The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-02
FLIGHT Of THIRTY
RECORD IS BROKEN
PRETTY LTrLE STORY OF USES
TO WHICH AN AUTO MAY Be
PLACED.

81 from pcloit 10 tHhas" e"o iO
turn. made recently by s. D. Walden,
vice. president of the Packard Motor
Car company, developed surprise by
breaking the record made in the ia
nous flight Of thirty over the same
route.
Mr.. Walden, accompanied by Edwin
s. George, of Detroit, and J, NJ. Muir
dock. Of Johnstown. Pa, was giving
the smaller six-cyiinder Packard d
Anal trial, with no idea In mind of
making extraordinary speed A tour
ing car was used. with top and wind
shield up. Comforr was not sacrificed
at any time for haste and yet the run
of TIVE hundred and eightg-eig
miles on the return trip was made in
nine hours, fifty-five minutes-about
an hour faster than the rexord Of the
Thirty"
The Empty Back Seat
In the Emporia Gazette appears an
unusual automobile article entitled
The Empty Back Seat" The author
is unidentified. but he Is not difficult
TO guess. The Rev. J. Sidney Peters
has a Passionate In Emporia-
While the automobile is becoming
more and more used as means of
fast as well as comfortable locomo-
ton by rssassssrth there are many moro
who have never motored. nor had the
opportunity OF even enjoying the
pleasure OF even a short ride, al
though, II you will become a close
observer. you will note many empty
back seats as the numerous machines
fly by on the streets of a town or
along the country road. Some little
Thought. by the fortunate for the un-
fortunate. is, an awful" good thing
sometimes, and there are None who
can give so much pleasure to over
taken and weary pedestrians with so
little Or no Inconvenience. than the
owners OF automobiles. This reminds
US of little real experience story
told in the Ladics' Home Journal, OF
r ffttttfc crfppfed gfrI who pressing
her fare agzsfase the window pane
one morning. watched the man next
door back his auto from the garage.
inspect his car, crank up the engine
and start on.
She watched him till out Of sight.
and az she wiped tear from each
eye. picked up her little rag doll that
lay In her lap and said: Now. Lily
Violet Rose. said she to the doll. In
q voice that Quayered ever so little,
you sit right up there on the table.
You are q little girl what has a pain
In You hip every minute You can't
30 outdoors 'ceptin. somebody pushes
You In the go-cart; and you never was
In awe-mobile, never once. N you
sit UP there in you room and watch
me. am great big man; and
don't have any pain In my hip, and l
can walk all over: and l got q ave.
mobile and everything. See. this
chair Ii my awe-mobile. M You Just
watch me, m think maybe p'rAps
might look up and see you, and say
Want ride. little girl? But you see
I am a great big man, and have some
very 'portant business to do. and
cant be botherin' with little girls what
can't walk So I don't even look up
TO your window: but just wind up my
awe-mohile. and Jump In quick. and
turn little thing and Jerk somethinx
and away 20 just a-nying'' Then in
q burst of pity the little girl snatched
her imp dolly to her heart, and kissed
her again and again. Don't cry, Lily
Violet Rose. my dear darling. You
shall 30 with me. 30 you shall. Don't
feel sorry anymore" The laundress,
who Was laying. the clean clothes out
~ s5stss bed. heard. Uid fire tearHi
rolled down her check she told the
cook next door, and the tears rolled
down her cheeks. The cook told the
mistress. and abe must have told har
husband. for the very next morning
the great big man, looked up at
the wondowsAnd waved his hand and
said. Want ride little girl ~ So
the little xirl rot her ride, and the
limp dolly went too Your neighhor
Who owns IN auto doesn't need !