Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-10-04

ting clear of them, the car was
stopped and the tires examined.
Fortunately they were only grazed by
the broken glass, which might easily
have done ten pounds worth of dam
age.
A heavy cart laden with stone was
next seen in front; the horn was re-
peatedly blown. but the cart went
slowly on, keeping to the middle of
the narrow road. When the car was
within foot of the cart our motorist
shouted and whistled to the driver,
who slowly turned round and drew TO
blow your horn?" No doubt he
would give a graphic account after
wards of a car having nearly run into
his cart without giving him any notice.
Coming round a sharp turn into the
next village, milk van appeared ex-
actly at the turn. on its wrong side.
The driver seeing us, pulled the horse
up, still on the wrong side. but our
motorist refused to pass him until he
pulled his van to the other side,
which he did very unwillingly, grum-
bling all the time; but our motorist
had the idea that some future acct
dent might be prevented If the man
we're clearly shown which side of the
road he should drive on.
A few minutes later an accumulation
ran down, necesitating a stoppage OF
some seven or eight minutes while Il
was replaced by spare one. While
this was being done twelve cyclists
passed and two men in dogcart:
each one jeered and laughed at the
car and its occupants. another
breakdown" Get out and shove,' and
many other similar remarks were
shouted at the motorist Had these
men seen broken-down cart or a
fallen horse they would Immediately
have offered to assist, but car which
has been stopped for any cause is al
ways target for abuse and ridicule.
Starting again across a wild moor,
some hundreds of sheep were seen.
some asleep on the road, others play
ing about 1t, and numbers lying slum-
bering on the grass. AS the car drew
near the sleepy sheep Weakened up,
and, thinking they would be safer on
the opposite side of the road they all
trooped across IN front of the car,
! which had to be driven at walking
pace in order to avoid them, and to
be drawn up at intervals as a par
ticularly sleepy one did not wake up
until 1t was quite close and at the
last minute decided to cross almost
under the bonnet. However, the car
1 did not touch one of them.
Getting away from the moor TO the
country roads again, we came upon
some large heaps of road metal lying
at the roadside. On the top were sew
eral Children; two of the children
picked up pieces OF the sharp-edged
stone and threw them at the oncoming
/ car. One piece fell wide, but the
other caught wheel and was sent off
with tremendous force, just missing a
child on the footpath. Our motorist
| Jumped down ana slapped both the
children who had thrown the stones,
saying II was the only way to prevent
them from killing someone shortly,
and they went bowling away. No
doubt their indignant mothers would
be raging when they arrived home.
Some few miles further on car was
seen In trouble at the side OF the road,
and In accordance with motor ETH
quette our motorist pulled up to sec
IL he could be OF any assistance. The
trouble was badly damaged tire,
| caused, II was believed, by sharp road
metal thrown by the children who had
just been punished
This was the last incident OF our
, sinful motorists day.--London Mail.