The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-11

There Ia saying to the effect tnat
hirlsof a feather flock together: never
theless Il must be- admitted that la real
life members OF the same profession
sometimes have an unreasonable ieal
ousy OF one another In proof Of this
statement | have merely 10 cite the
well known fact that smaller cities
situated near each other are generally
bitter rivals; aud IN the same city
newspapers of different politics seldom
have much love lost between them; the
same, ! regret Ia say. IN true Of bicycle
clubs. For Instance. the celebrated Fly
Wheclcrs' association looks down upon
the Bouncing Bike club with wncon.
rcalcd contempt. while the bouncing
Bikefs have no hesitation IN saying
that the Fly Whcelcrs are merely a set
u conccliei su0hs When the mem
beers Of rival clubs meet In foreign
lands one would think they should help
zach other rather than Try tu get their
fellow countrymen Into trouble, but ll
such were the ease. this pathetic uc-
count would mover have been written.
As everyone knows the Els Wheeler
costume Is a subducd. almost unnotlce-
able gray. while the bouncing Bikcrs
wear a suit OF black with scarlet trim
mings ard bright yellow stockings
The High Flyers. as the Fly Wheelcrs
are sometimes called. look upon this
costume a. garish and vulgar. while
their rivals maintain the others dress
like a lot ~ maiden ladies new 90 h.-
cycling Oue advantage % Tie
Pioneers dress Is that q member 90
the club can recognize another any
where within two miles. aud ] must
admit that when yuu meet o dciach-
ment Of the RDuucCrs un a smooth.
level road going 90 rate 90 something
less than mile minute. all bending
over their machines aud cXerlmg
themselves % the utmost. the result IS
something Ike a Hash Of lurId light
ming gone aslray. The High Flyers.
on the other hand. go sohcrly along the
road aud rather resemble a gentle,
neecy summer cloud ~ they pass by.
Now IL happens that last summer
two members Of the High Players as
ISOLATION. IN their sober gray suits.
were wandering around Lucerno IN
Switzerland. trying 90 hnd out whrthc;
a was safe 20 bicycle over the bruui-
Pass 20 lnterlaken They knew that
the Prnnig was the lowest pass Ia
Switzerland. ard Thought perhaps the
might be- able 10 WHEEL down % in
safety and comfort ga they h1l also
been told that ca account Cf th, ueT
railroad from l.ucrmc a. liriruz there
was now very little traffic across thr
pass. and 80 they expected 60 hnd the
read clear Tor cycling
am told THAT u Il the right hlne
nowadays ln The highest social circ'c1
% pretend Ignorance ou every useful
subject As long as one knows ALSO
lutely nothing. and has some money
aud pedigree one d welcomed among
the upper ten an over The world !
am therefore paying hlrh compliment
10 the High Flyers when ! Say that mo-
body 1T young men / have ever met
were more Ignorant than they are.
Their natural ignorance has been iu-
creased hy the fact that each one oi
them Is graduate of a very swell uu.-
Nclslty. Nothing develops the musclcl
and attrnuatcs the brain 30 much as "a
course iu one OF our modern univers.-
lies. and all the High Flyers are justly
proud Of their records On the other
mand. the bouncing Eikcrs are yolng
men who are up Co spun; they know
u thing or two and actually are not
ashamed uf 20. even u they DO dress in
scarlet. black aud yellow.
The landlord 90 the hotel 40 Witch
She lligh Flyers were stopping told
them that hr know nothing 40 an %
thc Rrunlg Pass. but ihat two young
countrymcn of theirs had recently
come Owes ca bicycles aud would
probably give them every Information
The High Flyers then sought their
Counttymcn aud found them sitting in
front Of one of the low ~ cafes In IN.
cernc. drinking plehelan beer; they
were furthermore shocked 10 nnd them
IN the striking costume ~ the Rouuc.
Ing Rlkes. However. the lllgh Flyers
flor necessity knows no law condc-
rcendcd To inquire of the Bounceis how
the road across the Brunig wag
As far as tile cycling goes" said one
" the Rouncers. "thc road Is an right
Your machines have brakes, OF
course
"Oh. yes. was the answer
Every well. should keep touch %