MY STEAM MOTOR-CAR

(1) Monday.--I buy a beautiful steam motor-car. Am photographed. (2)

Tuesday.--I take it out. Pull the wrong lever, and back into a shop

window. A bad start. (3) Wednesday morning.--A few things I ran over.

(4) Wednesday afternoon.--Took too sharp a turn. Narrowly escaped

knocking down policeman at the corner. Ran over both his feet. (5)

Thursday morning.--Got stuck in a ditch four miles from home. (6)

Thursday evening.--Arrive home. Back the car into the shed. Miss the

door and knock the shed down. (7) Friday.--Ran over my neighbour's dog.

(8) Saturday.--Silly car breaks down three miles from home. Hire a horse

to tow it back. (9) Sunday.--Filling up. Petrol tank caught fire.

Wretched thing burnt. Thank goodness!

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