Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-09-01
With this object in view boarded

With this object in view I boarded
tho cnrs of the Sonora railroad at May
torena with my newly-acquired trophy,
after purchasing n ticket for Carrizal
Posa. It was my purpose to go by bur-
70 from this latter place to Llanos and
thence to Mayb elos. "a small pueblo on
the Caline, a tributary of the Rio de la
Asuncon. could strike the trail there.
would hire Navajoe boy 18th burro
and cart to accompany me with the
cycle. It appears as if I were taking
deal Of trouble merely for the salts
faction of having little recreation; but
he who has enjoyed the rapturous, In
MIGRATING sport Of cycling, and, having
been deprived of the practice for a
while, is afforded at an unexpected mo-
ment an opportunity to return to the
old love, will appreciate the situation
instanter, and will Apr eciate my feel
ing upon this occasion.
The preliminary journey was accom-
plishcd without incident, and I arrived
in Maybelos about sunset Of one of the
loveliest of days imaginable. Prospects
for propitious weather on the morrow
were excellent, and my heart beat high
In anticipation of renewal of sport
1 loved so we'll The northern ter
minus of the line-El Altar-was some
twenty-one miles distant. had estab-
lished a station one mile south, south
east of that point, SO that, following
the old trail. would thus have very
nearly straight-away of twenty miles.
''What a glorious dash it will be-"
soliloquized /, as I stood in the narrow
door of the little adobe where was to
spend the night, and gazed off through
the blue distance at the broad prospect;
and what glorious dash it did prove
TO be!
Next morning was awake and up
bright and early. What day it was!
The air was crystal. The golden sum
beams danced and twinklcd over the
earth like swift.hy}ng arrows. / was
in the best of spirits. With some adj
| justing had succeeded in putting the
wheel, which had apparently been used
rather roughly, in tolerably good con-
diton. After a hasty breakfast was
ready for the journey.
lnstructlng the Navajoe lad to follow
me the next day with the provisions.
mounted and rode slowly out toward the
long stretch of country. l executed a
few trick maneuvers and soon felt per-
fectly at ease. My actions were viewed
by the young Navajoe with open
mouthed wondcrment. The use of the
strange two-wheeled affair that he had
been carrying seemed never to have
dawned upon his conception, although
during the journey to Maybelos I had
caught him more than once ogling the
concern, and handli ing it very ginger
~. He was indeed puzzled l rode Il
distance with my legs over the handle
bars, and then disnounted suddenly a
Ia leap-frog This capped the climax,
| and the last | ever saw Of Navajoe he
was making his reputation as a sprint
err at a 2::20 gait in the opposite direc-
ton.
But to my story: rode out upon the
old path and found the soil as had ex-
pected, hard and level. Striking an
had commenced. l had ridden possibly
Il mile, when l observed to the east and
Il little way ahead of me, a tiny wreath
Of blue stnoke-I had to look twice to
distinguish it from vapor--rising from
a clump of pines. knew what it was
It told me that there was Il camp there.
| guessed the rest; a rowing band Of
half-breeds and redslSin trappcrs were
resting Whereabouts. Whether my way
lay directly to this spot or not I was at
a loss then to tell. AS proceeded, how
| TO 1>o
not exactly satisfied what course to
pursue. but recollecting that since our
| stay in the region none of our party
had ever received bodily injury from
the ringers" I resolved to continue
my way, attracting as little attention
as possible. Perchance I could pass
them unobserved. AS l neared the
place l found that my course was
some twelve or more rods from
where the camp was. Under cover
of some shrubs which lined the trail
for considerable distance at this
point, I was able to reconnoiter. There
were fifteen RINGERS" in all -Four Of
these were half-breeds, five native In
dians, three Apache and the remainder
Creoles. | must confess that would
have given little for the privilege of
altering the situation somewhat. how
ever, l saw that I was Sin for it, -
and placing my feet resolutelY to the
| pedals l continued at an increased
speed. I saw that would be obliged
to leave the friendly cover of the
shrubbery ere long, and pass over a
stretch of about Ave rods unscreened. If
I I, = l.,L ~.
discovered l was safe. l resolved to
try. Setting the pedals rev diving mer-
rily flew out from the bushes and
across the intervening space at high
speed. l was half way across and be-
ginning to breathe much easier, when
saw, coming along the trail a few feet
ahead of me, a big Creole buck carry
ing huge gourd filed with water ev-
| identity from a spring near by. At that
never forget the look that came over
his face. With yell that would have
made steam-whistle blush in envy, he
sprang into the air, and, dropping his
gourd, fell headforemost in the patch.
This was a beautiful state Of affairs
for me! Hearing his cry of alarm
his companions had jumped as one
man, and stood gazing transfxed in
statue-like Amusement at the strange
scene that must have greeted their
eyes, The next minute both wheels of
my machine had passed over the neck
Of the PROSTATE Creole and had dis
appeared into the shrubbery. The
reader may surmise that did not dis
mount and return to ascertain whether
or not | had crushed the breath out of
the unfortunate Creole's body. On the
contrary put spurs to NY steed, as it
were, and dashed on faster still
| My apprehensions were thoroughly
aroused. The question forced itself into
my mind: What will the result of the
occurrence be-will the ringers give
chase?" ! felt sure that if had seri-
ously injured the Creole his companions
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