The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-09
CHARLEY BROWN.
A Boy Who Went Back Forty
Years.

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Charley Brown lives in BROOKLYN on
/ Schormcrhorn street and he can ride his
! wheel from, bis rr.,,4 ..,,,,. a., 60. -,
o,,l mn. N'0Nl' W 0''' iS'
"''N "i'"o"t NlsihouhllhS' IL was on has
ION birthday that he became the owner
OF a wheel
one day soon alta. N, ,,oo,,,, ...t,..,
o,,.r, !, ..
'''0 NOii'e liOih TRIP out 10
fIaiousn and knocked at the basement
door. The cook was busy and the maid
was out. as If was Thursde,, ca octor
ygaiti,,- .,o,,, st., ..,.,-...
'7 SUNNI '''''e "''iiou' oelus Jet H.
he went up the stoop, taking his wheel
| with nm lie rang the front door bell
somewhat Viciously, and the cook came
up ana opened the door and berated HIM
LOT hot gong below. She was always
! cross on her Thursdays in Charley
made some boylsh reply that displcased
her' SO mat she shut him and his wheel
III the nttle room at the end of the haIl,
ana locked the door on the outside. She
mas been cook at the browns ever since
| Charley was born, and feels privileged to
| show her authority now and then, partic-
uiarly when Mrs. Brown is out.
Charley is a Philosophical little chap,
and when he found he was shut up in the
room he didn't bang the door or cry, but
dragged his wheel over to the sofa and
! DNoe'li NiAAlS Il" INiSili over the SOld lhtle
hangs an old-fashoned photograph of
! Charley's uncle Robert, who died just af-
! ter the war of the rebellion. 1t was taken
when he was about p, and shows him in
| high hat and a Prince Albert" leaning
against a marble column, as was the
chaste fashion In the early days of pho
Biography.
Charley had oiled one wheel and had
made only five spots on the sofa. These
he did not notice, and he was just be-
ginning on the black wheel when voice
| said: "What Is that, Charley"
Charley looked up and saw his uncle
in the picture wrinkling his eyebrows to
get a better view of the wheel. Charley
was rather fond of his uncle, whom he.
had never seen in the flesh His grand
mother had told him many pleasant sto-
ries about him; how he was athletic, and
| could swim box, row, shoot and play
ball better than any of his companions,
and Charley had always regretted IT,
fact that he had died so many years be-
fore he came on the scene. So when his
| uncle spoke 10 him, ana in such a melo-
dous voice, he smiled back, and said:
| It's a wheel"
well | can see that-two wheels-but
what is it called?" said Uncle Robert.
why, it's my bike"
"Really?' said his uncle taking off his
hat and setting il on the nedestaI I'm
l DGtOfH.
you do with that lhing?"
why, ride it, of course. Didn't they
have EN- when you were-ahem-didn't
they have 'em in your timer"
why they had what they called
velocipede or 'bone-shaker;' but il was
clumsy affair to this"
Charley looked up at his uncle with
pleasant smile. and said: Saw. I'm glad
YOU spoke to me. Grandma has told mo
a lot about YOU. and what fun Won used
to have when You were a how mn In tbe
country. Can't YOU come down and tell
me about t?"
His uncle stretched his legs. as If stand
ing in one position for thirtv-four wears
had stiffened them somewhat. and then
he said: Better still; you come no here
and wen 90 back to my boyhood. / know
a bully way right through the back Of the
frame up to Winatuck. in Connecf,cur
where used to live when I was your age
What boy wouldn't iunp ar the chance
to 90 to the country at any time? Char
lev lifted his wheel over his shoulder
and. stepping on the back of the sofa
walked into the picture. HIS uncle
turred as he came M and topetbnr ,bay
went through the hack of tbe rfctDre Tt,s
wonder Charley didn'r puncture his
wheel but he didn't ana tba ,evt mo
ment he was walking with his uncle who
had become the same age as he. though
a quaint little turn-stile that let one in on
green or park. This green was eklrted
NV lordlv ejrns and miles avav in tho
west Charley saw a range of beautiful
nurnre hills the Berksnires. 4 crowd Of
merry bovs and girls were D,aving nris-
oner,s base but thew stonDed when thev
Jaw cbarIev,s uncle. and came running
over 10 where he and Charley stood
"TIal1o Pob when aid Won come mn"
sai1 ona no1lv-faced lille fellow 'tr
thought the stage Wasn't in vet" Then
ba 1nnl,ad yonderinpIv ar Charley and HE
u,beaI 10 begin with. the fashions Of
Co ora NOT the same as those. Of "a and
e. ~ socord Mace Inc wheel was a nuz,
lo
aIybat IN the name or sense are those
r,beaJe for9n he asked
iTt,s hoek l. mat what Won called
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