The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-11-12
The Desusn Jehu.

BaifalO Bill lels good story
about q party Of Eaglishmen trsve.-
log on The plains before the Pacific
railroad was 6oished. They came
rumbling into Laramie abusing n-
driver and The coach and the "blsf
ed country" generally. because, they
averred, there wss mo coaching or
driving at oil outside Of England
Their contempt OF all things Am, II
eau was shown in the most offensive
manner to all the people standing
around as they slighted. 1t hap
pened that Bob Scott, the finest drlv
er and most reckless daredevil 0u
,be plains, was to take the coach to
The next station, eight miles west
ward from Laramie, and ss that CAV
Jehu heard the remarks Of the Il IL
fishers he slowly made up his mud
to give them q specimen of purely
American coaching. The stable boys
led out six colts that looked As if they
had never heard Of stage before
they reared and soorted, plunged aad
kicked until the noble Britons we're
delighted with the anticipation Of q
fine drive.
NOV, driver, you know, just give
'em their heads aud lei 'em go dOa't
you be afraid"
Yes" says another encouraging
ly, my good fellow, just you go
ahead
Bob mounted box slowly while a
man held each horse; be gathered
the reins and then said quickly Let
EN- GO And they did and tas
colts plunged and reared, but Boos
iron grasp held them in. With the
aid Of the California brakes ne held
lbem down to q walk for three miles,
while the passengers blssphemed a.
hin for a cad and a sneak. A.
the end Of that three miles they got
70 the top Of hill, and one Brit0n
poked his head out Of the widow
and began to say something, bat a.
he did wild, unesrtbiy yell wsked
that vicinity, snd at the same tims
Bob threw all six lines down. The
coach seemed 70 lift from the ground,
and those six colts starred AZ ;be very
best speed they cculd make. Anothe'
yell from Bob and they seemed 10 H.
crease il; then to help matters ne
drew his seyelvsr snd began hrIaz
over the horses heads.
Great God" cried the BritOns,
we've gotten into the hands Of a
blarsted iansticl"
"Stop. stop" they shouted; bur
the mad team aad crazy driver tore
on faster and faster, while the stage
went bouncing over the rocky road
in a way that threatened to pound
the passengers to pieces. Bob ersned
his neck and yelled into the window:
gents, I'm Just getting 'em start
ed; they'll do better after a while"
And be took out the lamps and hurl-
ed them at the leader With Conan
che war whoop.
The sffrighted passengers present
Iy saw the station in full view the
question was how was that team TO
be stopped. They gave themselves
up for gone, and hung on despairins-
ly to the seats. IL seems that the
horses were accustomed 10 go right
into the stables, coach and Gil, and
up they came TO the open door at full
speed There was yell from the
assembled stable attendants and tsv-
ern loafers, then frightful crash as
the wtole top Of the coach went Of.
throwing three Britons out and break
Jog two arms and leg, besides 9th
er slie hter accidents Bob came out
of the stable smiling, picked up an
and says:
Never mind, sir, We'll have q real
nice drive to the next station. i was
obliged to take 'em along slowly over
that there bad road. Boys, put in
the other team in fresh coach and
give me couple Of cocktails It's
dull driving so dog-gone slow, and
I'm powerful dry"
Those Englishmsn waited aud sent
for doctor, but they did not put
down anything in their note books
about American driving.