New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-04
ON FOOT AMONG THE MOUNTAINS.

TIE CONTRAST BETwEEN TWO NEPHEws-TRAvEL-
INC AT SMALL COST.
To the Editor Of Fhe tribune.
SIR: Speaking of travelling, reminds me OF
the many excuses people have for staying at home and
how easy IL Is TO travel one wishes to- almost without
money and without price" I asked an old gentleman
the other day why he did not 20 abroad "fou have
LEISURE said l. and money; what more could you ask
knew OF thing he did need and that was general
debility which have observed makes people restless
and sends them homo. This old gentleman had no
general debility" complain of, though he did have
good excuse He ia not well balanced, so to speak His
wife weighs 800 pounds aud the and tear OF travel
are too much for her; and without her he will not 90
abroad
have n nephew john whose chief success in life has
thus consisted in smoking fine cigars and waiting on
the ladies' Neither accomplishment Is to he despised
and will confess that enjoy cigar, and can PICK up
ladys offer its owner scat, with grace and COM
fort which is more than who doesn't know
how. asked John the other day why he didn't go OH
and seek his fortune He put his head on one sde ana
said with Quzzical smile Uncle John, the old gentle
man has sought my fortune and found it too lie mas had
hard time OF It, know, but the next generation VIII
make up for that" l thought, bnt did not say: "A
quarrel with your father and good kick from the paer
nal threshold would do yOu a heap of good. IL would
save you good many kicks from The world mat whether
rich or poor you will otherwise GET John has neither
time money inclination, health to travel either lor
pleasure or profit.
Ihave another nephew who had neither time, health.
nor FORTUNE to begin WITH and yet has managed to nc
q,rrc fortune of health and fund of information win
great enjoyment to himself and light drafts upon his
slender purse While recruiting, or trying to, In
the Glen Iousr, at the foot OF Mount washington last
summer, he came up into the neighpethoou Will v1 t
panion and dog. and canped halI ihlle neloW ,ne
botrl went down to see the boys and FOUND them pre-
pared for roughag it. They had oTst Sy 10 T fcct
which stood by tho roadside, and which had been desg
in large letters PAINTED over the door. They Lad knap
sacks cent, blankets fishing tackle. aud some ntenslls
when in the woods That night supped with them on
fried trout and crackers, aud the most delicious noun
tain raspberries and blueberrcs that ever tstcu,
which grew large and abundant all about them Ihey
fshed in the West Branch Of the Peabody. assembled
hard for me in coach, and Vslied uitn
Ellis and all other points 1h hot H eyr h' Gay and
appeared TO enjoy life wei "a did and know they
got much dirter and slept soIeGi 49, iS AND ft
them, and with two or three DAYS ratiuns OF ei,.cheas
and sugar. went around south 9 ie n1'in a cSe
hem to FrancOnia followed soon after ana louh mem
at the Basin one morning. as en;h,asc par IT, oi Dqys
siasm. They fascinated with fIancOha. IheS had
met hn. m" ,rnpm %sF ike and begged me
to learn at the hotel who they were THIS 10 my great
When saw them again at home found that they had
gone back within iow miles "f the CRAWFORD Iose
fo"t of the Mountain Railroad They assembled this
on foot ana called it the hardest tnte-ie walk they
had ever TAKEN On descending to the Glen ny tne car
rage road they foundall rigt AT tie New Kun House.
except that trunk had been broken open ana niue
clothing extracted This trip, my nephew informed me-
cost item 500 apiece, all told and occupied 10 ia. s.
went everywhere almost, but believe the boys saw
more than did, and certainly have II trcshcF III mem
ory enycd them their tanned faces ana rafehOus ap
pc;itcs. , ...s o,oo d .io t,,,ls
of Moutmor nci ia the same way IL ia matter OF re-
greet to that did not see more OF my country wn'
mire for travel. Since then have learned tEit tt o
man with his luxres takes less sold comlO, III sol.E
any money All that seems 70 be necessary ~ niue
Il, ti,'1c ori h.nih Will surtl follow. JOIN DAW.
81. Joseph, Mich Aug. IL. 1870.