The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-12-24
A DAREDEVIL JEHU.
How He shook Up q Party OF GTumblins
English Tourists.

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Buffalo Bill tells good story about z
party of Englishmen travelling on the
plains before the Pacific Railroad was
finished. They came rambling into Lar
annie, abusing the driver and the coach
and the "blarsted country" generally,
because, they averred, 4" there was no
coaching outside of England" Their
contempt of all things American was
shown in the most offensive manner to
all the people standing around as they
alighted. 1t happened that Bob Scott,
the finest driver and the most reckless
daredevil on the plains, was to take the
coach to the next station, eight miles
westward from Laramie, and as that
gay Jehu heard the remarks of the
BTitishers he slowly made up his mind to
give them a specimen of purely Amerl-
can coaching. The stable boys led out
six colts that looked as if they had neyer
heard of stage before; they reared and
snOrted, plunged and kicked until the
/ noble Britons were quite delighted with
! the anticipation of a fine drive. ~
''Now, driver, you know, just give 'em
their 'eads and let 'em go; don't you be
afraid"
] GS,s Says dlOluCI G41COII >
"my dear fellow, just go ahead"
! Bob mounted the box slowly while a
man held each horse; he gathered the
reins and said, quickly: ''het 'em golD,
| And they did; and the colts plunged and
/ reared, but Bob's iron grasp held them
! in. With the aid of the California
/ brakes he held them down to walk foI
three miles, while the passengers bias
! phetned at him, for a ''cad'' and a sneak.
! At the end of that three miles they got
to the top of a hill, and one Briton
poked his head out Of the window and
began to say something, but as he did, a
wild unearthly yell walked that vicinity,
/ and at the same time Bob threw all SIX
( lines down. The coach seemed to lift
| from the ground, and those six colts
started at the very best speed they could
make. Another yell from Bob, and they
seemed to increase it; then to help mat
ters he drew his revolver and began firing
over the horses heads.
Great God" cried the Brit ms
"we've gotten into the hands of
/ blarsted lunatic."
"Stopl stopP' they shouted; but the
mad team and crazy driver tore on faster
/ and faster, while the stage went bouncing
over the rocky road in way that threat
ened to pound the passengers to pieces
! Bob craned his neck over and yelled intC
the window @ . -t.t-.st
"Gents, Pm just getting 'em started
they'll do better after awhileP And he
took out the lamps and hurled them al
the leaders with a wild C0tnanche wal
whoop.
The afrighted passengers presently
saw the station in full view; the ques
ton was how that team was to b.
stopped. They gave themselves up tol
gone, and hung on despairingly to tht
seats. 1t seems that the horses were az
customed to go right into the stables
coach and all, and up they came to tht
open door at full speed. There was
veil from the assembled stable attend
ants and tavern loafers, then frightfu
crash as the whole top of the coach wen
off, throwing three Britons out ant
breaking two arms and a leg, beside
other slighter accidents. Bob came ou
of the stable smiling, picked up an Eng
ishman, and says:
''Never mind, sir; we'll have rea
nice drive to the next station. | wa
obliged to take 'em along slowly owe
that there bad road. Boys, put in tn
other team in fresh coach and give m
a couple of cocktails It's dull drivin
so dog-gone slow, and Pm powerful
dry" 49,. ...s
Those Englishmen waited and sent fo
a doctor, but they did not put down any
thing in their note book about America
, driving. e1-as