The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-02-22
Misfettanu.
From .Artemus Wards New Volume.
Horace GreeIey's Ride to Placer
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Horace GreeIey's Ride to Placer
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When Mr.. Greeley was in California
ovations awaited him at every town.
He had written powerful leaders in the
Tribune in favor Of the Pacific Rail-
road, which had greatly endeared him
to the citizens of the Golden State.
And therefore they made much of him
when he went there to see them.
AT one town the enthusiastic popu-
lace tore his celebrated white coat to
pieces, and carried the pieces home to
remember him by. Eag ..5araryr !
The citizens of Placerville prepared
to fete the great journalist, and an eN-
ira coach, with extra relays of horses,
was chartered of the California Stage
Company to carry him from Folsom to
cerville-distanee forty miles. The
extra was in some way delayed, and did
not leave Folsom until late in the after
noon Mr. Greeley was to be feted at
I o'clock that evening by the citizens
of Placeryille, and it was altogether ne
cessary that he should be there by that
hour. So the Stage Company said to
Henry Monk, the driver of the extra,
HeilIy, this great man must be there
by.7 tonight" And Henry answered,
''The great man shall be there. +" s., % Y
The roads were in awful state, and
during the first few miles out of Folsom
slow progress was made.
Sir, said MI. Greeley, are you aware
+I,ot + .,.,,of ,o of oorx~;I1a o. 7 n'o{oc1-
| tonight? ?, .....'-s...... III ...,g,
I've got my orders, laconically re-
turned Monk ts..,.,
Still the coach dragged slowly for
ward. L.. ... .f...rt
Sir, said Mr. Greeley, this is not a
trifing matter. mast be there at 7.
Again came the reply, I've got my
orders l., a.i I'll. .z..stI-..5i f.. a...-ft-
ri But the speed was not increased, and
Mr.. Greeley chafed away another half
hour when as he was again about to
demonstrate with the driver, the horses
suddenly started into furious run, and
all sorts of encouraging yells filled the
air from the throat of Henry Monk.
r That is right, my good fellow! cried
Mr.. Greeley. III give YOU ten dollars
when we get to Placerville. Now we
are going si1- ad i5~n.3u.N a.fT
They were indeed, and at terrible
speed 334ssgr aH4 20ri faaniE7 ua.-H
Crack, crack! went the whip, and
again that voice split the air. Git uI
there Hi aGlong! Yip-yip!
And on they tore, over stones and
ruts, up hill and down, at a rate Of
tspeed never before achieved by stage
horses. nt U5-5F ea4s 4.E 81raG- ..-.t4.
Mr.. Greeley, who had been bouncing
from one. end of the coach to the Other
like an India rubber ball, managed
to get his head out of the window
when he said 90 't l''.l- 5.'" Eea!
81 Do-on't- t--on' n't-you-u-u thinl
W e -e--e shall get there by seven i
we do-on' t-on't 90 quite so fast?
I've got my orders That was al
Henry Monk said And on tore th'
;, coach. 3'is at iH5ai 20 t"'5.saa sag -
1t was becoming serious afAlread,
the journalist was extremely sore from
! the terrible jolting, and again his heat
might have been seen at the window.
= Sir, said he, don't care-care-aair
! if we don't get there at seven! st'-=
3 ! Eve got my orders Fresh horses
: Forward again, faster than before
E Over rocks and stumps, on one o
(which the coach narrowly ESCAPED
turning suminerset. 48 .5f#" Z.
r See here! shriezed Mr.. Greeley.
e don't care if we don't get there at all !
i I've got my orders! | work for th
t CalifornH Stage Company, | do. That.
' wot | srork for They said git thi
Q man through by sewing An thi
: mans going through You bet! Gel
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