The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02
the srAcE-DRIvER's STORY.
How General SCOTS Life was
Saved and How His Driver
Twice Escapes Death.

The traveller or the present day, as he
is hurried along by the lightning express,
in its buffet cars and palace sleepers, sell
dom reverts 10 thought 20 the time when
the stage coach and packet were the oaiy
means of communication between distant
points. 1t is rare that one OF the real oil
stage drivers Is met now a days and wbeO
the writer recently ran across Fayette
Haskell, Of Lockport. y. Y, he felt like
a photographer over the discovery OF
some rare volume of forgotten lore
Mr.. Haskell, although one of the piou-
~eers ia stage driving The formerly ran
from Lewiston to Niagara Fails and Buf.
falol. is hale aud hearty and bids fair 10
live for many years. The strange stories
Of his early adventures would fill a volume
At one time when going down a noun
tain near lie vision with no less a person
age than General Scott as a passenger,
the brakes gave way and the coach came
on the heels of the wheel horses. The
only remedy was to whip the leaders 10 a
gallon. Gaining additional momentum
with each revolution of the wheels the
coach swaved and pitched down the
mountain side and into the streets OF Lew
iston. Straight ahead at the foot OF the
steep bill flowed the Niagara river, to-
wards which the four horses dashed, ap
p"arcntly to certain death Yet the firm
hand never relaxed its hold nor the clear
brain its conception of what must be done
% the emergency. On dashed the horses
until the narrow dock was reached On the
river bank, when by a mastery exhibition
of pcrve and daring, the coach was turn
ed in scarce Its own length and the
! horses brought to J stand still before the
pale lockers on coul0 realize what had
| occurred. A purse was raised b. General
| Scott aud presented to Mr.. Haskell W tn
high compliments for his skill and brave
ry
Notwithstanding all his strength and
his robust constitution the strain OF con
t;nuous work and exposure proved too
much for Mr.. Haskelrs constitution. The
constant jolting of the coach aud the nee
e~ssarily cramped position in which he was
obliged to sit, contributed to this end,
driving altogether.
Speaking of this period he said
Il found it almost impossible to sleep
at night; my appetite left me entirely
and | had a tired feeling which | never
knew before and could not account for
This state of things continued for nearly
twenty years until last October when
went all TO pieces.
'Oh, doubled all up could not walk
without a cane and was incapable of any
effort or exertion. | had a con-tant de-
sire to urinate both day and night anC
although felt like passing a gallon every
ten minutes only a few drops coulC
escape and they thick with sediment
Finally it ce 'sed to flow entirely ard
thought death was very near.
"What did you do then?"
"What | should nave lone long before
listen to my wife. Under her advice
began a new treatment
And with what result A."
Wonderful. 1t u%nstopped the CLOSED
passages aud what was still more won
derful regulated the flow. The sedimen
vanished my appetite returned aud
am now well and good for twenty more
years wholly through the aid of Warmers
Safe Cure that has done wonders for IL,
as well as for SO many others"
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeated
every day in the lives Of thousands o
American men and ome An unknown
evil is undermining the existence of ar
innumerable number who do not reals,
the danger they are In until health ha.
entirely departed and death perhaps
stares them in the face. To neglec
such important matters is like drifting il
the current OF Niagara above the Falls.