The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-07-03
THn Stage pRryra,s aroRx,

THE STAGE DRIVERS STORY.
How General Scots Life was saysd ana
How His Driver Twice Esoapsd Death.
The traveller Of the present day, as
he is hurried along by the lightning ex+
press il Its buffet cars and palace
Esleepers, seldom reYerts in thought "a
the limo when the stage coach and
packet were the only means Of commui
nl 2 iccsaa between distant points. It,is
rare that 81 one Of the real old time stage
drivers is met with nowadays and
when the writer recently ran across
tFayette Haskell, Of Lockport, N. Y,
he felt like photographer over the
discovery Of some rare volume Of for
gotten lore. Mr.. Haskell, although
one Of the pioneers in stage driving he
formerly ran from Lewiston to Niagara
Falls and Buffalo, lis hale and hearty
and bids fair to live for many years.
The strange stories Of his early adven-i
lures would fill o volume. AT one time
when going down mountain near
Lewiston with no less personage
than General Scott as passenger, the
brakes gave way and the coach came on
the heels Of the wheel horses. The only
remedy ,Sas: to whip the leaders to d
gallop. Gaining additional momentum
with each revolution of the wheels the
coach 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 nor 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 mastery exhibition of nerve
and daring, the coach was turned in
scarce its own length and the horses.
brought to stand still before the pale
lookers-on could realize what had oc-s
Cured. "A purse was raised BY Gener-::
al ScottRnd presented to Mr.. Haskell
with high compliments Of His skill and
bravery. sS s.33
Notwithstanding all his strength and;
his robust constitution the strain Of con-i
tinuous work and exposure proved too
much for Mr.. Haskell's constitution.
The constant jolting of the coach and the
necessarily cramped position in which he
was obliged to SIT contributed to this
end, and at timess he was obliged to
abandon driving altogether.
Speaking Of this period he said
found it almost impossible to sleep
at night; my appetite left me entirely
and I had 8 tired feeling which I never
knew, before and. could not account for. y
ssaDid you give up driving entrelygn
No. I tried to keep up but it was
only with theg greatest effort, This state
Of things continued for nearly twenty.
years until last October when I went all
to pieces" 4, $s
I'm what way p" h sY.E 5j;S sihflS5{}
%aOh, I was doubled all up /; could not
walk without cane and was incapable
Of any effort oriiexertion. had q
constant desire to urinate both day and
night and although Issfelt like passing q
gallon every ten minutes q few drops
could escape and they thick with sedi-
ment: Finally its ceased to. flow, en-
tirely and 2 Thought death was very
near" 55,:s5 s. Z. s.
hat did youid do then r. !; {;
What I should have done long be-
fore; listento my wife, Under her ad-
vice began new treatment " 5s55s;s
And with what result? 5
Wonderful s 1T unstopped the closed
/ passages and what was still more wond-
erful regulated the flow. The sedi-
ment vanished my appetite returned
and i am nowwell and good for twenty
years more wholly through the aid Of
Warmers Safe Cure that has done
wonders for me as we'll % for so many
! others. J. 33iI;s& 4 4 9 hit
i Mr. HasKelIs experience is repeated
every sday in the lives Of n thous-
,andss Of American men and women.
An unknown evil is unde rmining the
existence of an iinnumerable number
who do not Tealize the danger they are
ia until health has entirely departed
/ and death perhaps stares them in gthe
| face. To neglect such impol tant mat
tiers is like drifting III the current 81
II Niagara above the Falls.