Connecticut western news., 1895-12-05

her bicycle, no matter what the hour was, noon or night, and he got himself run over on the street and knocked down daily by dashing out from side walk corners to see who the rider was and getting hurt for his pains. When he could stand it no longer, he came to a sudden resolve-he would buy bicycle for himself and perhaps be able to find Nellie.
 And now began an exciting chase for life and liberty, for at one moment the amateur bicyclist was under the feet of tramphng horse, the next he was running over a wrathy pedestrian, and he usually ended his experiences by picking up his frisky steed and carrying it to the shop for repairs.
 And ali this time he never caught a glimpse of Nellie, but he was inclined to think he divined the cause. Judging from his own experience in learning to ride 8 bicycle, Nellie might be exercis- ing her own fractions acquisition on some remote roadway outside the city hmits-or, dreadful thought, might even be laid up herself for repairs. He called on the bookkeeper brother, but found him busy and noncommittal So he waited and tried to possess his soul with patience and learn to ride 8 bicycle without the zigzag motion that had endangered the lives of the popu- lace and nearly caused his arrest by the police.
 Then he made the discovery that if he gave his wheel its head it would behave much better than when he guided 1t carefully, to the end that it traversed both sides of the street at once. After acting like a thing pos sessed it learned to behave, and he found himself skimming along like Q bird on the wing, with an exultant sense of freedom and delight, and he lenged to see Nellie and tell her what he had been trying to say for months that he loved her
 And at that moment there whizzed past him vision in bloomers, one of those dreadful new women of whom he had heard and now was to see. He almost felt that it was disloyalty to gen. tie little Nellie to even look at such an apparition, but somehow she looked so quaint in her saucy jacket and baggy trousers, her neatly gathered feet were SO pert and independent, that Milo looked and looked again. Then he gave 8 great whoop and took after the flying wheel like streak of lightning.
 His confidence stood him instead of skill He went spinning along in fine style until he reached parallel with the girl in boomers, then he leaned over to speak to her, toppled and fell in heap, but not before he had gasped, "Nelliei"
 That young lady skillfully eluded the wreck, made fancy run and turn, and as Milo gathered himself up, said pleas antly:
 "Why, MT. Warren, didn't know that you rode wheel.''
 ''I don 't," said the young man rue fully, feeling of his elbow to determine whether it was dislocated or merely abraded, "but you, Miss Nellie, are quite an expert. !"
 Miss Nellie murmured something about the wheel being a present from her brother, and that she had not cared to ride, but did just to please him.
 But you ought to see my little broth CT ride" she said, with enthusiasm. "He rides the wheel when am not using it, and he makes it spin! Why, he rides standing up, and I'm afraid some- thing will happen to him"
 Milo was walking along, leading his wheel, as if he preferred that way, and Miss Nellie gave him several exhibi- tions of her skill, and each moment made stronger aud more lasting im- pression on the poor fellow heart. But even bicycle courtship comes to an end, and they were at Nellie's home, and he must leave her, unless-he asked for a glass of water, and before it was brought | he sat down with the wheel on the side walk It was a sudden and most effect | i've stroke of art. Nellie cried and asked if he was killed anywhere. Mrs. | Newton brought camphor. They got | him into the house, and then he was able. to speak, and said what was true enough-that he had lost his head for g moment
 The two most expert cyclists on the avenue are Milo and Nellie. You will recognize her by her brown bloomel suit, which is much admired, and him by the glad smile which mantles his ex I pressive countenance. Nellie knows now who gave her the wheel, and Milo has had another example of the total de pravity of the small brother. Nellie's birthday comes in January, but to expe dite matters the imp changed it to July However, all's well that ends we'll Mrs. M. L. Rayne in Detroit Free Press