196 A BED OF BOUGHS. 



shed of the Delaware iuto that of the Hudson. The 

 next eight miles we had a down grade but a rough 

 road, and during the Ust half of it we had blisters 

 on the bottoms of our feet. It is one of the rewards 

 of the pedestrian, that, however tired he may be, he 

 is always more or less refreshed by his journey. His 

 physical tenement has taken an airing. His respira- 

 tion has been deepened, his circulation quickened. 

 A good draught has carried off the fumes and the 

 vapors. One's quality is intensified ; the color strikes 

 in. At noon that day I was much fatigued ; at night 

 I was leg-weary and foot-sore, but a fresh, hardy 

 feeling had taken possession of me that lasted for 

 weeks. 



