Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-12

THE LITTLE LADY
Who is Trying to Heel and Toe
1t to Fortune.
WHAT SHE MUST DO.
Mrs R0dney's Walk is on a Wager Between
Two Clubs.
Given slSy.fhO Days 10 sll- |, 10 Frisco.
The Run Of the nschlas America DC.
ieas France al Billnrds-elso san
aocOrd.-oiher Sporting News
OF Considerable interest

Paris, Tex, June IL Specially H.
Every one was anxious to see Mrs. Rod.
ncy yesterday; the meager account OF
her trip and the purpose Of It had whet.
ted but not satisfied curiusi0.
\ local aud ambitious but not wise
newspaper chap went ont ON the
Santa l'o train yesterday and met the
pedestrians at Ambia eight miles gut; he
wanted long interview and braycd an
eight mile tramp to get IL the local was
short Ia stature aud Wind, paunchy
in girth aud built neither for sprintng
nor long distance stepping but he had
martyrs grit From Ambia they
started at $50 y. m; und yesterday was
a nlucty-cight degree day in the shhde;
they walked with the wind which made
1t worse and the eight miles were Gov
cred in exactly two hours.
The Gazette thought the Texas aud
Pacific Junction half-mie down the
Santa Fe was as much exercise as he
needed; so he got shady place there
aud watched EN- come and pass Ia the
lead step aud step were Mrs, Rodney
aud husband She is small, weighing
barely 100. about ~ years old, clear
dark brown eyes, and brown hair; she
walks with an oven long step, lands
hnnging loosely at her sides; the local
tAher was on jog In the rpar, his coat
was on, his collar unbuttmel his face
The color Of a beet, his eyes looked CLASSY,
ms tongue wasn't Ia good service his
legs were wabbly hut his grit was all
there aud he mixed his PAGES and hung
anl ratued until the depot was reached.
About a year ago ms a matter Of nnusu-
ment Mr., and Mrs. Rodney made o
walking trip from Now Orans; there
was no wager aud they were simply
on foot tour
On the 18th II April at dinner given
by The Elite club of Chicago Of which
Rodney II a member, their walk from
New Orleans was mentioned and a nuni.
her of another club prcsrnt Offered d
wager that she could not walk from
Galveston to Chicago. After aamr talk
tue two clubs hually made a wager Of
1900, on the result; the Elite backing
Mrs Rodney.
She was to leave Galveston ON or
after The 10Th day Of May aud reach
thirnno on or before the Isl of August
From Galveston 10 Dallas no house could
be slept Ia nor meals gotten nf a house
ana she was TO carry q tiirty-fnur pound
pack tue ohlect being 10 cause AS
much delay aud hardship aud fatigue M
possihle frOm Dallas North She cnrries
not less than a five pound pack aud may
eat or sleep nt private house. Two
members Of the oDnnsing club were 10
ACCOMPANY her but Mr. Elmore. ono of
them broke down aud dropped out al
Dallas; Mr.. Halliday sill STAYS with
them and will be Joined by Mr.. Seelcyi
al tio0dland, l. r.
II either club man gets sick and causes
delay she Is allowed The time as also II
Mr.. Rodney falls sick her own sickness
or delay by weather or accident she loses,
She has also 10 make enough money an
The trip 10 my all expenses aud have
S1Op ahead on reaching Chicago.
u she wins she gels oue-fonrth the bot
u she loses she gets nothing and loses
the money she makes on the trim. IL
WIS Misc stipulated that II possible The |
matter should De kept 0nt of the papers
the object being that reaching a place |
unknown she would have harder time /
selling her articles as well nA In getting |
= stopping place. Since her story ms |
become known she has scarcely any |
walking TO do on reaching town as |
people come 10 her
She won't walk Sundays and siops
here till tomorrow when SHE intends |
trying for Anilrfs, foriy.tw0 mile ,yatl |