St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1880-01-10
A Daredevil .ICEals.
HOW HE SHOOK Up A PARTY OF GEUME-
LING ENGLISH TOURISTS.

Drains before inc iaclilC ltitilta'l "t1o
finished. They came rambling INTO
Laramie, abusing the driver and the
coach and the blarsted country gen
orally, because, they avered, there e, 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
Britishers he slowly made up his mind
to give them u specimen OF purely
American coaching. The stable boys
led out six colts that looked as il they
had never heard Of a stage before; they
reared and snorted, plunged and kicked
until the noble BritOns were quite de-
lighted with the anticipation Of a fine
drive.
snow, driver, you know, just give
'em their leads and let 'cm go; donty you
be afraid"
"Yes,n says another encouragingly,
"my dear fellow, just go ahead
Bob mounted the box slowly while a
man held each horse he gathered the
reins and said, quickly: "Let 'em 90. ,
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 a walk tor
three miles, while the passengers bias
phemed at him. for a " cad "and sneak.
At the end Of that three miles they got
to the top of q hill, and one Buton
poked his head out Of the window and
l,lf "a q
wild unearthly yell walked that vicinity,
and at the same time Bob threw all six
lines down. The coach seemed to hit
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
matters he drew his revolver and began
firing over the horses heads.
"Great Cod cried the Britons, we've
gotten into the hands OF blarsted
lunatic." =,
"Stop! stop" they shouted; but the
mad team and crazy driver tore ON faster
and faster. while the stage went boun-
cling over the rocky road Ill Il way that
threatened to pound the passengers to
pieces. Bob craneG his neck over and
yelled into the window:
"Gents, Pm just getting 'cm started ;
they'll do better after awhile )" And he
took out the lamps and hurled them cat
the leaders with "a wild Comanche war
whoop. !,
The affrighted passengers presently
saw the station in full view; the CUES
tion was how that team was to be- Stop
ped. They gave themselves up tos
gone, and hung on desparlngly to the
seats 1t seems that the horses were
accustomed to go right into the stables,
coach and all, and up they came to the
open door at full speed. There was a
veil from the assembled stable attend-
ants and tavern loafers, then fright
full crash as the whole top OF the coach
went off, throwing three brltons out
and breaking two arms and leg, be-
sides other slighter accidents. Bob came
ont of the stable smiling, picked up an
Englisllman, and says:
"Never mind, sir; we'll have q real
nice drive to the next station. | was
obliged to take 'em along slowly oven
that there bad road. Boys, put in the
other team in fresh coach and give me
4 couple of cocktails. It's dull driving
so dog-gone slow, and Pm powerful
dry"
Those Englishmen waited and sent
for a doctor, but they did not put down
ANYTHING i'm their note book about
American driving.
A SCHOOL GIRL's DEsPAIR.-A Belle
fontaine, o., dispatch says: A school
girl of fifteen years had quarrel a few
days ago with her lover, a youth OF
about the same age, and for the remain
der Of the day they did not speak, The
next morning they met at school, bu,
the boy was still in a bad huSlor, and
refused to exchange friendly morning:
salutations. Later in the day the CIR
sent him note, stating that it he DID
not forgive her she would kill herself
The boy replied by note, telling her to
20 on with her killing and he would
nav the funeral expenses. She took
him at his word, and commenced hel
deadly work by drinking bottle OF
black ink. with no other result than to
make her very sick. Then she tried a
bottle Of red ink, with no better success
She next procured a rope, and retired
to an outhuilding, but was discovered
by some scloolmates and the rope was
taken away from her. AS a last resort
she went home and attempted to cut
her throat with pocket-knife, and came
near accomplishing her purpose before
her designs were discovered by mem
hers of the family. Beyond an ugly
cash she is not seriously injured. Ow-
ing to the standing Of the families il
this community, the names are for the
present suppressed.-LSt. Louis Times
TIE ROMANCE OF A MICHIGAN Girl
Several years ago, Jennie Burdick, then
Of San Francisco, Cal. but previously OF
East Saginaw, eloped with a Russian
naval officer then with his ship at
frisco. They afteward went to japan
and subsequently went to st. Peters.
burg. where DeKaalands, the Officer
with whom the girl had wed, was dis.
owned by his family and afterwarf
turned out of the navy, probably fol
marrying without official consent. He
then got command OF a merchant ship
and afterward, when OH voyage tt
America sickened and died while thu
shin was lying at Havre de Grace
France. His faithful wife, who hat
never left him, buried him on Frencl
soil. and then appraised his parents o
his sad aud untimely fate. They posted
to France, and recognizing the loya
woman who had loved their sailor lac
as a person worthy of their love ant
esteem, took her home with them, where
asa widow, she is given the love tina
was denied her as q bribe.-[Chicag'
Times.
HaNL1N's HATE or HAYES. The Cos
sin is that no man in congress has sucI