The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-12-07
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ssid NJ. Dobitr Iil.ss1 10 .hieE Of ID
roble best 90 ions taoHn I. m,os bss
TREAD passing. 10 tue background.
Iuo,lee they have TO get them osI ever.
once 10 3 While vhsn The cables sbd ue
iiss set ooi OF order, uid Ms D9bley
rheb bo~ can people talk Of TIE eitipetio
OF the horss vhile driving rtmsius 80 pop
l.tf
II esouot be compared to the tsen sihi
erstlon that one experiences 10 horst lee
cHtisge, said Nit Dobler. Ibtre 10
sense Of poser, Of complete control ,bs
ope can rtVtf kuow xiih horse in iron
1 Of ode
Has cone Que been uyibs 10 sell yoE
oue OF those tbiossf said Mrs, Dobley sn
piciously
Oh, 90, ny dear. answered het husband
With guilty look, Van Bipp,r is yer,
m uch ioteretted 10 them aud took me 90
for spin the other day. tell yon IL .wa'
great
| SIN sure | should always prefer the old
fsshionel way OF driving. said Mrs Dol
ley. l.'s safer and plesssutsr 10 every vsy
than speeding against time by msclinery
Then they are so conspicuous.
The osrfisse that | WAS looking II II
safety itself, sal Dobley. II bss been
tested up 10 1000 TO the square incb and
Gao stand even more. II is the Get There
automobile that ! have been practising
wl'h
should be dresdiully sirsid TO go out
10 one OF them without driver. or a steer
er, or whatever you coll them.
1t is 80 sge OF progress, and we must
keep up with the procession, said Dolby.
We are living st high pressure, aud the
automobile Is typical OF the era
You have been reading q circular, said
Mrs. Dobley You can ride 10 one oi those
things, il you like, bu, I'll stick to ban
som.
Mrs. Van Ripper is leording to operate
one Of these new runsbouts, said Dobley,
csrelessly.
Mrs. Van Ripper isi
Yes; Van Ripper says bis wife is thor
onghly up to date woman, and that II II
became the fashion to ride camels she'd be
tue fret to esllop through the park on one
He says she has some stunniDg gowns or
dered specially for the 'mope
Mrs. Van Is go fsddyl She's slwsys up
to any thing ibst is loud and fast.
You must admit she gets ahead OF every
one else aud gets the credit Of leading the
fashion. Mark my words, Honors, in 3
month or two you'll be just as anxious to
automobile as any one else. Then you'll
simply be following her lead that's all!
Initiate be, Neverl III take lessons
6rst aud lssrn to run one OF the things be
fore she does. Did you say you had onef
Er-no quite, my dear. I've partially
arranged with Vau Rtpper's friend, Knock
em who is sgent fer the Get There, aud
he's given me the use Of one while am
learning.
Don't they tlow up someimes2 asked
Mrs Dolby.
It's all the way 10 which they are hand
led, ssid Dobley. You must understand
them firSt, OF course I've become qnite
attached to the machine I've been opera.
ing. IL is much bandsomer than Van Rip
pers.
Are you eute you can manage it, John2
I've been operating it alone for two
weeks now, said Dobley. and think may
without Boosting that have mastered 1t
| passed Van Ripper on Riverside Drive
yesterday and LETT him as if be was stand
ing still
Did yen suy Van Ripper was interested
10 selling The csrrisgesf ssked Mis- Dob
ley.
No He's inst q friend OF Kaockem.
He admits bis 'mobe' isn't 10 1t with |
nine. It's dsisy.
Well, ifyou are quite sure you can man
,ge it, and sure it won't run away or blow
up or anything, bring ii around this after
,oon and take me cut doa't intend to
,ave Mrs. Van Ripper get ahead OF me.
That aitarboon Dobley came up to the
loor With dash In his red-wheeled auto
mobile, and after a convulsive start it set
led Ut the curb. Mrs. d lbley beckoned
. her husband from the upper window.
csb't leave the c,rris9e, be SAID cslling
lp from the street
Cant yon hitch it upf she asked. Won't
: stand qui,tf
NJ desr. this isn't q lsdy's horse, said
)obley, nervously, looking at his watch.
t's only regulated to stand for 20 mint utes.
rney've set it st the stsbl.. SO hurry
lown. 1t might st,tt without u.s.
When Mr.. Dobley came out there was
10 admirins crowd srouni the machine,
nj oil the windows 10 the block had
Iroup OF Rger faces,
| am dreadful nervous, said Mrs Dob
ey, backing od from the machine. which
lad begun to vibrste aud sputter. That's
rhst waited to tell
Get 10 quick or the blsnked thins'll
tart. said DobIey, u,tlIng bis wife 10 and
sllins in after her Just IS the carriage
cared and started forward with = snort.
OIL cried Mrs. Dobley, seizng ber bus
,sud's arm, lie, me get oai; 1t will tip over
ure. Dln't go so issi.
SIT perfectly still, Mrs. DobIey, aud let
% my arm. | ssnt . Tree hand fof this
psrsiiug brake. Bn, don'l overbslsuce
bic aide 10 ths, way You hsve to be
steiul with these thioss ~ With row boat
zoe uove too moeh one way