The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-25

Aii4A eSSAe9AtiTiNs WHO lNNeS NsAAhllk-
and no mountain is too steep for him to
scale. And the Bishop is 50 yelrs old. He
trgverSed 80 miles and returned from his
jIunt "a few days age. refreshed and then
p!GUEed into the accumulated work Of his
diocese. Important church engagements
confronted min. social engagements and
charitable work demanded his attention
and table piled hiEh with letters to be
answered awaited him, and he did not
lose q moment after his return from
Southern Virginia and North Carolina.
BISHOP FOORLY DRESSED.
The venerable Bishop Of Delaware. when
ON his outings, wears coarse clothing. COW
eIsd with a long linen dustsr. and his
held Is covered with a bruld-hrimmed
hat He carries a stout walking stick and
q little hand ss.tchei. The Bishop aims to
travel iucCsuito, and thi> year he WIS not
once recognized on his tramp Of ~ miles.
lie sinks his iGentit- completely and Tor
the UuHc. brccuos cultured tramp. TO
is5Y.lIt- with ULumSpyver Lu may meet
W Al- Nst.ks. he started from q point in
southern Nl-Eiui.i-fIGst where he ALL not
sty-tuG struck into the northern part Of
Norm Carolina Hi- kindly cuuuteuInce
cannot be disguised hy hls shabby cloth
!lis. and ulfn mis- ample beard he frequent
" vas mistaken for SIntG Claus by chill
dreu on Lls ruut,
1t X Su-F-is-uE thn. each yelr 1 am
frequently taken for SIuta on his urelIu7-
mary round said th- Bishop MANY
Childr'n importuEed me % bring them
EliiS- slld one young woman suggested
That / ul-Hf h-IuE her a huSbiud
one day on his recent jaunt the Bishop
came near being recognized by a clergy
man. ! Was sitting IA the table OF a
LutriiEE- house. Otsiue a clergyman whom
knew hy name, but had never met" ex-
bl,llh,,I 'hs bishop. but ! changed my
hotTg.n--lg!!sc after that meal and
sought another pace I dil not wish to be
recognized
TAKEN FOR TAX COLLECTOR.
In one town tie Bishop was mistaken
for SecTct-Seryice agent. and in an
other the Veoule thought him a tax coll
lsctor and regarded him rather askanCe.
but when they learned that he was not
the cole tor Of their taxes they treated
him kindly 1T a country store on mis-
route p" engaged in watermelon eat
liE contest with crowd OF white men
because he Houid select luclous me!o.s-
only once on mt "trip did I come across
the rurd!-mal delivery service said the
hL~L"i' ana on-y once did hear the i
uld-IIshiOu-d dinner bell. Most OF the
land Travelled wst very poor. and was
different from the mountainous country
Il did not have occasion this year TO
sleep in a barn. hut sought slunnber at
inns and tIverns and lodging houses on
Bishop Coleman has been a pedestrian
for forty years. and has taken n tramp
Of some kind aunLa ". He has walked n
neIr.y every State from Maine to Tennes-
see. but the past twelve years he has
tTaversed the Southern States in order 10
avoid the summer Vacauonists IN the
North.
There are not many men in this coun-
try who care for such On experience as
tramping through an unknown country,
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their lodging and food wherever they may
be able 10 obtain IT," said y shop Cole |
man in speaking OF his jaunt. Hereto |
fore. i have lost about five pounds on I
each trip. but this year / gained about five |
&C. eight pounds. ! averaged from eighteen /
to twenty miles a day in my pedcstrian |
travels The roads were sandy and heavy |
ind several days we're hot In one day i /
Travelled more than thirty niles.
he LOVES THE SOLITUDE.
In my tramps love the solitude and /
Many wonder how 1 find /
rest. and others marvel what can see in |
tramping when can ride. As an instance |
OF the latter. ] met a man at the fork Of |
three roads and asked him which road /
] should take to go to a certain place. He 4
answered. Go back thar to the railroad /
station and take the kyars-'
But ! want 10 walk I protested. !
Well he replied, a man is fool to walk \
eighteen miles when the fare Is only %
cents.
Another man saw me when I was TAX
ing a MONDAY nap and asked what my
business was and what I sold. When in
formed him that 4 was not selling any
thing. but was simply journCyinE. he said
he could not sc what pleasure a man
could get In such a trip. I make a study
o. human nature as / go alonE. II gives
me a chance to Keep more IN sympathy
With my fellowmen and teaches a tesson
1f the other side OF life.
L did not preach at all on my jaunt. |
Il aHHHamH Il
vutions and worshiped in private. To
have done otherwise In my rough attire
would have scantalized the laity- I
know clergyman all over the country
Bnd find u hard 10 ma'nta'n incOgnitO.
Jne day I was lying down beneath a tree
With my grip beneath my head and my nat
over my eyes when two horsemen came
along. They stopped and one remarked.
Poor fellow. he's had too much to drink
Had these men known ! was Bishop
there is no telling where the scandal
might have eudrd ="