Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-08-23
THE srAGE.DRIvER'S STORY.

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The traveller Of tie present day, as be q hun.
ried along by the lightning express, In its buf'
fet cars and palace sleeper, seldom reverts u
thought to the time when the stage coach eoc
packet were the only means Of communication
between distant points. 1t Is rare thah Ole o.
a-davs. and when the writer recently ran
etross Favette Haskell, OF Lockport, n. Y, he
felt like q bibliographer over the discovery Of
sothe rare volume of forgotten lore" Mr.
Haskell. although one Of the pioneers in stage
driving he formerly ran from Lewiston %
Niagara Falls and Buffalo, Is hale and hearty
and bids fair 10 live for many years The strange
stories Of his early adventures would fill a vol
ums At one time when going Town q noun
tain. near Lewiston, with no less q I.rsoua-e
than General Scott as q passenger, the braA'I
gave way and the coach came on the heels nj
the wheel horses. The only remedy was 10
whip the leaders 10 a gallop. Gaining aldi-
tinnal momentum with each revolution Of the
wheels the coach swayed and pitched down
the mountain side and into the streets Of Lew
iston. Straight ahead at the foot Of the steep
hill fowel the Niagara river, toward which
the four horses dashed, apparently TO
certain death. Yet the firm hand nev-r
relaxed it's hold nor the clear brain
its conception Of wha: must be dom il
the emergency. On dashed the horses until
the narrow dock was reached on the river
bank. when lry a masterlv exhibition of nerve
and d iring. the coach was turned in scarce lis
own length. and the horses brought to a stand
still before the pale lookers-on could reallze
what had occurred. 4 puIs; was raj al bv
General Scott and presented to Mr.. Haskell
with high compliments for his skill and bra
Notwithstanding all his strength and his
robust constitution. the strain of continuous
work and exposure proved too much for Mi.
HaskelTs constitution. The constant Joltlng
of the coach and the necessarily crampal 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:
"1sfound it almost impossible to ~sieep at
night; my appetite left me entirely, and had
a tired feeling which | never knew before,
and could not account for.
"Didy you give up driving entirely:
no; tried to keep up. but 1t was only
continued for nearly twenty Years unit! last
October, when | went all to pieces"
''In what wav."
ooh, I doubled all up; could not walk with
out a cane and was incapable of any effort or
exertion. l had a constant d sire to urinate
both day and night and although | felt like
passing a 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 !"
"What l should have done long before lis
ten to my wife. Unde her advice began Q
new treatment
"And with what result 2
"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 Curethat has done
WnnIay~. fOr rJR &c yEnlI ac[fn- Cn n1Qnx
others" ~.
Mr.. Haskell's experience is repeated every
day in the lives Ofthousan Is of American men
and women An unknown evil is under1nin-
ing the existence of an innu,lerahle number
who do not realize the danger they are in untN
health has entirely departed and death per
maps starcs them in the face. To neg.
set such important matters is like drift
lng in the current of Niagara above the
falls.