Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-09

only surprise is when one does fail
to go fiat when you are in a desper-
ate rush. We we're due at the Pond
at eleven. and here it was ten forty
five. But the wheel must be re-
paired. AS different disease al
ways demands different remedy
we proceeded to produce the dope.
All autoists know the formula
lacking up, taking off the outer tire,
digging at inner, pinching the fin
gers, and-even though we may not
show it-getting mad. There is no
difference in working on a high or
low-priced auto in this respect. Like
a sow pig and jackass each have
the same symptoms of pure cussed-
ness and obstinancy when their feel
ings are wrought up. Neither is
there a shade of difference in the
questions asked by those who parade
the road. Busted your wheel
eh?" said one, stopping just long
enough to fire the question off
Nope! Busted itself. Pm not in
the business of Dustin wheels
not if know it. Leave that to the
Wheel" Been right there myself"
said an autoist stopping just long
enough to give me dig. How d 'yr
like it," Bully! That's why Pm doing
it. See?" And so it continued until
the inner tire was out, the puncture
patched, both tires replaced, and we
had pumped new air into its lungs.
By this time the thermometer had
gone up 20 degrees.
With the tooIs put away, and our
hands washed in the grass, we re-
turned TO the crank. And we crank
ed;-and crankei; and cranhel.
What was the matter? O-to be
sure! We had forgotten to turn on
the electric juice. Ours is an auto
we confess it-that will not run
if a portion Of its arteries are shut
off. With the electricity turned on
we cranked again; and again.
and again. But she refused to start.
Some men, after a series of cranks,
without immediate results, begin to
whistle; not that they are good whis-
tiers, or because they like to whis-
tie; but because it saves them from
saying things that do not accompany
whistles. We were about to whist
when there really was an explosion,
but not from the source expected.
Indeed it was that hurridly patched
up front tire. The patch had blown
itself off.
Well! Some people never have
auto trouble-to let them tell it.
We admit-and without confess
sional-we were having it bad. 1t
was now IL clock. The new inner
tire was at home. Nothing remain
ed but to again go for the wheel
and apply the same old remedy. So
We lacked, and tugged and patched,
and = whistled. While doing it, 9th
err people passed by. Acts like
baky horse, don't it," said farm
err, looking upon our misery with a
grin. Nope! This machine never
balks. 1t is governed with prede-
termined self subconsciousness of its
own. The only trouble is to know
when the pre-" and sub" takes
place. In other words, when it goes
it goes; waen it don't-there you
are" Another man came along just
aswe were again pumping up the tire.
That looks like hard work." sid
he" stopping to look at us. Is it,
'Nopel Just doing it for fun. Some,
times get so blamed full of nerve
energy and vitality | can't stand it,
so simply let the wind out Of
wheel and then blow it up. It's
what I'm doing now blowing it up.
And you can take it literally or not,
just as you blankety-blame please. 3"
The next man who came along was
one who had passed earlier in the
day. He arrived just as we had
again returned to the crank. Still
here, | see," said he as he came to a
halt. Yep! Looks like it, don't it?
Wouldn't be here, and somewhere
else, at the same time would |? |
auto be, but when she gets cranky
and out of geer, how can | propeller
her, see?" He laughed, and then