luminous evening of the temperate walker！ He has nothing left of man but a physical need for bed…time and a double nightcap； and even his pipe； if he be a smoker； will be savorless and disenchanted。 It is the fate of such an one to take twice as much trouble as is needed to obtain happiness； and miss the happiness in the end； he is the man of the proverb； in short； who goes farther and fares worse。
Now； to be properly enjoyed； a walking tour should beg one upon alone。 If you go in a pany； or even in pairs； it is no longer a walking tour in anything but name； it is something else and more in the nature of a picnic。 A walking tour should be gone upon alone； because freedom is of the essence； because you should be able to stop and go on； and follow this way or that； as the freak takes you； and because you must have your own pace； and neither trot alongside a champion walker； nor mince in time with a girl。 And then you must be open to all impressions and let your thoughts take colour from what you see。 You should be as a pipe for any wind to play upon。 “I cannot see the wit；” says Hazlitt； “of walking and talking at the same time。 When I am in the country I wish to vegetate like the country；” which is the gist of all that can be said upon the matter。 There should be no cackle of voices at your elbow； to jar on the meditative silence of the morning。 And so long as a man is reasoning he cannot surrender himself to that fine intoxication5 that es of much motion in the open ai