Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-01

commenced to find pieces of Birdie
harness and other wearing apparel
of the horse which has preceded
us. There was a lingering suspicion
in my mind that all would not be
we'll at the arrival at the Fathers
farm but the girls assured me that
they would explain to their pa
that it was their own fault for not
looking where they were going. This
eased my mind somewhat as they
seemed to be enjoying their first
ride in an automobile and / decided
that Friday was not as bad as II
might have been.
1--WE arrived at the farm. The
horse was there and so was Pa.
Now I claim to be able to keep UP
my end of the conversation in most
cases, but, this was one of the
times that I could not get a word In
edgewise. AS there is no such thing
as perpetual motion, Pas discourse
after time came to an abrupt end.
Just as 1 was about to explain mat
tiers the older daughter shouldered
the blame. This was of course
against my wishes, but not knowing
me he accepted her statement. At
ter leaving my name and address
that he might bill me for the dam
ages I continued on my way.
1.-The afternoon sun, which had
watched all of the proceedings, was
putting forth it's last rays, on my
Little White Demon all covered
with brass, in a glorious sunset"
"D'j'ever drive a car along a de-
serted country road at night after a
heavy rainstorm Eyes glued
straight ahead, fingers straining at
the wheel, while the big car slipped
and slithered through the mud and
threatened destruction at every
turn ?" Such was the question of
Norris M. Clough, owner of the
Wesserunsett Garage Co. OF Au-
gusta when asked to relate his most
thrilling experience
'It was 9:45 A. M. on a beautiful
September day." he went ON. when
with the seven seats Of my Haynes
touring full left Augusta for
Aroostook county. We arrived in
Lincoln at ! p. NJ. had dinner there
and left at 2 o'clock, stopping at
Houston. Mars Hill and Easton. ar
irving at Fort Fairfield at 5:45.
Next forenoon, back to Houlton
again. leaving there for Patten and
Millinocket, planning to stay over
night in the latter place.
1--WE proceeded on the way through
the town Of Grindstone over a road
which to all appearances had not
been travelled by an automobile for
the season. Evidently there had
been severe rain and the road
was something terrible. Mud that
seemed impossible to pass through,
and we found many places where
trees had to be either held g UP
while the car passed under or else
removed entirely from the road.
All this was after dark. Still we
plowed on. One moment we thought
we were in a lovers tub at a mer-
ry-go-round and another we
thought we were taking a twenty
foot drop on the ocean wave. Fin
ally, when nearing the end OF the
forsaken road, we saw a light, very
dim. We drove toward 1t, then,
thinking we could get a little near
err we kept on slowly. Someone
called and we saw that we were
almost upon some men fishing In
the river by the light OF a lantern.
We had been on the verge Of enter
ing that river. Finally we found
the road and proceeded on to MIL
linocket, arriving there at $50 p.
M"
"sure, I've had all kinds OF ex-
periences." says A. A. Souie. agent
for the bort cars. ITS pretty
hard to bring some Of them to mind
and there are some that I'd be on
Iy too glad to forget. Still just
three weeks ago. went through .
little ordeal that was not only un-
usual, but decidedly interesting.
81 had occasion to make trip
to Mount Vernon and found that the
road had been completely blocked
by snow. There were two other
passengers in the car besides my
self. The only way we could get
around the hill where the snow wal
drifted In was to cross Torsey pond
I'VE did it, all right but for q
time it looked as IL we were trying
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