The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-27

And the amasins part OF It Is, you don't
talk IN the least as II you were drunk o
I'm not drunk | know my huslncas
well enough scc-look at this" lie tool,
a couple VI tools from his pocket Then
ne picked up bundle OF spokvs. some
scraps OF tlrc. handle bar, and what was
lcu oI the saddle. and In TOW mlnutrn
had mndo q bicycle CUE of thcm. "rhrrp
does that look as u / wcrc drunk"
No. said TT doesn't Aud. drunk
or sober nobody but YOU could have done
Il. But why Jo you r,dc IKE thats"
"uocause / can't ride any better la
TACT. that ride Ionish, was the best i've
over donc. i've never uddcn 50 tAr hvfurr
without tallnE or
still don't understand You taught
mc to ride You have taught hundreds
to ride
"N,s-but / ,aut teach myself
YOU hay, theory OF rldlns that la
absolutely correct It has been ,cslpd,"
"Ycs the theory Is correct Ia nine
hundred and min, Jy-nlnc cases out Of a
thousand I'm thy thousandIh, Was /
r,ins when you SAW mcg'
You were p,dalltus very uncvcnly ana
hadly, you cluug harl TO the handles.
you Kept look,ns At the iron, whccl,
you
"uh. you needn't 40 ON was doing
everything that uushtn't TO do know
il. The theory nlls with mc because
am the thouSandth ease, 10 you thluk /,
takes any courage 60 learn to ridV the
hlcyclce'
None whaJrycr-not In the least"
I'm put II In u dinercnt way, Can you
conceive OF wan, OF nerve so terrible
u physical coWardlce SO grcat. that Il
might absolutely pryvcn, man learning
70 blke-or at any rate cause him TO take /
years o,rr 10. where other men would |
only taAc days"
No ; can't
Very uN,ly not, SIT Hut | suffer from
just Jb1J want nt nerve. Just that physl. |
sai coNayllcc. stand bcsidc the machine !
lnd my nerves all rlsht ami know al /
there ,s TO know about riding. I've only /
sot TO place my TOO, on the stop. and my 4
nerves guuy. and IN moment I've tor.
gotten oycrything then founder about
lnd come OIL and hurt myuclg-ana brrak
.hlngs"
he umpyL up the vmbankmcnI to the
'oad, carrying hts machine and refusing
any assistance,
"Goins 70 gvt on AGAIN." / asked
oh. yes I've sot perseverance and
moral courage. lg haven't got the physl.
.al courage and nerve"
tie placed his icgt foot ON tho step. pro.
,tllcd the machine IN a slow curve with
hrcc convulsiyc kicks with his right foot.
osc slowly into the air. then slipped IN
he stop. and ctmc down the road with
he machine on top OF him. Hc Was APP
'Irynliy quite u--J 10 this kind OF thug.
or be- observed In an unmoysd voice
rom under N, machine, There waa one
hing I forgot 10 mention. sir"
Well what Is a."
You would do me great favor" he
aid. rising slowly ~ you would Tor the
resent keep this Incident secret You
nov what ,hr public ls sir, II the pub.
c knew that could not ride II would
lover believe that 1 could teach other
yopic to ride. am about to retire. In
mother six months I shalt be able to
lyr up the business. and live in comfort
u nno house In the country for the /
est OF my days After that. It doesn't !
luch matter what you say. FOR no pupil
as ever been dissatisfied with me hut.
nth then do not spoil my business"
but why give up your business? ,
.ou'rc far too young man to retire. =,
What interest have you got'ln the coun-
-y7 What would you do with your
rlf2"
Learn the bicycle shall be my own h
upil II Will take all my life GOOD 1
lght, slr. Wen. thanks, II you'd 4
~ give me- 70 hand" =
We rclit hlt lamp held the machine 4
nile be mounted. and then showed him
r. lIr vanished like diamond
o'ntcd eorkscrcw. more or less In the d.
.ctIon Of the village.
He has retired now The grounds OF his
'lntry house lrc secluded by high walls.
am told that inside an asphalt track
AS been constructed II hurts TO fall on
.phalt