The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-22
The corner Broughton and Barnard SITS.
of US stood in the barn inspecting the car

of US stood in the barn inspecting the car
riage.
Looks sort of solemn, doesn't it?',
Theodore said in low tones, as if the We
hicle might hear her and be offended.
Sort of like a strange dog with his eyes
shut-you don't know whether he's really
asleep or just shamming and waiting to
bite YOU.
In truth the horseless carriage did look
strange, its bulky, ungraceful shape dimly
outlined in the barn.
20, that's only your imagination re-
piled. THE carriage is all right"
While speaking l had stepped into it,
and essayed TO start the vehicle. Instant
ly there was a low rumble of machinery,
which sounded so very ominous that l
stopped the wheels ere they had made two
revolutions. Theodore uttered startled
little exclamation, and hurriedly led the
children out of the barn.
"Well wait for you out front by the
horse block" she explained.
Again 1 started the motor and with a
sort of protesting "br-r-r" it commenced
TO work 1t didn't seem to go as easily as
on the evening previous, and when l Grew
up at the horse block the machinery gave
an indignant snort that made Theodore
jump again.
DIDO you think it's tired?" he asked
and then laughed nervously, when she
realized how silly her question was. She
stepped in beside me, we placed Dorothy
between us and Jack was on the floor.
Thus we started, while Nora at the kitch-
en- window shook her head and asked the
saints to ''presarve" us
We whirled down the street and just
beyond the village limits met load of
hay drawn by two horses, ostensjbly
driven by an elderly farmer, who was
almost lost to sight far above, in his
mass of dried timothy and clover. His
horses had been slowly pulling the
heavy load, their heads down, their
eyes half shut; but their ears must
have been wide open, for long ere we
met them, they suddenly, stopped, threw
UP their heads and gazed wildly at u.s.
Three minutes later Theodora's carriage
met them and they proceeded with sur
prtsiug celebrity to climb a rail fence.
If l could have stopped Theodora's new
toy l would have done so; but the sight
OF those horses endeavoring to swarm
over a high fence, the load of hay
swinging and swaying in midair the
farmer swearing now at his steeds and
then at us, was enough to disturb the
mind of almost any one. Sc we rushed
by him, and out of sight around a curve
in the road. Jack was greatly interested
in the horses athletic exercises, and
asked me to stop his mothers carriage
SO he could see if the animals succeed
ed in getting over the fence lie has
since ascertained that only one of them
succeeded, but the farmer / understand
intends to sue me for damages. l have
notified him, by the way, that he is likely
to be arrested for violating local ordi-
nance which forbds Wild. undomesticated
or insufficiently trained animals appearing
on the public highway. His horses were
all three, and judging from his own eX-
preston of countenance, and profane vo-
ciferousness, I think he was, also.
' However, thai is another matter We
left the unfortunate farmer and whirled
around a curve in the road. It was rather
a sharp curve. and 1 had forgotten that
the road just beyond had been mended
with large quantities of broken stone un-
til we were jolting over il in the most dis
tressng manner. But that was passed at
last and we proceeded, several miles with
out other adventure, save that we attract
ed considerable attention from children
playing near various farm houses, who
had never seen q horseless carriage be-
fore, and who ran after US, a long. irr0g-
ular line of them reaching far back along
the road. evidently under the impression
that we were preceding a circus parade.
And then something else happened. We
were bowling along a perfectly level
stretch of road. whereupon dust lay rather
deep, when Theodore said:
"Oh, there comes Mr.. Winfield on his
wheel-now do be carefulw
glanced far ahead and saw the portly
figure of our rector astride a bicycle la
boriously pedalng onward, for by this
time the sun was well up, and the day
was hot indeed, even for August. Rev.
Mr.. Winfield is not an expert wheeman,
in fact, he learned to ride only this sea-
son, in hopes of reducing his somewhat
supertluous flesh, and confess that even
when afar off it could be readily noticed
that his face was very red from physical
eXertion, that his breath evidently came
In short gasps, and that his wheel wob-