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The Wheel and cycling trade review . gcompared to the attraction of the was an excellent example of this uponthe Boulevard the other day. A fair scorch-er was bowling along the highway. Her suitwas the smartest, her wheel the trimmest ofthe army fleeting past. Altogether she wasan effective specimen of the wheelwoman. Itis difficult to connect her with anything likea fall or a collision. But presently a large black hearse, unat-tached to any funeral train, came trottingalong in that rapid, jocund fashion commonto that vehicle when off duty, and at once theattraction of the bicycl
The Wheel and cycling trade review . gcompared to the attraction of the was an excellent example of this uponthe Boulevard the other day. A fair scorch-er was bowling along the highway. Her suitwas the smartest, her wheel the trimmest ofthe army fleeting past. Altogether she wasan effective specimen of the wheelwoman. Itis difficult to connect her with anything likea fall or a collision. But presently a large black hearse, unat-tached to any funeral train, came trottingalong in that rapid, jocund fashion commonto that vehicle when off duty, and at once theattraction of the bicycle was evident. It im-mediately marked the hearse for its own,and in spite of all the efforts of the nattyrider the two vehicles banged straight intoeach other. Nobody was injured; indeed, it didnt takea minute to resolve the tangled heap into itsoriginal elements. But the combination wasirresistibly funny. And as the scorcheressbrushed the dust from her draperies she washeard to murmur: Well, of all things—ahearse! 5° October 30,. R-TARd PART V. NORTH ADAMS—ALBANY. The drives and walks are enchanting, whilethe principal scenic attractions are WittsLedges, from which an enticing panoramamay be enjoyed; the charming water-hewnfoundations of the Natural Bridge, a mile orso out Eagle street, a span of pure whitemarble over a picturesque chasm, throughwhich tumble the sparkling waters of Hud-sons Brook; and the cascade, a little over amile to the west, where a mountain rill comestumbling down the eastern side of Graylockwith a fall of nearly a thousand feet in thecourse of two miles, forming a beautiful cas-cade in an abrupt plunge of some forty walk up the notch road is romantic andwild to the extreme and rouses all the romanceand poetry latent in the bosom of the FairNovice, while the climb to Graylocks loftysummit is but seven miles over a fine road ofeasy grades, where from the brow is claimeda vision of 100 miles, embracing sections offive States. Leaving this fai
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