The New York herald., 1879-02-02
PEDESTRIANISM.
ANNIE BARTEL's wALK-HARD WORK AND WANT
OF SLEEP BEGINNING TO TELL ON THE
PLUCKY PEDFSTRIENNT.

ANNIE BARTEL's wALK-HARD WORK AND WANT
OF SLEEP BEaINNING TO TELL ON THE
PLUcKY pEDEsrRIENNE
Miss Annie Bartel completed the hrst Ave days of
her months walk at Brewster Hall at six O'Clock last
evening. and at eleven o'clock had put 800 quarter
miles behind her. A marked difference was
noticeable between her walking yesterday and on
previous days The elastic, country road step
with which she started gone. and instead was a
heavy, weary tread, which showed that fatigue and
loss of sleep beginning to make themselves felt
This partly owing to sleepessness on Friday
night and partly to her shoemakers want of skill.
Her supply of walking shoes. properly broken for
the work is not sufficient and this has caused her
considerable inconvenience. But her suiferings
yesterday--and il could not be concealed that she
suffering greatly-were mostly due to the extra
ordinary strain upon her muscles. They were much
swollen late in the day. and it plain even to the
most casual observer that her trial of endurance
had begun in earnest. 1t is conceded that
to-day and tomorrow will be the most critical
OF the first fortnight of her task. Physically She
is still capable OF performing her great feat. and
that her energies begin to flag in the face of pain
ard fatigue it only remains to be whether her
course opinions divided; but the pedestrienne
is encouraged easily she is discouraged ii by
no means certain whether she will succunlb or not.
although the chances seem to be IN favor OF her sue
cess.
REVIEW MISS DARTEi.'s CONDITION.
The changes that have taken place in the walkers
appearance interesting. The flushed face and tenn
pies have changed to drathlike pallor; the bright
eye no longer flashes with the excitement Of
her task but has become duh and heavy;
the swinging arms hang Hstless by her
% ne ana the Of step 40 muc re
marked ut the outset are all gone. The shoulders
held erect now slope heavily. Bnt, then her
expected or her feat would not be trial of endur
ALL AS to Miss Bartel herself she is still con-
fdent. She believes in herself quite as much
as before she began her walk and occasionally
evinces spirit of mischief For instance. on Safur-
day morning young man who had imposed upon
himself the task of watching her through the night
found fast asleep. She lad observed the drow-
sness creeping him quarter by quar-
ter, and when he had entirely succumbed to
his exhausted energies she blacked his face her
tribute to his watchfulness. This freak indicates
another quality in the pedestrenne--her dislike OF
monotony. pianist who constantly plays the same
airs. she is certain to rebuke. The people who
annoy her trainers and keep her awake by forcing
break up the monotony. Observing these tendencies
Dr. Little yesterday directed that she no longer walk
makes her laps from the left instead
PRESENTS TO THE pEDEsTRIENNE.
The public interest in Miss Bartel's performance
has not tagged since the start More ladies' than
gentlemen have visited the hall. and the same
people who go to the theatres are to be
where she makes her seven laps to the
quarter In the evening especially she is
loudly applauded-applauded SO warmly indeed,
that walking lady in theatre would never recover
from the JOY of such an ovation-and presents have
been showered upon her in the most remarkable
way. Four hundred and seventy boquets
and baskets of flowers have been given her. and
among her many gifts she has received two
riding whips. lap dog and Scotch ter
rier. So contagious has this making of
presents to the milk maid her friends call her. be-
come, that the venerable timekeeper and his
trim brother have presented her with large boquets
The freak of walking with her is also very much in
dulged, and even Mrs. Tom -Ri-Jon. in her flaming
hat. coat and trowsers allowed to go round the
track with her yesterday.
ROW AT THE DOOR,
Considerable excitement was occasioned at a late
hour last evening by box Office trouble with Hughes,
the 'lepper,' who was Miss Bartel's trainer. The
Rerits of the controversy are unimportant, and,
n deed, Hughes himself could scarcely tell what the
| was about but it was only ended by the '1epper"
Aleing escorted from the building by policeman.