Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-16

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E7HE fellow that wrote this knows
 what's what alright, remarked Mir. obson while reading his evening pa Der about q fortnight ago. Says that walking long distances is the best ex- ercise that has ever been framed up for human beings, and that good long walls beat this fooling around with dumb bells and Indian clubs and weight pulling machines and horizon tai bars and bag punching and ground and lofty tum mbling and the rest of the jdiotic, faddy schemes cf that sort all hollow. Says that good long walks exercise every muscle of the body, and give the respiratory organs show, anQ-er-reGUce superfiuous weight. Says that a man who takes good ten-mile road walk at stiff gait once week even can get himself in as good shape as one of these here bull-necked pugilists training in gymnasium with ten or fifteen hang ers-on rubbing him down and knead- ing him and rasslng with him and all that sort of rot
 Well" replied Mrs. Jobson, q have
  Lest possible ex-"
 "Oh, you have, have you?' inter- rupted Mir. Jobson. "Weu, it's a won- der you haven't practiced your belief, then. All the walking that I've ever known you to do has been to traipse from the cars to the bargain counters and back again. Why don't you just own up once in awhile, anyhow? Now. l am perfectly willing to confess that l don't do half or a quarter enough walking. I ride on the cars to and from my office, and I take car during the day if l only have three or four squares to go. That's whats making me so puffy and wheezy. I'm going to do nothing but walk from tEis time on. I'll wager you new bird cage. or a new piano; for that matter. that the street railroads of Washing tonM not get another nickel of Hiy money from now until the first Of January, 19O1.'
 "Eut." put in Mrs Jobson. "there are often times when you are in hurry. are there not. and--'
 There's no need for anybody who leads a systematic life to be in
 
 toEically. The trouble is that there's no more system about this establish 1neut than there is around a tepee i'll a Zulu village. Now, there's no use in your trying to talk me out Of this walking plan of mine. l am-''
 - n sure I'm not trying to talk you out Of it." cut in Mrs. Jobson. ''I would be delighted to have you walk more, and, in fact. l think it one of the wiSest plans you have formed for 2 long while. It would"
 'Oh, you think it wise, eh?'' broke in Mir. Job4on. All right. If you think it so wise. what's the matter with your doing some walking your self? You're not such a sprite iD fig ure as you used to be, you'll remem- Der, and it wouldn't hurt you little bit to accompany me on the long walks which I intend to take every morning before breakfast, from now on"
 'Very well, I'm perfectly agree able,' replied Mrs. Jobson. She in re- ality shuddered to think of long walks before breakfast. but she didn't pur- pose letting MT. Jobson bluff her out on the proposition.
 'Perfectly agreeable, are you?" said Mr. Jobson. Sort O adding to your vocabulary, aren't you? We'll. this is Saturday, isn't it? We'll just begin this walking business tomorrow morning, before breakfast. What do you say to little stroll out to Chevy Chase circle and back before break fast P
 That ought to be simply delight ful,' answered Mrs. Jobson, looking quite complaisant. "The trees are taking on their autumn verdure now, And-''
 Well, it's not autumn yerdure, but exercise, that I'm going after" inter- rupted Mir. Jobson. Dye think you can walk out to Chevy Chase circle and back without showing the signal of distress before you cover third Of the distance, and forcing me to abandon my walk in order to load you into a trolley car and fetch you back home?"
 ''oh, I think so," answered Mrs. Jobson, smiling.
 It Il take two or three hours, you know, and We won't have any break fast until we get back" went on MT. .Iobson- Dye suppcse you can con-