The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-14

NNiN N'A AhNA nNAiNiHNlNN NAHNA n
ocloek. Neither viii dnrc 10 start be-.
foie the time mentioned. as anything
that resembles trcachcry will cause a
forfeiture Of all claims This may
seem hard aud practical even cruel:
hut Il Is my only way out of this d.
lemma
III either Of you gentlemen do not
consider the prize worth the trial. !
shall be- all the happier with the other:
and I can't think this fair aud Impair
tlnl test will cause me Ia luse both.
! incluse a diagram 81 our village.
sh0Nln Ing the location Of our street and
residence. the latter being designated .
hy cross.
Lovingly and expeciantly.
"BESSIE." |
contents 81 the letter. After partially /
recovering my wits my FIRST impulse /
was 10 take the midnight train. put .
my wheel In the baggage car. stop at
SOME town near Feeder station. get
an early starr. run In about 10 u. ~.
and claim my prize. Then ! thought
what II my hated rival should hascly
Impose upon me a lifty handicap
and ! mentally denounced the ueach-
cry Of the thing. thus unwliiingly
placing myself Ia very delicate At
titudc My private semse of Honor was
awakened. aud ! resolved 10 win Res
STE fairly or fan la the attempt.
spcut an hour looking over such
maps as could nnd ia my library aud
studied licsslr'E diagram. Ihcu. real
lziug that would need sleep. got
everything IN readiness Tor the start.
set nay alarm clock 10 mise its clnm0r
at I a. M. sharp placed Il on stand
within foot II my pillow. and re-
tired with en- involuntary prayer on
NY tongues end. ! tossed some. hut
about 10 o'clock fell Into a sort OF
ulaNtagnal slu nhcr / dreamed OF
mounting q single wagon wheel and
riding the clumsy thing a thousand
miles on n telegraph wire for q prize.
the same being a beautiful princess.
HON ! won agalnfl hundreds ~ cun..
petitors Hut just a. was about to
take her fair hand and lead her 10
the altar. there arote hOnihle claln-
or Of opposition fen my disappointed
rivals who rushed ai me 10 fury
ct jealousy and would have torn me
limb from limb. but ! nwoko Just In
time io hear the lingering Utilization ~
my alarm clock. ] s.hang from nay
led and IN nall an hour was ready
iu she race
i1l punctilious In holding To- nay
point OF honor. I waited till an hour
before sunrise. and then sailed away
IN the dim twilight AMI the hucine air
of that fated morning on mission ~
rlul-ihrIllug as any that ever sent
knight Ia Tie arena or political
martyr 20 Washington.
! made my first two leagues before
the suu's imminent glory b.d hlaucned
'hc sweet. unulIkc lacrs OF the morn
ing stars.
hccun to feel little uneasy about
the signs" witch the hrst RAYS oi
the sun pcncilled ON the ilcccy ranya.
of the dawn" Natures scrnic artisi
may sometimes Use his brush without
definite purpose. hut for one au
suieistiikus 90 reef sails when ! not,
or I did them rather lavish touch 0I
crimson on the edge Of the morning
But I scudded nlnns the dusty rond
. NfN FANNAAN NAANANN NAlNAF INAA'NH NM
under the kind " stimulus that turn
burdens into pillows aud obstacles Ia
in Incentives.
I made the first twenty miles with
ont serious ch,ck or interruption. hai
ting the Temporary annoyance Of l,o
iug at one time chased n milc 10y
fcrnclous dog. that pcrsisicuily trlei
a. fasien his iangs n my trouser'
Hut when finally SLOWED NJ anl
sprang FROM NV wheel 10 tender
A rlrIintc to Molnch the cowunll
= whrlp turned tail and literally Oul
stripped the boulder scnt after hln
Z The iwcniy-nile station was ningl,
10 wOOd. a qucerlylald-out village hull
b along the highway for half a mil,
. with no cross streets The sun va
o an hour high a. ! entered ihis plac,
p As sSlmmcd past the hogscs tle ID
q mates came TO the doors aud VIII
. tows. aud an occasional glance 90 iheI
n disiraught vlsagrs showed that mos
"a II them were enjoying their first vie,
10 ~ a bicycle Dogs aud children pOu
al ont Of open gates aud followed m
< yplliug and bowling like mad lmps ,
II the pit Other children and dogs fu
/. ihcr On attracted by the damor. al
u ucipatcd me. and hefor | reached N
r. rrd ~ the burg 40 least twenty dos
p ~ all Sizes aud varieties were huuu,
p Ing me with that familiar impudcn,
" OF which the village dog enjoys au vi
! shared monopoly Their attempts
g. nip my heels cNaspamlcd me. and
r. yelled az them savarely. hut with po,
n effect. At last an unusually acti'
meat hound" caught me 10y the aukl