Show tile lady and the cyclist A lady protected herself against the rushing advance of a cyclist in brompton road london iu in original and commendable fashion the telegraph of that hat city describes how the cyclist was racing along at his best pace and the lady haq crossing the roadway instead of making a detour to avoid her ber the man simply rang his bis bell arid and rushed on ol without abatement of speed COD considering that lie ho had bad thus done his duty to society pedestrians on tho the footpaths foot paths and busmen besmen ou on their porches perches saw that a collision was inevitable so did the he lady who braced herself for ill the a ordeal and resolved on offensive tactics tac tica giving ing her body not by auy any means that of a pygmy a rapid swing she brought the strongest and most padded part of her figure into contact with tile the front wheel wheal of tile the machine and the bicyclist himself and sent them both sprawling into tho the roadway then giving her skirts another swing just to prove that they had Euffe suffered red no damage she finished her journey across the road and turned round and a rid laughed with others at the unhappy cyclist as ho be picked up himself and the a membra of his once perfect machine ho made his way to the curbstone where he be sat down to contemplate the damage and finally he be put the thing ou on his shoulder and carried it away |