St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-08-09
THE STAGE-DRIyER's STORY.
How General Scott's Life Was Saved AND
How His Driver Twice Escaped
:. Death.

The traveller Of the present day, as he IL
hurried along by the lightning express, in
its buffet cars and palace sleepers, seldom
reverts in thought to the time when tho
stage coach and packet were the only
means of communication between distant
points 1t is rare that one Of the real old
time stage drivers is met with nowadays
and when the writer recently ran across
Fayette Haskell, Of Lockport, n. Y, he
felt like a photographer over the discovery
of some rare volume Of forgotten lore"
Mr.. Haskell, although one of the pioneers
in stage driving (he formerly ran from
Lewiston to Niagara Falls and Buhalol Is
hale and hearty and bids fair to live ior
many years. The strange stories OF MS
early adventures would fill . volume. AZ
one time when going down q mountain
near Lewiston with no less parsonage
than General Scott as . passenger, tho
brakes gave way and the coach came on
the heels of the wheel horses. The only
remedy was to whip the leaders TO gal
lop. Gaining additional momentum with
ZACH 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 cer-
tain death. Yet the firm hand never re-.
laxed its hold nor the clear brain its con.
ception of what must be done in the emer-
Cency. On dashed the horses until the
narrow dock was reached on the river bank,
when by a mastery exhibition OF nerve
md daring, the coach was turned In scarce
its own length and the horses brought to z
stand still before the pale lookers-on could
realize what had occurred. A purse was
raised by General Scott and presented to
Mr.. Haskell with high compliments for his
skip and bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and
his robust constitution the strain OF con-
much for Mr.. Haskelps constitution. The
constant jolting of the coach and the neces'
sarily cramped position in which he was
Obliged to sit, contributed 20 this end, and
at times he was obliged to abandon driving
altogether.
Speaking Of this period he said:
II found it almost impossible to sleep al
night; my appetite left me entirely and
had a tired feeling which never knew be-
tore and could not account for"
"Did you give up driving entirely!"
"No. tried to keep up but it was only
with the greatest effort. This state OF
things continued for nearly twenty years
until last October when I went all K
pieces"
"In what way!"
"Oh, doubled all up; could not wall
without q cane and was incapable OF any
effort or eXertlOn. nad cOnSIant uesH'
to urinate both day and night and although
/ felt like passing q gallon every ten min
utes only q few drops could escape ant
they thick with sediment. Finally !
ceased to flow entirely and thought dealt
was very near"
, "What did you do thenP
"What should have done long before
listen to my wife. Under her advics l be
gan a new treatment"
And with what reSult:"
Wonderful. 1t unstopped the closet
passages and what was still more wonder
ful regulated the flow. The sediment van
ished: my appetite returned and am nov
we'll and good for twenty more yearswholl.
through the aid of Warmers Safe Cur
that has done wonders for me As we'll q
for so many Others"
Mr.. Haskeu's experience Is repeated ev
cry day in the lives of thousands Q
American men and women. An unknow
evil is undermining the existence OF an in
Vulnerable number who do not realize tn
danger they are in until health has entire
ly departed and death perhaps stares Their
in the face. To neglect such importah
matters is like drifting in the current Q
Niagara above the Falls.