The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-23

Say, dyou ever see any SIGH contrapshuns
as this here. In BROOKLYN"
only this one" said Uncle Bob.
well. what is it?'
Its a model OF 49," said Charley proud
ly
should think II Nigh, be a mode. OF a
Thousand. It's easy 10 make thing
when yer know haow. but l mean what
dyer call it?"
Charley had to tell what II was TO hall
a hGn-red during the next ten minutes,
but he kept his temper and answered all
questions.
They evidently thought he was telling an
unsruth about the number OF such things
IN existence. and OLD Mr.. Phipard Boo's
grandfather told him that sure fortune
awaited him II 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 feature Of any
circus. and he told the crowd of the won-
derful things tina. he had seen trick riders
do. but they thought he 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 q fall out OF the
thing and most OF them learned TO ride
Bob fell into II as duck takes TO water
and ne rode round and round the green
as II he had never done anything else. It's
a lucky thing that Charley was a generous
little fellow. for he certainly had many de-
manis made on his generosity In the
course OF the afternoon. Every boy want
cd to try the bike, and several of the girls
took rides. side saddle" while he held the
thing up.
wnatuck lies for the most part on a
plateau. and after awhile Charley thought
IT would be good fun TO show them how n
coast.
around here Re asked his uncle.
Yeah. We often do II In winter. You
can coast from the center clear ID Dover
plain, an that's nearly three miles"
Yes. bat mean to coast now on this
wheel. I tell you what let's DO. You ride
behind on the step and wei! try tina, HILL
TIE boys rode slowly to the hill followed
by all the other children, The grown srs
had gone back To their work ions before.
Arrived AT the top os the hill. which was
a Jolly long one. with many q turn ana
twss. In i,s. and but few rises, Charley said
20 Bob: New. hold sight. because a fail
woui5n; 30 any fun
1-nen th~y started The boys and girls
at the Hill top sssseresI them. ard Bob vel
Ell "HT' ana vrsppea Charley Hike n vIse.
for ne speed was something he hadn't
locked for Hut Ne was game ard made up
his mind taat this sort Of fun hea. besng
In ricsure frame all hollow
Say. this Is grand. I envy yoUs .na fiIH
yen can have any day. wish I hasn't
lived 50 sonE It's swfgl.y tiEesosne ssan3-
ing up in that oi4 frame year in ana gear
out
They were going Ike al express srasn
their jackets streaming out behini.
Let's 3or't ever g back. sail Ckarssy.
Il iass - SON Eve here sse s~s. os my
Efss and
JUS, snen the wheel strack a piece OF
charcoal that hst eesn dropped from a
PASSING wagon. ard the next instant sae
Ioys we're ryaag throags spice. S>Aarfss
laasss wiss a sssgsp ggasa she sas}e- Gcs<a
re as0kea ap az tire picture. Pos was Just
putting on ais nigh ha..
The key II zks 3sor tar1c. and Sorajs
! care is.
EA@ walked rtxht ever to tas sofa ani
/ Eeoksss at tae wreas. spats
/. Went your ascsher be Eaa. when sas
Z sees shers grease srStsF
4 Ch4raey looked ag 70 hss nrrSe sar - rn-
pa;AF ard as unSAe xtnk@i--Ss. Laals
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