The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-23
THE WALKING MAMA.
Collector Wants to Beta Man Offers
to Walk Around the GlObe-A Lover
Told TO "Walk"-"UnknOyYn" Wlt
Stretch HIs LogH-His Programme, Etc.

BY "GRIs."
From the Cincinnati Times.
The walking mania, starting from Portland,
has reached Cincinnati at length. A gentle
man doing business here, who of late has had
a great deal of exercise for his legs in running
around and making collections, thinks he
can do more walking, with less effect, than
any other man in America. He is ready to
bet money on it. He hasn't been able to real
ize much of anything by his walking thus far,
and desires to turn the training he has re-
ceived through the exercise to some account.
He wants to bet any sum from $500 up that
he can walk the streets on a dunning expe-
dition for two weeks, and collect less money
than any other business man in the city. Will
anybody take him
Another walkist offers to walk around the
globe without stopping TO eat, sleep, or rest,
provided some school-hOuse will lend him the
use of one of their globes. He is constrained
to do this in order to raise money, which he
don't like to work for.
young man who has been paying close
attentions to young lady OF this city, with a
view to matrimony, or any other money sh9
may chance to have, grew chivalric the other
night, and offered to undertake almost any
X,
devotion. ''Bid me- said he, with true
knightly rhapsody (although he wasn't worth
a rdp), "bid me tame the lion in the jungles,
or restrain an office-seeker on his way to
Washington, and l will do it. Ask me to climb
the loftiest peak of ice-crowned Himmaleh, or
address tumultuous assembly of women's
rights women in opposition to female suffrage,
and it is done. Command that should bring
snow fakes from the torrid skies of Africa,
anlnhnrIC
of f-D
i, "Hold," cried the maiden, "you can more
easily win my commendatiOn and contribute
to my pleasure. There is a youth, Weston his
name, who, starting from Portland on the
Maine, is even now stretching his legs with
eager intent towards Chicago Initiate his noble
example and'-
s'What H''
''WALKl''
He took the hint, and walked.
We have received the programme of a pc
destrian trip about to be undertaken by Gin
cinnatian, who signs himself "Unknown," " as
he desires to make it 'unbeknownst" to his
| family. He proposes to accomplish the stu
pendous feat of walking six days inside of
two hundred miles. The following is his pro-
gramme:-
FIRST DAY.-Starting from the Post Office at
6 A. NJ, walk to Paddys run; take breakfast
on the Run, and then walk to He'll Town (other-
wise Cumminsville), where he will be taken
in hand by Benedict, of the Millcreek House,
who will have him blanketed and rubbed
down with pin ball While eating din
ner he will be arrested by the Marshal of Cum
minsyille for fast driving. Benedict balls him
out with a sap bucket, when he continues on
his way. He walks TO Cheviot by the boWlder
pike and remains over night.
SECOND DAY.-Walks to Gaston's Creek, by
way of the "Sharpsburg Cutoff" where he
arrives at noon. Refreshed at Gaston's Creek
with a cracker and gallon of beer. Reach
Hamilton, in the State Of Butler, at night-fall.
Hospitality entertained over night by Ben.
| Churchill, of the City Hotel. Serenaded by
| (BOb) Christie's minstrels.
THIRD DAY.-If his feet are sore he will
walk on his hands to Bantum, where dinner
awaits him. His dinner will consist of leg Of
mutton, chicken legs leg of turkey, caL0eS'
liver, and pigs feet, washed down with
Walkers ale, a diet well calculated to
strengthen him on his pins. After dinner he
will walk into Felicity where he will proceed
to walk into mis- supper, if he has sufficient
| strength left to do it,
Fourth DAY.-After a difficulty with the
landlord about his bill, ne will walk off on his
car. Stop at a blacksmith shop at noon to be
shod. Lunch. Continuing on his way, reach
New Richmond at nightiall. Retire early, after
bathing his feet in neats foot oil.
| FIFTH DAY.-After breakfast walk on board
the Mary Ament, and walk the hurricane deck
until the boat arrives at California, when, II
the water isn't too cold, he will give an exhi-
pition to the passengers of walking the
plank" AS it will r. quire several hours TO
resusoitate him after this trying performance,
and as he will be several miles ahead OF time,
ne will remain at California on exhibition until
the following day.
! Sixth DGY,-He viii walk into Cincinnati