The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-17
S0nE CYCLE SLANG.
Edifying Remarks of a Bloomer Girl
Regarding Rubbernecks.

Eully1nS remarks Oh blOOmeI OlI1
Regarding Rubbernecks-
Buffalo Express: The girl who wears
boomers was talking wheels at the
boarding house table The girl who
wears boomers is always talking. and it
IS. usually. of wheels. of course The
other bicycle girl. the one who does not
wear bloomers. was doing tbs listening
act. as usual. and conversation between
the other boarderS was suspended at fire.
quent intervals through force of neces-
well I didn't do thing this after
noon but ride out to villiamsville and
across country road to Tonawarda and
back by the boulevard, began the bloom
er girl, when the star boarder interrupt
ed her:
How far did you ride. Miss Daisy?'
"Oh. L don't know" answered the
busted and 1 haven't had the price to get
it fixed Must have been about p miles,
though / feel like il was 90 And, say.
she continued. addressing herself 10 the
card this afternoon. You know what a
lot of rubbernecl1s there always are uIt
on the boulevard fellows that think
they're the whole push if girl happens
u never noticed Them. replied. the
other bicycle girl. who does not think
bIccmers are proper.
Didn't you? That's queer" responded
of trouble with them every time | go out
there. They ride up alongside. you know,
and get up all kinds of gags TO get talk
ing with you, to see if they can ride with
you Well, I've been against nearly all
the games that ever came of in that line.
guess, but l had a fresh one sprung on
me this afternoon. and say 1t nearly
fiattened my tires.
what was it?" asked the other bicycle
girl, beginning TO show a little interest
well, you know, usually Mr.. Good
player will ride up beside you ana say,
Excuse me. miss, but would you mind
telling me what kind of a wheel you ride?
think that's beauty. and want to
get one for my sister. said the bloomer
girl Then. if you tell him what wheel
lou ride. he will ask you something else
about it, and the first thing you know
old Mr.. Wisenstein is riding along with
you all good and easy for himself. and
talking about stopping up the road a
wa.rs 10 get a little lemonade or some
thing. I'm dead next 10 those boys,
though, and l don't stand for them d
minute. When they get too chummy with
the.- wheels L scorch little and give
them the shake"
The other bicycle girl lifted her eye
browS just an imperceptiDle trifie, and the
bloomer girl went on:
well, this afternoon l was pumping
along the boulevard, just the other SIDE
of the hill beyond Kenmore, you know,
when ! heard a wheel come up behind
me, and when l looked around Mr. Mann
was smiling in good shape. looked back
at the road and began TO pedal as though
a wheel cop was after me for not having
a bell but the fellow wasn't so worse at
ridin- himself. and he kept pretty close
to me. and he says. Excuse me. miss
but viii you tell me where you had your
skirt made? l wanted to have my sister
get ore like that. and her dressmaker
doesn't seem TO be able TO make it.
Your skirt?' interrupted the other BIZ
cycle girl. why you don't wear any.
"Of course / don't" rejoined the bloom
er girl, and l won't wear one all sum
mer if this weather keeps up. That's what
knocked me cold when the fellow sprung
it. was expecting the same old jolly
about what kind of a wheel I was riding.
but when he sprung the skirt 1t made
hit with me. L really fell off my wheel
though I'd heard ali of them. but that's
a new one | says. You're all right, l
says. but you don't 60 And then | got
scared and commenced to pedal IKE
six-day race. and he didn't catch me be-
cause 1 guess he though 1 was on to
myself
well. of all thingsr' calculated the
landlady as the bloomer girl paused 10
tackle the beefsteak He could
MT have been much to speak to lady ne
hadn't met before
.'Oh, | didn't mind it" said the boomer
girl, turning to the subject again. InoSe
Holsters don't worry me for a minute II
they begin to think they're in the family
| can ride away from them or turn down
some street and stop at house 10 put
up a horrible bluff that l live there. It
easy enough to pass them along II you
don't want them. l thought l had a
puncture this afternoon when L was
about four miles from Tonawanda, and
was scared half to death. for had le1t
my toolbag at the house and there WASH
a repair shop within mile that knew
Of All the air went out of the rear tire
and the first thing l knew 1t was nat.
Well, | got off and l was looking for the
puncture when fellow rode I'D. per-
fectly lovely young fellow. with green
sweater and stockings TO match, and took
off his cap and asked If he could assist
me- Maybe l was dead slow then L just
wanted to stay there monkeying win
that old tire for an hour or two all by
myself l don't think. So l told him there
was something the matter, and ne found
that the valve was on the bum and he
fixed II in no time We rode part way
home together and he showed me where
he lives It's perfectly elegant house
up in Central Park. with big green
lawn and a big stable and everything
guess he's some rich guy. Hes perfect
" elegant He asked me if | went riding
often. and l said l rode nearly every DAY
and he asked me If he might ride with
me some day. and l said sure. Ana ne
an elegant rider, too, with swell wheel
$50 you don't always scorch away from
those Holsters. then?' put in the otner
bicycle girl, with a queer little smile. But
the bIoomer girl had finished her second
cur, of tea and hustled away TO NIX her
lantern. without deigning to notice the
other bicycle girls insinuation.
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