Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-17
FIVE HUNDRED MILES.
A FAMILY TAKE A TRAMP THROUGH
ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.

ENGLAND ANU SCO LANO.
Chat with the Heroine of the Latest Re.
markable Pedestrian Feat-Six Children
the Eldest Twelve Years Old-Baby's
Enjoyment-The Outfit.
Mrs. Adams Acton Of Sunnyside, St. Johns
wood, and Ormidale. Arran, is the heroine OF
the latest remarkable pedestrian feat-s
walk of 500 miles in England and Scotland,
beginning at London and ending in Glasgow,
and performed, not alone but in the COM
pany of her whole family of six children, the
eldest of whom is 10 years and the youngest
L. months. The latter, it need hardly be
said, did not walk the whole distance being
wheeled in fact, together with his feeding
bottle and appurtenances thereto belonging,
in perambulator
"With pleasure" was Mrs. Acton's cheer
full response to the request for particulars Of
her remarkable walk
'To begin with, Of whom did your party
consistf'
'There were the si1 children, the youngest
oh, thousands Of miles on the continent and
III LiuQ dAiQ SoCOtRtuO, uuQ klS HuSkauu
and myself and two Inaids-ten in all"
A LIGHT OUTFIT.
"What was your outfit"
"When we started from Sunnyside, our
house in St Johns Wood, we each took q
small black bag in our hands, but we soon
had to give those up Afterward we had alb
solutely nothing but nightgown and a
macintosh each. There was one brush and
one comb for myself and ali the children
We really couldn't carry more than the least
possible quantity OF luggage, you know. Tea
my husband is so fond Of a good cup Of
tea-so we carried our tea all the way from
London; and we had a kettle, too, one Of
those fat ones to boil over o spirit lamp, and
the spirit lamp itself. And, Of course, tho
baby, being a young baby and fed on the
bottle, obliged us to carry tin can of milk. y
'How did you managed And, by the way,
what was your fareF'
1--WE had very light fare AS soon as we
got into the north of England we always
had porridge for breakfast. We never had
much meat. On the only two occasions
when we had a really good dinner we found
we could not walk afterwards. We had eggs
and milk and bread and butter to any
amount. The meat we had was almost en-
tirely timed meat, which We bought, with
bread, in the town or village In morning
and carried with US till we came to suit
able place for dinner We had dinner in the
open cir always Then for tea we had just
to call at a cottage and get kettle of water
and the use of tea things, which they wers
always glad to supply Us with for shilling"
PREVENTING SORE RETT.
''Of course the trouble was boots" Mrs
Acton continued Eve were recommended
all sorts of 'hygienic soles' and everything,
and we tried everything, and We had to give
them all up. We gave up boots altogether
and took to sand shoes'-canvas shoes with
india rubber solea Those allow the feet to
go anyhow they like; there is no pressure,
and we found them admirable. We never
got bisters or sore feet or anything We
used to soap our toes and heals and the in
that is a very good thing. Then as to wash
ing, we could not possibly stop to have every
thing washed at the inns and places, so the
way we managed our washing was to have
one thing washed each night. We found We
could always get one thing washed and
quickly got up, and SO we had clean things
without the,trouhle of carrying any with US
I'VE carried no umbrellas A city man, a
Of ours IN London, asked me before
we started: How many umbrellas are you
going to takef and when / replied, Not
one. be was perfectly hosrifsd; it made him
quite i'll But, though the weather was very
bad in England, we did very veil without.
In the first part of the time We walked in our
mackintoshes and hats that the rain would
not hurt OF COURSE it was very muddy;
and, what with the mud and the rain and
the sun, our dress got into such = State We
were quito ashamed OF ourselves; and on
Saturday nights We had 70 stop somewhere
and buy flowers or some little frillins or
to brighten UP cur hats to go 70
church In next morning, But wo never had
colds, in spite Of having no umbrellas, and
though We had q great deal Of gray cold
that people complained Of, We found
t splendid weather for waking
Ard the babyr'
''Oh, baby got quite Ike a gypsy; be quits
enjoyed It First thing IN the morning b
used to say, lite ready; tito rsAdy to soF"
AVERAGE PER DAT.
'Wbat distance did you cover IN . day On
tie averageF'
we walked sixteen and eighteen, ADD one
lay twenty miles, but the average was
:we2ve We made it 3 rule 70 60 twelve
niles day. Sundays we rested We always
'elt very efsectsoaately disposed co~axd tbs
nilestoDes. Here's another cehgntful mile
tone, sbe children would say. And tia. was
,ne matter In which We saw a most remark
lble difference between Scotland and
.ngiAnd- Directly we gos over the border
here we're EeitheT milessones nor direction
sosss- We did find soUe Dear Ayr, bu1 eli /
oroken, not the slighsest use; while II |
England they were eli 20 we'll KEEPS yoa |
,cut1nt 60 wrong"
What was your plan q wnlxtngf I'VE |
made Is Q rule 70 start By TO. sfter bseak, |
ast- We walked . few kOors and then rested /
sunag she hsas Of tie DAY, and walked again /
u toe afternoon Having 50 many children
With us, ths anxiety was 70 get into .c<ne
,iace Tor stopping - before dask-by o, il /
,oss1hse, bat nsvys later than .. ScDRtns
- had great oinzcutfy n gss1ng scsnnnDe
Isted-as Belper, for instAneA eonezr0a
-e had the rnxhess loAesngs, and scnessHs
re were "a the most splendid hoss,& We
ass took VIA. We ccu,d fcd, IN tact We
ognd we Bad 10 keep to the alch rcadA, Ter /
NO reasoos-fsss, that re nss< Aa~s good /
ood for tts perarabusassr. and she ssds SosAs
-cse - fnghsfsAly hsA~y and iunpy; sSd
O. another thi1S we bad 60 50 20 tee to~rs
o pat up-sen people arriving al .: ooos