New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
TIE OVERRIDING WHEELNAN.
AN HUMBLE RENAISSANCE FROM MERE
PEDESTRIAN
Letter IN The Boston Transcript.

Letter IN The Boston Transcript
Have the people any rights that b:cycists are
bound to respect? BY the people" do not mean
whom the forwarding Of tina, mode Of locomo,ion
does not appear the chief object FOR which govern
Meeting my legislator the other morning on my
way Gown town. remarked that my old
taxed at Whatever Valuation the assessor chose to
Ill" Bicycle that des past this rheumatic ' animal nal
would not oe equally Just and expedient What.
oh. that would never do: why. should soon
think Of taxing meeting house"
DDS Of taxation must be devised to meet the enor-
nous debts We are so rashy contrasting"
ZION have been exceedingly costly: we ought 70
bicyclists insisted upon having them so what
Not being provided with an answer. shook
Continuing my walk along the Back Bay thor
was harryng over the ground giving very in.
called out. why cant you 20 slower and give tho
street an effective watering that would keep down
u" Guess G the bicyciists would be heard from at
City Hall II left anything that looked like mud
Ssnq int wSs better dust should be
active in half an hour than that bicyclst should
find anything that looked like mud" when taking
IF Passing on my way, reached the corner Of
ehs5ss eaa se'2 anxousy waiting for 'U Chance
"a cross 10 the Common do help me get baby
the street she t ssd a. az 5S az she
gef through the carts and carriages well enough.
hui these crooked men that race by upon wheels
set my nerves on a quiveT' 90 believe the oi-
cyclists possess the earth!
the mall. that you have fallen into the common
feminine habit OF exageeratton. Nc. my dear. the
Mcvclists do not possess the eerth-at least not
quite all of IT, Here: upon Boston Common. I'VE
~, uihout the shudder OF 'expectant attention
tbicb the late Dr. Carpenter declared was the cx-
pIa Of the mysteries Of spiritism Here we
.carnembering that Apollo had no crook in his back
sn9 hat George Washington used to sit upright
uI,yI "a, 40 Won suppose those stakes stuck
g., he grass for?' suddenly asked my companion
See there two lines o, mem e ard nae,n
from . - In the centre OF the Common.
o"poubtess they mark places where trees are 70
be planted" said compiacen ~ him II vou would
reailv ike 10 know The question was p u,aanu
TIC officer with the clno had DTonsht ina' weapon
~ t or,act with my head the result could scarcely
IN conlhr, more paralyzing than the reply
haXs DSe' dnn't YOU know: They are stalking out
paths 'o rrocnyerng from the shock made some
1p rn,e remarks.-wellnigh FORGETTING 10 MAKE ,ne
srnurea lions that are propes VIII 80 wos
ent 4hctt for the ren,onstrans 10 be heard
70 80 ne Aldermen some time next wecn, anu ,''
had better so ana express esn f. see IT, after pay
sha, go immense cost Of the subway TO keep ~he s
lng u, cot and description from traVeIsi's .,,s
orecious possession. Of the people su''' u"
can be c9m mi, 60. too" echoed my companion
In. IN, YOU think 1t will do any sood VIII Jake
the naoy the spirit Of seysniy,sx ana .n, rs
lnah narrative is sent TO me ,hsir aries
The hope that other cii nnr msrons and possibly
together WIN ui,l nppear In defence OF the peoples
G Surito pe In Boston Common