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Initially, his invention, also known as a velocipede and dandy horse, was too expensive for common folk and was derided as a toy for the wealthy. In Germany, site of the ‘first bike tour in history’ has much to offer modern-day visitors 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z
At the same time, velocipedes were quickly banned from the city’s few roadways, relegating them to a second-class status that will ring true to today’s cyclists. In Germany, site of the ‘first bike tour in history’ has much to offer modern-day visitors 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z
How about these names for the machine that eventually became the bicycle - pedestrian-accelerator, hobby horse, boneshaker and velocipede? Review: Lance Armstrong was wrong about the bike 2011-05-02T10:50:18Z
Animating this one of a velocipede, with so many moving parts, was a real labor of love. The Federal Government’s Latest Project: Squirrel GIFs 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z
Bike-adjacent inventions that roll atop train tracks have been known by many different names — handcar, draisine, kalamazoo and velocipede are just a few — since they first cropped up around the 1860s. You can now ride a railbike along a 17-mile track through scenic Ventura County 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z
And between two wooden luggage carts from the late 1800s sits a railway velocipede, a three-wheeled handcar that was operated by pedals. Group keeps memories of Waterloo-area railroad era alive 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z
The Unblinking Guide shrugged and put the velocipede into motion. One of the less horrible of the many dystopian futures visited by the Time Traveller 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z
James Starley stars in the exhibit as the inventor who took a primitive French contraption — the velocipede — and refined it to create the bicycle. Boom and Bust History in Britain’s Motor City 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z
The young mechanic had been in the United States for a few months, and had brought with him from France a machine of his own devising - a pedal-cranked, two wheeled construction he called a "velocipede". How the bicycle changed the world 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z
After he debuted his early two-wheeled, human-powered ride, the velocipede concept was quickly spun off into bicycles, tricycles and kick scooters. On federal logorrhea 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z
There’s also a number of patents featured as gifs on the library that were animated, including one of a velocipede. Gifs that keep on giving: National Archives launches historical image library 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z
He writes, “The meanest creatures despise him, and even the fleas would desert him for a velocipede.” How the Most Hated Animal in America Outwitted Us All
The penny-farthing was designed after one of the first velocipedes, which are land vehicles made in the early 1800s that require humans to manually power them. Penny-farthing owner keeps on riding 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z
Courtesy of the enormous front wheel, it was a racing machine - twice as fast as a velocipede. How the bicycle changed the world 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z
The first patents for the velocipede, a two-wheeled precursor to the bike, date to 1818. The bicycle problem that nearly broke mathematics 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z
The oldest “bike” in the exhibit wasn’t even called a bike at the time; it’s an 1869 “velocipede” on loan from Budget Bicycle Center in Madison. Museum exhibit shows 2 booms of bicycling in Wisconsin 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z
The velocipede was built in 1890 and is only one of two that remain in the world. The World's Greatest Old-Time Funhouse Museum Is In Paris 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z
But now simple breakdowns seem as quaint and distant as the 19th century velocipede. Tea Party’s next big war: Nebraska’s confusing GOP senate primary 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z
It may be better, by way of change, to propel a velocipede on a fresh track than to run four gilded wheels in the dead grooves which have been cut by the attrition of ages. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z
Hand or velocipede cars belonging to private parties will not be allowed on the track except by order of the Superintendent. Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention 2012-02-02T03:04:35.040Z
It was the first velocipede to reach England. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z
By far, our favorite things were playing the Parisian Waiter’s Race and riding the velocipede, the bicycle merry-go-round powered entirely by manual pedaling. The World's Greatest Old-Time Funhouse Museum Is In Paris 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z
It came into public notoriety at the French International Exhibition of 1867, from which time the rage for them gradually developed itself, until in 1869 Paris became enthusiastic over velocipedes. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z
God willing, I’ll never again ride anything more dangerous than a velocipede. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z
When obliged to run hand and velocipede cars after dark, two red lanterns must be so displayed on the car as to be visible to trains in both directions. Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention 2012-02-02T03:04:35.040Z
Mayall sprang on to the velocipede, but it slipped on the wet road, and he measured his length in the mud. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z
Although I would not willingly forget my velocipede in its first gay youth, my memory of sharpest pleasure reverts to its later days, when one of its rear wheels was gone. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z
Photograph: Getty Images Wooden hobbyhorses evolved into velocipedes; velocipedes evolved into safety bicycles; safety bicycles evolved into automobiles. 19th century cyclists paved the way for modern motorists' roads 2011-08-15T06:00:01Z
"You saw us go on velocipedes; they told us there that the whole squadron had arrived except the 'Fohmidable,' which was due to-day." Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z
I have heard the uninitiated say that tricycling must be so easy, just like working the velocipedes of our childhood. A Canterbury Pilgrimage 2011-06-13T02:00:24.520Z
By that time not only had the word “velocipede” been discarded for “bicycle,” and “treadles” become “pedals,” but the machine itself, although in general appearance very much the same, had been improved in detail. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z
It has escaped me whether the piano survived the jolt; but the velocipede was in ruins. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z
Jolly and Son, coachbuilders, Norwich, advertised that they had “arranged to supply from a noted French maker the celebrated bicycle velocipede, so much in vogue in Paris.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z
The hoop, the ball, the velocipede, the skipping-rope, rejoice the grass and sunshine, and the eyes of the thoughtful spectator, who sees health in every bounding motion, and hears joy in every tiny shout. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z
No longer merely a velocipede — an antiquated name that called to mind pedestrian travel — the bicycle was, from then on, a vehicle. City Room: Caught Between Sidewalk And Street 2011-04-03T21:47:13Z
C. A. Booth rode a velocipede London to Brighton 9 30 0 1872, Sept. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z
At first, it had seemed that the day of my velocipede was done. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z
On the same occasion was exhibited “one of the old-fashioned dandy horses, the original or the velocipede tribe,” but, it was added, “the now velocipede is more easily managed.” Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z
The relative positions of Holland and Germany as regards the invention of printing are very analogous to those of the old velocipede and the bicycle. Fine Books 2011-03-08T03:00:40.363Z
If he is determined to mount on horseback, let him try a velocipede, or sit astride of Pegasus, for all I care; but in our regiment he shall not stay. 'O Thou, My Austria!' 2011-03-04T03:01:01.630Z
But to return to the “velocipede” which had found its way to England at the beginning of 1869. The Brighton Road The Classic Highway to the South 2012-01-24T03:00:26.933Z
He is a toy to be desired above a red velocipede. Hints to Pilgrims 2011-08-18T02:00:23.727Z
The first velocipede races took place at the athletic sports of the Norwich Gymnastic Society, held on Newmarket Road Cricket Ground, on May 24th.  Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z
With a keen eye for effect and sensation he selected as one of his principal feats, crossing by velocipede. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z
This thing we call "life" is to me exceeding amusing; but I am off, on the very velocipede of affectation, and must "'bout ship." Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13
There are those who ride velocipedes—Heaven forgive them! Friend Mac Donald
The bicycle seems to have been known in China more than two hundred years ago, and the velocipede was seen in Europe even before that. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895
It was simply a gigantic velocipede without wheels. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar
In the large vaulted hall, she found her brother-in-law standing beside a tall velocipede. Gertrude's Marriage
Hobby. velocipede, or as it was then called “the hobby,” the grandfather of the bicycle and tricycle of our day. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.
TOM named his velocipede Black Auster, in memory of the horse in “The Battle of Lake Regillus,” and came to grief as soon as he began to ride his new steed. Happy Days for Boys and Girls
Behind the bed was a miscellaneous lot of rubbish, including a crib, a rocking horse, a velocipede, beside some smaller toys. The Vagrant Duke
I had a velocipede, but it is broken. Harper's Young People, October 12, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
"Well, now I reckon you wouldn't believe I used to be the crack velocipede rider in the town I came from, eh?" The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill
"I would buy a velocipede and a pair of skates." The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains
Got upset, didn’t I?” he asked, presently, eying the prostrate velocipede with more anxiety about its damages than his own. Happy Days for Boys and Girls
In the street near by, his son Clarence was moving swiftly on a new velocipede which his father had just purchased for him. A Cousin's Conspiracy A Boy's Struggle for an Inheritance
A velocipede he piled on top of it and two pillows and a Noah's Ark and a stuffed squirrel. Fairy Prince and Other Stories
Colonel Witham, grasping one of the handle-bars, eyed the velocipede almost longingly. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill
Or if a velocipede stood beside the fender, surely the restless creature chafed for exercise and must be ridden a few times around the room. Chimney-Pot Papers
Simultaneously there was the sound of someone springing to the ground, and Alex and the oiler scrambled into the velocipede seats, Alex facing the rear, and threw themselves against the handles. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity
A friend writes of him: "He was as ready to navigate a cockle-shell from the Battery to Long Branch as he was to run a velocipede along a hundred yards of slack wire." Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science
The park was furnished with rustic seats and shade trees, frequently of immense size, branched above its smooth walks and promenades, where baby wagons, velocipedes and hobby horses on wheels could have uninterrupted sport. Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch
"Don't you want us to raise the velocipede, so you can ride some more?" called young Joe Warren, as he mounted his own wheel. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill
I can never forget the seance I had with mother the day I handed over father's best, go-to-meeting overcoat to a dirty, evil-looking tramp, and gave away Victor's velocipede to the ash-man's little boy. The Lilac Lady
“Let us slip back to the velocipede—it’s ready to throw on the rails—and make a dash of it for the junction,” Alex whispered. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity
They were standing in the door, just outside which, on the sidewalk, was a velocipede. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story
Besides these two, there were a double boat with centre paddle-wheel, and a side-wheel worked by the feet on the velocipede principle, belonging on the island. Adrift in the Ice-Fields
One of the things to be met with on the roads in 1800-20 was the velocipede. Fragments of Two Centuries Glimpses of Country Life when George III. was King
I also had my eye on a hand-painted chocolate pot, but my lucky number drew a toy velocipede instead. Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer
A few feet from the rear car Alex came upon a three-wheeled track velocipede, used by Elder, the superintendent’s clerk in running backwards and forwards between the rail-head and the junction. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity
Some rainy days followed, and when the weather permitted James Mandeville and his velocipede to be abroad again, the place showed unmistakable signs of occupancy. The Pleasant Street Partnership A Neighborhood Story
The foreign diplomats were recognized as leaders in Washington society, and one of the Secretaries of Legation created a sensation by appearing on Pennsylvania Avenue mounted on a velocipede imported from London. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis
There were illuminations, fire-works, horse races, and velocipede races, and as a further sign of triumph he commanded that the prisons should be opened and all prisoners liberated. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1
A velocipede was his grandfather's offering and was68 received with shouts of delight. Ethel Morton's Holidays
Finally Alex concluded first to learn something further of what was going on, and to count on the velocipede as a means of making his escape in case of emergency. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity
"I know what we can do," said Russ to Laddie, after they had taken turns riding on the velocipede and coaster. Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's
He could imagine himself riding on Max's velocipede, the wheels spinning around so fast as he played that he was a fire engine chief, or an automobile racer, or a chariot driver in a circus. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs
She walked toward her aunt and Mr. Mugg with the China Cat in her hand, but, just before she reached them, Jennie tripped over a velocipede on the floor, and seemed about to fall. The Story of a China Cat
The velocipede described wider and wider gyrations with accelerating speed; its keen buzz swelled on the air. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VI. (of X.)
As he dropped down there came the recollection that there were two seats on the velocipede. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity
"You may know I was surprised to look up, and see it coming without hands, just rolling along like a velocipede." Dotty Dimple's Flyaway
Max called to Gustave: "You may ride my velocipede as much as you like," he said. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs
But, as it happened, there was a soft footstool just in front of the velocipede over which Jennie stumbled, and the little girl fell down on that, still holding the China Cat in her hands. The Story of a China Cat
The operator and pumper boarded there with the section boss; but the railroad company was magnanimous enough to furnish a velocipede for their use in going to and from the station. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers
Throwing his weight against the handles, Alex stopped the velocipede, sprang off, and dashed to the oiler’s assistance. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity
The people of Falaise cannot be accused of being behind the age; one gentleman advertises as his specialité,' the cure of injuries caused by velocipedes'! Normandy Picturesque
"But I shall beat you because I am riding my velocipede and can race on wheels while you will have to race on foot," said Max. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs
Like riding on the velocipede, walking on snow-shoes looks "easy enough," but we notice that a few somersaults are usually a convincing argument that the art is not as simple as it appears. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
An hour later, a big broad shouldered Irishman who proved to be the pumper, came ambling along on a railroad velocipede. Danger Signals Remarkable, Exciting and Unique Examples of the Bravery, Daring and Stoicism in the Midst of Danger of Train Dispatchers and Railroad Engineers
He ran like a deer, and despite the increasing speed of the velocipede, quickly gained upon them. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity
He is riding a miserable rat of a badly clipped, mouse-coloured pony that looks like a velocipede under him. Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
Gustave started for the grocery store, but he had not gone very far on the way when he met his friend Max, who had a new velocipede, painted red. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs
There were illuminations, fireworks, horse races and velocipede races, and as a further sign of triumph he commanded that the prisons should be opened and all the prisoners freed. Pinocchio The Tale of a Puppet
It is really a velocipede, one of the pedals of which is movable upon the winch, and is capable of running from the axle to the extremity, as in the upper apparatus. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887
I found Edward outside leaning on his jaded velocipede. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-28
The stone walks were swept, and when it was not too cold, Willie could ride around the little square, seated on his velocipede. The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories
But Gustave was off like an arrow and although Max worked the pedals of his new velocipede as fast as he could, he was not able to win the race. Tell Me Another Story The Book of Story Programs
They bought him a velocipede— O woe the day and hour! Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors
It was his first velocipede that really gave him his name. Half Portions
On a velocipede Harry would ride: Quickly the splendid steed Set him astride. The Nursery, Volume 17, No. 101, May, 1875
He had a live plaything, and it pleased him more than the velocipede, or his blocks, or any of his toys. The Nest in the Honeysuckles, and other Stories
It is a naively drawn lithograph representing a trial of velocipedes in the Luxembourg Garden, at Paris, in 1818. Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885
So vanished the velocipede, With him who rode thereon; And no one, since that dreadful day, Has found out where 'tis gone! Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors
Gladstone, on the other hand, was the centre of a lavish system of sacrifice—loaves of bread, axes, velocipedes, books, in vast and overwhelming numbers, were all dedicated at his shrine.  In the Wrong Paradise
No persuasion or threats could induce this terrible child to go away, and he continued during the dinner to do his velocipede exercises. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912
He was athletic in his tastes, and given to riding the velocipede of those days, a heavy, bonebreaking machine, moved not by pedals but by thrusting the feet against the ground. The Last Leaf Observations, during Seventy-Five Years, of Men and Events in America and Europe
It will be seen that in 1818 velocipedes were made of wood and were provided with two wheels—one in front, and the other behind. Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885
Doomed for all time to speed— A wretched little phantom boy, On a velocipede! Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors
Dr. Danilewsky came forward with a flying machine combining balloon and aeroplane, the steering of which would be worked like a velocipede by the feet of the aeronaut. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation
It was a light and elegant vehicle with steel wheels like those of a velocipede, and with two seats each comfortably accommodating two persons. Freeland A Social Anticipation
The tiny velocipede of the Baron de Ross, upside down against rust. Humoresque A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It
Alexander, New York city.—This invention has for its object to furnish an improved toy velocipede. Scientific American, Volume 22, No. 1, January 1, 1870 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures.
I found him in the ro'd a piece back, with his velocipede tied up all over him. Geoffrey Strong
The meanest creatures despise him, and even the fleas would desert him for a velocipede. Roughing It, Part 1.
This mishap was the beginning of my husband's real appreciation of velocipedes. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894
I have seen but one equipage in the capital of St. Thomas, but that was a sufficiently remarkable one; a small, three-wheeled vehicle, like a velocipede, with a phaeton-top to it. Journal of an African Cruiser
A cheap and somewhat dilapidated cuckoo-clock and toy velocipede flank the famous globe of the world in diamonds and precious stones. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
I read Borrow with great delight all the way down per rail, and it shortened the rapid flight of that velocipede. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843
It set me thinking of all the other things that could happen to a man out and about on a velocipede without a lamp after lighting-up time. Right Ho, Jeeves
Gilbert sometimes went on a velocipede, and liked it, but did not possess one at that time. Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894
The first to come were two tigers that were to ride velocipedes. Peck's Bad Boy at the Circus
The use of bicycles and velocipedes on the pavement, though not ____ by the city, is good-naturedly ____ by most of the citizens. The Century Vocabulary Builder
He had constructed to order for the prisoner a peculiar velocipede called the "Sun Squirt." Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870
He was a regular velocipede, so to speak, and was here, there, and everywhere. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody Known as Buffalo Bill the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide
Beau Brummel—for the velocipede dates back to him—may have walked forth to take the waters at Tunbridge Wells on a vehicle not far different, but built to his greater stature. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come
The velocipede had been derailed by means of a car-stake placed across the track. The Long Chance
"And remember another thing—no more bicycle rides—you stay on your velocipede." The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat
A gentleman connected with the velocipede interest, whose name our reporter did not catch, here stated that he became acquainted with prisoner nearly two years ago, while the velocipede frenzy was at its height. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870
And while the clerk was gone the sailor walked about, looking at some bicycles and velocipedes at the far end of the toy department. The Story of a Lamb on Wheels
It is a velocipede as it was first made, without pedals. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come
Harley P., having disposed of his gory burden on the limited accommodations of the track velocipede, seized the levers and trundled away, followed by Donna on Friar Tuck, cautiously picking his way between the ties. The Long Chance
Freddie had a velocipede of his own, but that had three wheels instead of two. The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat
After we drop the flats, we'll run the engine back to the woods, leave it where we found it, return a-flying on the velocipede, if it's there, or in my automobile, if it isn't there. The Valley of the Giants
Then the sailor came back from having looked at the velocipedes, and the girl clerk brought a large sheet of paper. The Story of a Lamb on Wheels
Here a gayly painted wooden velocipede is in fashion. There's Pippins and Cheese to Come
The gambler undressed him while Sam Singer sprang aboard the velocipede and sped back toward town to meet the doctor. The Long Chance
They are both astonished and delighted at seeing a "velocipede," a reminder of their own far-off France, on the Persian caravan trail, and they urge me to remain and partake of coffee. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran
It reminded one of the way men propelled the old-fashioned velocipedes years before. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail
Was it because of his magic lantern and his velocipede, his unending supply of cream puffs and licorice sticks, or because they liked him? The Heart of Rachael
Then Gunn hurried him through the door and they lifted the velocipede on the track. Philip Steele of the Royal Northwest mounted Police
The division superintendent lends me the track-walker's velocipede and I whiz home like the limited. The Long Chance
Personally, I think a velocipede is about Cecil's form, and it's absolute insult to a pony like Bobs to ask him to carry him! Mates at Billabong
We all grew very fond of the charming Ducros family, we appreciated the wonderful beauty of the little spot, we climbed all the hills, and, above all, we had each hired a velocipede. The Days Before Yesterday
Away from milk wagons and children on velocipedes and the grocer calling up every morning for an order. Tish
These swallow every antiquated absurdity: those catch at every new, unfledged project—and are alike enchanted with the velocipedes or the French Revolution. Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners
At eleven o'clock Sam Singer appeared in the patio to announce his willingness to trundle Bob up to San Pasqual on the same trackwalker's velocipede upon which Bob had arrived at the Hat Ranch. The Long Chance
Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop him, while the big dog barked wildly, and his master scolded him for his awkwardness. An Old-Fashioned Girl
"I don't know," said Van, running over in his mind all the possible ways he could think of for entertaining anybody, "unless she'd like my new book of travels—or my velocipede," he added. Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
The sale will be so beneficial to the author that, instead of going about the dirty streets on his velocipede, he will be enabled to set up his balloon. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1
As he approached the railroad hotel and eating-house he saw a girl emerge, and pause for a moment before walking out to climb aboard a track-walker's velocipede. The Long Chance
She watched him stride slowly through the gloom to the velocipede waiting on the tracks; she saw him climb aboard. The Long Chance
"Yes, and the velocipede; you 've got the scar of that yet, I see." An Old-Fashioned Girl
"My lady of the velocipede, I'll marry you, or my name's not Bob McGraw." The Long Chance
We'll put him on the velocipede and rush him up to the hotel. The Long Chance
Tom got his velocipede next day, named it Black Auster, in memory of the horse in "The Battle of Lake Regillus," and came to grief as soon as he began to ride his new steed. An Old-Fashioned Girl
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