The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1867-11-29
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WEsToN-the man of feet--has passed through
ohiolitto Indiana, and, by this time, has, in all
probability, reached Chicago, his destination
With the termination of his feat the insane farore
that accompanied his route through Ohio, and
Which tinges the conscious cheek with shame
will subside, and those who made an exhibition of
their folly, will be ready to repeat their mono
mania, on the iirst occasion that oftrs. No other
nation on the globe, and no other State in the
Union ceuld surpass in folly, in buorshness and
insane man worship that which was developed
last week over WESTON as he tramped across the
State. To Cleveland belongs the honor of having
played the biggest fool and on scale the most
este isive. WESTON was besiegel, harrassed,
buffited and dragged about by motley crowd
comprising all classes of people, but alike crazed
with the passion and play thing of the hour. In
deed, we have heard and read so much about the
pedestrian, that disgust has usurped the place Of
interest and we almost ready to coincide with
the remark of friend at our elbow, that it would
be master-stroke of policy to abrogate our jails
aud court-houses, and in their stead erect unatic
! asyums.
The great walkist was expected in Toledo en-
Thursday night of last week, according 10 his
| published programme and me-table, ,yet notwith-
| standing this, and Notwithstanding the fact that
\ the Toledo papers announced most positively that
his route was through their city, many of our good
people seemed determined on believing that
though aye ancient city" he must come. In
deed, so extensively did this impression prevail
that suudry buggies and other vehicles from both
Maumee City and Toledo were to be observed on
Innr Sfr laf in tba fta
ofeveping were fast enveloping river and town.
these vehicles from our neighboring Cities like so
many wheeled sentnels, might have been seen
patroling the Stone Road beyond the corporate
limits. They were on the lookout for WESTON,
the walks., and with reluctance were compelled
to abandon their watch, but not until they
reached point where patience had ceased to be
a virtue.
AS the evening advanced, groups of our citizens,
of both sexes, gathered upon the side eNalks f
Lou'siana-avenue, and schoOl-chldren were rum
ming to and fro eager, brsathltss with the excite
ment OF the hour. A bonfire at the corner of
Louisiana avenue, AMI Second-street threw its red
glare upon the dense and murky evening atmos-
phere. Mysterious rumors of e'egrams just re
| ceived ofthe progress Of the walkist, hoated on
gave easy credenee. 1t is unnecessary to add that
these kilograms fixed the route of the pedestrian
through Perrysburg and Maumee.
The evening wore away until about O'Clock,
when, 10 cavalcade was seen approaching Per-
ryshurg on the Stone Road. The procession ad-
vaneed rapidly on Louisiana-avenue. 1t must be
WESTON and his party, for look there are the
veritable tight pants white hat and cane, aud the
attendants on foot with their lanterns. Two
bugges are also closely following with lanterns
As the cavalcade came down Louisiana-aven
the rush and confusion became intense, aud the
party were forced to turn up on Second-street,
thence to Front, aud thus on toward the Maumeo
Bridge. Pell-mell helter-skelter onward rushed
the crowd to get glimpse at the famed walkist.
One of our staid citizens, carried away by the
enthusiasm, with squrrel-ke celebrity scrambled
into willow tree. Another rushed at a break
neck speed up street, but, fearing he would not be
able to overtake the walkist, frantically aud i'm
ploringly asked passing equestrian if his horse
would not carry double. Several women did
some tall running, and in a race for a sight at the
rapidly-receding walkist, some of these came 10
contact with restipg-place on the sidewalk far
more suddenly than pleasant or agreeable. One
individual, who seemed TO have had glimpse of
the seventh heaven, was heard to exclsim to bis
envious comrades" (" IfI live fifty years, can say
this hand touched WEsToN!" Another, with as
tonishment depicted in his couutenancc exclaimed,
" Great Jehu how he walks
On to. the Maumee Bridge the cavaicade con-
tiuaes, men, women aud children following in its
wake. Over the bridge and Maumee is more Wild
In her enthusiasm than Perrysburg. One ex-
cited individual welcomes WESTON to the hospital
es of the city before the hill is aseended Farther
on hundreds upou hundreds close upon the rapidly
advancing walkist aud his party. Men, women
and children rush into the street pel-nel regard
less alike Of appearances or consequences. In
the rush, Hasny are knocked down, and over their
prostrate forms the great crowd pushes on, with
no other thought in ils erazed brain than WESTON.
Out beyond Maumee continues the walkist and
away FROM the crowd, when 10 the lights sud-
denly vanish, the walkist and his companions take
to the bugRies, and through the darkness Of the
night, they thread their way back to Perrysburg,
BY another route, well pleased with the immense
success which followed their ruse, ia the shape
Of two badly-sold eommunilies, Perrysburg and
Maunee.