The morning times., 1895-09-01

ting straight, well balanced, and erect In
the saddle, but it is difficult to master atths
start
Another very important bit OF advice to DO
remembered smacks strongly Of a Bleak
House origin, tuasmuch as it is identicany
the same as that which haunted Poor Joe.
1t is TO Keep a-mOvin' on"
Those same kind friends who invariably
stop to pour out flood of advice viii in-
evitably end with this advice to keep a-nov-
in on. Tt is u good, sound advice. Follow
it if you can, I say to all beginners, aud an
other mountain OF obstruction win be re-
moved from your path.
KEEP A MOVN' on.
II only your patience holds out, your
friends viii eventually satisfy themselves
Oh the score OF giving YOU advice that is,
for the time being Then they wIIIoOk well
over your bicycle, inquire its make, poke
it paJronizingly here and there, inspect the
lamp. tell you that YOU should have gotten
different kind, bang your bell once OF
twice, perhaps hazard the suggestion that
you have been taken In with a secondhand
OF useless article. then, as in desperation
you mount your wheel 20 court death, Il
need be, they will cali out as you speed
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dered poor Jobs life a WEAKNESS and
burden OF the flesh
You may feel that nothing short OF
breaking all the commandments at one feH
swoop is going to satisfy you after such
experiences with the wheel, but il you
ouIy have the gift to hold out you VIII
undoubtedly live to succeed in riding the
wheel and rising superior to all such petty
anonyanCes- Perhaps you may even live
10 bedevil some other poor mortal OF a
beginner with advice and comment One
never knows what they are capable OF
until the emergency is past.
There are some points to be remembered
whatever else is forgotten, and these are
+ TO the effect that one must III seIf-defense
set up private pharmacy. In this must
be kept an everTeady. promptly accessible
supply OF alcohol, Ponds Extract, aTuics,
a bottle Of household ammonia. a scrubbing
brush a wLisE broom, and vaseLne. To
this may be added CamphOr and salts
1t is essential to have handy a r.u OF
old soft linen, and it is best To- have the
kitchen fire always kept up 20 the point
OF supplying hot water Tor a bath at any
and all times Of the day and night
There Is another remedy that must be
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unlimited supply OF Christian fortttude,
an endless power OF endurance, an unbound
ed faith 10 ones own powers or ultimate
/ achievement, and a bravery, real or as
sumed, that recs = not Of stops or stays
I by the road to success. Itmay be difficult
/ TO collect aud keep it, but it is absolute
/ ly. essential ID learning 10 ride the wheel
/ What are my ideas on the very much agi-
/ tated question Of a suitable costume Tor
/ the bicycle Honestly, 1 have no very
/ definite ones at present, but as my friends
/ nave taken the matter in hand, and are talk
| Ing il over in hot discussion. there seems 10
t lutleifany reason why I should expend any
/ gray matter on that score
/ What II their ultimate decision should
/ conflict with my own wishes or ideas OF
/ propriety, you say 1 should simply do
as every other daughter OF Eve does, re-
/ Eardless of the advice or open exposrula-
tiou OF that self-consututed jury OF friends
/ ayiug the matter in charge, suit myself
GEORIANN4 GADABOUT-