The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1922-09-07
HOW TO MIX UP
NTH A TRICYCLE.
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We have 0een asktd several times
60 write on the above subject, bu;
until the date / recently purchased
one Of the sald mentioned machines
for the promotion of happiness in
our home, had not had an opportun-
I ity for a close study Of the subject,
/ / will say it is a subject well worth
the consideration Of any mind, though
that mind may be well developed, as
in the case of my own Therefore, if
am able to help some helpless hus-
band to reach a conclusion on the
above subject, | shall consider my
time used in writing this article well
spent.
To begin with, let us study the ma
chine itself. In the day time it is
simple arrangement, consisting of
three wheels and some other minor
parts. At night it is whole ma
chine shop, consisting of IL wheels,
six handle bars, IA pedals and a most
malicious disposition. In the cata-
logue it is a very innocent looking af-
fair, but the moment it comes in the
home it joins league, as chief MEM
Der with the chairs, the corner of the
bed, the table, the door facing, and
your wife and baby in making your
nights one perpetual nightmare Of
horrors. We will also say it has a
strong drawing power, for no matter
where you are going at night you
will wander around until you find the
tricycle.. When your wife calls you
at night to get the baby a drink of
water you may be so sleepy that you
do not know where you are going,
but knowing from instinct that your
wife has piled most of the furniture
in the direct line to the water bucket
in the kitchen, you will naturally
take a circuitous route. However,
this always leads you to the tricycle..
Seeing then that you will not have
much trouble in finding the tricycle.
in the dark, let us consider how the
mixing is done. About all you have
to do is to get out Of bed and start
anywhere, the tricycle. will do the
mixing. You will probably hit your
toes first, then your shins, and so on
up. This sometimes causes great
deal of noise, which will cause your
wife to holler at you about waking
the other children. She will then ask:
"Did you break it," To which you
should reply: Eyes, broke six toes,
two shin bones, two knee caps, knock
ed two thighs out Of joint, bruised all
in front and behind, broke Is ribs,
three collar bones, added my brain,
broke the sixth commandment and
Jared all the rest Of the decalogue."
AS stated in the first place, you
will probably begin with the toes and
SO on up, but after two or three ex-
perienees, some people prefer lying |
down on the machine as soon as they
find it and have all the misery over
with at once. After telling your wife
some Of the results of the mixup, she
should then reply: II was inquiring
as to the welfare Of the machine. 1t
would break brothers. heart to have
his little tricycle. broken" Of course,
you know what it means to break
one Of the boys hearts and you hest
tate about making any more noise.
You should then crawl to the
kitchen the best you can, get a cup
Of water and crawl back. However,
if you are not satisfied with your
mixup yoY might try walking back.
You will then have the additional
pleasure Of breaking a cup and spill
ing water all over yourself.