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The Boy and The Bicycle

The Boy and The Bicycle William Owens Appalachian Heritage, Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 1984, pp. 18-19 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1984.0015 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/438474/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:43 GMT from JHU Libraries Martha King : Copper Engraving When I was about 14 years old I was crazy for a bicycle. I found an advertisement in a magazine paper from The Meade Cycle Company advertising a bicycle with Hedgethorn Puncture Proof Tires. They would ship this bicycle to you C. O. D. So I knew 1 could get to look at it, so I filled out the order blank and mailed it in to come by express to Jackson, Kentucky, 45 miles from home in the hot summertime. I knew I couldn't pay it out, but I wanted to see it bad enough to walk that far. Well, I got a card from the express agent at Jackson saying I had a C. O. D. package there. I let nobody know what I was up to, but next morning 1 lit a shuck for Jackson, 45 miles of hot sun and dusty road, just to take a look at that beautiful http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

The Boy and The Bicycle

Owens, William.
Appalachian Review , Volume 12 (2) – Jan 8, 2014
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William Owens Appalachian Heritage, Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 1984, pp. 18-19 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.1984.0015 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/438474/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 21:43 GMT from JHU Libraries Martha King : Copper Engraving When I was about 14 years old I was crazy for a bicycle. I found an advertisement in a magazine paper from The Meade Cycle Company advertising a bicycle with Hedgethorn Puncture Proof Tires. They would ship this bicycle to you C. O. D. So I knew 1 could get to look at it, so I filled out the order blank and mailed it in to come by express to Jackson, Kentucky, 45 miles from home in the hot summertime. I knew I couldn't pay it out, but I wanted to see it bad enough to walk that far. Well, I got a card from the express agent at Jackson saying I had a C. O. D. package there. I let nobody know what I was up to, but next morning 1 lit a shuck for Jackson, 45 miles of hot sun and dusty road, just to take a look at that beautiful

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Published: Jan 8, 2014

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