Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1901 — The Way of Safety. [ARTICLE]

The Way of Safety.

Unless a cyclist Is u “scorcher” there Is no need, generally speaking, to make any effort to avoid him. He will look out for the collisions. A lady was crossing the street when she gaw a bicycle rider coming toward her. She stopped, then dodged backward, and as he had swerved In order to pass behind her there was a collision, and both took a fall, but nelthc was much damaged. “If you hadn’t wabbled, sir,** t said, angrily, as he assisted her i rise, “this wouldn’t have happened!” “Neither would It have happened madam,” he replied, “if you hadn’t wabbled, or If you had wabbled in c contrary direction from my wabble It was our concurrent and synchro nous wabbling, so to speak, that causer it." Then the cyclist, a college professo doffed his cap, mounted his wheel, ai rode on.—Youth’s Companion-