The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-06-16


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dufAnas and r1ksasied Appearance q
Gousdlssg. the pesseslFian, whn comPsei-
al hss W2Ib uf ilsuunaAd miles -
shoasaDd hpara. il taal osy, saturday
Mhen his compeiituF, Yong Miles
ava 30 the contest. il was 90; sapposssa
shAa 6oal5iag woald cofunae D. ths
ead, but lie indnuilahle plunk and per
seyerance enabled him u triumph over
nany obstacles that came 10 his Way
Noi the least - those Werr attempts
made IS Interested parties - break up
The match About a week since be was
requested 10 fall IN 81 when walking
be declined Other propositions st an
equally dishonorAblo character were
also repealed. There is not an extra
particle u flesh upon him, be j. pure
akin and bone; Saoh corpus ns amed-
,cal student would fall IN love Sith were
he dead He w0nld dlssect beautifully;
the Tissues, muscles. aud bones would
not be- hard 10 find. HIS legs looked
shapeless, tho skin tough as leather, The
bones sticking out, the ankles swollen,
De heels blistered, and the toes and toe
nails gone or going. In its present con
dihon Il il not handsome leg, by any
means The feet and toes are fattoned
out. the knee caps are loose, aud The
knees cannot be distinguished when be
stands up. His trainer, Bayhes, turned
M his sleeves and rubbed an oily prep
nrNtion into the hard, tough skin OF the
legs, then up the spine and across the
small Of the back. Goulding did not
sleep much, Friday, being afraid that
he could not be awakened on time,
which would be fatal 10 bis ambition TO
accomplish the feat. Recently he pitch
ed into bis trainer on being awakened,
/ The barber who shaves him went into
bis room on Wednesday, and found
/ him sleeping. Not wishing TO disturb
/ bis rest he latherd and shaved him
! without his knowing anything about II
until be awoke. As it would be dan
gerous TO let him sleep beyond limit
ed time. he will have to be watched
1 carefully until lac gradually returns e
I his normal condition A large crowd
4 congregated Friday evening 70 witness
/ bis last performances Considering Tho
4 length OF time he has been enduring
I positive torture, and the effect 1t mus
have on even his wonderful constitution
his 994th mile was done in q very shor
\ time-I0 minutes IS seconds. Only q
steam man could do the continuous
! walk he has done and stand it SO well
\ At twenty minutes past four, Saturda.
morning, he completed the perform
i ance Of task that was never bat ono
before accomplished. II the walking
was done ION the square" (and no on
has openly charged that it was moth !
il the most extraordinary feat ever a
chieved by human perseverance, plucl
and musle. The ground was exceed
! ingly unfavorable; ON sawdust, over
4 tagged floor, round four billiard tables
After each milo the unfortunate wake
had to ascend fight Of stairs; 80 tina
instead Of walking 1000 miles he mus
have walked 1900 miles. Goulding
physician has forbidden his sleepin
more than a few hours at time unit
!. the effect Of the long tramp shall hav
worn of, bat this it was found imposs
ible TO comply with. When fairly asleel
Saturday, ii became next to impossibl
TO awake him. His legs, and more paI
ticularly his feet, are in a very bad stat
He is also afflicted with severe pain
! about the loins, through the spine, an
dizziness of the head. Constitutional
2 very light man, he has been reduce
| thirty-seven pounds in six weeks wall
! 1t is said he intends challenging We'
ton to a long Journey and viii be larg'
ly backed against that pedestrian.