PENNY WALK AS A SPORT.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 503, 10 January 1906, Page 8

PENNY WALK AS A SPORT.

Bew W»y of KlHinp Tiiu«- Discovered by at Tnveftnß Man While 1b Boilod. "You might thi;ii< that a traveling man's time was fnlly occupied, but there are occasions when he feels the need of relaxation, and, although theaters are well in their way, they occasionally pall." It was suggested that the travelmg man might go to bed occasionally in order to catch the morning train, but this particular man would not listen to that, saj-s the Chicago Tribune. "I was in Boston last week," said he. "and a man put me onto something new. The idea is like this. It won't work in a town where you're acquainted, but say you arc in a strange place, it has its exciting elements. You go out of your hotel in the evening, either alone or with a man who is equally ignorant of localities, and you walk two blocks in any direction. Then you halt and toss a cent. Heads you turn to the right; tails, you turn to the left. The next two blocks you repeat the tossing tip, and follow the indicator. So you keep on until you have twisted and turned all over the town. For variety there fs nothing to equal it; it brings you into the strangest quarters, and you see sights that you would otherwiae miss. Of course, there is a chance that you will double on your tracks, and come back to where you started, but in that eaae it is allowable to cheat, or take another toss-up. Try it some time when you are in a strange town and you'll have more fun than a eat fight."