The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-02-26

Extraordinary was the feat accom-
glished not long ago by a Vienna wood
turner named Anton Hanslian. For a
prize OF $1,000. offered by wealthy
sportsman. he wheeled his wife and
little daughter through the length and
breadth Of Europe IN perambulator,
taking not a penny with him and earn
Ing his living en- route. Hanslian Gov
cred nearly fifteen thousand miles in
twenty-five months and met with many
hardships
The condition OF winning the money
was that he should traverse the whole
Of Europe-that Is to say. all the i'm
portant countries and town-within
two years making the journey entirely
on foot, and pushing the perambulator
containing his wife and daughter in
front OF him. Other conditions we're
that he should start on the journey
without a penny IN his pocket. and
that he should prove that he had tray
ersed the prescribed route by sending
postcards from each place he visited
and by obtaining certificates from To-
cal officials.
Hanslian left Vienna Sept ~. 1900
and arrived home again on July 10,
1902. and as during the intervening
twenty-five months he had traversed
the whole OF the route prescribed
passing through a score Of countries
on his way. and had complied with the
other conditions. be won the prize Of
fered BY his wealthy patron But he
sides this he had gained the glory Of
being the most enduring pedestrian in
Europe
The story OF this unique journey Is
told in Hanslian's Own words:
During our journey Of almost two
years We lived chiefly on the sale Of
pictorial postcards. of which we got
rid Of more than fifty thousand.
earned money. too. BY exhibiting my
self and my family in itinerant cir
cuses. and sometimes gave lectures
about our journey. But. TO be quite
frank. we often had 20 have recourse
70 the charity 81 Nnd-hearted sympa
thizers. especially at times when my
wife fell m. This happened on three
occasions. and once her sickness last
"a nearly four weeks. But, 10 spite
81 All that We earned or were given
we we're often hungry. cold and thirs
~. AS know only the German Ian
auaee and a little Czech, it was often
difficult 20 make myself understood
and I'm those countries where ] could
not speak the language and where few
Germans live / could. ~ course, make
nothing by one OF my sources 81 in'
rome-the lectures
Al the end OF the iiFst week We
crossed the German frontier neas Pas.
sau. and spent four weeks in Ge>
many on our way 20 Holland. The
weather was glorious. and the people
took so much Interest In us that We
lived literally IN the lap Of luxury We
Dasged Ratisbon. Nuremberg. and
wurzburg. and then struck the Rhine
Al Coblenz. and followed L down 70
Cologne From there We went to Dus'
seldorf. and at last reached Holland.
In this country we could hardly get
even glass Of milk given us for our
little eirl. and had TO make inroads
anon the savings we had made In Ger
many. We went from Amsterdam 70
rotterdam and thence into Belgium.
Here We passed through Antwerp and
Rrussels. and at the beginning Of No
vember 1900. crossed the French from
sler. sly purse (which the stay in
Holland and Belgium had somewhat
severely depleted began 20 hl
again most satisfactorily After a
bhort stay in Paris turned my steps
10 Calais. where We took ship for
Dover.
In England we spent ten weeks, and
! cannot pretend that they were among
the pleasantest Of our journey Up to
this time we had often got shelter for
the night without any difficulty In
peasants houses or other private
dwellings. either free or for a very
small payment This we found espe-
hialiy easy in Germany, but we could
hardly get taken IA anywhere in Eng
land. As We had to keep our savings
untouched for the sea journeys we had
yet 10 make. and SO could not spend
much on inns, We often had to pass a
night In the open. protected only by
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