The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-23

Hob Casey's Terrible Ride,
Some years ago Fort Benton had
daily mail from Helena. The stage
coach brought Il three days OF the week
and on the alternating days the mall
sack was brought on horseback or In
light wagon. The wagon was driven
by a young boy. Bob Casey by name.
This boy knew the road perfectly. aud
was warmly dressed. and perhaps his
people were not old enough 10 the
country 10 know that be could be IN
danger from billiards.
Ono Friday morning. an hour after
Bob had left sun River Landing for
Benton. a blizzard Of the widest de-
scription set IN. In a few moments the
road was obllterated and rendered ox-
actly like all the rest Of the boundless
plain. Bob he'd no idea which way he
was going, and decided that his only
chance was TO give the horse his head
and let him go where he would. The
mail was small and the wagon light
and so was Holland he had no doubt
the animal would pull through some
whore.
But before long the horse was as
hopelessly lost as the boy he wan
dercd aud wandered. and found no way
out Of the desert The blizzard In
recessed IN Intensity. and as Bob was
well wrapped on his seat. be could do
no better than continue 10 sii there
and keep the horse going.
This he aid throughout the whole
OF dreadful day. that seemed to Bob.
and doubtless 10 horse. too. longer
than an ordinary week. AZ last night
came on; aud just At this time Bob
and his horse struck considerable
patch Of tall grass. the tops Of which
came mp through the snow. Here Bob
decided 10 camp for the night he
could AZ least feed the horse with the
grass. though there was no food Tor
him.
Though tho storm still RACED with
unbailng fury. Bob succeeded ln MAX
ing a are By pulling and maiting the
tall grass. and got through the night
alive. In the morning the sun shous
brightly, though the fne. poWdery
snow s;lll filled the air. Bob could not
make cut whore he was. nothing was
plain TO him except that be- was Ia
from the road to Benton. and that not
a single familiar object met his gaze:
but he sim trusted 10 the horse 70
find the way. Mounting his seat. cold
and very hungry. he gave the rclns to
the horse ald bade him go on"
on he did go. but not In the right
direction. The endless march OF tho
day before was repeated. The weather
was frightiully cold. Here and there
where bunch OF tall grass came
through the snow. the horse stopped 20
browse. and Dob let him do so as often
az he wished
Another night came. and another
day. and days and nights after these
and still Bob and the horse and wagon
wandered. getting farther and farther
away from civilization all the time; IN,
horse supporting lie by browsing tho
grass, but Bob slowly growing weaker
aud freezing. for the weather continued
intensely cold.
Meantime the people OF Benton had
started out 10 search FOR the missing
boy. Tho whole region between sun
River and Benton was Thoroughly
searched. but 70 trace OF either horse
or boy. 4 week after the disappear
ance the search was abandoned. The
people had no doubt that boy and horse
had persisted In the storm. and been
covered mp by the drifting snow.
But valuable letters belonging 10
mining corporation we're IN the mali
bag. and ton days after Bob had disl
appeared some OF the parties interested
In these letter employed Billy Rowe
20 out In search Of the bag-not Il
Bob. ~
BILLY went on horseback and IA
Tar and wide. Passing over souft
Ing ground. he thought he N go &
a moving object In a distaf
and went toward a. As he,f&
be- saw that % was I'd
drawing a llght wagon. anft
wagon was seated a smalN
ure. A length BILLY saw -
Bob Casey and the M
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