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RECREA TION. 



a gang of small boys, who nailed us with 

 green apples. However, no tires nor 

 eyes were punctured. At Chelsea Grove 

 we stretched out on the grass for half an 

 hour ; then called on Mr. Moore for a 

 glass of water and a smoke. 



While sitting on his veranda we 

 noticed five or six Ottawa wheelmen 

 coming down the road on the home 

 stretch. As near as I could judge, they 

 were going about 14 miles an hour, and 

 of course, we were all out to see them 

 come in. As they neared the house, a 

 hen, fluttering past the man in the lead, 

 just managed to land under the wheel 

 of the second. For a moment we saw 

 only a cloud of dust ; then we made 

 out man, wheels, and good clothes sadly 

 mixed up — then feathers. Mr. Rosen- 

 thal picked up his wheel as though 

 nothing had happened and walked 

 quietly in. The hen, needless to say, 

 turned up her toes. The owner not be- 

 ing on hand, Mr. Rosenthal got off with 

 a scratch on the arm. 



The wheels were stacked by the ver- 

 anda, when an elderly tobacconist of 



our city stepped up to examine them. 

 By the way, an extra good cigar can be 

 bought from this gentleman, just by say- 

 ing "wheel," before you ask for it. 

 Picking out one which seemed to please 

 him, Rosenthal remarked, as he tossed 

 his right leg over the saddle : 



" Der ish no drouble a dall." 



We stood admiring the graceful sweeps 

 of his marrows and the wing-like motion of 

 his trouser-legs, as they flapped to and fro. 



Just to show us how much at home 

 he was, on the wheel, he turned his head 

 clear around to say good-bye. At the 

 same time he came to a dead stop, threw 

 his hands behind his back to save him- 

 self and landed with a crash on his back 

 in the middle of the dusty road, the 

 wheel on top of him. It seems the right 

 leg of his trousers caught in the pedal 

 crank and (being of good Canadian 

 tweed) pinned him to the wheel. No 

 bones broken. 



Our trip home was delightful, and I 

 think we took in about a month's sup- 

 ply of health and energy to be used 

 at our desks. 



THE PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS. 



