The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-09

Charley frightened a nut that seemed
loose. No" he said, laughing almost
Historically. "All the boys have 'em
where | live
And where's that? In the moon?"
said another man, touching the pneu
matte tires to see if the thing was sub
stantial and not a vision.
mo; in Brooklyn, n. W
Now. sonny said the first speaker
I'VE WASH born yisday. l was to
Brooklyn to my sons house las win
ter an l didn't see no SIGH half wag-
ons as that" Just then he spied Rob-
! ert and said; -Whyee! Hello Bob
when d'yOu come up? Your mother
never wrote you was comm. Say, dyou
ever see any SIGH contrapshuns as this
here in Brooklyn"
only this one" said Uncle Bob.
well. what is it?''
It's model of 49," said Charley,
proudly.
Should think it might be model of
thousand. It's easy to make thing
when yer know haow, but 1 mean what
dyer call it,"
Charley had to tell what it was to
| half a hundred during the next ten
minutes, but he kept his temper and
answered all questions.
They evidently thought he was tell
ms c1u uIlIulI dDDul the NUMBER Oh
such things in existence, and old Mr.
Phipard, Bob's grandfather told him
that sure fortune awaited him if he
would go to some circus man and show
him what he could do on the wonderful
wheels.
Charley was greatly amused at the
idea of his plain riding being a feature
of any circus. and he told the crowd of
the wonderful things that he had seen
trick riders hur fhPU ThnlIOhf ha
was romancing.
But boys were just as much boys in
the SOS as they are today. and before
the afternoon had gone half the lads in
the place could at least take a fall out
of the thing and most of them learned
to ride. Bob fell into it as a duck takes
to water, and he rode round and
round the green, as if he had never
done anything else. It's afucky thing
that Charley was generous little fell
low, for he certainly had many de-
mands made on his generosity in the
course of the afternoon. Every boy
wanted to try the bike, and several of
the girls took rides, side saddle" while
he held the thing up
Winatuck lies for the most part on
plateau, and after awhile Charley
thought il would be good fun to show
them how to coast.
It's bully fun to coast. Any hills
around here?" he asked his uncle.
Yeah we often do it in winter. You
can coast from the center clean to Do
yer Plain, an that's nearly three miles
Yes, but l mean to coast now on this
wheel. 1 tell you what let's do. You
ride behind on the step, and well try
that hill
The boys rode slowly to the HILL fol-
lowed by all the other children The
grown-ups had gone back to their work
long before.
Arrived at the top of the hill, which
was jolly long one, with many a turn
and twist in ii and but few rises. Char
ley said to Bob: Now hold tight. be-
cause a fall wouldn't be any fun
Then they started. The boys and
girls at the hill top cheered them, and
Bob yelled Hi and gripped Charley
like wise, for the speed was some
thing he hadn't looked for. But he was
game and made up his mind that this
sort of fun beat being in picture frame
all hollow.
Say. this is grand. 1 envy you the
fun you can have any day. l wish l
hadn't lived so long ago. It's awfully
tiresome standing up in that old frame
year in and year OUT
They were going like an express train,
their jackets streaming out behind
Let's don't ever go back" said
Charley. Il just as soon live here the
rest of my life, and
Just then the wheel struck a piece of
charcoal that had been dropped from
passing wagon, and the next instant
the boys were flying through space
Charley landed with bump upon the
parlor floor. He looked up at the pic
ture. Bob was just putting on his high
hat.
The key in the door turned, and Nor
all came in.
She walked right over to the sofa
and looked at the grease spots
Wont your mother be mad when she
sees them grease spots?"
Charley looked up to his uncle for
sympathy, and his uncle Winked.