The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-03-26

O'CLOCK, up 10 Wnicn tlme no signs
of Indians had been seen. But just
as the lead horses had passed over
the hill and were on spur that led
into the bottom land or valley this
was narrow and bordered on either
side by deep rdvines, worn by the
water and before the coach had
commenced the descent the driver
discovered a band of Indians about
thirty rods in advance. He wheeled
the horses in an instant-two rods
further on he could not have accom-
plished the turn-and laying the
whip to their backs, commenced an
impetuous retreat. The passengers
were terrified and were at once on
their feet. Emery said: "If you
value your lives, for Gods sake
keep your seats or we are lost"
The Indians, about fifty in num-
ber, gave chase with their terrify-
ing yell, and for about three miles,
which were accomplished in about
twelve minutes, pursued and per-
suers made the most desperate eff
forts at speed. The savage yells Of
those bloodthirsty villains and the
walls of despair Of the men and
women are past the power of pen
to describe. But to the glory of the
driver be it said that he was the
only steady nerved and uneXcited
person in this memorable chase.
The coach bristled with arrows,
"like quills upon the fretful por-
cupine." They grazed young EN-
cry on every side and cut the tarett
off the head of the wheel horse, but
the young man needed nothing but
his driving.
There were two points at which
all would have been lost but for the
drivers wonderful presence of
mind. These were two abrupt turns
in the road where the coach would
have been thrown over had he not
brought the team to u halt and
turned with care. This he did, to
the dismay of some of the passen-
gers, who saw escape only in speed,
but their subsequent praise of his
conduct was as great as his cour-
age was cool and calculating.
George Constable, who was con-
ducting an OK train over the route,
saw the coach about a mile ahead
and at once corraled his twenty
five wagons. The brave driver
drove his nine passengers into this
shelter and safety. Words could
not express the gratitude felt for
their hero and deliyerer. in the
delirium of delight they embraced
and kissed him and thanked God
that he had held the lines, and that
they were in "A position where they
could not interfere. The noble
steeds were not forgotten. The pass
engers petted them and cast their
arms about their necks with feel
ings of grateful emotion.
This memorable drive would
never be forgotten, though not re-
corded here, for the story would be
handed down to posterity by the
successive generations of the saved.
The hero of that days chase won
not his best laurels in that hour,
for wherever he was known his
gentle manner and kind deeds won
for him welcome in every heart.
Devoid Of boastful prete nse, he
wore meekly his well deserved
honors had silently carried a hero's
heart. His health was frail and in
about a year he was Frustrated
with fever, and while upon his
deathhed, yet still conscious, Mrs.
Randolph, one of the number he
saved from horrible death, placed
upon his finger beautiful gold
ring upon which was engraved the
following: "E. Umphrey, G. G.
Randolph and Hattie p. Randolph
to Robert Emery, in acknowledge
ment of what we owe to his cool
conduct and good driving Tuesday,
Aug. 8, 1864" Soon after this he
passed away from these scenes of
warfare to the silent and peaceful
realm of the dead. The doctor who
attended him in his last hours eu-
lOgiZed him as Il silent hero and
one of the nOblest of mankind.-
omaha Bee.
One knot of women are telling
stories.
"You know what a handsome
man my husband is ?" says the cen
tire of the group.
All the women said they knew.
"And you know l am not hand
some ."
a visible reluctance to reply is
observed among the auditor. but
the narrator accents a danrpcatOrv