I" 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 a flying machine, or in
balloon, or 80, dearw sighed Teddy, 81
must be in a cyclone;' but he 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 a corner quickly and
nearly ran into a whole procession of
bicycles rode by ten little boys with
stars on their wheels instead of Ian
terms.
"Whoa therer' said the boys, who
are you?"
I'm Teddy Bicycle" said he, but
please tell me where am
Teddy Bicycle' and they laughed
scornfully. Il wouldn't dishonor that
glorious name with such a wheel, !" said
the captain.
why, this is good one" said
Teddy
Good enough for the EARTH" per-
haps" said the captain, for you
haven't anything more difficult to do
than riding up and down spiral stairs
like the man in the circus. But here in
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'll
let you join the race just the same, If
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 race after comet this even
ing, and the boys seemed more amused
than ever at this.
But come along, we'll go down and
get the Dipper now"
Get what?" said Teddy.
The Dipper; we are ali tired and
thirsty and we have to take the Dipper
along when we go to the Milky Way
Wouldn't you like drink of miIk?"
"Of course l would, )" replied tired lit
tie Ted.
So he wheeled about and Joined the
bright procession, but pretty soon he
ran into dark, gloomy-looBing cloud.
whoa therer exclaimed the captain,
you'll have to have that cloud-evader
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 am sure
I'm glad you think so, said the
captain, for Wen have to give up our
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 Wen try short excursion to the
moon"
TO the moon" gasped Teddy; but
he was too much astonished to saw
anything. so he followed the long line
of wheels spinning along around dark
clouds, and light ieecy 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 good
view that the first thing he knew his
1 big wheel began to melt, and he felt
4 himself going over and falling down,
/ down, down till he thought he never
would stop, and he was wishing there
was a big hammock hung somewher in
/ the sky to catch him, when all of a sud-
4 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
4 TO bed again, saying: You're bicycle
\ monomaniac, Teddy
I And Teddy went to sleep trying to
think wNat that big word meant Mrs.
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