The ABC of the Automobile
| Author | Weeks, Carrie Foote |
|---|---|
| Genre | Poetry |
| Journal or Book | The Outing Magazine |
| Publisher | - |
| Year of Publication | 1906 |
| Pages | 687 |
| Additional information | - |
A at the start was an Automobile.
It answers to motor car, just as you feel.
B is the Brake that gives you control.
If the Bubble Breaks you, you're in a Big hole.
D is the up-to-Date Dealer serene,
the Dance that he leads you about the machine.
E is Experience for young and old;
We pay dearly for it, and often are sold.
F is the Factory where you will find
It is Foolish to Fuss, if they're four months behind.
G is Garage. and the God, Gasoline,
Who Guides all his subjects, yet never is seen.
I is Ignition, Insurance and Ice.
These three you must have on an expert's advice.
J might stand now for a new Jeremiah.
Who foretells disasters by flame, speed, or tire.
K stands for all Kinds of cars on the mart.
To pick the Kingpin would take cleverest art.
L stands for License, and Lawyer, and Lie—
You're in touch with them all when an auto you buy.
M is the Model you choose with great care,
The Map that you follow for roads that aren’t there.
O is the Oil used for food and for drink.
By this Ogre, half human, the real missing link.
P stands for "Plain Clothes Men" always about.
Police you can spot. For the others, watch out.
Q is the Quest for a feminine hat.
That will stay on the head, and have style, and all that.
R stands foe Rules which must be obeyed.
And the Races we win,—in our dreams, I'm afraid.
S means the Songs that we sing late at night,
As the Search light weaves Shadows, now ghostly, now bright.
T is the Tonneau for five, three or two.
If a Tack finds your Tire, it’s all up with you.
V is Vibration—in sunshine, in gale,
It's with us like goggles, or long auto Veil.
W stands for Weight, and all kinds of Wheels.
(Not Wheels in your head, or Weight in your heels)
Y stands for Yearnings to go far and fast.
O bright Yellow Moon! we'll reach you at last.
