, 1875-05-30

over to the boulevsrds. That rili gi7e III little
exercise and practice"
sChlcsgo ladies' sesn to be great walkers, " re-
marked the young man.
"les, they ara now. Since O'Leary every
! body. nalkr. Why, Ishould be ashamed to ride,
! porlavely."
! ..Do you often walk 50 far and 50 fast 2
40 res. The other day l walked 10 Lincoln
PARK and back and to Western avenue. Why, you
would be sut prised to See how many ladies walk
now Pa is tryinS to sell our horse and car
rage. Va don't use them at all now. am
training for match with younG lady on Ca(u-
met a,enue and little walk like this helps me-
This isn't fast. Sea me strife 5-mile gait"
Aud this brave young lady ehot forward At =
peodieious rate. Tho young man ssrug..
ssaa soa ss:s 10 sDa fip s1. % cursed oEss
and pcdestfianism and Chicago girls training
Tor walking tlalcues. His boots were tight. his
corre panied him, and for several days alter this
"tahinR walk he wore slippers and bathed
his legs in aTalca-
This illustrates the present passion for pedes-
trianism. Legs are OF mora account than bends,
aud length aud qulcxness OF htrlde are doarer
lhan length Of purse.
MATCHES AMONG ALL GLASSES
are tnlked Of. The Aldermen and Citizens A.
koc.atiou are gollg to settle their difficulty by
Eraud 10.m1le walk; the Young Meu's Christian
Association will waik the YozefeIlows match !;
the Wouaens Temperance Union will walk aganst
tho good Sa.naritaus; the Hugh School girls are
matcneo 9saiutt the dearborn SEMINARY elEls
Field d Letters clerks will walk Farnela'h !;
different laules aid s<cie ieB are booked for con-
teste aud the humber OF individual matches is
enornons There ID eyerv prospect that pedcs
tr1anlsm WILL rival oase~bail in popularity, and
shn1 the iadles Will devote themselves 10 It to
the exclusion OF cfoluet::
6iuce the O'Leary performance almost every
thing smaoks Of O'Leary some way or another.
There are
o'LEAnY COCKTAILS
which are fald to lDparta particular epnghhlneBB
to !he human legs: there ele o.Leary shoes,
said to be tho best adapted to fast walking
O'LeaFy shirts, and O'Leary collars etc. Aud
there are grea. many people who attempt By
their reeble limitations to palm themselves Of on
the putlc 81 U'Lcars himself.
BRIEF SKETCH
OF this celebrity will be of interest. He WIS
said to be Of Irish extraction befo bis recent
achievement, but zines theu several claim thai
he is 4 descendant OF their coil. Spain
claims him, contending that his name ia
that lbs meifuous melody Ut Ills pat1ony ymlc
coui1 have been derived from none other than
her annpv land, wuiie Franco as vigorously as-
scrts thar - il Of French derivation. Untortun-
a.eiy tho genealogical records OF his family ire
obscure ana incomplete. Hence he il unable to
turow any Light upon this i'm ortant matter him
Besf It is of the greatest importance that tne
question ssould be settled. Tie spor, ing re-
torler would ue 1ecreant to the duty which his
t&y imposes upon him should he bequeath the
unsolyea question OF O'Leary's lineage to pos
le1ity to quarrel and wrangie over ~ nations
have done over Noner's birthplace.
In the absence OF NIL retbIds AIS subject must
be 1ooIed at IN
TILE uaar WHICH pHt1otoaT nRARTs.
It seems 10 show that O'Leary il an English
man, and OF royal blood, icing undoubtedly a
descenoan: OF King Lear. This spused MN
arch was called Old Lear, Or coloauailly Ole'
Lear, and der.eiveiy Ole Leary. This ID evil
deutlv the origin of the name, aud King Lear's
red, rtrian MAudelb through Englard alter lis
daughters went back On him ID probably the
fouutaiu-uead Of O'Leary's walking powers
This settles tho question OF bis lsnesse. He
We WAS born IN Waukesau, OF WAlkegnu as he
II rites it. aud thence removed TO Watkeeaa. and
thence to Na!xonda, all OF the places in which
his early days wero spent beui, suggestive
IN sound Of pedestrian 1fforts. IIe be-
gan to MnIk very early in Lfe He was
never = creeping child. He jumped out OF tie
craclte ona day snen ho was but \ faw month.
I'D. and 6alEed about tbree miles in a lttla 1ess
than al hour. Inie ms looked unoh as aston
1ehipe. considering his eize aud years, and twas
pred.cteu that he would become Great pedes-
,riao. h uerer rode. alva,s rely1ug upon h1s
by bus pe!lS1lrallons through the country, es-
1aoilsnoa reputation az great walker.
TIE tooRs AE READ
ind1cateo the turn Of has m1na. lie read MAZE
e1s OlcuoaArS W1tn staat aSlolty. LILO story VI
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