News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-07-17
THE sTAGE.DRIyER'S- STORY.

How General ScOtEs Life was saved ana
How His Driver Twice Escaped Deeth.
The traveller of the present day, as ne Is nuI-
ried along by the lightning express in its but-
fet cars and palace sleepers, seldom revertS IN
thought to the time when the stage coach and
packet were the only means OF communication
between distant points. 1t is rare that one Oh
the real old time stage-drivers is met with now
a-days, and when the writer recently ran
across Fayette Haskell, of Lockport, N. Y, he
felt like photographer over the discovery Oh
some rare volume of forgotten lore" Mr.
Haskell, although one of the pioneers in stage
driving (he formerly ran from Lewiston 10
Niagara Falls and Buffalo, is hale and hearty
and bids fair to live for many years. The strange
stories of his early adventures would I'LL vol
ume At one time when going down a noun
tain, near Lewiston, with no less parsonage
than General Scott as passenger, the brakes
gave way and the coach came on the heels OF
the wheel horses. The only remedy was 10
whip the leaders to a gallop. Gaining addl-
tional momentum with each revolution OF the
wheels the coach Swayed and pitched down
the mountain side and into the streets OF Lew
lSton. Straight ahead at the loot OF the steep
hill flowed the Niagara river, toward Whlch
the four horses dashed, apparently 10
certain death Yet the firm hand never
relaxed its hold nor the clear Dram
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 mastery exhibition OF nerve
and daring the coach was turned IN scarce us
own length and the horses brought to stand
still before the pale lookers-on could Ieili re
what had occurred A purse was raised by
General Scott and presented to Mr. Haskell
with high compliments for his skill and bra
very.
Notwithstanding all his strength and his
robust constitution, the strain OF conIlhuOus
work and exnosure proved too much for Mr.
Haskell's constitution. The constant Joitlng
of the coach and the necessarily craIhpeu po-
sition in which he was obliged to sit, con-
tributed to this end, and at times he was
obliged to abandon driving altogether
Speaking of this period he said
81 found it almost impossible to sleep at
night my appetite left me entirely, and had
tired feeling which [ never knew before,
and could not account for.
'EDid you give up driving entirelyT
with the greatest effort. This state of things
continued for nearly twenty years until last
October, when | went all to pieces.
I'm what way!n
sOh, | doubled all up; could not walk with
out cane and was incapable of any effort or
exertion. l had a constant desire to urinate
both day and night and although felt like
passing gallon every ten minutes only few
drops could escape and they thick with sedi-
ment Finally it ceased to flow entirely and
thought death was very near"
''What did you do then gu
''What 1 should have done long before lis
ten to my WIFE, Under her advice l began a
new treatment
"And with what result ?'
'"Wonderful 1t unstopped the closed pas
sages. and what was still more wonderful reg
ulated the flow The sediment vanished; my
appetite returned and l am now well and
good for twenty more years wholly through
the aid of Warmers Safe Cure that has done
wonders for me as well as for SO many
Others"
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeated every
day in the lives of thousands of American men
and women An unknown evil is undermin-
ing the existence of an innumerable number
who do not realize the danger they are in until
health has entirely departed and death per-
haps stares them in the face. To neg
lect such important matters is like drift
ing in the current of Niagara above the
Falls