The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-06-28
THE STAGE-DRIVER'S STORY.
How General SCOTS Life Was Saved
and How his Driver Twice
Escaped Death.

The traveller OF the present day, as he
is hurried along by he'iighteningexprcs
in it's buffet cars and palace sleeperS,
seldom reverts in thought to the time
when the stage coach and packet were
Che only means of communication be-
tween 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 Fayatte Haskell, OF
Lockp0rt, n. Y, he felt like a biblio-
grapher over the discovery Of some rare
volume of forgotten lore" Mr.. Has.
kell, although one of the pioneers in
stage driving Che formerly ran from
Lewiston to Niagara Fails and Buffalo,
is hale and hearty and bids fair to live
for many years. The strange stories of
his early adventures would ill a volume.
vt one time when going down Il noun
tain near Lewiston with no less Il per
sonagc than General Scott as a 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 gailop. Gaining additional
momentum with each revolution of the
wheels the coach swaycd and pitched
down the mountain side and into the
streets of Lewiston. Straight ahead al
the foot Of the steep hill flowed the Ma
CARA river, towards which the four horses
dashed, apparently to certain death. Yet
the firm hand never relaxed its hold nol
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
a mastery exhibition of nerve and dlr
ing. the coach was turned in scarce its
own length and the horses brought to q
stand still before the pale lockers on
could realize what Lad occurred. \
purse was raised by General Scott and
presented to Mr.. Haskell with high com.
plments FOR his skill and bravery.
Notwithstanding all his strength and
his robust constitution the strain of con.
tinuous work and exposure proved toe
much for Mr.. IlaSkcIl'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 times he was Obliged
to abandon driving altogether.
Speaking of this period he said:
Il found it almost impossible to slter
at night; my appetite left me entirely
and had a tired feeling which | never
knew before 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 went all
to pieces
In what way?''
"Oh, doubled all up; could not walk
without cane and Was incapable Of any
effort or exertion. l had constant de-
sire to urinatc both day and night ard
although | felt like passing a gallon
every ten minutes only few drops could
escape and they thick with sediment.
Finally it ceased to flow entirely and
thought death was very near"
"What did you do then9''
"What should have done long be.
fore: listen to my wife. Under her I'D.
vice began a new treatment.
s'And with what result'"
'Wonderful. 1t unstopped the clos, d
passages and what was still more wen
derlul regulated the l!ow. The sediment
vanished; my appetite returned and am
now well and good for twenty more years
wholly through the aid Of Warmers Safe
Cure that has done wonders tor me as
wei, as for 50 many others
Nr. Haskeli's experience is repeated
every day in the lives of thousands OF
American men and women. An un-
known evil is undermining the existence
of an iulrumerablc number who do not
realize the danger they are in until health
has entirely departed aIi death perhaps
staIcS them i'll the face. To neglect such
important matters is like drifting in the
current of NiaUara a above. the, Falls