The New York herald., 1878-10-14
PEDESTRIAN NlSM.

Across the river to Weehawken went the West.
chester Walking club yesterday morning an early
boat in the best OF humor and In splendid tramping
TRIM The sullen sky that had cast gloom sha
weather prospects on the previous day had given
place v ono SKINNED BY clouds like snswnakss ana
smiling with the sualghs. The morning glitter was
ON road and river thoy reached the knos OF oda.
looking houses the jersey shore ana took
their wsy along the plank walk TO sns
Palisades Though most pleasure seekers wsr
yet astir, thcrs we're the usual straGgltug
fishers and hunters who are always visible In Tits
ssGo sn s%O bags sna Sn.
ful old Isaac Walton would relish these ardent dis.
oipss OF theirs Tnsy shoot not nsher do they drag.
but seem 10 enjoy the posseasion Of sporting
gear quite as much as tho sport itself
few Of these, struggling amlessy along. were
shadows thrown across It from above, the tramp
fairly begun. This crisp autumn AFR Il . stimuans
that qu,ekens spirit and limb, and the msm-
oers OF the club bro ught both into play.
Gut.snburs that iorms The oh isf Ian Ddmark on shs
Jersey Ehsre-pass struggling old hulks OF houses
on o ana S
hidden from tho worlds glance by IL belt 81 greenery
ci,n as though shriSrins from the silent nood that
crawls up through the stakes and rushes It's very
edge S Ss ~: s: s,1: here
solemn. lonesome he,sh,s which nature clad
metropolitan wealth and power had done
rney all plansea into green tunnel
and the trees shut tho SKY. II just road
for sn pace and the club spurtod, stringng out IN
up rafting gait tIli the path leo along
the river again and swept down 70 Pisssans
across the river at ManhassaDvills psepng out from
It's hollow between the hills with It's college and CON-
u.s old
hcro that skirt tho road. Some have modern roof
clsppsd on 'hsm and some had Dssn e
strositics In their way but there vers
many real picturesque old houses with antique "a
blcs, little mites OF windows and flowers and ieavse
climbing all them IL was noticed that wore
untsuanted though, many tor sale and TO let and a.
attention had been called to the frequency Of
abauooucd hotels on the road an inquiry into the
causes was determined on. TO venerable loungss.
whose root tree u was clear 70 DO seen ncspta-
bic announcement had once been craven, swsstchss-
tortau addressed himself af
~ ~ AFRAID OF TEMPERANCE LEcruRRa
"Ius hard times as has cussd them housss."
said the patriarch. ssCity folks can't afford keen
a summer house for thcirseives they used 20.
Most OF 'em's cleared A fur the hotels and
shls 'ers neighborhood's conssrned MS the Widdsr
Parisn has made 'em dessriatc."
"Hew's thatY" tho qucstionsr asked r
"Don't 20 know =" said she graybeard, svhs wid-
dor Parish rs tina, ere eoquentai temperance female
seud her long this way hsv rsvivaIs an the like.
THAT did the buslacsa"
.sfh~y hserd she wus COMM ana ms Inhabitants
tuk " The woods"
ts'burcnoisteTb,' 8Omlou0W
had survived the general deseruon and then wsnt
The summit OF sne ciifs. At the Paissds Mountain
House halt WAS called 10 view from Q point
OF vantage prospect MS lovely eye rest upon.
From Tins elevation the view was magnificent
AFTER tramp along the cliffs for quite q distance
the club struck across country and came In signt Of
tho Hackensock Valley the sun was GO
ing down. From the hills Il looked most
beautiful under the rosy flush Of the sky. while
ths soft Ginning OF distant DELL In one Of its villages
did Tor the what the prospect had Tor the eve
long, continuous tramp AZ sharp pace brought tho
club TO Engiewood, wners The train vas taken Tor
New York
F1rrY-MfLE MATCH.
Recently James MccIoud aud DR.. l. G. Thomas Of
the Nautilus Boa, Cub, issued challenge Offering 70
match William H. Harding, of this e,sy the champion
nity mile walker, 20 walk ANY man ~ ths
United states nifty miles Tor $2So 70 $1,000
q side and the championship OF America
A. Rutland w. last April no covered the distance in
hours and Two minutes, Including rcss o. sever
mnutsa Tue chaianes was accepted W william
McCann. oi Albany, N. r., pedestrian oil note, who
now attacne ths Albany street Railroad, and who
has nxured In numerous contests. McCann aud hh
ba.ker being unable 10 leave Albany during the week
agreed TO meot Harding and bis hackers yesterday 70
post fsrfet OF 500 and arrange the match. y w.
townsend posted 500 iorisit Tor Mccain Dr. l. Y.
Thomas put mp the same amount Tor Harding tor .
match Tor $50 . side. Aructss of agreement
wncre then Drawn up and slgned, which stipulated
that tho said William MeCann and William Hard.
log snaii walk atty miiss Tor S260 asids and ths
n. Y. II was also agreed that the bsoksrs Of the
pedestrians should meet at the Clipper once ons
wednesday the 18TH, and dcposn the hnsi deposit OF
$3.50 each, Al which time nnal ssAks holder shoaldj