The Mineral argus., 1884-07-03
THE STAGE DRIVERS STORY.
How General soott's Life was savea ana
how Ais Driver Twice Escaned nna4h

q twice ESCAPED Death.
: Inc traveller of the present dav. .
( ne is hurried along by the lightning ex
o PRESS IN It's buffet cars and paIac
sieepers, seldom reverts in Thought I
: Ohe tlme when the stage coach an,
PACKET were the only means of comm
nlcatlon between distant points. n /
rare that one of the real old-time stoo
drivers IS met with NOWADAYS an,
When the writer recently ran Acros
fayette Haskell, of Lockport. N Y
ne felt like a photographer oyer FL,
discovery of some rare volume Of &C.
Sotten lore" Mr.. Haskell, ALTHOUGH
one OF the pioneers in stage driving 6t
formerly ran from Lewiston to Niagara
falls and Buffalo,, is hale and hearty
ana bids fair to live for MANY wears.
Inc strange stories of his early. adven-
lures would fill a volume. At one time
when going down a mountain near
Lewiston with no less a p-ersonaoe
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 70 a
gallop. Gaining additional momentum
with each revolution of the wheels the
a swayed and pitched down the
mountain side and into the streets of
Lewiston. Straight ahead at the foot
of the steep hill flowed the Niagara
river, towards which the four horses
dashed, apparently to certain death.
Yet the firm hand never relaxed its
hold o the clear brain its conception
OF what must be done in the emergency.
On dashed the horses until the narrow
dock was reached on the river bank,
when by a mastery exhibition of nerve
and daring, the coach was turned in
scarce its own length and the horses
brought to a stand still before the pale
lookers-on could realize what had oc-
CURED. A purse was raised by Gener-
al Scott and presented to Mr., Haskell
with high compliments of his skill and
bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and
his robust constitution the strain of CON
tinuous work and exposure proved too
much for Mr.. Haskell's constitution.
The constant iolting of the coach and the
necessarily cramped position In which he
was obliged to sit, contributed to this
end, and at times he wal obliged to
abandon driving altogether.
Speaking of this period he said:
Il found it almost impossible to sleep
at night; my appetite left me entirely
and l had a tired feeling which I never
knew before and could not account for.
Did you give up driving entirely 2"
mo. l tried to keep up but it was
only with the greatest effort. This state
things continued for nearly twenty
years until last October when 1 went all
to pieces"
"In what way?"
"Oh, / was doubled all up; could not
walk without a cane and was incapable
Of any effort or exertion. 1 had a
desire to urinate both day and
and although I felt like passing a
every ten minutes a few drops
could escape and they thick with sedi-
nent. Finally it ceased to flow en-
'irely and I thought death was very
What did you do then ?"
What IshOuld have done long be-
ore: listento my wife. Under her adj
ice L began new treatment"
And with what result?"
Wonderful. 1t ~unstopped the closed
passages and what was still more womb
'rful regulated the flow. The sedi-
nent vanished; my appetite returned
md L am now well and good for twenty
ears more wholly through the aid of
Warmers Safe Cure that has done
wonders for me as well as for so many
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeated
very day in the lives of thous-
nds of American men and women.
I'm unknown evil is undermining the
xistence of an innumerable number
do not realize the danger they are
4 until health has entirely departed
death perhaps stares them in the
ace. To neglect such important mat
ers is like drifting in the current of
Liamara nhnNo thn En1lr