Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-12-23
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Driver BY Lituo Duae.
Colonel William Gscao Sorrett, nj
The Galvcslon.Dallas News, tells this
story:
"Orcc. o GOOD mauy years sgo,7 ho
aid, 81 was travelling in stage IN
western Texas. u was long before tho
snort Of the locomotive was heard on
the prairios Of that region, over which
tho buffalo ye, rcgmgi. At ono OF the
stations a Young Eagliahlnln aud his
vito sol Ia. 10 was % little follow aud
dressed ~ typical EnHlishmpn what
we now call dude. III, dIiyas was
biz. raw bouod six fo1ter. he wlga
noted fighter. lio had mover been whip.
. ped aud wss regular terror. he
SEEMED 10 take disliise to the little
Engi.ahmhn from the start. Presently
be- stopped the stagc. got down, camc
back rad tlrSsy opsn the door.
"'Hcrc,' he said 10 the Englishmau,
you come out Of that aud get up on the
seat with ne. There ain. room foryou
IN thorc.' The rugllshman didn't move.
Como out, tell you, roarcd the driver
The LuglishHisn just sat still IL you
don't come out, IN haul you out by the
logs, shouted the Jehu. Then the rest
OF Us c2postulhted with the driver
was too tired to iight and couldn't got at
my gun, 70 just expo5tnlated along
with tho rest We told the driver there
was plenty Of room inside; that the Eng
llshman was not crowding us. aud tlutt
" he Che driver iusultnd on injured ans
OF his passengers hc would be discharged
by the Stage company. This driver by
this timo was wild. He sworc he was
In command Of that stage and that he
proposed 10 run Il 10 suit himself, and n
That blanko;y blank cuss didn't come
out he'd pull him out.
"All nsht,' said the Englishman, NJ
last. Il will come out. aud when am
out | will whip you soun1ly.'
"iIe got out slowly. We all felt sorry
for him and sorrlor for his wife. shs
didn't seem scared or worried, though,
aud all she said was;
"Charlcy, don't let him scratch your
face
"Well. whoa the little Englishmau
got ont he took his coat OH and handed
1t back into the stage. Then ho started
toward the driver and the driver started
toward him. We heard sound a good
deal like that made by hitting a steer in
the head with an AK. Down in heap
went the driver. He was up MS quick II.
fash. Down he went again. Actually
that little English dude knocked that
burly six foot driver clean on his feet q
dozen times. How It was done none Of
as could tell. The big fellow would
rush at the little nm with his arms 20.
ing like fails Suddenly tho little fellow
would make a dash, his right arm would
tiy out, and down would 90 tho driver.
After the dozenth round that driver
| called out;
Hold on, Gtranger-hold oni I'm
whipped and throw up my hands. You
kin ride anywhere on this stage you darn
please, outside or inside or ON the bosses.
You're the boss now; but no added,
glaring sayagely at the rest Of us, 4 Kin
lick anybody else on this sta,s.
1--WE didn't cxpostulate. Tho English.
man climbed back into tho stage rs
quickly as ho got OF. His wife was sat.
ishod, for 'Charley's' face wasn't even
scratched. At tho next station the driver
explained that " he'd only have got hold
of the little fellow he'd have Rugged him
TO death like bear; but, he exclaimed
every time Just as was about TO las
hands on him the ground a dy up and
hit me on tho bacl; Of the hoal.
"Who was tho little follow Oh, q
graduate Of Cambridge, and tho best
boxer Of his time at tho university
Washington Post.