River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-01-17
WALKS TO ESCAPE HIS WIFE.
by Keeping on the Move for Twenty
Five Nenrs Wnndcrer Has
Dodged n Scolding.


Newspapers in St Petersburg, Rus
STA, contain accounts Of the strange
wandering of Theodore Miranhoif. a
peasant of Tamboy For % years
Miranhof has been a wandereS on
the face of the earth In that time
he has walked enough to carry him
around the earth at the equator. He
has done little all those % years but
walk, walk, walk He has walked
across Russia, he has walked through
the SHOWS of Siberia, he has walked
up the Tamir highlands in central
Asia, and tramped along the banks of
the Amur river TO its source. He has
gone shutting across China, and his
weary feet have stirred the dust in
every road in Japan from Nagasaki
to Mount Moriosbi, He has invaded the
United States and walked along the
west coast and over the Rocky noun
tains, and across the country to the
Atlantic seaboard. Then back again
TO Russia, and the last heard Of him
he was YEARLY walking up the left
bank Of the Nolga river. in Russia. de-
termined TO follow it for all its wind
ing 1900 miles to its source
And when Theodore MiranhoT had
walked up along the left bank Of the
Nolga from the Caspian sea to it's
source, what did he propose to do then?
Why, then, he was going TO step across
TO the other bank of the Volga and
walk from its source down to the Cas-
plan sea.
Thus for 25 years has Theodore
Miranhoff been walking. And all to
escape the tongue lashing Of his shrew-
ish wife. Like poor Rip Van Wrinkle.
who fed 10 the mountains and went to
sleep for 20 years, Theodore Miranhoif
has fled to the trackless desert and
the fields of ice and snow in the effort
TO walk away from the terrible tongue
Of his wife. But, unlike Rip Van Win
kle, who went back after 90 years. and
found peace. poor Theodore Miranhofr
even after o5 years was met by his
wife, still much alive, and who I'M
braided him in more burning words
than ever and chased him with broom
to the outer circle Of Tamboy.
Then it was Theodore MiranhoR
made the remark. which, If translated
literally from Russian TO English.
would be: ITS me to the Yolga." for
of he put for the banks of the yolga
with no other intention than that Of
walking up one side Of that great
stream, dipping his feet in the source
Of the river. and then walking down
the other side. It was anything 20 get
away from his wife, and so rs long
as she lives Theodore MiranhoR will
keep walking. It's question OF en-
durance between his sturdy legs rnd
Mrs. Miranhoff's sturdier tongue. with
the odds all in favor Of the tongue last
ing the longest.
Miranhoff, when a young man, went
with his family 10 Viadiyostok, on the
eastern coast Of Siberia. There it was.
apparently that the continual tongue
lashings Of his wife became so VIC.
lent that Miranhoff decided to leave
his happy home. He started out on
his wanderings.
Finally be reached st. Petersburg
after walking over 5000 miles But
he was not happy there. lie decided
TO keep on walking. He marched away
across Russia, tramping from town TO
town until finally he had reached the
Ural mountains He crossed these in
winter and, descending into Siberia
again, walked southeast and climbed
slowly mp the highlands to Tamir the
roof Of the world. lie found his way,
sometimes travelling with caravans. hut
ofteuer alone. until he reached the
Western Kinghan mountains where
he hunted for the source Of the Amur
rive He slowly followed the river
in its course 70 the sea. and in time
found himslf at Kharbayoka. in ST.
IBERIA, only 400 miles from his home.
So he returned 10 Vladiyostok.
He determined to stay at home in
spite Of all But one day, after an I'M
usually furious outburst on the part
Of his wife, Theodore silently vanished
again This time he walked through
China down 10 Port Arthur aad New
Chwang
The last seen Of him he was al
Novgorod. on the Volga walking, walk.
ing. walking.
The last heard Of Mrs NiranhofI she
was still at Vladivostnk And She was
talking, talking, talking,