There was a "scorching" girl, who came down an awful purl,
And scarified her nose, and scarred her forehead.
She thought, when first she rode, biking very, _very_ good,
But now she considers it horrid!
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Illustration: _Winny_ (_one mile an hour_) _to Annie_ (_two miles an
hour_). "Scorcher!"
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THE FAVOURITE OF THE MOTOR-CARS.--_Pet_roleum.
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In England, says a French writer, motoring is not considered a sport
because it does not involve killing anything. This is but one more
example of Continental aspersion.
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As a result of his trip over the Gordon-Bennett course, the Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Dublin now recommends the motor-car for pastoral
visits. This will be no new thing. For years past some people have
looked on the motor-car in the light of a visitation.
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CYCLING CONUNDRUM.--_Q._ What article of the cyclist girl's attire do a
couple of careless barbers recall to mind?
_A._ A pair of nickers.
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Motorists are still expressing their indignation at a recent disgraceful
incident when one of their number, because he could not pay a fine at
once, was taken to prison, and forced to don ugly convict garb in the
place of his becoming goggles and motor coat.
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