Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-20
Aunt Judy's Automobile Trip

Something quite out Of the usual order had certainly occurred, and I was quite excited about it. For had not seen Peleg and Aunt Judy Simp- son drive away very early in the morn ing, with "bapTbox and bundle." and had nor even heard of anyone being dead, either.
 Next morning l returned the cup of salt I recently borrowed. and found Aunt Judy only too glad to tell me all about it.
 ~Yes," says Aunt July, in answer to my inquiry, when l read that story of Huldas about going to Leon ard Bridge. I nearly died a-laughing- and then I had an idea-didn't know what Pa would think about it-but fore he got in to supper l had 1t all planned, and Peleg knows when l makes up my mind tain't no use to try to change it.
 Well I told Pa, says I, I've saved the egs money for quite a spell; I've always calculated sometime to take a ride in one of them ortOmobiles. Now, l says, let's take that trip ourselves. Let's so to Leonard Bridge and have an OrtOmobile take us around and call on all the Social Corner folks. I've been drea1 1ful curious about them Leonard Bridge folks for quite spell, and thirty miles riding in that there ortomobile will take us over some country.
 Where's your ortomobile coming fromT says Pa.
 Now says I, T won't trust to luck. The only ortomobile I've heard of in Leonard Bridge Papa's Boy has got and boys and men, too, most generally likes an extra penny all right. I'm going to send a card to the editor to send Papa's Boy and see if he won't take us around; and, then, he knows all the Social Corner folks, too.
 "'Well, says Pa, twill cost lot of money. and I've got too much to do to go galivanting on any such fool trip
 Why, you needn't go if you don't want to- said; I wouldn't wonder a mite if Mrs Peabody would just love to go along
 If you must go trapsing round 1 spose I'll have to go-to see you don't get killed or nothin,' says he, and he went off muttering Fool and his mon ey-
 Good Lord!" says Aunt July ] knew you couldn't keep that man to home; but Pa has to have his growl- don't hurt nobody-and does him a 1 lot of good.
 1 ''Papa's Boy wrote back a real po- lite card and said he'd be real pleased 1 to take us around the next Thursday t-weather and such being favorable. l T T,4 1i stuff-Pa said enough for a Sunday l school picnic l cooked a hen anC l fried some turnovers. made a jelly rol and sandwiches and put up some cof- fee; then I packed some arnica, cam phor and some bandages and court plaster in my bag-no telling wha might happen, I told Pelg, and I was going to be ready for what come and he allowed no doubt that was so
 Then I run over to Miss Peabody'i l and borrowed her ortomobile veil hel niece sent her Christmas. l though 1 at the time twas dreadful queer-hel l having an ortomobile veil without al animal on the place let alone an or. 1 tomobile, but seems like it was prov identlal, now. I was up afore light packing that lunch and heating a soap. stone. I took along some extra shawls l told Ia I'd heard tell ortomobile' was dreadful cold And he said shawl! would be handy to pitch a tent if W, broke down ten miles from Nowher, on q side-hill.
 Pa was real sarcastic, but, shucks I didn't care; I knows Pa.
 When We got to Leonard Bridge Papa's Boy was awaiting. He stareC some when he seen our luggage s'pose we did look curious-and som hefty, too; but he packed us in some how-and fore we started I told Pa pas Boy Con the sly) that Peleg wa dreadful long -winded, and he said we went around the Leonard Bridg route and called on the Social Corne folks we must make short stops.
 He started north a ways l hadn' learned to balance myself on that sea before he said Here's Ready's,' and h rode right up to her door.
 She was real glad to see us, mad us come in and set on the woodbo, while she give us a cup of tea. w hadn't drank half of it fore that horl footed: and off we went. I took tack in that veil, but Land alive, had to hold on my bonnet with on hand and grasp the seat with the oth CT. l was scared most to death; an heard Pa muttering things above tn chug -chug of the machine.
 Didn't sense a thing I seen ol the road, when we whirled into anoth CT yard and the driver shouted Chef S and stopped so quick l nigh pitche on to the front seat
 Chef treated us to some fine coffee and by hurrying we got it down, an scrambled into the machine.
 Sweet William had gone to Willi mantle so we didn't see him.
 ''Pa tried to visit some with Papa Boy, but after shouting a spell he giv that up. We went up and down hill and round corners. Say! I've hear some about speed limit, but, my good 1 nessi he didn't limit his speed nOnt
 'sNNe picked up Kentucky Bell aIon the road and carried her quite a piec, When we turned 9 corner by a school 1 house, Peleg lost his hat.
 While he was hunting for it, Papa