The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-20
- 1870
SOME CYCLE SLANG.
Edifying Remarks of a BIoOmer Girl
Regarding Rubbernecl1s.
From the RuffaIa E'Nnress


Regarding Rubbernec1s.
From the Buffalo Express.
The girl who wears boomers was talking
wheels at the boarding house table. The
girl who wears boomers is always talk
ing and it is, usually, of wheels, of
course. The other bicycle girl, the one
who does not wear boomers, was doing
the listening act, as usual, and converse
ton between the other boarders was sus-
pended at frequent intervals through force
of necessity.
"Well, l didn't do a thing this afternoon
but ride out to Williamsville and across
a country road to Tonawanda and back
by the boulevard" began the boomer girl
when the star boarder interrupted her
with:
How far did you ride Miss Daisy?"
ooh l don't know" answered the bloom
err girl. MY darned old cyclometer's bust
ed and 1 haven't had the price to get ii
fixed. Must have been about twenty-five
miles, though. feel like it was forty. And,
say" she continued, addressing herself 20
the other bicycle girl, 4 turned up a new
card this afternoon. You know what lot
Of rubbernecks there always are out on
the boulevard, fellows that think they re
che whole push if a girl happens to be
riding alone?"
Il never noticed them" replied the 9TH
err bicycle girl who does not think bloom
ers are proper.
Didn't you? That's queer" responded
the bloomer girl. why, | have no end of
trouble with them every time l 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 come off in that line,
1 guess, but had fresh one sprung on
me this afternoon, and say! 1t nearly fiat
tened my tires"
"What was it?" asked the other biey-
Gle girl beginning to show a little interest.
well, you know, usually MrGoodplayer
Will ride up beside you and say, Excuse
me, miss, but would you mind telling me
what kind of a wheel you ride? l think
that's a beauty, and l want to get one
for my sister, " said the boomer girl
Then, if you tell him what wheel you
ride, he viii 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 H.
ways TO get a little lemonade or some
thing. I'm dead next to those boys,
though, and 1 don't stand for them a
minute. When they get too chummy
with their wheels l scorch a little and
give them the shake"
The other bicycle girl lifted her eye
brows just an imperceptible trihe. and the
boomer girl went on:
"Well, this afternoon l was pumping
along the boulevard, just the other side
of the hill beyond Kenmore, you know
when l heard a wheel come up behind
me, and when 1 looked around Mr.. Mann
was smiling in good shape I 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 riding himself, aud he kept
pretty close 10 me, and ne says: "Ex-
cuse me, miss but viii you tell me where
you had your skirt made2 / wanted to
have my sister get one like that and
her dressmaker doesn't seem able to make
it,
your skirt?" interrupted the other BIZ
cycle girl why. you don't wear any"
"Of course | don't" rejoined the bloomer
girl, and i won't wear one all summer II
this weather keeps up That's what
knocked me cold when the fellow sprung
il. / was expecting the same old Jolly
about what kind of a wheel / was riding,
but when he sprung the skirt Il made a
hit with me. / nearly fell of my wheel
with laughing. and / says: Well, I thought
ia heard all of them but that's a new
one / says. You're ali right I says, but
you don't go.' And then 1 got scared and
commenced to pedal like a six-day race,
and he didn't chase me because / guess ne
thought was on to myself"
We'll. of al. thingsw calculated the
landlady as the bloomer girl paused to
tackle the beefsteak. HE couldn't have
been much to speak to lady he hadn't
met before"
"Oh, / didn't mind It," said the bloomer
girl, turning to the subject again. "Those
Holsters don't worry me for a minute. II
they begin 70 think they're I'm the family
l can ride away from them or turn down
some street and stop at a house 20 put up
"a horrible bluff that / live there. It's easy
enough 70 pass them aiong II you don't
want them. / thought j had a puncture
this afternoon when ! was about four
miles from Tonawanda, and ! was scared
half to death. for ia left my tool bag at
the house and there wasn't a repair shop
within a mile that / knew Of. All the air
went out of the rear tire and
the first thing knew It was
Hat Wen, / got of and was look
ing for the puncturo when a fellow rode
up, a perfectly lovely young fellow with
green sweater and stockings to match
and took or his cap and asked lf he could
assist me. Maybe / was dead slow then
/ just wanted TO stay there monkeying
with THAI old tire for an hour or two an
by myself / don't think. So / told MIN
there was something the matter and he
found that the valve was on the bum and
he fixed u Ia 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 big stable and everything. / guess
he's some rich guy. He's perfectly ele-
CANT lie asked me n went riding often,
and said / rode nearly every day. ana
he asked me u he might ride with me
some day, and / said sure. And he's
an elegant rider too, with a swell Wheel
so you don't always scoreh away from
those Holsters, thenT put IN the other BIZ
cycle girl with a queer little smile. But
the bloomer girl had finished her second
cup Of tea and hustled away 20 fix her
lantern without dcigning 10 notice the
other bicycle girls insinuation.