Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-10-16
AMERICAN DIV ING.
A CHARACTERISTIC WESTERN INCIDENT

Buffalo Bill tells good story about Il
party of Englishmcn travelling on the
plains before the Pacific railroad was
finished. They came rumNllhS INTO La
ran,ie abusing the driver and the coach
md the "blarstcd country generally,
because, they avcrrcd, there was no
"coachng or driving outside OF En-
Gland" Their contempt of all things
American was shown in the most often
sivc manner to all the people standing
around as they alightcd. II happened
that Bob Scott, the finest driver and the
most reckless daredevil on the plains,
was to take the coach to the next sta
ton, eight miles west from Laramie,
and rs that gay Jchu heard the remarks
of the Bri,ishers he slowly made up HIS
mind to give them u specimen OF purely
American coaching, The stablr-b"ys let
out six colts that looked aS II they hao
never heard OF coach before; they
reared and snortcd, plunged and kicked,
until the noble Britons We're quite de
lighted with the anticipation OF a Fine
drive. "Now, driver, yoh know, just
give EN- their heads and let 'cm 90;
don't you be afraid, my boy sizes, y
says another, cncouragingly, my good
fellow, lust go ahead" Bob mounted
the box slowly, while man held each
horse; he gathered the rrins and said,
quickly, "Lct 'em GO And they did,
and the colts plunged and reared, but
Bob's iron grasp held them in. With the
aid of the Californian brakes he held
them down to walk Tor three miles,
while the passengers blasphcmcd at him
for u ''cad' and sneak. At the end OF
that three miles they got to the top OF
hill, and one Brton pokcd his head ont
of the window and began to say SOME
thing, but as he did, u wild, uncnrthly
yell walked that vicinity, and ut the
same time Bob threw all six lines down
The coach seemed to HIT from til,
ground, an, those six COTS started at
the very best speed they could make
Another yell from Bob and they seemed
to increase it; then to help matter, h,
drew his revolver and began firing over
the horses heads. !'Grcat hcavens,'
cried the Britons, 'wc've got into the
hands of u lunatIc. stop, stop" they
shouted but the mad team and crazy
driver tore on faster and faster, Will,
the stage went bouncing over the rocky
road in way that threatened to pound
the passengers to pieces. Bob cranco
his neck over and yelled into the win
dow, "Gcnts, I'm Just getting then
started they'll do better after while.
And he took ont the lamps and hurlc,
them at the leaders with n wild Co
manche war-whoop. The somcwhat-at
frighted passengers presently saw thu
station in full view; the question was
now was that team to hc stopped. The,
gave themselves up for gone, and hun:
on dcspairingly to the seats. 1t seem
right into the stable, coach and all, an,
. up they came to the open door at tnl
/ speed There was yell from the as
semblcd stable attendants and tavern
Jloaicrs, then Il trightfnl crash as tn
twholc top of the coach went off, throw
ing three Britons out and breaking tw'
!, arms and leg, besides othcr slightc
accidents. Bob came ont of the stnbl
smiling, picked up the Englshman, an,
II said, "Ncvcr mind, sir; we'll have
real nice drive to the next station.
was obliged to take EN- along slowl,
| over that ere bad road. Boys, put il
the other team in fresh coach, an,
give me a couple of cocktails. It's dub
l driving so dog gone slow, and I'm pow
1 crful dry Those Englishmcn waitc'
and sent for doctor, but they did no
l put down anything in their note-boo!
\ about American driving.