New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-14
SHOTS IN THE DARK.
FIRED AT on THE WESTERN PLAINS.
THE COLONEL GETS REMINISCENT AND Ih'i-l'
OF RIDE or STAGE coACH-HF
TOAsTS THE DRIVER.

4 RIDE on SINrb N'NN'' 80
ToAsTs THE DRIVER.
The Colonel told a good many stores on wv ,,"s
when he gave "a, the following Inc hun" 49,
recalled many forgotten neglected lncr'e'',S III no
western life and he talked on and on untI All u'e
lieht, in the room were turned 10" save t'"'c VIM"
burned over the table where his parry sat, '
Colonel i 2 handsome man. and on TINS hiGhC '"o
o.,,. in hi, fair hair seemed more OF that Stic"Aeu
iron color than Of the soft white when promises oo'
~ cover hi, well formed head. His smooth Sha'eh
face was little flushed with the vine ana t"e o'i-
time life In his blood, and his eyes Sp"'Ai'" ~ ~
talked. ~ -.
,.or fought AN Indian. | have seen thousands OF
t1ou and never saw one yet who dldh maze NE "i''
myself for being a man The nearest tha1 c'e'
came - having Indian put some col" iead i'' III
va, once when | wa, on my way from Cheyenne 10
Dcadwod How near that was ana ol "h'' orec'
the noble red man Wa You may judge
You NAV remember that when the DeadwoM lever
,, ,c,v above the normal indians were about as
,ii, q. v,Dus i'm Lou, ana garden Poor custer as
covered thi, shortly after the time when i'"h my
ono dly on the box Of stage a. We hU'h''' ~" '"'
,rcet Of CHEYENNE BOWED along the road past for'
uu...ll and chen of TO The rising ground b''"W''
There was q great deal Of cxhllara'loh III inc NY
h. tAo.c days. E'"rb - va on Ms n"''' -
,,,, ,,uld see people standing around me pp'"'''
y, for The -tac. start. and at the corners pa
yi.I ticy knew ~. .N -tclmug horses ana me r'''
,.. -,au,. would 20 ia-l..I. lon see, tI're WIS Il
mi dash about il ALL The stage gld'd up 10
,l t,,r ~ the pletoficr. and TIE driver Jump" ~
fine board Sidewalk to get hi, mGil-ach'' Ii"' ""'
a., "a, .,.ppinc pilc, IN Chrycnu.. lIe va, mp IN
ft. lo, IN a UHy ROrc, were tdCked arUI" ~ "o
i, foot wa, ODD rio brake. his long lash CURED ont
- cid. .i, frcttir- horses rcduuh"d with Il merry
., and yyo were oil. the harue-- clailin- ana "'
.. ,h,,t.n. "a cou',ut.d tune a, the 'oach s"'lt'
..t bounced IA th" ROAD
~ r.ccr ride inside .tarc. hate to be 7iu' up
add OIL. ,, Oh friend Jact Woodbridge. was hoNlAs '"'
.,.. 49,. ,,.,, f.fo had tie Lat u honor with MN.
r., ,,,. one ~ mo most fiShng. fearless ''' Ut"
,..I,l dr.yer, that cycr Jcra@ load Of passenger
..,r a Western road. lie W, always glad, he said
,t.. he reached BIS Arst station. where hoT'c' were
changed. 49,
o.. Won see Pc saM to me that evening a> we
wheeled aI,rg it'- AZ yrr, rice u don't nina elI''e
v,n that JACK said damned ncci 10 have SIX handsome
! lnrk stopper before you. We 'an shake our %
Che, crnc with r1,t" and plunge that make pe'pe
cheer II, rs you hcal them four hours ago BHt these
| sd, ,rittor. aren't O. be -plEou IF IN the same
breath ,'k the four little brute, that VIII get al
| ,t. re1t station. Ihov aren't half - handsome a.
tlo,. tecut'.. and thei' VIII he ory f'ut "l u''N
! ,t..l If -.,. but for work up h.l and down hill
over bridge AID through crcN, on the grade ana o'o
/ pr.Iro band. knocking out your ten miles an horF
/ .t.. no the four every uwe' and he cut lce'ci
across the flank q, struck level stretch, ana th'
horse, stretched their lex, 10 a rollickins trot.
>s we pulled out Of tie first station, the change
II horses having been made in less than ten minutes
Jack settled down 30 his box
Be-. Now tn, f, something Ike. h said. swearing al
bi. horses. coaxus them. encouraging them ana
! n~g,n- them with his singing lash. LOOK 81 en-
limb IL 80 rlt about that opc, calop ran uon
care 49, louS as th'y st over the ground ana ''ey
st oycs j. too. don't make any mistake amour "",.