Ocupation: Writer
Life: October 19, 1913 - June 13, 1989
Birthday: October 19
Death: June 13
a local train ... moved gently off up the line with a very singular motion indeed, in which the leap of a frog, the bounce of a pogo-stick, and the canter of a very short fat pony all were brought to mind.
source: Honor Tracy (1957). “Silk Hats and No Breakfast: Notes on a Spanish Journey”, New York, Random House [1958
topic: Mind, Ponies, Lines, Pogo Sticks