The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-13

thc co~>,pplpe Habit.
II Is interesting to note the care and
consideration that wheelwomen be-
stow on their machines. II just love
mine" said a girl la one OF the
academies yesterday, land IL nearly
breaks my heart TO lend It."
LEND itlr fairly screamed bloomer
girl who thinks nothing OF riding sixty
miles day. why. wouldn't lend
my wheel 10 the dearest friend have.
II gives me infinitely more pleasure,
and IL Is never cross. ugly, mean or
jealous. / really think I'm better
woman since ] took TO wheeling. IL
seems To have strengthened by charac-
ter as we'll as my muscles, and after
you've ridden as much as have you'll
understand what mean"
What do you mean?' inquired an
elderly, grave-looling woman.
mean simply this: Often things
come up 20 worry me, and l feel my
self giving way TO my temper. The
time was when | couldn't resist this
feeling, but would raise Cain. as the
saying goes. Now bite my lips, jump
into my bloomers. mount. and am off
like the wind IL l haven't much time,
ride three or four miles out from
home. which means IA 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-
quering Of the spirit"
'sSince you've made that admission
said meek little mother. I'D like TO
make one mine Is more OF confess
sion. I 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 en-
joyed n tiny bit of gossip II 1t wasn't
too wicked, but
Who'd ever have thought that of
you, you innocent-looSing little
thingl" interrupted another bloomer
girl.
you wouldn't let me finish," con-
tinued the little mother. II was about
TO tell you that since I've become de-
voice To cycling don't care anything
about my neighbors or their clothes
Why. only yesterday, when one of
them dropped In just for minute to
ten me something in strict confidence
about another. ! hadn't the slightest
desire 10 hear IL. SO excused myself,
telling her that had engagement to
go on the road"
Good for youl' cried a beginner who
is sixty-three yep~s old and has chill
dren and grandchildren riding with
her
"Yes, love my wheel almostas much
as do one of babies"
speaking OF that" put in buxom
matron, "thc head instructor here told
me that he was desperately i'll six
weeks with fever. and while he was
dclirious nothing would do but that he
must have that wheel in the room.
Ills mother would bring IL TO the bed.
and then he would order his nurse TO
oil 1t and rub it up, and even went so
far as TO have the tires inflated. Then
he would beg TO get on. He said he
had the feeling that spin would cure
him, and he craved IL just as 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
himself, though he would return utter
ly exhausted. lie claims that the ex-
ercise infused new life into him with
lightning-lilse rapidity. and that he
simply couldn't stay off the machine.
When he was too tired to mount It, he
sat by 1t and strolSed IL as woman
would pet cat. IN. Y. Sun.
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