The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-07-30
THE sTAGEDRIYER,s STORY.


HOY Generei SCOTS tiis w IncS SqE rn,b ane
The traveller Of the present day, as he is hur
rted along by the lightning express, IN It's bur
fet cars and palace s!eepers, seldom reyerte II
thought 10 the time when the stage coach and
packet were the only means OF communication
between distant points, It Is rare that one Of
the real old time stage-drivers Is met with now
a-days, and when the writer recently ran
across Fayette Haskell Of Lockport, y. Y, he
felt like 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 &c
Niagara Falls and Buffalo, is hale and hearty
and bids fair 10 live Germany years. The strange
stories Of his early adventures would fill vol
ume AT one time when going down noun
tain, near Lewiston, with no less parsonage
than General Scott as Il passenger, the brakes
gave way and the coach came on the heels of
the wheel horses The only remedy was to
whip the leaders TO a gallop. Gaining addi-
tiOnal momentum with each revolution Of the
wheels the coach swaycd and pitched down
the mountain side and into the streets Of Lew
iston. Straight ahead at the foot Of the steep
hill flowed the Niagara river, toward which
the four horses dashed, apparently TO
certain death. Yet the firm hand never
relaxed It's hold nor the clear brain
10 ''''lNl'lA ~ VIM lINNN Alf h''lN III
the emergency. On DASHED the horses until
the narrow dock was reached on the river
bunk, when by mastery exhibition OF nerve
anu Ting, the zach was turned in its
own length, and In" horses broughttUa stand
still before the pnlc lJokcrson could realize
what had occurred \ purs was raised by
General scott and presented to Mr.. Haskell
with high compliments for his skill and bra
rY.
notwithstanding all his strength and his
robust constitution, the strain Of continuous
work and exposure proved too much for Mr.
HASKELL, constitution. The constant joltng
OF the cou'hand the necessarily cralnpcd po-
sition in which be wa, obliged 10 sit, CON
trlbuted to this end, and at times he was
obliged 10 abandon dryn. altogether
Speaking of this period he said
II found 1t almost impossible 10 sleep at
night; my appetite left me entirely, and l'had
tired feeling which ! never knew before,
and could not account for
did you give up driving cntireyp
NO tried 10 keep up but it was only
with the greatest effort This state Of things
continued for nearly twcnty years until last
October, when ! went all to pieces"
In what way"
son, doubled NIL up: could not walk with
out cane and was incapable Of any effort or
CNrilun had constant desire 10 urinatc
both day and night and although felt like
passing gallon every ten minutes only n few
drops could escape and they thick with sedi
mcnt. Finally it ceased 10 How entirely and
thought death was very near"
"What did you do thcn .
"W hat should have done long before lis.
ten to my wife. Under her advice began
now treatment
"Aud with Whnt result ~
Wonderful 1t unstoppcd thc closed pas.
sag's, aud what WAS still more wonderful reg.
ulat"d the flow. The sediment vanished; my
appetite returned and | am now well and
good for twenty more years wholly through
the aid Of Warncr5' Safe Cure that has done
wonders for me as well rs for so many
othcrsn
Mr.. lIaskols experience is repeated every
day IN the lives olthru,anls Of American men
aud women. An unknown evil is undclinin.
Ing the existence Of an inuumerahlc number
who do not realize tine Danger they are iuntil
health has entirely departed and death per-
maps slmcs thom in the facc 70 ncg-
a't such important matters is like drift.
Ing in the current Of Niagara above the
falls.