The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-12

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1t gave Milo Warren something to do
TO purchase that bicycle and have it de-
livered to Miss Nellie on her birthday
in an anonymous manner. He expected
it back every hour for about week,
but ii did not come, and he felt safe
The small brother had not betrayed him
after all.
But after little he began to wish he
had, for Miss Nellie had evidently
mounted that bicycle and ridden out Of
his life. He called, but she was out on
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 trampling horse, the next he was
running over wrathy pedestrian, and
he usually ended his experiences by
picking up his frisly steed and carrying
it to the shop for repairs
And all this time he never caught q
glimpse of Nellie, but he was inclined
to think he OWNED the cause Judging
from his own experience in learning to
ride bicycle, Nellie might be exercis-
ing her own fractions acquisition ON
some remote roadway outside the city
limits-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 a
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 it carefully, to the end that it
traversed both sides of the street at
once. After acting like thing pos
sessed it learned to behave, and he
found himself skimming along like
bird ON the wing, with an exultant
sense Of freedom and delight and he
longed 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
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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 a
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 bloomers, then he leaned
over to speak to her, toppled and fell in
heap, but not before he had gasped
"Nelliel"
That young lady skillfully eluded the
wreck, made fancy run and turn, and
as Milo gathered himself up, said pleas
antly:
"Why, Mr.. Warren, l didn't know
that you rode a wheel
II 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 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
or ride," she said, with enthusiasm.
"He rides the wheel when 1 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 and more lasting i'm
preston on the poor fellows 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. 1t 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 a
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The two most expert cyclists on the
avenue are Milo and Nellie. You will
recognize her by her brown bloomer
suit, which is much admired, and him
by the glad smile which mantles his ex-
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 we'll that ends we'll =
Mrs. M. L. Rayne in Detroit Free Press.
Everything Coca.
Yabsley-Who was it that said, "Gen-
ius was an infinite capacity for taking