River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-03-10
THE STAGE ROBBERS.
How p Rocky Mountain Ban
dit Was Reclaimed.


Hi. there. G'lang, g'laug. Whoa
Black Hawk, Slow, Jenny, old gall
St-r-r-r-ig- lang now"
All this noise was made BY the Long
town stage coach. as it ratified down a
long hill. swaying from side To side in
the most threatening and vacillating
manner. and nearly running on the
heels Of the spirited horses who dashed
ahead in reckless haste. as the snapper
Of the drivers whip touched them mp.
There were four outside passengers
and six inside the coach, two % whom
were women. One was a lean shriv-
cled New England woman who was
worn to a thread by work and worry.
and who looked troubled She had
been looking tor accidents and robbers
ever since she left the cars and entered
upon n journey 10y stage coach At
every lunge Of the vehicle she would
calculate. Mercy me- aud dig her at
tenuated fingers into the sides of the
coach a. if to restrain it 10y main force
from topping over
I'm going To spend the winter with
my darter Pri-ciiIy, near LongtOwn,
she said to her yis-a-vis. If the stage
amt upset and every body killed fust -
The girl opposite smiled in a radiant
way She sparISIed and scintiliated
with good health, good humor, and the
I1ubilaut spirit of youth Her checks
were Redeemed with the elixir of life at
nineteen, dimple> twink!ed in cheek
and chin Her eyes shone like stars
Her riotous hair curlei defiantly al
about her fresh young face and blew
in wilIfui t-nd-ils over her pretty ears.
Il don't think there is any danger, "
she said. rcassuringly. to her travelling
companion. the driver is used 10 the
horses. and the horses are used To the
road Il Is delightful To me ] am so
fond IF excitement, and my life has
been - uucvcntfuL really am pining
FOR adventure.
Il deSsay. retorted the first speaker.
the gruesome vi>aged woman. them
tina. knows nothin' fear nothin,' nv
father ulster say. ! should prefer not
to hey my neck broken afore / get to
my journeys end I'd like TO know
what Pr:Scilly would say?"
I've heered there was grizzlies
round the gulches." observed travel
er who was evidently taking his first
trip west
'.B-ar>7 Real live bars inquired
Priscilly's mother, IN a Mortified tone.
II knew il, I've felt it in my bones
ever since le hum, Oh, laws-a-
marcy, there's one now and she
shriekcd and clawed the coach as a
huge cinnamon-coloreda animal bounded
round a curve ahead Of them.
II wasn't bear. but a mastiff. They
were close TO the Two Forks tavern.
where they stopped 10 change horses
and leave one Of the outside passen-
gers
Both women left the coach for a bit
of walk. tn stretch themselves and
get the u.s. of their limbs Then the
supple form of the girl passenger
showed To fine advantage in the long.
settling ulster. which was belted
at the slender waist with a band of al
ligator skin
That's a gal from the states, sug-
gested a young fellow who was stand
ing i'm the door % the tavern waiting
for the coach: L know it by her gait
Hope she goes 10 Longtown. We don't
see that sort every day. Wonder who
j. expecting visitors like hero
''Cawn't say. Ben. drawled the
driver; shes a purity piece of flesh-an'-
blood 10 look At, ain she? say,
How are the roads 10 Longtowna
Clear
I haven't heard of any trouble. The
colonel lows there won't he any, but
that's when he's sober He was on a
big tear last week I've made him
promise to send for his daughter and
turn over a new leaf
Don We do -. Ben Let the gal stay
where she be- What kind of place Is
the kurners for gal that's been de-
Gently brung up He'll drink hisselt
10 death some Of these days, and it'll
Re the best thing for him an his'u-
Ready. Benz Ye kin jump in or elm
up"
4 believe III 60 rs an outside this
time. sim" said the young man, with
a rather conscious look
'.AIlee right Git Up thar, you lazy
boness-to the ho~s So Whoa, now,
no fooliu', st-r-rr-g arg. nv beauties.
The four horses started with long
null. a strong pull and a pull al To
rether. The travellers were AL
sb5ardr-all except one. and she was
out Of sight They ratified down one
short hill and mp another, when a long
stretch Of mountain road lay before
them. with not a soul in sight The
driver eeined in his team.
The gal Is lost" he called down
through the front Of the coach; I'll
bet shes token the road TO Miner
Vile r
Can you go bacl<?" asked the young
man. anxiously- Somehow the lonely
figure Of the young girl walking that
strange road into unknown peril
doomed before his eyes like a mirage