Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-10-04
A POOR SINFUL
MOTORISTS DAY
PAGE FROM THE DIARY OF AN
AVERAGE DRIVER.
A HAlRBREADTH ESCAPE
A Steam Roller Disputes the Way
Shop and Cyclists These SAM
Piles of Motorists Difficulties-He
Himself a Perpetual Target for
Abuse.

There was nothing special about
this day to detacn it from other days,
except that our sinful motorist was
accompanied by journalist, there
fore the incidents which would other.
wise have been forgotten were noted,
and are now put in print in order that
the general public may realize the true
inward depravity of the fAotorist and
the justice of his universal damna-
| ton.
| The first excitement was caused by
small boy-one of the kind whose
parents had neglected the teaching OF
Solomon. When the powerful car was
within six yards Of this small boy
who up to that time had been calmly
watching it from the pavement--he
| jumped on to the road in front of it,
/ playing that favorite game of small
! boys, which consists of running as
/ closely as possible in front of a motor
car without being killed. Unfortu-
nately this boy had run matters rather
fine; the brakes We're jammed on, and
the car, turned sideways across the
road, skidded in most alarming
manner, the boy racing with it all the
time within six inches of the side
lamp, and giving our motorist no OBJ
portunity of steering round him,
When matters began to look serious
for the shop windows on the opposite
, side, the car was carefully steerei
back again, still with a crab-like
action
Now, however, the boy decided that
the pavement from which he had
started was the safer place after ALL
and he turned and ran back again with
the car, never being more than a few
inches away from 1t. Had Ii been an
electric tramway car, nothing could
have saved him from death or serious
injury; but our motorist knows his
car, and he brought II quietly to a
stand as the boy was seized by a
white-faced man on the pavement.
who exclaimed. my! he is lucky
Others passers-by, who had only seen a,
car almost running over a boy, were
cursing and swearing at our motorist:
some five pounds worth of damage
had been done to the tires by the sud-
den application of the brakes and the
skidding, but luckily no policeman was
near to take the number and summon
our motorist for furious driving. and
after minutes breathing space Off
he started again.
Presently a couple OF cyclists ap-
peared ahead riding abreast in the
middle of the road The horn was
blown and the car slowed down.
When about a dozen yards from 1t
one cyclist crossed slowly to his
wrong side Our motorist waved him
on, trying to get him back to mis-
right side behind his companion: but
the cyclist only swore, asking II he
I wanted the whole road, and there was
nothing to be done but pass him ON
/ the wrong side-evidently he was
quite ignorant of the rule of the road.
/ A few miles farther on a small dog
f, rushed out OF a gate trying to bite the
/ front tires Of the car; by skilful steer.
| ing our motorist managed to get the
animal between the front wheels and
ran the car over him without touching
| him. The dogs master could be seen
at the gate, as the car went on, shak-
ing his fist and no doubt swearing at
1 he a,,I 81, r..
ming over the dog. A little pony cart
was next seen with an old man and
woman In II, who appeared terrified
| as the car drew near, the woman
clutchng at her husbands arm and
shouting. while he alternativeIy waved
his arms and then tugged at the relns,
making the pony as nervous as him
self. Our motorist stepped, and
| jumping out held the pony's head and
led II slowly past the car, for which
the old man gratefully thanked him.
A steam roller was at work on part
OF the road, and again the car was
slowed down and the horn blown; the
| roller drew In TO one side and the car
tniuc Oil, Dut JuSt an IL ICdCltu lu6
roller the latter backed directly across
its path. A sudden swervc and
leap forward saved us from being
crushed by the heavy rollers and our
motorist did not wait to ask whether
the driver had suddenly lost his head
or was determined to kill any motor
lists he might see that day.
In the distance large brake laden
with beanfeasters, could be seen, and
tho car came slowly on towards II,
the horn blowing at intervals as II
completely blocked the road. The
| driver OF the brake continued on his
way without taking any notice Of us,
\ and making us keep behind him for
about half a mile. while the bean.
feasters shouted ribald remarks. At
last the brake drew TO It's right side.
on the car came. and one OF the bean
feasters threw saltwater bottle at
the nearest wheel as we passed. Get.