New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

an entirely new experience for me I tried to
straIEhten them out: but only made matters
worse and soon the coach went over on Its SIDE
The klngbolt slipped out of the forward axle,
and then | had SIX plungIng horses badly
tangled up with the forward wheels Of the
coach | don't know how my passengers telt or
how thev got out of the coach; but II certainly
was serious moment for the new driver.
l finally got the team Strengthened out and
quiet, and the coach right side up. but how 70
get II on the forward wheels and the kIngbolt IN
place was a perpleXlng question l could not
do It without help, and good strong help 1T that
On stating the case TO my passengers they
did not seem very enthusiastic over the pro
poS,i, and finally got inside the coach out OF the
ram. Being very tired from their long iolting.
the patter of the rain on the coach top soon
sent them TO sleep
There was l out in the cold and soaked
through, my clothes ruined. nv nice boots.
gloves, and hat looking ike the breaking rp Of
"a hard winter. and the romance Of Pav stage
driver considerably dimmed ! unhitched nv
horses and fastened them to the hind wheels
and waited for daylight
1t came at last. and on what a drearv sight it
1aWned- ! could compare II only with q scene
! mad once witnessed on a battlefield. when
battery horse had been shot while hauling
c.ilsson at full speed. and IN falling became so
mixed up with It's mates that II was impossible
20 tell which way they had been headed
With the coming OF dawn. I realized how
hungry and cold l was and that without help
how powerlcss was my ta~I, Il was miles 10 .
station either way Ny passengers had wax
ened hy this time and were asking what felt
were lInpeTtlnent questions for | really did
not wish to he interviewed
hlle StIil debating with myself the Ua--i-
tlltN ot getting out Of that mudholc ! heard
"a familiar NOISE from the west and there came
- sight the east bound coach and also an cE-
press wagon accompanying = Slowly they
came through the mud end ram 20 where my
wreck lay
! explained tJ the hlg and experienced driver
OF the coach how y happened. He vuuChs4iCl
me nothing hut grrluts of dIsapproval and looks
that wlthered mo. hut poured forth "a volume ot
curses ior the man who would send q kid out
with q string o; stock Ike that on such night
! was growing smaller and smaller al the
time. when there reached nay ears the glad
sound Of a hearty lri-h hrogue " Nav the dlyll
fly away Wild mo # its not the Eusspun Why
h.r. what rne matter wlG ve. and liE Tom
No-at. nav old friend and champ. %. jumped
down from IN. express he was driving aut
squeezed my hand vntl u ache. Well.
te,.,re said be-. De- lets got the uv .at a, this
IaeE went O. work with Cd ":,i. and soon had
things straight
II Was decided bv the two drivers that the
best thing o. DO was for -ne % turn back with
Toms team and the express. and for Tom 20
take nav run west -tl NOT like Tins arrange
ueut- but I had received nay lesson and sub
mIttcd To- theIr Judgment
! felt that my doom was sealed and sp j.
proved. for en INV return the division -upcrin-
tcndent fired nae without prelIminarles He
atrcrvari offered u, the position of stock ten
der ~ one of the stations. bat. once having
reached the position 20 which ] had so long
aspired ] was too proud 20 accept anything
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