The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
mn WAIVED $500 MILES,.

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mn WAIVED $500 NILES.
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From Ms sosiow oiote.
WEBSTER, May lo.-Toward night Friday
an old man lending horse and wagon. with
COW attached. was coming into the town OF
Webster on foot. A man bringing wagon into
acountry town 10 not exactly novel sight In
the outskirts Of o Mnasnchusstts settlement;
but II wac evident In this particular case that
an event OF no ordinary interest and impor-
lance was transpiring. The road on both sides
was lined with people pressing forward 70 get .
nearer view Of the venerable pedestrian.
The appearance OF this centre Of nil observa-
ton WIS both prepossessing and striking. His
friends knew him to DO G5 years old. but he
stood as erect ~ an arrow and strobe along at
the henh OF his little caravan with the step Of .
innn whose vlgor and power Of endurance was
something to be feared and respected BY y
Mrniled anu snnbarnt. beneath the slo,,cR
hat witch l.. wore his iron gray hair stuck put
amph"nt s"!isiaction on bis usual stern fsa-
tn" ~ MIS- bright glance rovod about ntnong
@ sr. Wne were nress,nx srS Sisi MIN ne
IN" aart into which tho horse wa. htched
and s" w%s Sanks,s " ON ihs toy y WHEN Vas
BY s4ns sSH tie III
,own-folks. blin ked his small eyes sicsplly as
@ ten tenn 'GSxssa sSn n p'sahSK rn la Ss
| WAS hitcneh. which dangiea mt over the head
of til. placid COW that brought w the re, renr, OF
| n-r group went on, an,i the nearer It came to
y. s,l. ppr, Of y. town ,He larger srs;w1 ths
Can any body tell IN. what all this fuss IL
about - was ieAstonished Inquiry Of u . 'rson
VIZ III IL S Wsr1sn 5cSsS com.
home Hes walked 4; all ihs way from California
Ths Was. In ruth. I'll" explanation nj. the
oxford IN the afternoon had bro1gh. the nsw WI
and chiidren. poured forth 70 meet him.
.rss nI nssns 10 s h Sy
! which lie found himself the centre Of Hn almost
imGsnetrnbie circle oi humanity. ,,.n. ,,o.
of hi III. hat nat. My trIsnis." be- said shsrss
lots Of ye. but don't seem !" know YOU" He
ceeded to. put up his horse and COW at tins hotel
stables. after when he disappeared from the
sna eony t o, sRs sw s,s f1snds an
ncluaintances. In the hotel parlors His entry
VIII sss nt9 hsSry AZ ons a H.
annals Of Webster. He has come back 70 his
nntiys village after an ab.sne. OF two yenrs.
bus s"sured esisCrisy for himself and viii her..
b. OF :" as the man Who
Sir. johnson 10 u remarkably we'll read and
Intelligent citizan OF Webster; He 10 y veteran
tue An war sS,nS oss ari Rsrms or o. md
atlsrward in the Fi,ty.sixth sMasssShns.Hs,,s s
famous march to the ssa. For many years
previous lie was employed - sole leather enf-
II am at. your services" De suid to n Globe
representative To-day. and ready 10 answer
walk my great walk ~ YOU oali Il. Was accom-
glishsd IN lg5 travelling days. l started from
rsaehsd 0adcn,, Utah. on The Ssd Of s.pispyer.
passed me winter q lssY among M moi .m,;
nrpssd Rsens ri GS M
Of last November. left that City Tor Webster .I,
last Monday. and got home at ~ last nlghit;
Bay have travelled over $500 miles 81 road.
walking SOME days twenty miles otn"rs iorty
81 thirty mill n day. That Is my record. ]
II se s ssa s is hs:
Y pears thcaEnt ia IiSs 70 come h9me: Ihsd q
horse WHICH wanted 70 isteh along and 20;
4: y. e ss M
haS a a af e seH "rser i%erns.sn Hiss sSI
Into the States I bought state rnaps A.
s;1 e ~
further south. Ihen turnan pacE .crosstnA
ths San JOAQUIN River through ths San jon =
sacramento. halted IN SACRAMENTO Tor eighl
days. and then took the Cen,rSl faci!c r. road
direct up through Auburn and Colfax 10 Emil
grant Gap" .,r.,
You dOn't mean yon went W ralir
Certainly not. Bat ths road. or the trni. 70
yo,n please I" call il. runs right along ~ tht
railroad. and so II goes under the mama OF the
Z. i. road, Well. A. was SAVING struck
snag Mt Emigrant Gap. IWas trying 70 ~
through the Sierra Nevada Mouhtains Mnd y
wnsn,t easy. The folks told me they didnt D.
ing IL came to the conclusion thar wasn't
80 'ind I" turn clenr bHck 10 Co,Ikx 3n' At,
the other road around through Grass valley x
Nevada City. By this way got thro4gh Dy IN
Henness pass. thus getting round the noun
!nins which conld not eros; ! tot,wsed 2, 2,
first depot station in N.yada. you inns On !,
the mar you will see that h!t been Obliged u
, leave the Central Pacific road and 20 around
aud now Ind struck the road again. From
, member very well when l struck reno, u,
next important point Tor thar WAS where
GOT my cow allou for tile NrSt tinis. After lehv