El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-03
4 MOTOR TRIP T0PH0ENIX:
NOT ALL 4 PATH Of ROSES
Ell Pasoan Tells Of the Trials that Beset Him on the Way
Over, Following Some Amy Weather; Finding
Road Through the W Gods No Easy Task;
Worst Roads We re Near Phoenix

By A. f. ]
ID hHOLD the poor pedestrian; so be-
set by the sins Of others is he
that very distinct lanes Of travel
--.e been provided for him.
mere he goes out into the street
L-Oln behind that milk wagon at the
cufD- A chaufIuer jams on his brakes
10 keep from running MIN down
Mnl!e the pole OF a big express wagon
fS3-asnes into the back panel Of the
limousine.
Meanwhile, the poor pedestrian, hay
ing survived, lodges a street car ana
a messenger boy ON a bicycle, crowds
through the closing gates Of an as
e--O4LlS elevator keeping a WaLcnful
Cye upon the elevator operator and
dhoIner to prevent his coat from eaten
ing IN the gates of the second floor
presently finds himself safely in his
once, where he has time 10 give a
sigh Of relief
But what are the trials Of the Door
pedestrian TO those OF an innocent
automobile driver VINO takes an eleven
hunored mile drive for rest and pleas
IRE STARTING out in the early morning
ne ms his tungs with the fresh morn
ING ar ana says This IS Hue-graul
HOW pity those VINO instead OF rising
ana enjoying this pleasure lie between
lne sneets sleeping away the better
paLI OF the day Alas. how soon was
70 envy these same coy folks.
The "Trip Westward.
Leaving IL FasO early one morning
a. peace with every body and every
tnlnS, my first shock came about u
Ili-iSs away when the machine stuck
IN the bOS. Ny first callers were Mex
tc1ls VINO seemed not 10 understand
my preQlcaments anyway they simply
stOoQ upon the BANKS and looked on
1 DelleFe Ihey were waiting TO see me
ger out OF the auto into the mud-bur
L had on a new pair OF low SHOES and
i reIralued Finally 1 heard the rumble
ot "neels ana the clatter OF the hoots
The previous day an enterprising
oeaier IN auto supplies hau inquired
IL 1 had a rope. Rope" / relIied.
WY should 4 need a roper / uon.r
oeL-el e II VIII De necessary 10 hltcn up
me auto when 4 stop on the road
No SAID ne but Wnen you stop. you
may need II 10 be or again" / DUP
CHASED MS rOpe-nOt because 1 Thought
needed IT, but 10 get away from mat
pushing young man before he could
sell me a spare auto, he had earlier
loaded me up with spare tubes, tires
anu other nlnSs TOO numerous 10
mention
All kinds Of Roads.
But coming back 10 the rope-it
certainly was very useful for with
the assistance Of Two horses we cone
tluueu our way followed Dy the gIauces
OF our spectators on the bank Now
lnere are roads and roads, as mere are
eggs ana eSSs-aII egEs but different. l
was uuuer the impression Iuar /
LnaL ali had 10 do was 10 sit BACK
il my seat and win q cigar between
my leelAs ENJOY the beautiful scenery.
me only thing mad between my IeeLn
mar Ihe time was my tongue. Luck
lIy mad the top Up SO IL was impossI-
DE 4Or me 10 De thrown cOmDIeLeIy
out Tor which / am very UhaukruI
coming D1Ck 10 the roads, after Ieav-
znE C-t rsE--z-zz- z1-z--- - - !
Al the baczy ard OF Mexican ranch. |
IllnAlnS L was lntIuuIus, 4 POTTERY
Ha#H
-o-d 10 keep ssralsnJ on until j turned. .
Deming 10 LOrdsDUrE.
L kept straight on ana wandered /
over sand hills along narrow tran.
D6mlns was reached Ia the AFTER /
noon. Leaving there Immediately, we ]
made our way towards LOrdsDurg. I
N e had covered ABOUT tWeuIy-sese j
miles and was recovering from the IL /
dignity Oh being sLalleO when. 10 and I
DenOlQs there appeared before US a sea i
OF mud EOaus- There were heaps o. 1
roads The question was. which was I
the most ukeIy 10 get Us 10 the OLner \
side. again We sank into the boz.
As II would soon De dark, il was a l
question OF spOulng my new shoes or l
stay ING Jnerc Tor the night i got out
ana endeavOreu TO dig the muu from
the wheels, first the front and then l
Inc back, Out Tor every spadeIuI i re-
moved two somehow GOT in It's place. 4
eventually . stentOriOn voice in
CURED II 4 was stuck. Now. did ne !
again InaI blessed rope was brought I
INTO service. once more by encircung
the 4OSs We got out ana sailed AerrIIy
along AT last lights IN the distance I
proclaimed LOrdsUurg was near and |
Win great RELIEF We rode into town !
which ended our first days "trip.
Projected by providence.
1nere is a providence LnaL protects ]
the ignorant AIy lack OF knowledge l
or me roads, served me We'll on Iue |
second day 5 journey. was so con-
LuseC by the different ways sussesued |
10 me that / completely forgot them |
all some miles out on my Journey L ]
came TO q FORK in the rOau with a l
bOrderlanQ sign lying between them. /
" course, look Lne wrong road. IL /
there are two ways OF doing a thing, /
-sn II funny how you Invariably 90 /
l The wrong way the first time. After !
ABOUT six miles, 1 pulled Up !
Ia front OF safe with sign on NO !
shooting" The only shooting i wanted ]
10 do just then was to shoot the fellow
who first suggested the trip TO me.
Believing II was just as well 10 20 I
7-4rd as 10 80 back L proceeded
NJ -.-- cine across a rancner
tAos 10 NJ
1r-G had Terry -l-.
but lul IS often g.
ihOci- JUST r.-..
he chance ara mat -a l.-f-. e-
through . eI HE proper .l ,vf--E1-
icing haJ. ec over b. horse Realfr-
ng El- .r-- brought f. rope p1t no 7
--- ees --te =.e.- . ma q de- DO take
ne WrOnE road.
Grfr-ll DIR, -tions
Row wa -n end u- way ,C Doug
as2 You see L-r- E4H over taer5-
IS about seven lIes ay- lhats
here sou cross tl- 1.a came
e. % last l-sl- l- sry Follow. Q
-lEr frr -w1 mI over the
-- go O. come tl -r-L follow 7
he All 1or tll- -four miles ma
ou'- s-- onto the road"
TO- tn--4 easy saws L. Where
IRE -our ira Es- "Tla---H saws b-
5oiutng 10 the Eroun s me 10 trs
el- @h, the misery O. .vg-
liles-fver mesquite ....- and
vashouL. tried TO- to-t..- t--- f---5
II those two wheels. OF .s5-7=
ave 20 AXE a Lr--c exercise sccuriuE
round ultl 4 found them again Ar Z
asst / stuck --4z tran anu, excepting
few wa-lnu--s we rec ctel che gap Q
lad later n1de-- S.-Ve- Creek was
iffculL tut we e- through without
stop. Two 1uEs ere passed with no
rcuble to- ourselves although earlier
"a -Ee day Har. lula that Two autos
ad been r1s1nr.'-f go -.-l- ---'r---.~.
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