The morning times., 1895-12-01
BROUGHT THEIR WHEELS.


BROUGHT THEIR WHEELS.
4 number Of congressman have brought
their bicycles wish them to Washington
and il IL now predicted tfat wheels will
bc in evidence at, the Capitol nurc than ever
this fall As IL, Is, ANY bright day viii
See at least haii 4 dozen statesmen spinning
along Fourteenth STREET and the intersectng
avenues -Tney, eide for the sport they
find In il. .-,I-tr
The housewife has taken To- the bicycle.
AID 1t is rot At. au an infreauent sight tu
BEHOLD her huruning ah,ng on her way to
hhTket score "r squares distant, with a
basket over one OF the handles. II the
basEet Is filled tou full before she leaves
the market, She has the matket man send
i out But nat .uDcommonly she returns
with the green top III the celery bunch and
bouquet "f '4IrysanihelIums peeping over
the edge OF the basket.
Then the professional man is much given
10 its use: often the lawyer with a calf
hound book in one hand is seen. hu, more
frequently the physician. The latter
swings his satchcl jauntiiy over one shoul-
der aud bounds away. On his course he
meets the mitldlc- aged lady with Syrian
skirt and gold trimmed eyeglasses. She
sits erect. and displays as much confidence
as she doubtless would In her ability to
convince any person OF the SoundueSs OF the
woman's rights theory. He passes the
workingnan. too. whose ingenuity has
equipped him with Il way to carry his
tools with himself; and the novice who
pIEugcs fraHticany from every passing car
10 save himself or herself from q preina-
turc allotment of six feet of sod 10y sprawl
ing ON the asphalt.
There is another Use of the bicycle which
goes to prove the ingenuity Of youth. and
ia demonstrate Inc adage that love Will
find a way.
There Ii more coquettinc. Irritation and
love-makiug done through the medium of
the bicycle than any parior sofa, narrow
seatcd buggy or fur-covcrcd sleigh ever
dreamed Of" said Fourteenth street hi
cycle academy manager to the reporter. Il
will venture to say" he continued. that
there VIII he half a dozen weddings this
,winter that have developed from begin
nings made within these walls. Why. the
bicycle Is the very messenger OF love"
Many young woman learns 10 bicycle
Just to run down beau. The bean is bound
to come. too. He will either spin swiftly
up from the rear, come slowly down to meet
or somehow ride leisurely along beside her
More than one young lady has bcen knnwnto
lay aside the wheel il after her third voy
age alone from the academy she ha s not been
able to find an acquaintance who will help
her pick out the road.
.'How does the successful girl cast her
metz" asked the reporter.
SHE SETS HER TRAP.
"Oh. in numerous ways" replied the rid
ing academy manager. "Itis so easy for her
wheel to get out of order. She will alight
ia fix 1t, maybe raise the saddle. The young
man will soon happen along. and, OF course.
he will be gallant enough to get off and as
sist her. especially If sue looks up with
pleading eyes as he draws near. The
chances are ten to one they will ride Off to-
gether. You can see sights IL you will ride
out and look for them in the evening"
The reporter took his informant's advice,
and wheeled about for a moonlit evening.
AT Thomas Circle he saw party OF four,
equally divided asstO sex. One couple was
older, or better say one couple was much
younger than thes other. The elder ones
were evidently chaperoning the youngsters.
when you and Nelson are married you
Can go Alone" the elder lady was heard to
remark as the reportertrundled slowly by.
The .thoroughfares fairly rang with the
tingling of bells that blended almost into
music their tenor chimes with the bass and
barytone gongs of the Dot far distant cable
cars. Over toward Scott Circle not even
the feeble light of Washington gas inter-
fered with the mellow rays OF the moon.
The darting bicycle lamps looked like huge
fireflies playing over a meadow.
A cbaperone was an unneeded luxury in
that direction. Just before tho reporter, on
Sixteenth street, a couple rode so close to-
gether that they appeared to be seated on
double wheel.
His arm formed a graceful curve around
her waist. Perhaps she was Just learning
to ride and he was teaching her. But no.
carriage approached, and she. sped away
from him with the agility and grace OF a
fawn. At Dupont Circle a pair OF wheels
stood by the curb. One wheel was intended
for lady. The evening was cool, but IL
was moonlight, and there were people on
the Circle benches. Doubtless the two were
among them, and he was then spinning his
story of affection with an ardor far in excess
of that with which they had just spun their
wheels.