Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-09-19
AN AUTO RIDE.
Delightful Outing to Red Bank and
Return Trip.

Ms X. S. y. Church, of Broadway,
Mrs. Joe A. Sexton, William Sexton
: and Joe A.. Sexton, OF this borough,
started Saturday afternoon for a trip
10 MIR. Sections touring car to Red
Bank. 1t was Just cool enough to
make riding a delight, especially in
an automobile and as the machine
went flying along, at least two OF the
party felt as ii soaring above earthly
things and an independence that only
an auto can give one. There was lots
of yellow dust and their coats were
loaded with it, but what did that
matter? There was an exultant SEN
sation. a lifting up of the spirits that
made them care for nothing but the
scenery before and around them.
There were ~farmhouses, some of them
plain and not at all picturesque and
some Of more fanciful design. but the
apple d orchards, with trees still laden
with fruit, great fields of peppers a
fiery red, the last crop of tomatoes
and sweet corn, fields covered with
golden pumpkins which brought
Thoughts of Thanksgiving and fields of
asparagus bushes, all showing the
work OF the thrifty farmers.
Then there would be fields of purple
grass waving on the breeze and furth-
err on a dense piece OF woods with
birds flying through. or u private
grove of trees with the ground COW
cred with a green yelvety carpet and
brooks running through, or perhaps
d pretty pond, while beyond on the
side of a hill would be q cottage farm
house.
Il was all so charming that one
would like to linger there, but they
ilew on and on, always coming to
harv vsyhing to delight the eye and they
led Mr.. Sexton, who acted as
' %uiTeur, because he dared not look
IN va'und as they did. There were
in the lone private houses win beautiful
grounds and handsome beds of flowers
One garden was a blaze of beauty with
old fashioned and modern flowers.
And all this laid between South AM
boy and the upper part of Red Bank,
bringing in ~Cheesequake, Matawan
and Keyuort. When almost to the
end Of tho trip where they were going
to call 90 relatives. there was a sound
like the shot OF a pistol. Mrs. Sexton
exclaimed 81 thought | was shot. -
Mrs. Church looked at Mr.. Sexton,
but seeing him.ouite calm, said moth
ing aud thought it couldn't have been
anything of Importance, SO laughed AZ
her remark.
It had been such q mad merry ride
and their gay laughter had rung out
all along the way and now something
had happened, but what? The machine
had beer running splendldly for
weeks and Mr.. Sexton had said he
was looking for trouble most any time
now, but he did not appear to he
troubled. However, he finally stopped
the machine and his son got out and
discovered that one Of the shoes had
burst and Tie trouble had come. They
weAt slowly until reaching Burden
fre ct, where the ladies alighted .apd
n ried walking for their health 10
their friends ,hohse and the gentie-
men sought "a place where autos were
ductored and fortunately, but at "a
goodly price, a new shoe was lifted on
and in about an hour they were all on
their WAY home. They had passed a
great many autos on their way going
and on their return trip they passed
one which had broken down and tbere
sat a lady in the pouring rain, for by
that time. after much threatening,
Dame Nature had ceased to smile and
some of the clouds scudding through
the heavens were sending down to
arth a refreshing bath. Our party
made light of it and really at times
almost forgot it rained, until they
looked at the funny picture each
others faces made with the rain trick
ling down over the yellow dust thai
lung to their faces. Then they
ID heartily and as they flew
md out ran the rain that feel
elevation superseded every
lse and they felt that to ria'
,tomobile that could take ih'
the hills as that auto did
of the enjoyments of thi
neared the acme OF bliss.