Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 370
THE NORTH IODIDE BICYCLE CLUB And one a high wheel of an obsolete brand;They had been so upset and so battered about,And twisted, and buckled, and turned inside out,That they hobbled and groaned like a duke with the gout.But what mattered that? They were peerless in town ;And three youthful riders… … Young ^^s~ ^r*T3fe..: learned to ride W= The high wheel, when he tried;But an unlooked-for header demolished his pride;And he thoughtfully said, with a rub of his knee,: What a top-heavy place for the saddle to be!A thought that most riders are prone to conceal,But once largely shared by all…
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