Pedestrianism

FAVOURITE PURSUITS. 211 warned on the improvements ofhis estate, as a practical farmer, by retaining in his own possession, and cultivating considerable tracts of land, he frequently hadoccasion to go to the Highlands of Scotland,for the purpose of purchasing STOCK ; and in these expeditions he always travelled on foot. He was gener­ ally accompanied by a Mr. Molyson, who is one of those respectable tenantswho occupy ids estate. Mr. Molyson isvery much skilled in every thing relative to the value of land, -and agricultural industry, and was bretdo the profession of a farmer bythe lateMr. Barclay of Ury. He is aman of large stature, and stands six feet threeinches. , He is strongly, but proportionally andhandsomely made, and is a noted pedestrian*. * Mr. Molyson has often walked thirty-six miles ts breakfast, andthirty farther to dinner. He attended Capt. Barclay when he went to Dr. Grant's house at Kirkmichaef, in August 1800, {seepage 108); and in less than three days walked one hundred and eighty miles, without sleep­ ing during that time, Mr. Molyson was then forty-eight D d 2 Pre-