St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-09-07
WHY SHE LOVES A WHEEL
70 IL Never Croae or Jealous SD Curee
the Goeslpping Habit.

the G0esappho9 Habit.
1t is interesting to note the care and
consideration that wheelwomen be-
stow on their machines II just love
mine," said = girl in one Of the
academies yesterday, land it nearly
breaks my heart TO lend it."
Lend itr' fairly screamed bloomer
girl who thinks nothing Of riding sixty
miles . day. why, wouldn't lend
my wheel to the dearest friend have.
1t gives me infinitely more pleasure.
and 1t Is never cross. ugly. mean or
jealous. I really think I'm . better
woman since l took to wheeling. 1t
seems to have strengthened by charac-
ter as we'll rs my muscles, and after
you've ridden IS much rs have you'll
understand what mean"
What do you meanT' inquired IN
elderly, grave-looking woman.
~ mean simply this: Often things
come up to worry me. and feel my
self giving way to my temper. The
time was when / couldn't resist this
feeling. but would raise Cain. n tho
saying coca Now bite my lips, jump
into my bloomers. mount, and am on
like the wind. If haven't much time,
l ride three or four miles out from
home. which means IN hour Of fresh
air, wholesome exercise, and . COM
plete change of scene. Ireturn in per-
fectly good humor. and with that sat
isfaction which comes with the con-
querinR of the spirit"
''Since you've made that admission"
said q meek little mother, I'D like to
make one-mine Is more Of = confess
sion. never was one of the advanced
women, and used to be perfectly con-
tent to talk of nothing but my neigh
bors and their clothes. and really on
joyed tiny bit Of gossip if it wasn't
too wicked, but"
Who'd ever have thought that Of
you, you innocent-looking little
thingr' interrupted another bloomer
girl.
tinued the little mother. Twas about
to tell you that since I've become de-
votee to cycling l don't care anything
about my neighbors or their clothes.
Why, only yesterday, when ONE Of
them dropped in just for . minute to
tell me something in strict confidence
about another, hadn't the slightest
desire to hear it, SO excused myself,
telling her that had engagement to
70 on the road"
Good for you!" cried . beginner who
is sixty-three years old and has chill
dren and grandchildren riding with
her.
"Yes. Hove my wheel almost rs much
as do one of babies"
Speaking of that" put in buxom
matron, .'the head instructor here told
me that he was desperately ill six
weeks with fever. and while he was
delirious nothing would do but that he
must have that wheel in the room.
His mother would bring it to the bed.
and then he would order his nurse to
oil it and rub it up, and even went 50
far as to have the tires inflated. Then
he would beg to get on. He said he
had the feeling that = spin would euro
him, and he craved it just rs topper
does rum. When able to sit up, he
mounted the wheel, made his brother
lead him . block or two, and in > few
days he could ride . short distance by
though he would return utter
" exhausted. He claims that the ex-
ercise infused new life into him with
rapidity. and that he
simply couldn't stay on the machine
When he was too tired to mount it. he
sat by it and stroked it as . woman
would . pet cat.--N. Y. Sun.