Chicago by day and night . , a nervy gentlemanwho soars a thousand feet in the air in a balloonand then descends gracefully to the earth (at theimminent and exhilarating risk of his neck)under a parachute to which he clings by a thintrapeze bar. This is a hair-raising exhibitionfrequently seen and quite often ending in themaiming for life of the hardy serial Cheltenham Beach, however, everythinggoes, as it were, and nobody ever complainsunless it is on account of the small amount ofbeer doled out for the conventional nickel. Oc-casionally they have barbecues and clam-bakesat Chelt
Chicago by day and night . , a nervy gentlemanwho soars a thousand feet in the air in a balloonand then descends gracefully to the earth (at theimminent and exhilarating risk of his neck)under a parachute to which he clings by a thintrapeze bar. This is a hair-raising exhibitionfrequently seen and quite often ending in themaiming for life of the hardy serial Cheltenham Beach, however, everythinggoes, as it were, and nobody ever complainsunless it is on account of the small amount ofbeer doled out for the conventional nickel. Oc-casionally they have barbecues and clam-bakesat Cheltenham Beach, which, though at timesenjoyable, are not exactly the class of entertain-ment to which one would invite the ladies ofhis family. There are always vast crowds of people inChicago athirst for amusement. That is whyamusement caterers grow so rich when theygive good shows. It has been the purpose ofthe present chapter to show that there is plentyof amusement to be found out-of-doors. CHAPTER XX. AN IDEAL THE charms of Chicagoas a summer resort have beensung ever since one can remem-ber. No matter how sultry the at-mosphere in the down-town district, there isgenerally a cool breeze from the lake to tem-per the fierceness of the sun if one can onlyget where it is blowing. It is the purpose ofthe present chapter to describe how a simplyideal afternoon may be spent, provided theweather is suitable, by a drive along the northshore, taking in two well-known summer resortsin the journey. About three in the afternoon is a good timeto start. By that time the sun has moved wellaround toward the western heavens and theextremity of its fierceness has departed. Letit be understood for the sake of illustrationthat the traveler has secured a companion foi 16; the journey—for who likes to go driving alone,I should like to know?—and this makes himseem so much the better natured when he asksthe hotel clerk to procure him from some first-class livery stable the particular
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