Breeder and sportsman . >> a. i-e**— V -a: eSm to S3 Z © o o en m o. ?KB J5 GC BO LU •O D ©t/3 -1 o a. * - c ao abe m < c/1 ra CO ax < N < m x S r z • o Hi z < «. Vol. XXXI. No 313 BUSH STKEET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR [Written for the Breehee and Sportsman. |Tne Rivals. [a faele of the road]. Elate at having jolted offIts rider in the dust behind,A bicycle, wbich stood inclined Against a wayside water trough,Thus rhyming in iambic feet,Made audible its self-conceit : — How marvellously made am I !So light, symm
Breeder and sportsman . >> a. i-e**— V -a: eSm to S3 Z © o o en m o. ?KB J5 GC BO LU •O D ©t/3 -1 o a. * - c ao abe m < c/1 ra CO ax < N < m x S r z • o Hi z < «. Vol. XXXI. No 313 BUSH STKEET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1897. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR [Written for the Breehee and Sportsman. |Tne Rivals. [a faele of the road]. Elate at having jolted offIts rider in the dust behind,A bicycle, wbich stood inclined Against a wayside water trough,Thus rhyming in iambic feet,Made audible its self-conceit : — How marvellously made am I !So light, symmetrical and strong !My builder had a mind for song;But his invention ran awry;Else I might be The Standard OdeInstead of Monarch of the Road, My wants are few: give me such careAs teething babyhood requires;Renew twelve times a year my tires;Feed me with oil (my only fare),And always let my route be oerThe smoothest streetr—I &sk. no more. Compared with me, how huge, how coarseIb that unwieldly fallen fogy in whose steadI hold supremacy, the Horse!How drear, how dull their sport must beWho favor him and frown on me! He drinks—and lo! a drought succeeds;H
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