, 1874-08-20
A PEDESTRIAN TOUR.
Tho WAX Of President Grants Sons
$rer tho Allegheny Mountains.

$rer tho Allegheny Mountains.
Talk Touching the Third Term.
Ra'"f"0o Pa' Sa" }o1 ~ ,tsa cs5yf'odt"ts Of thu
tho S sas Il tSe sa ~ swsngsn sss a's nh
wooden oupola paercod ae tho summit BY,
Aag,atall, in polntoa out to tho travelor as tho
toside,.co Of Mr.: William Smith, . relative of
syecn tho prcsident and Atr. Smith 10 through
hlrB: Grant, whoso mother was slator OF tho
u1othor ot William Smith. ~1Icnco tho Intimacy
a1'd friendly relattonB Of tho TWO families. And
y would aosna the astraosaons of Washington
County Sro tudu,taly creator nndtho associations
dociuotly moro PLEASANT ttnn those to ho fonnd
at tho wateiing-piaco on tho 5crspy roaht to
which tho President repairs W soon aa praotica-
BIC altor tho nalon1,niont ot Congress. Eyon
Glaut aro wclconso guoBes nt tho Smith manBion,
having arrived ao1no days ago
AFrEn A JOURNEY on FOOT
OF 13T mf1ca, It HaB 1. pedestrian tour OF no
1ncau undertaking, esd It's auceossfu, aoeou-
pliHhment entities t1loso comprising tho party
to tho honors accredited ilrat-claaa polcstrians.
It aaonas tlat aomc two years ago Ulysaos, Jr.
taina on foot, or at loubt that portion Of tho
rnngo noted for tho Graudaur Of ita scenery. 1t
wns h1H Intention Of starting ont on tho Journey
NJ August ct Inst year. but unforeseen eventa In.
etorsa with hS oang out e n, plane an
;poneft TIL tic present season. THO party was
organized in tllo carly summer mouths.
mud couB,stol OF Ulysses or "Ducls"
a5a"as eas hs sssd aa ez su s fss Ms1
aSd wiz VIZ hapIsy sasSl' son Of 2hom.S sses %srp ax
Collector Of TUG Port Of Now York. THO two
last named Of the quartet nre in tlo 10Th year Of
their ngcs reapeotively. When tho Herald rep.
rosentatise called to-day for tho purpose Of
learning tho fasta IN regard to Tue journey, he
vas most eonrtoonsly received ~ @ Uiyeees; e.,
; Possesses all tho mo1oHty and good common
souBe Of his father, and almost in the same do
gree tho latter'H rotieouco. However, ho was on
tion to the tour Oh foot OF the Allegheny Monn-
tains. He ea!d just previous to thetr departure
from Philadelphia he went into tho pnblic library
there and consulted mnp Of tho asate Of fonn-
drawing OF the route they proposed to tako.
Tito names OF tho principal towna along the line
of walk wore noted dowl1, and no calculations Of
the distance npart Of these towns or viltagoa
mined, if ono Of tho placed sot down could not
he reached, thoy might got accommodations At
farmhouse, or failing in this, tako shelter for
tho night In q recoss Of the mountain. On Mon
QAT OIL la4t HCcE ING lAuh lE1t Lub CAln Nv Auu-
dngdon, on the line Of tho Pennsylvania lsail-
road, and commenced preparations for their
aong journey. All thoir baggage, With the ex-
ceptlon OF ono tooth-bruBh for each porson hnd
through to this village, aud thus, unencumbored,
fthe
YOUNG PEDESTRIANS STATED OUT
They woro cloth galterH with heavy soies, aB a
:ahirta and l,omespun garments rcGembling
more tho hardy sous Of well-to~do far1narB than
tho offspring Of tho first man' Of tho world.
breakfast was taaon at Hnnt'nEaon. 1t O'clock
nizod, commenced their tramp, roachng Mark1es-
burg In the afternoon, where they took rest,
the rapid!ty ct tue Walking having mado nll
moro or less foosore, yat in every othor roapoct
hoio for somo tino, aud taking . bath III tho
lnountain stream, they resumed their Journey,
reachiug hamlet known rs Coffee nun, where
they put up at q farmhouse for tho ntehs. Tho
distance was calculated thon, when 1t Was found
thoy had walked in that day 23 1niles.
After D good nights rest aud substantial
breakfast, such aa q Pennsylvania farmers wife
eau only prepare, tic pedestrians again started
aa On he tlaP Jesse aud Young @urphy foil BE-
thoy were accused Of boing worn ont by their
older and mora hardy conpanions. Tho "trip
hngs would not yield to this charge; but add
sionnl vigor seemed TO eptst IN thsis ,s cempest-
and from that tino until the journey was COM
pleted wsre oftoner in the front than in the SEQ
ond place. In tho second day out "a milos were
accomplished and this brought them to Bloody
Hun, whore they put up for tho night.
ON TIE THIRD nAr OUT
they had bccome moro accustomed to the exet-
lciBe, mud felt less of the inconvenionces md
petty diseonfortB attending it, About noon they
left Bedford sptings, one OF The fashionable
summer resorts Of Pennsylvania, Tisitod prln-
scipaily by I'll old ]ino OF a,istocracy and by tho
families OF retired politicians: 1Hey loftorod
about here for little WHILE Visiting Tho springg
ETC., but wero compeled rather suadcnly to re-
sumo their Journey III consequence Of como
person in tho village recognizing young Grant.
which discovery proved 80 very aunoying to
the party that they neyer locked hchina uutil
shcilsburg was reachedl, wtere tho tired travel
,era suppod aud turned in for the night; not,
however. until they walked full mile out Of tho
lina OF tho journey to enjoy good swim. Tho
'distsgco accomplished thia day il set down at
morning of the fourth day, and had travelled to
Mount Worth. many milo on their way. before
;some folk in tho cities showed their eyes open.
.Jacksonvie was she next point reachoa, then
willie, whore walking for that day was brought
to an end, not lesH than 40 milea
having been accomplished. This days journey
was particularly ploaaant to tho travellers AZ tho
and amply repaid them for tho hasnshipb always
attending in moro or less degroo tour OF the
kind. Bakeravillo was bid IN affectiopate fare-
we'll At an curly hour u the The morning, n, aud the
bringing it to close by stirling for point
where railroad transportation might 10 had.
But this idea was given up, nnd It was concluded
ia walk on to Mount pleasant little village Of
whito houses that lies at tho foot OF Chestnut
Ridge.
TIRE PLACE OF DE8T1NAT1oS
was not reachel that day, owing to tho distance
mud the disincliuation Of tue pedestrians to over
e1ert themselves. l3nt on tbs morning Of tho
sixth day out Mount Pleasant came in view, aud
the tour Of the quarter came to an end. tie en-
tire distance trainped being 1877 miles, Each ono
OF the psrty foit IN tho best Of hoalth kad spi1-
It's. and. according, to Ulysses statement were
able to roturn md 60 oyor tho entire pG distance
taken at Broadford, aud pittspurg was reaohod
by tha Gonuel1sville Railroad, whore, after rest
and change Of attire. tho party took their de-
partura for tho village
1--WE, were rather hard looking ,when. ue
reached Ptttsburg," said Ulyaues laughing;
]'unshaven; pro%ned by the sun, and IN cos.
tu.aea whleh, though comfortable and adapted
to tho purpose tor which they were provided,
at;ti ava nh,fo t11e t3rnvfnr.rnnra. }v,f