The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-07-04
THE DESIRE OF
HER HEART
By c. wynne.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. N MMwwws


nearest town was long and wind
little shade for some way. 1t was
sunny July afternoon when propped
my bicycle against the bank and
leaned back luxuriously in the shad-
ow of the pine trees, under the
nodding foxgloves. could catch
glimpses of the distant blue noun
tains and the lake sparkling in the
sunshine, and 1t was not easy to start
again along the hot, dusty road.
For the moment almost decided
not to 60 on to the few cottages by
the roadside where some of my old
people lived.
was just beginning to feel
ashamed of myself, and trying to
shake off my laziness, when looking
down the road my eyes rested on q
most extraordinary object.
Was it reaping machine running
away with a bath chair? Or some
terrible instrument of torture. being
conveyed to the museum in the town?
Or just mangled heap of tricycles
being towed slowly home?
gazed and gazed till my eyes were
dazzled, and still slowly. ponderously,
the strange object advanced, hidden
now and then by cloud of dust or
q sharp turn in the road.
It reached my shady spot at last, and
I could see that it was an ancient tri-
cycle of marvellous construction. to
which was attached still more an
cient bath chair. An old man worked
the tricycle., the perspiratiou pouring
down his face, while his wife sat in the
.hair with look of awed delight on
her face. y
They did not look around them, but
gazed steadfastly in front as they ad-
vanced slowly up the hill
| When they had disappeared in the
distance tried hard to recall where
had seen the two quaint old people
| and it then flashed into my mind tha,
they lived in one ofagroup of cottage,
in lane leading from the main road
I had missed my way one day. and
stopped to ask for drink of water at
their cottage.
SEEING my bicycle. determined tt
follow this old couple, and learn the
history of their wonderful machine.
They were sitting in the little kitch
en- when arrived, the old man tender
ly watching his invalid wife in anxiety
lest the ride should have been tot
much for her.
The walls of the room were covered
with clocks of all descriptions, but
most of them had stopped, and some
licked feebly, as If wearing out witt
age like the old matchmaker who loved
each of them so dearly. ls
A little expressed admiration o.
some of the quaint carved oak case!
soon warmed the hearts of the two
4 old people. and before long was sit
ting by them listening to the story o
their ancient tricycle..
"Anna Gamma dae withoot fresh air
she pines and pines indoors, but sh
has nae poower to stan. and she maui
bide liggin' (lying) or sittin' a. da.
long. But Use a rash (strong) aul,
man. and made plan. and yam day
bought an auld tricycle.. and fixed he
chair on e front. and moo she ca,
gang cot every day."
The gentle old woman gazed with ad
miration at her "maister" and locke,
to me for sympathy, They boil
seemed overwhelmed with his clever
ness and originality. #
"An' a. the ladies an gentlemen
look at us on = road as II she was I
queen herself oot ridin'."
Il &Ishardly wondered that "all the Ia
dies and gentlemen" turned to gaze 4
! amazement at the strange machin
and its owners. but could not say
word to mar their intense pride an
delight in the precious tricycle.. 81
though I had q great, fear that som
day they would all come TO grief tc
gether.
When we had fully discussed Me sui
ject of the. .tricycle, i asied " the
would like me to come and read =
, them sometimes. Old VOLTS fec
: sEclsssds lAt once. sits lang time syn
tFse oppened e Bulk, it's liggin' (lying
, ON Z parlor table with hoower pc
|. ON e top!" he said. bitterly.
"Aye, Jawseph," his wife said, ger
tly, ''it wad dae me- guid tae hear bi
o. Z Bulk vance mair."
"Weel, Anna, II thoo vents tho
shall" her husband said. more gently
] While he fetched it hid wife told me
/. pittful story. rJawseph aid gang rec
, ular tao = chapel two year syne; bu
b ysn day ther COON q minister VIII,
. praiched that Z Bible were not a. tn
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