The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-18

may rellClta'c alneIlselVc5 upoii tHe IuS.
,rious and speedy modes OF trahsporta-
ton prevailing al the present time, can
never. In tho sli htest degree. appreciate
the delights stored up In the memories
z Of those who recall tho introduction Of
the Concord coach. and their many rides
4 In tho same. ls5l 5sF
The vehicle was a revelation, a revolu-
5tion and an evolution that seemed to
leave nothing further TO- be accomplished
for the comfort OF the overland traveller
III was a crude oh wlieels-a parlor IN
daytime and comfortable sleeping room
at night w III It's full quota Of tweve3
passengers. II never H seemed crowded.
In the summer time. with It's curtains
rolled up, It was breezy and swcet.y IN
the winter. with It's curtains down. light
being admitted through small glass panes
fixed In the n. y was almost lrnpery'ou Is
to cold, the initiated air being carried off
through ventiiators Iii the roof. Eli
In that dav also.t buffalo robes were
plentiful, and about "a cheap as blankets.
These robes were finely tanned with the
hair on them. and when the hides had
was as soft as the fur of some Of the
animals takon al this day for the fur
alone. They were flexible. and could be
handled with as mitch facility as the
ordinary bed comforter OF today.
dra ;, sn,,a NC throi1 oh III process In which
the brains OF tie deer and antelope were
ihe nrincInais inrred tents. while mnnv OF
them were uueCriy and beautifully ortla-
mented with wild scenes and Incidents
oo,ora - proha 70 MT y robc az tfis Kind
~ -. ~ fo,,rd ma II ths land and
,~era Il nossl,,le the value If The sn mo
:. a n,e.,,e,to al lid times would ibe In
noic,,,ahia 1lsSs 0.ss0 iI"I15Il n .Il5l&.
IN rold sve th,.r Tia Goa ches were rener-
o1 in t fnrnishs 49, uith ona If these robes
Sor aac a. scat = Me he f,o6r was covered
,vitt - maot " * az, In vf.or m w q And
then also Ii The sta tIons. any one who
dnsirod ~ ~ 81 co,ild secure soma kind
Of a foot-wAr71cr. ,s5 II, d /.
= = coA s1E Il !: IN IN RAINY WEATHER.
" nven IL No eldest wea ther STAGE coach
no ,,eI,n. ,,,ae ie.sant 1T Vac onIv1In
tha 'rainv sa,..,n +thatsits disc rreea Fla ma
naots ~. er,,i,zedn.1hcn,a "a while tho mas
an,,or 40 ~ : = it,,v, rco r,rro for IA ssn,,e
sehger pulu az p,ev
{ the contract, that he would be iexpected
to walk over cspe cially bad stretches Of
the road and II necessary carry a rail
to help pry the Goa ch out of ruts and
mud holes, while never hesitating to lend
shoulder or willing hand to assist
the horses IN dllsging the coach up the
hill @ tHt5a ia& a 3s33$% 5a5 a.
Under. enc gencies OF! this kind. how
ever. the w,,ntn and 5chdren remained
& in the Goa ch-they must be pulled through
dry shod, evou Il It took the hind and
front traces.
5l While many 0! tho men who travelled
In that early day In Missouri were rough
In. speech. un " tn In manner. and devoid
Of the table etiquette that's now deemed
essential to good breeding, they were
the fewest in Number who did not possess
tender hearts and chivaric souls. W oin-5
en- were as SITE In a Concord coach. even
without an escort, atEthattday, asstf they
were In their own homes, and In more.
than one instance the writer witnessed
( the ca frying OF the women In the arms OF
stalwart men Il on the coach steps to the
dinng-room 1uo, OF the station. that
they might be. .irce from tho iscomfort
lof wet or mt ody feet TX a gain he has
known a great b1lrly, ,-fel low TO lend 4 his
shoulder as he rtstinE, place for. the head
of a sleeping woman. or lone, perhaps
suffering from some temporary slndlsposl-
ton. i5 zst, I, Z,
Z Every woman was lady IN the estl-:
nation Of the men, and every man be-.
flfeyed that 4 q deyolved upon him, %individ-4
$ual]y toi care fu,g her. .,s5 t,55 Az
81 Occasionally. however. a brute In tho
guise of a raaa would appear In the stage
oach, but o the credit Of Missourians
numbered in that class. The brute usual
" was some half. educated. superoilious
dude, who t esteemed himself made Of bet
ter clay than any OF his fellow passen-
gers. b The v..itel recalls only one specl-
lied down So promptly that possibly
mover thereafter did he require similar
lesson.
AZ that day the MCPHERSON Hotel, at
Boonville, was one Of the most wholesome
and best Ike st obstetrics In the State, The
coach stopped mere for a late breakfast,
and during the meal our dude was hard
to satisfy. Nothing pleased him, and con-
scouentlv he re-entered the vehicle In
rather an ii humor. There were nine
passengers - the coach when 1t pulled up
before the ho.ci, but during the break
fast three others had been added, and
thew occi,nied ono Eof the middle seats
facing the front
b One ofI the three was man of seeming
IN forty yeors Of age. 1--WE feet, SIX or
eight. inches tail. With long light hair,
which hung sl.,c stly over his coat collar.
The two others were women. one a full
blooded indian sullaw, the other a half
blooded Indian girl, Both we're we'll
dressed INF II, semi-IndFan fashion. n
80 4 BRiJsTJ WITH KIT CARSON.
Tho coacl, had hardly reached the crest