Arizona silver belt., 1901-06-06
THE UNBRlBED REF0RMER.
Ne Informs Pretty Bicyclienne That She IS
 Rioins Pigeon. .Toed, ana Gets Jawed

the boulevard on a bicycle quickened his pace slightly and drew alongside u ,nune woman attired in divided skirts and riding mans wheel
 If you will not think 1 am taking too much liberty, miss" he said, rais ing his hat ''l will venture to tell you that you ride pigeon-toed."
 Sir
 70 most decidedly. Pigeon-toed Nobody, perhaps, has done you the Kindness 10 call your attention to it. The effect, as one may say, viewed from the rear
 'l don't think you're much of gen tleman, anyway"
 ''Nes. but 1 am. I'm gentleman old enough to be your father, young lady. That is why l took it upon my self 10 speak to you. Wouldn't you rather"
 "rd rather not have anytbing to say 10 you, sir'
 T was going to ask if You wouldn't rather l spoke to you about it than to wink al somebody on the sidewalk and point at you, and let you ride on in ig uorance--
 There isn't any need of your doing either, sir
 "l beg your pardon, but | think there is. l couldn't be ungentlemauly enough to jeer q! you behind your back, and from my point of view"
 Besides, l have never been intro iuced to you, sir,
 Then allow me to introduce myself My name is Civilians 1 have wife but no children. Hence, l have plenty of time to go about doing good"
 Sir, r."
 And from my point of view, as was about to say, it would be almost equally uugentlemanly to see d young woman unconsciuusly riding along m high- b pigeon-lOeu manner dbd give her no iHl,.,..,iu,l ,.t.,t sn, ,s u",,Nuns a nc',ll dr,"s si.. ,,..Clr r. Hcf>c't--
 Il uun ocI4eNe i,, cICher.
 ''lic Il lar rom me to dispute with you, mss, but you viii pardon me for observing
 "i won [, cither.'
 For observing that you are not riding the least bit pigeon-toed now
 How dare you, sir?''
 ''lt takes d great deal of courage, that's fact. But its sort of duty. am always getting mto serapes, even when am trying the hardest to Dc .. public benefactur. trcdt scott young woman! Do 1 look like q man who would go around pOKiuE his nose int steel traps merely for the enjoyment Of the sensaIion?' T was going along here peaceably sir and paying no attention to you, and il does seem Co me"
 T beg your pardon, my dear Miss Miss"
 Never mind, sir
 Miss Neyermind-th yOu--why will you persist in refusing to look al The case from my point of view Just because nobody has ever told you 0! your pigeon-tOed form of riding It doesn't follow that nobody ever oughl lo tell you, and who can do 1t so apprU. priately as some old, withrrcd - out slIii active, young woman, still active hunks like me? Pigeon toes generally accompany steady, nOw-they gener. ally accompany bow legs Sir, think you are" They do, indeed, miss. They do, in. deed. 1 wouldn't deceive you in q mat. ter like that. They don't always go to. gethcr, Of course bu, the presumption Is strong Now, my wife rides out uy. casionaily on her wheel, hut do ass ur, you that if she rode pigeon-tocd, Gf had dropped handle-bars and u hump. or wore the Jenny Miller style of geaI I am not sure whether that's the proper naIne of it" Well, il isn't" Probably not. But if she did all that and rode mans machine besides. should say tO her: My dear, have d position in sOciet' lo maintain l owe something to my .umily numc There is no blot, believe, on the name oft tiwil- hams. Therefore my dear, if you in eist on going out in that style 1 shall hire some trusty policeman to gO along 10 take care Of you. and 1 will stay al nome and pray for you. There are machines made for wom J en to ride on, and there is no more need & 0i their mounting mans wheel than N there IS of their riding in the smolana < ear Of d railway train because ther, M happens tu be Il smoking ear. And short M skirts lool, better than short skirts and the Jenny Miller style cumbined.' N That's the way 1 should talk to my wlIc, and if you knew her as we'll as | E q" you would think was taking fear VI ful risk. young woman" VI don't care what you would say tn N lour wife sir. think you are the most impudent old" & beg pour pardon. miss, but yoh are iidihg pigeon-toed again" X N'li you please go on ahead. sir?"
 would to obligc you. miss. but 'his IS about as fast as can ride. I'm no s"oreher. However. this is where [ turn off. 1 wish you good afternoon. Mss Neyermind. have enjoyed our h,ue conversation very much"
 He lifted his hat, turned down side street and rode away with his head ,ip
 hu' as he turned 10 glance at her, be- iore she passed entirely out of sipbt ne saw that she was not riding pigeon. 'oea'-Chicago Tribune.