The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-22
MISS RAIsBECk.

slightly built. with huffy blond hair and big
Twas going over ioGth street just yesterday"
she said, giving her bloomers hitch. when
Sa S.S S n ,P O. big
You bet IL | was your husband, you crazy IDIOT
a-scaring my horses. I'd make you do something
6icyee.'" '''' '''''''
Tears came into the young woman,,s eyes as
young woman after another, all with stories of
Mrs; IIollohan waited patiently until they had
what shall we do about thisf Mrs; Bell
arose again, and every ole kept quiet while she
''"I just tell you" she sald when any man
makes a remark at you, and keeps on insulting
from your wheel and slap him real good right in
the face. lfthe man amt worth slapping Why,
second woman To ever wear boomers, and
have had some experience have always found
that when you slap a man once real hard hewil
Then, she sat down with q determined shake
ca meI much exctoment and eanpnS OF Hands
As soon as II had subsidized small. mild man
nered woman arose; and with nave OF her
VOlyers, knives, and other gore-letting instru-
ments, The proposition had different effects
Some turned pale, others seemed fired with
burning desire TO slaughter the next man
who shouted at them, while others were
A long and heated discussion followed upon PTS
s9s and knives Z, and whether the pSSe MSI
ended by Mrs. Hollohan rapping for order and
giving the club 2 severe talking TO about the
said that II such discussion should reach the
ears OF their enemies, the anti-woman bicyclists.
nothing would please them better and that they
would be ridiculed by every one.
Some Of the members looked upon their Presi-
drop the fascinating topic OF pistols and other
plood- eurdliEg implements. Mrs. Bell was
well, i've got pistol and am going to
carry H."
superintendeq. PyrR"s and polieeman's whis-
tie. Mrs; ilOllohan would not listen 10 any
more talk on the subject, though, aud then II
a suY reporter called upon Mrs Bell tn ask
about the pistol she carried.
Now, really, you don't suppose ! would have
big real pistol, with bullets In II. do you 7" She
make OF revolver she preferred for bicycle use.
meant little ammonia pistOl-one % those
you squirt at a dog to make him quit biting at
your feet when you are riding"
Soh, you don't carry gun, then, do you -
-"Certainiy don't. replied Mrs. Bell. "and
think II Just hOrrid for the papers to say do"
The reporter next called upon Mrs. Merry OF
24O West SeYenty-fOurth street, who had said
something about Superintendent Byrnes and
poieeman's whistle at the meeting. Mrs. Merry
wnman's International Cycle Club; She began
riding a wheel last august, when she was
IT, "a
the craze, and took lessons from Professor"
Ike johnson. AT present she weighs 2l pounds,
and she tells with great pride that when she
started riding wheel she weighed 23s pounds.
she says she intends 10 keep ON riding until she
still further reduces her weight. When asked
about the po.icemAn's whistle, she replied;
Why, yes, have got a pOliceman's whistle,
ana am going 70 Use II whenever need "A pO-
licenAn. Why, just last week | was coming
down West boulevard when a boy deliberately
threw q large stone at me and hit me with II,
too. Oh! but didn't whip him, though! Just
got down from my wheel and grabbed him and
beat him until he yelled for mercy.
These ruthans who drive wagons are the
worst though They yell at me every time go
out; know | am stout, and that my boomers
make me look stOuteT but like them, and am
days ago man insulted me, and went around
and complained about Il, and told the Sergeant
He told me ~ 20 ahead that Il was all right.
have told me since then that Superintendent
ByTnes does not allow any one TO carry police
mans whistle bi,t a policeman. | am going
down 10 see him the first Of next " eek, iuht 70
make SURF OF Il, and / an CortrIn that he will
n . refuse 20 allow me q trrY one
Then Mrs. Merry talked about her blaomers
and LOW pretty they we're. she said that she
ha0 her bicycle made 10 order 30 "a 20 carry her
heavy weight bat that IL had broken down sew
sral times any way.
igst g0l Il hIsd Up again, though. znd Eept
o-1Eiding" abs continued. l cant sse Why 30