Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-22

u lo1F laip the roam. as made mn nv
mind 10 doume and again. would nn
doubleday have been killed At tho tate az
which we were going, and It was the
bare shred Of hope, which thoy say
never wholly leaves Ms, that kcpt int
from springing ont Part Of the time !
orouched on the floor, hiding my face In
The cushions; but, fascinated by the tcf
nblc scene outside, could not refraib
from looking out upon It again and
again. On ono side rose a perpendicular
wall Of rock ~ bare a. my hand; on tht
other, and barely Eve feet from where |
looked out, was the canyon and certain
death.
"Ihe stage swayoi fcarfully, ana
every time the whip cut into tine horse
They would swing u TO the very verge ol
the precipice, when I could look dow
the wall and zee the rivers CLEAN; when
would throw myself against the oppo
sito side Of the vehicle. Once the hind
wheels literally hung over tho edge foi
the thousaudth part Of a second. though
II seemed an eternity to me, hnt were
1erkcd on TO tho road again. lust a. |
felt tho stage drag back into the chnsin.
u remember screaming like fright
,ned child, and standing up Ia the
stage laughing horribly when / saw the
wheels back In the road. / doubt II thu
mailman on the box was further OH hb
balance than ! ut that moment. Ilo wa,
standing mp. though how he could have
retained his footing was marvel 10 me.
aud yelling with delight, occasionally
breaking out into screaming song.
varied by bursts Of laughter.
"Wo had covered nearly hyo mile,
when the road widcncd several foot. aud
oil ~ once, ! Jaw. rs We tore hy, the
faces Of group Of men drawn 10 one
side TO let "a pass shriekod to them
in a wild cry f1r help. but as our speed
was imdiminished, made up my mind
the noise We made had kept them from
hearing me, or that Il was impossible foi
them 90 oyeriako rs; but even rs I de.
SPARED ! heard o hoarse cry, aud lookins
ont saw my luuatiu's body hurled FROM
his scat into the road, and tho Hcxt min
uio felt the horses checked and finally
stopped. The door OF tho stage was flung
open and bearded face thrust in. when
throw myself into pair Of strong
arms and knew no more.
"WhCn came 10 hoard q voice say,
Elyo tho chap mother swallow o. tie
stuff, Jim. He's a.comln to- Some
fiery lIquor tricliled down my throat.
and opening my eyes. gaaping. found
myself surrounded by u crowd o.
roughly dressed men, but thoy. 10 ms
eyes, had the appearance 81 angels
They were minors, who, Judging fIom
the drivers actions, had guessed some.
thing OF the truth, aud hearing my cry
for help had stopped the stage. Thii
wa' accomplished by two Of them catch.
ing hold Of and climbing up over the
boot hchind and over tho top, and thu,
reaching tho scat, from which they
knocked tho mailman. aud secured tho
lines.
ION examination tho lunaiio was
found 10 be only stunned, when we
bound him securely and took him back
10 Virginia City, where ho was idcnti.
hel as q prosperous merchant from Car.
son City, who had recently lo.t Nj mind
through grief over the death Of his wife.
Joined my retouor IN their search lot
gold, and IN nix months W. had struck
itrich, when, selling out my share lot
$1,000, returned 10 Philadelphia. hay.
ing had enough Of tho west and Us III.
ventures. True Flag.