The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06

though the Fisher mansion stood on a
back road several of the other boys saw
it, and Sam told them to invite all the
boys in the hamlet 60 come next day for
a ride.
All the boys agreed that it looked beau
tiful reared up above the house, but I'm
sure no grown person would have said
it was an improvement to the natural
scenery of the place. Grown people have
queer ideas. 1t was higher than the
chimney at the start, and ii ended right
at the front door.
After supper, Jack, with the boys help,
made the car and made it strong. 1t
isn't any trouble to make wheels when
you have picture of one to go by, and
he had whitfield out four of them before
the boys bedtime, which Sam extended by
one hour. Bob was spending the night
with him.
lack found that the hardest thing to
construct was the elevator, because there
was nothing about an elevator in the ar
tile, but his Yankee ingenuity stood him
in good stead and by noon of the next
day that also was done, and the road
was ready to begin operations.
II was Saturday and upward of twenty
bows had come around to be initiated into
the delights of the rushing ride. sam
chose ten boys to take the first ride, and
as there was some exhibition of feeling
by those who were left, Sam explained
that they would be back again so soon
that 1t didn't really make much difference
who went first
After they had climbed into the car 1t
was hoisted by lack and The other boys to
the top of the inclined plane.
Hi. you can see over to Swampsea'
said Sam when they had reached the top.
n
Hurry before anything happens"
sam started the car by pushing it, ana
then boarded 1t from behind. 1t ran n
feet and the boys began to cheer. Ihen
Il stopped One Of the wheels had stuck
Ii was while they were waiting for Aack
10 come up and see what the troupe was
that the Fishers saw them.
what has happened to our house?' said
Mrs Fisher. putting on her glasses.
Looks as il painters were at work.
What is e.? Why as I live. it's roller
coaster. like the one | was telng you
about that we saw at Coney Island. why,
there's a car on IL loaded with boys. HI,
eitap. Jerry. oh. they'll all be killed!
He dashed the horse to gallop. just
,her a fringe of trees cut off all view OF
tba house and they were left In suspense
Srbev still had an eighth of mile to go
Neanwhile the difficulty had been over
come and Jack gave them push ana they
went down the incline
Did II work? Just as well as the one at
copev Island. That lack was born car
nenter | guess. for the car shot around
| The FIRST curve as II il had never done any
II is hard to tell who shrieked the loud
est the boys in the coaster Or the boys
an the ground, but Mr.. and Mfs. Fisher
heard the yell, and misunderstood H. ana
| iashed the old horse in an agony OF rear
past the house and past the wood-shen
ana around the corner Of the hen mousse
,hat coaster shot the boys yelling IKE
Conanchas, and their hair streaming 20
straight. behind that it's wonder II uluh
pull out. E., y..,. haa buut a
railroad without flaw, but
The third turn headed them for tns
ham and the next turn would run them
shrouph the barn yard, and II the oresh
worried they would come TO stop righ
I'm front Of the door. 49,, -.
Inst as they slid around the thiru turl
tho FISHERS came to a stop az the pari
YARD gate, and an instant later the BOY
came TO a stop also with quarter OF th'
ride unfinished. -. .,.A.o,
whether a lange on one OF the Wne.l
broke or what happened VIII never
known but as they were passing ghe loi
window OF the barn the car jumped u