226 THE SrORTTNG WORLD, 



in astonishment. No one would wish to 

 underrate the feat, it was an extraordinary proof 

 of stamina and perseverance, but time has shewn 

 that since the year 1808, in which Captain 

 Barclay performed the feat, we have become 

 enlightened on the subject, and have found 

 what was at the time unprecedented has been 

 done by others, and far outdone by several ; 

 even women have shewn truly astonishing 

 pedestrian powers. 



I am quite aware that in these days the 

 power of being able to walk sixty miles would 

 be useless, the time lost, and the money 

 expended on the road would be far better spent 

 in paying five shillings, for which sum a man 

 can be conveyed the sixty miles in a little' 

 more than two hours ; this has done away 

 with any necessity of a man accustoming 

 himself to walk long distances. 



It was different in the times when a 

 celebrated pedestrian coming up to a coach. 



