, 1873-05-18
THE i" GALAXY"
Exhilarations Of the Road-.Leon
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Kisses---A Fire-Proof Building
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Humorous and Striking Anagrams,
John Burroughs makes q very bright, whole,
some plea for -.'' .-.:-- - -
"rHE E1uuAnA11oSs oErm aoAp,",:-
which gladden those' who follow the bidding Of
The merry song in::t* Winters Tale, and -
And merrily hent the sti.e-a:, ~
merry heart goes all tho day. -, 80
Your sad tires in miles. *
He saya: - :. . :; - - IT.: :: -:
When sec the discomforts that ablo-bodied I,nerl
On men will put up with rather than 90 mile or hal
courage crow ding the street car. on tttIe faI In fr
tnperatlre or the appear1nce of an inch or two h
NOV. packing ap dangling to tho straps
trcsths, crushing the women md children. hancina
ty tooth and na to square Inch Of tha platform I'M
pezuin8 their limbs and killing the hosses-i think
letata himself his -rare privilege Of going cfoot.
indeed race that negecs Or despises this primitive
~ that fears the touch Of The soil that has no foot
sy imply that warns OF the walker a. trespasser,
lhst nows no way but the highway, the car1age-way,
&ha. fo1gets the se the footidge, that ignores
The rights Of the pedestrian in the public road, prortd-
Ing no cscape for him but in the ditch the bank
Ain fair way to far moro serious dcgeno1acy:
notice with astouiahment that at QUE fashionable
vaterng places nobody walks: that Of al those Tsst
crowds Of healthseekers and lovers OF country air.
you catch IN tbs fields Or woods or guilty
of trudging along the country 1oad With dust his
thooe nnd sun~tSu On his haads and face The sole
amusement seems to be to eat snd dresa and at about
,s ho ELS 9za % eos < saa ii 1hs a et
"Oh Lord what shall VIC do to be happy and not be
vugar7n Quite different from our cousins across the
rpendink most Of the time at their wate1ng-places II
H. open air, stroing, pdenicng, boating climbing;
tsistly walhng, apparently With nttls fear Of sunan
Ifear, also; the American Is becoming disqualified
fo1 the manly art of walking, by falling OF In the
d BIZ anatomy, and apparently thinks bis taste and
good breeding TO be injured from its di1nlnuya
Gze l. ernall trim foot, well !ooted. entered, is
the NATIONAL vunity. how stars at the big feet Of
fegors md wonder what may be the price of leath-
Il IN those countries, and WHERE all the aristocraHc
blood is that these plebean e5t1emities 80 predoml-
aate Il We were admitted to the condolences Of Her
Majesty or to His Royal Htghness, no doubt va would
modify views upon this latter point, for truly
l.se apd royal nature is never s1nted in the eIre
tics - little footnerer- yet supported great char
III. eonntT sts ssFBsshmen, Fs when thay hrst come TO
lt American women all htpe under The
70 COY Of them and studousy caTefG, 6 " aey a. @
rid That there is astonishing difference between
The Of the two countDes in this respect eyery
Ss7 :nst a Is ss
nd capabilities Of the rival sisters, Is also certain.
Than The English claim that they are . more hearty
palmer build palmer, speak. palmer, Keep closer
10 facts, wear broader shoes and coarser
seyss, all Of which traits favor pedestrian hab-
IT, The Enghsh grandee is not confined to his car
ge; but the American aristocrat leaves his he Is
ruined 0h the wearineas, the enptluass the plot
ting the SEEKING rest and finding none that goes by in
he csniasesl while your pedestrian Is always cheer
hand Tres to- all he looks down upon nobody; he IL
the common level His pores are ali open his cir
eaaon is active, his digestion good His heart is not
der he alone taste, tho gay, freah sentiment Of tho
rad. H. is not isoated but one with thinga, With
t. farms m, sad industries On either hand.
bin BE knows the ground is alive; he.
feels the pulses of the Wind, and reads the
e ale a1a IL
rges TO his mind. Wind. frost rain, hest, cold,
:e1astling to him. He Is not meraly spectator In
experiences the country be passes through-tastea it,
feels it. abeorbs tt the traveller In his fms carriage
= 2 ss hs fs saa T. that
to the narratives Of hunters, naturaltsts, exploring
parties, ETC. The walker does not need iarge terrific
tnent, the man IN his carriage requires township;
bat d walktr Ike Thoreau finds as much, and more,
Song tho hhores OF Walden pond. =
Walking brings out the true character Of man.
Ehe devil never Jet asked his victims to take r11k
nth him. You win not bo long in finding your COM
Is pores open hia Character Is lid bare. HIS deepest
sud most pirate self Will come to the top. It matters
little whom you ride with, so he be not pickpocket
sad hz1ner IN your reserve shaken down 1ike meas
nc of corn By the jo1ting Is the journey proceeds.
but Walking ta more vital copaztne1ahip; the rela
ieaas closer and sympathetic one, and you do not
fpeahng r1ktag ten PAGES With shanger without
Hence the fasuu-
n choosing OF ad1ttncss Of the professional walker
hNf ~ min
I'm better to take ypur dog than toSQq viii generally
or. 2our cu1-dog u true pedest1ianss'9r neigh
nsghbos sss = very likely small politician. Ths2Rr
eaers thoroughly into the spirit Of the enterprse:
aeg not indifferent OF preoccupied he Is constantly
selfng adventure, 1nps at every spring. looks upon
err some fresh trail, knows something important
I'll happen little further on, gazes with the trne
*ondefseeng eyes whatever the spot whatever the
a,npy, delicious excurEive ragabond that to1che. one
q 80 many points, and whose human prototype in :
panion robs miles and leagues Of half their power
Persons who find themselves spent In q short walk
% tae market Or the poatoace, or to do little chop
P.sa Eonder how is that their pedestrian friends
en- compass 80 many weary miles and not fan down
nm saser exhaustion ignorant Of the fact that the
saker Is kind Of protecte that drops far or near
ssti IN NOTION and thnt It is easy enough to reulate
sae according to the tstance to be traversed
IN In loaded to carry only one milo and CON-
VI bad walked six under the proper impetus Of pre-
m5ustsd resolution. In other words, the rn or
u!poea matusprdng, whatever II be, is capable Of
tsng wound up to different degrees Of tension, 50
~. G9e my walk al day nearly sa easy as half that
| a3e he is prepared beforehand. He knows his |
~ nd he measures and distributes his powers 40
ara. Emily E. Ford, who recently yspublahed |
'ss1 .olarne Of very womanly and sweet verses hiss
1'sIe poem entitled II
ASSOCIATION:
Sing me that song no moro!
II! lost Life deplore;
float along the shora ::''f
o. the far lands Of memory.
The Wild and SD rsfraiu
Pulses with bygona pain
Ny tearB fall down fike rain
Ny struggles are Ill in rain
beat along the shores of memory. - /
Thy wtnd-h6rps wailing speu..
With hdea that xuse and fell -. -:
d1s borne me On fta syqe1
70 the far lands OF 1uetnory. -. !
ny eyes with tears are wet
~ hsart doth idly 3tet, "e Il
1yeI with - |