The pastime of cycling has now become so popular in Shanghai that an Association has been formed with the object of improving the roads in the country, aad the Committee are doubtless doing their utmost to attain their object, but the. task is not an easy one, besides which their funds are 0 limited that only slow progress is being made. It is, however, 4 mistake for cyclists to wait till everything is cut and dried, as a deal of enjoyable riding may he done on the native roads around the Settlement. Thave gone out cycling on the footpaths for three to four hours every Sunday morning for months past, and have' discovered. close. to Shanghai good wide roads of considerable much better condition than the (One ofthe best of these T found by crossigs Well Road, for instance, Poor prosy folk, or tarsest Browningese ju the Soochow Creek by the ferry at Jessfield Didst thou in youth sit at the feet of Alfred ami continuing along' narrow footpath (The Little, not the Grea') and learn to on the other side running from the mix creek, Afr dance of some yo males Trite metaphors, which, if the verse be and remaining on the south side of the there is a Jarge village, and by passing. this half read, Seem deeper than the turbid flood of creek without crossing over the bridge, the Styx? most perfect track is arrived at, Construe for us, O Sphinx, for we are "Another good track is across country from fuddled Jessfeld, to Siccawei, Loongliwa. Pagoda, and Arsenal, vid the Outer Fahwa Line, by With guessing thy conundrums What's crossing the creek by the Inst bridge. Fahwarnd continuing on the road mabing The tear of swirling" words so strangely from the creek (at first in a south-Westerly" and afterwards a south-ousterly With subjects that no predicates can find? direction mn).
Scorn us not, Srastika, we are thy pupils following the road from the Fahwa Who watch thee piping on Parnassan height iyiog on the Soochow creek, is reached. Bridge to the west a village Posungkong,
Write the prescription—honey-dew or blue This village is not accessible by directly fol pi lowing along the creek from Shanghai owing To make us rede thine oracles aright to there being an abundance of small creeks, Tell us wherefore and whose the "callous with no proper paths. From the village hand which fine wide road lends on to Wongdoo and I have traversed this for a good distance. Picketh off victims," © prophetic soul also rode one morning as far as Chepoo, Does an '*earth corner" mean the Isles of Sandwich, by the main road leading to the Hills, but had to return again without further ex-And is the ' dole" referred to, Chieftain Dole?
Ploting, the way owing to a heavy thunder storm intervening. I started this trip by We want to know whom, why and how the passing through the native village at siccawei, "Ocean but the roads or paths are not very good as Throned on the deck," but we are far as Hungjao as it is necessary. to dis-anxious most mount very frequently, but from Hungiao To ascertain if there's a subtle notion to Chepoo the track is very fair for bicyclists. OF weird analogy "twixt "rolls" and Another nice ride is to Naziang, half way "toast." toKading, but the road between Kongjao and Naziang is very bad although as far as So an there he, "it is a joy forever, Kongjao itis a very nice trip. One route A thing of beauty that shall never pass," is along the embankment of. the Soochow So an there ain't, it shall be our endeavour creek on the opposite side to Jessfield as far To scan thy stanzas in the looking-glass. as the: Barrier station, then turn inland, then Mom. cross the creek by the' wooden bridge, and
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