The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-09
MRS. SMITH, PEDESTRlENNE.
TRAMPTHG 7OS QUIRTERS WITHOUT
STOPPING HOUSEKEEPING.

CoohIss. Washing Dishes. and Caring for her |
children without Missing n Lap on her |
Carpet Trnck In the Fourth Floor Front. |
Mrs. Emily Smith, n connolly woman. not |
over 25 years Of age. who lives with her hus-
band. n cgarmaker, in the top story OF the |
four-slory brick building nj 800 Pacific street, |
BROOKLYN told hor husband about the time that |
Mrs. Anderson was I'm ishing her long walk In |
Brooklyn. that she thought she could. with p
little practice, outwalk tho sturdy English
Dedestrionne Walking ran In Mrs. Smiths |
mind night and day. She discussed 1t with hor
neighhors. she practscd II along the street, sho
dreamed OF flying around tan bark arena.
dressed in n iaunty costume. and cheerod by
thousands OF admirers. and she occupied her
fancy night AID day with the notion Of becom-
ing famous and rich pcdestrionnc. Her hus.
band made cigars by day. and smoked cigars
by night over his paper and wondered where
his Young wife got her notions. ns she had
never beeo TO any Of tho walking matches. Mrs.
Smith stole out unawarcs. and offered harsclf
to the manager OF tho Mozart Garden. to walk
M many quarter miles In rs many 0iierter
hours a. he chose TO namo. The manager said
she had no record and would not talk 10 her
until she had walked nine days. Mrs. Smith
made her dress short and putting Oh, an old
pnir Of shoes she started in the hah On, the top
story OF tho tenement to walk to an& fno by tho
boar. The space was contracted. and tho
neghbors had to pass her many tInes day
and her two children kept pulhlg ut her. so
that she gave up that track. Thta aha conhdod
TO Mrs. Murphy. who lived jus. below hor. that
her ambition WA to be n grrns v1alkcr. anl thnt
her grief was that she had nE Dlnce To- walk.
why. child walk your iloSs "ssid Mrs. Muir
ply, a9ini you had chiijl~e' enough to know
Mrs. smith ran up stairs AID taking up her
rag carpet sh" laid II la is,'ailths. one on top Of
the other. 20 make trace 0m the front wall TO
the Partition in tho bnek 81 tho dark sleeping
room ben ind the main skaruucnt. she NOUS.
urrd 1t with u tapJ line and figured out that
iorty.eieht trips in AMI down the carpet path
would make quarter " mile. On rhutsIay
night. ian. 70. she ru: her children To b,d. aud
what she could do Sho b"snn to walk ~
O'clock. Mrs Murphy prai-rd hrr stop. Mrs.
Smith dashed back and forth along the carpet.
aud when rpaiTanr mile was AIDED she rested;
Then she started II again at the beginning Of
thn next quarter hoar.
wife WIS Wink log. lilo stood amazed tu sea ber
passing swiftly .up AMI down the room In short
dress. Sho t,ll him not to say u word. 10Y she
had made ~ her mind tha. she could walk Us
well as tho hcNt woman. ANA she WAS gDin. To
prove II, shc adV,snd him to ~ to bed and not
10 try to interfere Mrs. Murphy spent the night
Watching the walker, and vowed frequently tlat
| IL she wasn't So oil she would cut cn her dress
sk its and 40 ON tn track, too,
The continual walking discarded the neigh
bors. Mrs. McCabo ask I'd through the door II
any one was WORT IN mind" Mrs, smith
said no, no one was wOrrt" in mind, but she
WAS trying To worry out a headache. Mr.. Smith
nervou-ly turned In brd ms his wife darted
| through the room one hundred and uinety-two
| times every hour He usked her. with incrcns-
| ing emphasis as the night wore on, whether sho
| intended TO 20 90 bed aud she told him not to
| he n fool. but TO RO 10 sle"p where he belonged.
| She said II 30 that he concluded TO take her adj
| vica
| Hight. and WIS still walking in the morning
| when Mr. Smith awoEc. She got him his br"ak-
| last IN what time she had To spare In tho quar-
! ter hour alter finishing every qunrt"r mile, but
| us soon as the clock hands pointed Ia nm oven
! quarter she was on her track again 20 walk over
II iorty-cight times. Then she finished her
| cOokirg. Sno washed her dishes ia the same
| way. and then wiped them rs she walked She
made quarter ~ milo. and then she madc
| her bod She s'.oOk out her ttll c.oth. aud then
| shook out anuthrr - ton Of h"r Walk. She
| swept the room. aud then she swept behind her
| another quarter. She dust al her furniture. and
then she dusicd forty eight times more over the
| rag carpet.
Tho neighbors In tho stories below wanted to
| snow what u. mh,irr was IA the iourtn nooI
front. Then Mrs. Murphy impaired the tact al
| Mrs. Smith'sw IL To cach housewife" separately
| IN aconidrniiil secret. A each housewife had
| various cunnd utiul friends brsld "a her hus.
| band. and ca'h husband had shoa fun or bar.
| room iull of ctn.icuiial friends Mr. Smiths
| pedestrian effort became known To Largo cir.
| cH. and IN two or three days shs had politicians
and spnrtsiunn. aud other men with time tC
| spare. cllmhin. 10 the top story Of her tenement
e. see her walk. She walked day and night un
| Interruutcilr. 1ue ncixhl ors ia the mousse b.
Sitting up'w.th her IA attendants. SIrr. smith
had drpWsy Hts. but she was 80 much IN earnest
in her Efforts that her watchers RETAINED from
s'othins her mo long steep wh"n they might
haze don" 50. pnd instead pulled hur every time
ON the carpet Tor another Journey Of ioriy-
| laps. she iuaint1iued her enthusiasm. and
seemed hnpul"si when she walked.
Smith found HE opposition oozng away a.
his wife became the heroine OF the tenement
and h. kept awake with strong cigars TO helI
her on 90" track wnen she Eot sleepy. Murphy
% shoemaker down stairs was kindied INTO en-
| IA n Al
with broad heels and made her present o
them. smith Thought that he might walk too
and no took number OF turns up and dowt
| the carpet path. and then sat down puniug. say
ng that Pc SOU DID not mount above cigal
ho Track 70 SHOW MS young sister that no coult
20 lao mOuitGy.'
Mrs. smith took no motto Of the quarter miles
hut SAIL thrt She intended % walk until shc VA.
wirn oai ana then she would have them counted
up. SRc drank Two blltles OF a paratlOn %
b'.rf. iron and vino. The neiehbor- sent hcl
II. calcK"n iricasnrr. raw chopped beef icof
| htcaA, y beci tra. n.-,ih became an cntAu,
s.asi on N, s'.lgoci oi his VIA dirt and when
the roses stole Iadk In her checN hc clapped
hls icz IN declared i4it II maIo heE LOOK me-
she did when they were married. He H.. ,c
hart boiled eggs ~ tho st dict. ana patiently
| bnii"d number untu ho knew they were hard
! throughout. aud tnrn ho led them to his wife
| lie wds sure that nothing kept her IN good con-
d.t.on except the hard boiled cggs. 1hoy were
! good, he said. Ia Keep one awake.
hrr nfighpors are confident that Mrs
smith im.nlu',y waiSed quarter milo IN
| morning. The nelShbors then askci her To
| stop until SIZE could ~ AMI hire a hail. for tht
| HOUSE, WAS oscilun hy rcn and women WHO
| wanted 10 sec her walk. II WAS all right. they
| elii when rN-Julg james Troy. Keeper
! Martin Of the Court House. Alderman Kane
| Lieut. William VI 'ktiNrY Of BcecArrs r,si-
| mrnt. oN-AilormHn Donovan. oX-Adernun
! Kelly, MIrtbcHu Eyarts Flnulgan of FHthush
| and such men, H,lne to see Mrs. Smlth walk
| hut aitrrH rough throug began 10 CONF. il WAS
| time TO stop. Mrs Smith sand that sio was ns
| fresh as when She used to skip a rope and
| could walk ON without iatigue. but seeing rs tht
request came from those II did. and seeing ~ Il
| Mas but prop"r WAY, she'd stop, but II WASH I
| 10y hrr rHrhins ~ alI.
| Dr. Moore Wa. sent for 10 500 IL anything was
| Wrnus about Mrs. smith Alicr her long walk
lie pruu1 uut,u n o. Us sound ns gold dollar
ana her pa SO WIS normal, $40 had WdlkeI
| los quarter miles and had raised only one bis
| Ger 20 hor feet Sh" weighed 1875 pounds when
| Ill" h'-tn and she did not seem 10 have lost
| any li'sh.
MIS-. smith WIS resting on a lounge last night
| surrounded hy company of adm!rIug neigh
| bir-. Sun II p"ute IN huild, has regular. pro-
| paaerss NJ features. blue eyes. and brown hair
| can do moro than Mrs. Anderson ever
| did, said she. AMI | mean 10 make an en-
| gH-rmout soon to do IT, | was torn IN "A hotel
| ANA I'm no darymdid milhmdlt. or any maid
| az att l'm lHnk"e glrl, aud INc lived on q
| iArm, whore used 30 walk four or five miles I,
| get letters from the post office. I've had tw1
| g.. d l