The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-27

cousin, cried the girl. Good morn
ing, cousin replied the smart young
soldier, and he gave her hearty kiss
"How dare you?'' cried the mother in
a rage. Cousins always kiss, " replied
the smart young soldier. The uncles
looked at each other and said 1--WE new
er thought of that. " But the girl blush
ed and said nothing, for the smart
young soldier was the same handsome
young huntsman whom she had vowed
should be her husband. And now l
must leave you, - said the smart young
soldier, and he marched off, whistling
1.-THE Girl Left Behind Me"
Then they prepared for the first ride
and dressed the first uncle in crimson
suit and put on him veil of gold en-
broidery that glittered like the sun. The
signal sounded, and they opened the
pavilion door, and the first uncle sped
out like the wind and kept his eyes shut
till he came to the hedge that was 100
yards thick, and there he opened theW
and saw his way through in trlce
and So shutting his eyes again, he sped
round the track to the other door of the
pavilion.
Now they dressed the second uncle in
suit of dark blue and put on him a
suit of silver filigree work that glisten-
ed like moonbeams. And he flew out of
the door like bird and kept his feet on
the forks till he came to the pond that
was 100 yards across, but then he put
his feet on the treadles and SKINNED
over the water without even splashing
it, and so, coming to the other side, he
put has feet on the forks again and flew
around the track to the other door of the
pavilion.
The third uncle had suit of black
velvet, but as there were no pockets for
forced to cut slit on either side in
stead His veil was of black lace, span
gled with diamonds which sparkled
like the stars on a frosty night, and
when the door of the pavilion opened
he shot forth like lightning, with his
hands in the Sits of his suit, but as
soon as he came TO the ladder that was
100 yards high he took hold Of the han
dies and darted up and down the ladder
in a twinkling, and So putting his
hands in the Sits again, he whirled
round the track to the other door of the
pavilion.
You may be sure there was a great
shouting and mighty rush of people
toward the pavilion of the champion
lady bicyclist of the world, but line
of soldiers barred the way, and only
fell back to let the crown prince and
his retinue gallop past
And when he got to the door, ever so
much before his followers, he found the
mother standing and watching. She
saw at n glance that he was the smart
young soldier who had met them in the
morning, but she pretended not to know
him. Little he cared as, leaping from
his horse, he rushed into the room,
where he found the girl dressed in her
ordinary clothes and looking more beau
tiful than ever.
The retinue crowded in and stood by
the door, but the prince ran up to her
and, opening his arms, cried: Dearest,
/ have loved you ever since we met i'll
the forest. VIII you be my bride?"
The girl hung her head for she was
frightened when she saw all this gran
deur and knew that her lover was u
prince. But her mother said, kings
always caross. Il never thought of
that, " said the girl, and fell into the
princes embrace.
So they We're married, and of course
the three unclcs were asked to the feast,
and then for the first time the prince
looked away from his bride and saw
how odd looking they were, and he
asked the first uncle, How did you get
such projecting eyes and, that hard,
fixed gaze?" And the first uncle an
/ swered, "Ry skinminR, by Swimming,
by skimming " Then the prince asked
the second uncle, How did you get
that monstrous flat foot?" And the sec.
ond uncle replied, BY scorching, 10y
scorching, by scorching." Then the
prince asked the third uncle, "How did
you get that hideous, huge handY"
And the third uncle answered, by
shopping by shopping, by shopping. "
Swimming, scorching, skopping" said
the prince. ." | don't know what you
mean.
Then the mother explained: MAY it
please your royal highness, my eldest
brother has the cycle eye, that comes
from always looking miles ahead, which
is called skimming; my second brother
has the cycle foot, which comes from al
ways pedaling as hard as he can, which
is called scorching, and my youngest
brother has the cycle hand, which comes
of always steadying the machine over
ups and downs, which, as it Is some
thing between skipping and hopping, is
called shopping Some people who BIZ
cycle a very great deal have all these
three lNculiarities. " Il never thought
of that, . said the prince, and, turning
to his bride and seeing how beautiful
she was, he cried, You shall never
ride bicycle again.
And they lived happy ever after. St
James Budget.
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