New-York tribune., 1896-05-24

ne two or three weeks to master IN. To-, "ok
Of the system but finally I did and h.o.~Ss
expert. used to get out two or three ,,...
week and take ride around the h,,,.
there, and will remark here that hill e,,,.~,
Is pretty hard. The roads are good but n. ,,s ,
are steep, and after one climbs long hill a, 49,,
wheel ne feels like taking a we-earn.A 80
My favorite ride was Up long hill rrnn,,.
| rectly from the house. then through a lon, 49,,
| stretch and back. When I reached fhs 80.
the incline on the back trip was alwav, ,...'
tired. and l would gather myself up ana "
Now l am pretty heavy load, as you min ="
nit" Here the Senator stopped end v,.n., U
his 200 pounds odd OF avoirdupos ana
continued: When I got my limbs a,,r,a. '
handle bars and started to coast. II wa. w.
matter to get them back again"
AN EXCITING MOMENT
Here the Senator stopped and his hear.,,
the picture of him with his legs across the 80, Wv.
bars preparing for long coast in their r,.".
eye. were naturally deeply interested ~
Senator went on: You all know where nv ~.
stands down there. 1t looks out over crr 49,
sheers off down the mountain side FOR ,...
| hundred feet. The road / used 10 ca,, -.
| turned gradually and wound up straigh. a., ,s,.
sheer leap Of about 800 feet. | never ,hon.a.
OF this until the time that am telling Won aho,
had trundled slowly along the path, and c,u.
back ready for the three-quarter OF mile co,,.
| down to the house. | gathered myself IN s,s
started off gradually. I grasped the brsk. arr-
| ~ and wac enjoying the exhilaration Of movA-
ment and the strong breeze. ! was soyIv cat,
| ing momentum, and soon became coen,zan, =.
the fact that was going too swiftly. I pressed
upon the brake. Imagine my horror when :,
suddenly snapped, and the machine, like a mon.
ster ased from bondage. sprang away M.
dart in rs mad flight down the mountain side
dared not move for fear would upset and ia
upset at that rate CT speed looked pretty much
| Ike a broken neck
Il remained glued with horror and the ma.
chine ewayed and bounded and eaped ahead
| closed my eyes and tried 70 think didn't dar,
to turn aside for collision with anything With
| my weight meant serious consequences Each
second | gained in momentum. and thought.
flashed like lightning through my BRAIN saw
the house In the distancc-and then for the frs
time thought OF the terminus OF the road an.
that sheer Jump Of 500 feet. 1t made the oon
sweat break out on me. All | could do was to
| hold my breath and walt could see myself al
| in a mangled mass at the bottom OF the raVne
| Then my house flashed past and was on the last
500 yards Of the stretch On I fed and saw
the gulf yawning in front OF me. There was no
way to avoid 1t. l tried 10 shout. but couldn't
maize O sound Nearer and nearer came the
chasm, and then shut my eyes and gave It up
was going like lightning and there was the
cliff In front Of me. and nothing 10 stop me-
Here the Senator stopped and gaZed In horror q
those around him.
That was awful said OF the group
What happened? What saved you?" The hst
question was asked in whisper
IL rrlsh
| contempt in his voice. What saved me? Moth.
| Ing I went over the cliff and was fatally in
jured. Didn't you see the evening papers" Then
he arose and walked away. and the little group
fairy stories. will they?" said the Senator grim.
| ly. Now there is a coolness between the Sen.
ator and a certain number Of his friends.
HE STOPPED AT THE wATERING-TROUGA
Joseph Cannon, better known as joe Cannon
10 those persons in Illinois for whom he acts
as a Representative in Congress, has bicycle,
| and Mr. Cannon Is now the butt Of all kinds OF
jokes. At one time Mr. Cannon thought he
would contest the Speakershp with Mr.. Reed.
but then he decided that he wouldn't He used
to come to the Capitol every forenoon In .
! buggy. and always acted driver himself. TnsN
| is on Pennsylvana-ave. a watering-trcugh, whess
| Mr. Cannon used 10 stop on every trip up ana
| down the avenue to water his horse. Recently
]
wheel. The other day, according 70 autnon'
tative report. Mr. Cannon wheeled slowly down
! Pennsylvania ave. engrossed deeply IN tnougnt
| Some weighty matter was worrying rim, ana
| he was going along at a slow pace. In due
course Mr.. Cannon reached this weterng-frough
With a fidelity 10 custom that was toucnms
under the circumstances. he slowly turned 70
the trough and rode UP 10 II. Then he stopped
! and. as the result OF a natural law. when the
wheel Gee ses 10 be In motion II tits over 10 one
side or the other This was no exception 70 tns
rule. and Mr.. Cannon was unceremoniously
tumbled off He started and looked around
Then he realized that he had been trying %
water his bicycle. He shamefacedly mounted
his wheel again and started away. The JOKE so'
out. and now Mr.. Cannon's life is burden.
To Congressman Cannon IS accredited )oKe
! which Will appeal t. those who have eone
through the troubles Incident upon learning now
10 ride a wheel Shortly after Mr.. Cannon se-
cured his wheel, and while he was still IN tne
| throes Of rovitiate, some one asked him now nc
was progressing. He replied YEARLY, with wan
smile Of triumph
II am getting along first rate am able %
sit up and spit now. and hope soon 10 ce so'
10 take of my hat AMI bow"
SPEAKER REED IN THE SWIM.
Thomas b. Reed, Presidential candidate W.
a pioneer in Congress as far as riding Wheel
! goes. Mr.. Reed. who is one OF the largest men
IN the House. took to bicycling last summer
reduce his weight. He was a familiar ssh' !"
the neighborhood Of his home in Maine ast'ia'
| his wheel. He has now taken the wnee' :"
Washington. and clings 10 that form OF exefc.''
Wien in New-York last summer ne secu,su sensr. .
wheel and frequently rode in the he.snysS'1
hood of Forty -ninth-st where he was sta!."s
with a friend. One bicycle firm has p, p",nc
| literally distributed around the city s,ias, snom
the picture OF man who says he is t.s ,s,e- "s
| rider of n wheel in the country. Ihe p',ssIi ,sis
shows the man astrde wheel mace .! !s,ars
/ firm. Mr.. Reed came across one OF these 10 n
and he managed TO secure It, He caiIeN rs
! into Congress, and while he has oecoine ssId
markably reticent since he entered Tue ,ot.
for Presidential honors, yet he loves rnor.
tunity. He called John Dalzell and other per, per,
sonal friends aside. and asked them ~ ,ns ,ha.
had his latest picture They rspne Iis uoster.
! they had not. and Mr.. Reed ftashea ms na,ctIrs
Mr.. Reed says that the man whose 2 peaIi viii.
| is given may be a heavyweight pu' N
! ing 10 measure pounds with HIM ,,-ass has
The New-York delegation IN Iv CJns Ns,sra
several riders Of the wheel in It's rams .rn,j.