The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-13


twenty boys had come around to be
initiated into the delights of the rush
ing ride. Sam chose ten boys to take
the first ride. and as there was some
exhibition of feeling by those VINO
were left. Sam explained that they
would be back again so soon that IL
didn't really make much difference
who went first.
After they had climbed into the car
it was hoisted by Jack and the other
BOYS to the top Of the inclined plane.
Hi. YOU can see over to swamp
sea- said Sam when they had reach
ed the top. And there's pop and NOM
coming home. Hurry before anything
happens
Sam started the car by pushing 1t.
and then boarded it from behind. III
ran ten feet and the boys began 10
cheer. Then it stopped. One of the
wheels had stuck.
1T was while they were waiting Tor
Jack to come up and see what the
trouble was that the Fishers saw
them.
what has happened to our house,
said Mrs. Fisher, putting on her
glasses.
Looks as if painters were at work.
What is it? Why. as | live, it's Il
roller coaster. like the one | was tell
ing you about that we saw at Coney
Island. Why, there's a car on it load
ed with boys. Hi. gitap, Jerry. Oh,
they'll all be killed."
He dashed the horse to q gallOp. Just
then fringe of trees cut off all view
of the house. and they were left in
suspense. They still had an eighth OF
a mile to go.
Meanwhile the difficulty had been
overcome and Jack gave them push
and they went down the incline.
Did it. work? just as well as the
one at Coney Island. That Jack was
a born carpenter | guess, for the car
shot around the first curve as if it had
never done anything else.
1t is hard to tell who shrieked the
loudest. the boys in the coaster or the
boys on the ground. but Mr.. and Mrs
Fisher heard the yell, and misunder-
stood it, and dashed the old horse in
an agony Of fear.
Past the house and past the wood
shed and around the corner of the
hen house that coaster shot. the boys
Yelling like CCmanches. and their
hair streaming so straight behind that
it's wonder it didn't pull out
1t really looked as if Jack had built
q railroad without Il flaw. but
The third turn headed them for the
barn. and the next turn would run
them through the barn gard. and if
the break worked they would come to
a stop right in front of the door.
Just as they slid around the third
turn the Fishers came to stop at the
barn yard gate, and an instant later
the boys came to stop also with
Il quarter of the ride unfinished
Whether Il fange on one of the
wheels broke or what happened will
never be known. but as they We're
passing the loft window of the barn
the car jumped the track and sent the
ten boys through the light sash like
a shot out of gun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher did the scream
ing now and the rest of the boys ran
into the barn as fast as they could
| sprint.
And they found badly mixed IN
mass of boys and wheels and hay and
| bleeding noses and cut hands and torn
clothing, but if You'll believe it. not a
seriously injured boy in the whole
snarl.
There was no second trip on Fish
| er's House. Hen House d Barn II. r..
and Zack would have been discharged
on the spot if Sam had not explained
/ after he had been cinaered and
brown papered-that Jack had merely
followed the instructions to the letter
and if any one was to blame it was
the man who had written the article
How to Build a Roller Coaster in the
Back Yard" And I'm inclined to
think that Sam was right.