Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-06-01
RETURN FROM OAK RIDGE.

was better to 90 via White ford and
return via the Daughtry ford. The
writer, acting on the suggestion of
Mr.. Edwards, turned to the right and
came by the Daughtry ford in coming
home. By the time We were half
way down the steep bank we dis
covered that the way was rough and
beset with many dangers, as cypress
knees ware thick and at the edge OF
the water there was a perpendicular
descent of three feet. We adjusted
ourself and warning our travelling
companions (Messrs. Faulk and
Morgan) to "lookl this is a bad place,
we plunged into the river amid the
bog, cypress knees &c. On looking
back we discovered E. OVERLY and
Chas. Titche half way down, and too
far down to change their course. To
add to the CONSERVATION of this en-
trance, to the right stands a cypress
knee about three or four feet high.
We studiously avoided this obstacle,
but our friends, OVERLY and Titche,
were not so fortunate, as they turned
their attention to holding on in the
buggy, and the horse, while winding
down into the Jump of" ran the
right fore wheel around this high
knee. The ford was Doggy and the
horse finding it so soft under foot
concluded it was better to sit down,
to the CONSERVATION of Mr.. OVERLY
who talked in a very kind tone Of
voice to George" George, however,
did not fancy the condition Of affairs
and was very restless, while Messrs.
OVERLY and Titche moved around
lively. but to get that wheel over
that high knee was next to imposi-
bility, and to back the buggy up a
bank almost perpendicular was in
possible as the horse was in the bog
They managed, by lifting the buggy
around, to get the wheel from that
knee. Mr.. Tltche was left on the
bank. Now the question was how to
get him in the buggy. Mr.. overly
drove up and down the river till he
succeeded in getting sufficiently near
for Mr.. Titche to leap in, whileMessrs.
Faulk and Morgan were shaking the
hack with laughter, but trying to
suppress their feelings. We then
started up the bluff on this side of the
river, and Messrs. Faulk and Morgan
were leaning back on the lazy back
of the rear seat of the hack chuckling
over the misfortune of Messrs. OVERLY
and Titche. when all of a sudden We
heard commotion in the hack and
looking back We discovered four fee
high in the air and two heads des.
cending to the ground in kind o
backward summersault, except tina
instead of alighting on their feet they
lit with their faces down and theil
feet in the opposite direction from thu
hack, toward the river, and the seat
cushion, &c. falling on top. 1t was &
few seconds before it could be decided
as to whether they were dead O.
alive, as they seemed to be weighing
the matter over in their minds as t,
whether they would stir or not, Blu
after time Mr.. F. ran to one sid
pulling at his left hand, while Mr.. NJ
ran the other way with his hand t,
his breast gasping for breath, bot
were as white in the face as if the,
were dead, with the exception Q
dust, which was all over them. Nj
Faulk's left wrist was dislocated an
he was considerably bruised. MI
Morgan was not seriously hurt
though he complained of his shoulde
e for some time.
1t was amusing to see Mr.. Overb
, with bottle of bitters trying to re
J, vive and cheer the wounded.
: Mr.. Faulk had suggested to hi
s better half that morning that as h
r was going with ye editor, who was
l fast driver, that it would have bee
a very proper act of precaution
b have taken out an accidental policy
s We thought he needed it when W
!, saw him lying in the road with tn
S seat on him.
>. IL coming down that Jump off
= the hooks which hold the seat dow
were Jared loose is why the Sc;
# turned over with them.