Pedestrianism

MODERN PEDESTRIANISM. 57 December, and arrived at his journey's end next day, at a quarter before one o'clock in the afternoon. He went off at the rate ofsix miles an hour, and reached Twyford at five J . minutes past ten, where he took a basin of soup. He refreshed again at Marlborough, and arrived at the 85th mile-stone at ten mi­ nutes past eight in the evening. This part of his journey was performed at the average rate of nearly five miles and a half an hour. He returned a few miles on his way back, and re­ freshed himself on a bed for an hour and a half, and reached Reading at a quarter past six in the morning ofthe 27th. He had now twenty-five miles to goin five hours and three- quarters, and appeared to be much fatigued. After remaining twenty minutes, he renewed his task, and arrived at his journey's end ata quarter before one o'clock—winning, with great difficulty, by a quarter of an hour. This performance is the mostextraordinary upon record, and bets were seven to four,and two to one against him ; but his strength and perseverance overcame every difficulty, and H thus