Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-06-26

They were not very thick, not more than an
inch, but they made it up in cussedness. A
man that can swear here feels q benign gu.
periority over his more christian brother
who is denied that comfort. l would have
felt more than grateful i'll had received a
thorough education in that department.
These gnsts are not very big. two about
size up 10 q pin head, but they seem 70 be
all bite. The driver from long suffering
had ACQUIRED abide" so tough you couldn't
drive a rail through it.
Two days before we went up the line the
passenger coach had been stopped. aud four
passengers had laid away watches, etc , for
the benefit Of the sufferers. This was com
forting to US. Aud here one. of the pssseu-
gers story Of the affair knocked another of
my air castles.
1t seems he had been wishing for that ex.
p%erience, and like the rest Of US, had it all
planned something after this manner: They
were TO be riding peaceably along when Of
q sudden. masked men hung all around
with revolvers and knives, were TO spring
ont and after Selling the horses with brawmy
arms were to quietly and calamity help
the ladies out and after standing every body
up in a row, were to stack arms and search
them, giving them all back the keep sskes
and family relics, and enough money to pay
hotel bills. He got his experience. After
they all got out. 3 little lofererish looking
fellow slouched up to him and told him to
"chuck out mis- wealth." He started to do
it when the aforementioned gent With the
revolver ripped out a cuss-word about three
feet long and rather orcibly iusinuated that
if he did not keep his "bread-hooks' up
he'd be in a very good condition to throw a
cat through. This request it is needless to
say was complied with. The victim said it
made him mad to be stopped by that sort
Of q crowd. 1t may be that they were
green at the business or they would have
dressed up to suit him.
At Rapid City We saw the first indications
of the Fort Pierre freight line. From
therein I saw freight trains enough to stretch
out . mile if placed in line. The fact is,
this is the only line worth mentioning. Ite
the only line that does any business to speak
Of, and merchants know it to be ,afe, fas,
and reliable. As partly accounting for this
that line knows enough to advertise, and
advertise we'll. People know, through
printers ink, what they can do and the way
they DO it. They know through experience
that from the Yankton end of the Coulsor
line of boats up, there is no delay and n.
3 risk.
Speaking Of freighting, it's = sight to re
member, seeing = bull train go down a hill
There are usually two wagons one chaine.
behind the other. Drawing these are from
twelve to twenty yoke of steers, and some
y times attended by two teamsters. Reach
ing the top Of the hill, the teamsters, fron
some unaccountable reason, both get int
the vsgop4sea a astride the "tongue." Til
e %ead" Sssrs usually asa starter, try
straddle : tree, which is promptly checke
. byF.ssolley Of curses. mo man can tea,
i tthetdaa't swear and 6ght.) There is no
aScaliaious picking of the way, until th
I sssszing Of horns'' feel the wagon pressin
!. spon the wheel yoke, a sudden quickenin
!. q speed, a burst into . run a wild cha.
and oommotion of slipping feet, mixed U
IN horns. tangled chain, yells and oaths, IL
wheel steers are dragged and strangl'
along By the crushing weight of the vol