The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20
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Terrible Disesafsrts ~ Rsse g.
TRaveltag In seatA Aessan
TN the old days. while h souaA A..
u the traveller had 70 trust 49, ~ 3
the tender nercies Of the - -
tractor. and we lid 50. A Z rula g 49,
and trembling. There were. q Is = sSf
degrees In the various services. - ~
man who could have found p,eenr1 = p {
trip even on the best roads xnm 49,
indeed possessed dispos,tion ~ 49,
Mark Tapley might have beea psuua r. Il
some OF the services on IL 1870 q
routes from the CAPE Colony ~ N
the carts were well horsed. "a 49, 8
were thoroughly up to their venA 60
the conditions were made a deosnSaS ~
was possible under the c.rcunstanaon' ~
the carts had been built % nut IT, sae15s g
the space was strictly limited - r Il
malls would absorb cona3dorahaa od1au1Ss B
~ o. this space. and the unfoetsnnoSo 11Ss
senger, Jammed In between Co. r. 4
other unfortunates. hts knees e.
against q PIE Of hays and H. bnsk -
from constant friction Againot u aI1
would st In silent agony until -
ton was reached-the only g0aaof sA11ss
able being when the cart stoppo1 -
night and the weary traveller coaIA
himself partly dressed o. . ~ = eIn11I S
q few hours sleep before the dsivok6 e17fs
at the earlieat dawn warned Nm - ~
dread hour had arrived for Mn q
take his seat In the cart ~
The start from the town Was A. ri
the same nature. Tho four a. ~ -
would stand paving the ground n "a
couple Of Hottentots would hane 0 -
Their heads, the driver would 49, &
tho reina and crack his whip. ~ L
would spring to one side. and II r s.
age would disappear In cloud e 81 &
the distance. On some linss ~ ~
hold good at all the vartDuo -
places, but In others. once tn 011k
was reached. and civilisat.on lstt 49,
span of weary mules would y q
reluctantly forth. and the travsisgo ~
would sink into his boots, and ~ \ 80
glance reproachfully at the drives.
The mules would be inspAnno1 - os|
fresh start made, and the drivefas -
ant would bring forth his short ssxnu
and prepare for business Ten6of k60
travellers would at frst sympakAan N
the mules: later on the sympathy ~
b. transferred to the wretched ~
had to urge them on. by jume1ne 60
from the cart every few minutes ~
ming aionss.de the animals and balobn
them. g s8
After q time the travellers aympaf -
both would have vanished, an1 - ~
mentally consign both to the netAe( -
When the boy climbed on The eaxt MI 4
tervals the passengers would d14x
beeaths. Everything comes q -
waits" and at length stage -
reached on the confines q en-
where . span Of horses would ~
and q better start made. Lke ~
jarvey, the post cart driver -
lfeved in Saving q trot for II r. "a.
and the coach would wheel into M
In q blaze Of glory. the driver o. I.
tho echoes with q shrill blast t.
sic.
The village would turn out
cart" arrise. The postmastef
himself together and assume =
cial expression 40 Of one who d
business on his lands ana - 8
lightly approached. The cart W. g
at the postofflce and disgorgo TIT
would then make for the hotMs
traveller would alight to b wolqy
the host at the .Iospitable pokt
village would by this tine b - s
office clamoring for their letters ~
Ing unpleasant remarks ~ to ~ 4
ness OF the postmaster. heedleN
fact that that Official WAS wosA1e
galley slave inside. The HtQe
would at length be thrown cpea q
public would receive their maH q
postmaster would draw = breath .
and retire into tho innerm09 reoo
his dwelling, and peaceful nio1k
once more settle down on III n
South Africa.