The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-07-17
THE srAGE.DRIvER,s STORY.
How General SCOTS Lifb Was Saved
ana How His Driver Twice
Escaped Death.

Escaped Death
The traveller OF the present day. as he 10
hurried along by the lightning express, in its
buffet cars and palace sleepers, seldom re-
verts in thought to tho time when the stage
coach and packet were the only means OF
communication between distant points. 1t
In rare that one OF the real old-tme stagc-
drivers 10 met with now -a-days. and when the
writer recently ran across Fayette Haskell,
or Lockport N. Y, he felt like "A photographer
over the disco' cry Of some rare volume OF
"forgotten lore" Mr.. Haskell, althout h
one OF the pioneers In stage driving the for
mcrly ran from owis,o on 10 Niagara Falls and
Bunalo, Ia hale aud hearty, anu bids N TO
live for many years. Tho strange stories OF
his early adventures would MI volume.
At one time when going down IA
mountain near Lewiston with no los a per-
Ionage than Genera Scott as passenger.
the brakes gave way and the coach came on
the heels OF the wheel horses. The only
remedy was to whip the leaders to a gallop.
Gaining additional momentum with each rev.
olution OF the wheels the coach swayed and
pitc ed down the mountain side and into the
streets OF Lew. ston. Straight ahead at the
foot OF the steep hill flowed the Niagara River,
towards which the four horses dashed, APP
parently TO certain death. Yet the firm hand
never relaxed its hold, or the clear brain its
conce; ton OF what must be done in the
emergency. On dashed the horses un,il the
narrow dock was reached on the river bank.
when Ivy a mastery exhibition OF nerve and
daring, the coAch was turned in scarce its
own length and the horses brought 10 a
stands i'll before the pale lockers on could re-
allie what had occurred. purse was raised
by General Scott and presented 10 Mr.. Jas
kell with high compliments for his skill and
bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and his
robust constitution, the strain OF continuous
work and exposure proved too much for Mr..
Haskelfs CONSTITUTE N. The constant 1olting
OF the coach and the necessarily cramped
position In which he vas CD ICED TO sic con-
tributed to this end. and "a times he was
Obliged to abandon driving altogt Their.
Speaking OF this period M sad:
al found IL almost impossible to sleep at
night; my appetite left me entirely, and l
had tired feeling which l never knew be-
fore and could not account for.
Ibid you give up driving entirely"
mo. 1 tried to keep up, bot IL was only
with the greatest effort. This state OF things
continued for nearly twenty years until last
October, when went all TO pieces"
"in what wayT'
"Oh, doubled all MP; could not walk with.
out C. ne, and was incapable of any effort
or exertion. / had II cons; ant desire 10 urin-
ate both day ana night AMI, though l felt
like passing n gallon every ten minutes, only
a few drops could escape and they thick with
sediment Finally il ceased to ow entirely,
and thought death was very near"
what did you do them
''What l should have done long before
list n TO my wife. Under her advice began
new reatment."
"And with what resultY"
"wonderful. II 'unstopped tho closed
passages, and, what was stih more wonder
ful. regulated the flow. The sediment van
ished, my appetite returned, and l am now
well. and good for twenty more years, wholly
through the aid OF Warn RS safe Cure. that
has done wonders for me as vol as for so
many Others
Mr.. Haskell's experience Is repeated every
day in the lives of thousands OF American
men and women: An unlI own evil is I'M
derlGining the exis ence o! an innumerab g
number. who d. not allie the danger they
are in unsil health has entirely dep irted, and
death, perhaps, stares them in the face. 10
neg lect such importan matters is ike drift
Ing In the current OF Niagara above the Falls.