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Show THE TRAVELER. Traveliig in Overland Coach. A Recent Incident in Arizona. If "Life is a stage," it will be conceded con-ceded by a few, that Borne of the scenes are played in a coach to keep the word, and drop the figure which present a variety of interest, pleasure and pain, just as the travelers feel disposed. It is eaid, truly, that '"travelers find etrange bedfellows," and it is equally true that they find strange companions on the journey over the road, which may be considered consid-ered to produce an epitome of the longer voyage of life. hat a ecene is a stage coach, in which you must travel night and day, a few hundred milts. It is a sitting room, eating room, Broking room, at times I am sorry to Bay drinking drink-ing room, sleepicg room, and a dress-ii dress-ii g room, if it can be said to give you any room at all, especially when seven are packed in a five-passenger coach. The dispositions of all can be seen, by a keen observer, and one individual in-dividual has the power in that email world to mate it a pleasurable journey, jour-ney, or a little traveling hades. Generally, Gen-erally, however, in these times, the better nature of humanity is displayed, and all become philosophers in a little way, by taking the inevitable in the bsit of humor. After being ensconced in the Eeat, chosen either by "first come, first served," or taking the "leavings," you find each looks at each other, scans the countenances, and practices, in a small way, the science of physiognomy, physi-ognomy, in order to predict the pleasure or pain of the "lime to come." Elbows, knees, legs, feet with corns, bonnets, bats especially plug hats little satchels, coats, cloaks, shawls, umbrellas "and other things too numerous to mention," have to be adjusted. The outside and inside all full, even to the effect of the last piece of pudding or drink ofclaret enjoyed; John cracks his whip, the bronchos start, the coach rolls, a rock, a hollow is "felt," the passengers in- , side jump, bump and thump, make stage movements of obeisance to the opposite partner, a general laugh, or broad grin follows, and all get wedged in lightly, as if packed Icr the journey, jour-ney, "right side up with care." Some one ventures a little joke, and if well put and taken, a good time is predicted pre-dicted with prophetic certainty. Last week 1 left Stanwix in the afternoon, with a coach "chock-full" of passengers for Old Tucson. We had trareled together from San Francisco, and had become slightly acquainted, though our acquaintance was not bo "close" aa when wedged in the confines of tho vehicle that had to serve as our rolling mansion over the dusty, hilly road. We met on this journey for the firet time in this life, aud may never all meet again; yet the remembrance of our association, associ-ation, I may venture to say, will be the eubject of pleasurable remarks while we play our parts either in a stage or stage coach, especially the act, the occasion of which has drawn forth this feeble description. There were seven of us, exclusive of the driver, a good fellow who handled the reins well, except once, and then little fault was to be attached at-tached to him. A more considerate and pleasant crowded crowd has never filled acoach over that road, although "I say it as shouldn't say it." Two ladies were included in the number, aud without whose presence it would have heen a stag party, uninteresting and insipid, For man is only weakly human When absent from the charms of woman. Ono lady waa from Sonoma, California, Cali-fornia, who waa Bummoned by tele gram to attend her husband, who lay prostrate on his sick bed in Florence. She was an excellent person, with a handsome face, polished yet all able manners, and intelligent, and weighed 19S pounds. She waa rather reticent, but a good listener, aDd of even temper, as such weights usually are. The other was a German lady, who epoke English intelligibly well. She bad been a good observer in the world, and passed through severe times in the lets of her husband and quite a number of childreu ; aud, what some may consider worse, she lost a fortune recenty in stocks. She frequently joined in the conversation, told her story with amplification, and could eprak Ihe low Dutch of Hanover, whilo she understood and wrote well the high Dutch. The only lesson, however that we took was the difference differ-ence between the high and low in the name of bis Batanio majesty. She is a woman of persevering energy, fu good breadth and weight, who is on her way to 'Jucson to make up her reverses, and if she doeB not succeed, put me down as a mistaken prophet ono who prophesies by private interpretation in-terpretation The first male passenger I mention was a delegate to congress, just returned from that seat of war, a fine specimen of a man; and we never would have known that he had held congressional honors, had I not heard it privately atid tried to draw him out on the "question of the day" and hia opinion of certain celebrities that cruce the halls of congreBs, as well as others that disgrace them, it may be. As be bad "been thar," we appreciated i his remarks, and especially as there waa nothing egotistical in his manner. I must not forget to state that be is ; not one of Pharaoh's lean kine, but could take up the room of one and a half ordinary men, and his room inside in-side was appreciated, when, for a change and a smoke, he took an outside out-side berth. The next in order was a young gent from Boston. He b."re an honored English name of title, and, I suppose, that waa the reason be tlung titles around so profusely on the American citizT.B who formed the present precinct. As he was from the "bub," and bad traveled a great deal of late years, I suggested that he was a good felloe (fellow), for he bad been .oiog round much. He dubbed me "general," which, of course, 1 accepted pro urn., as what American ii not willing to bold a title and an otlicc? A? I had no commis-ion commis-ion to eusuin it, be forgot a few -imes, and caiied me major and captain, cap-tain, to which I demurred, as nothing no-thing iws tiiao general, or governor or president con id ea::?!y me now having reached tne acme of tnii tary lilies "general." Oiir next neighbor w is a young 'student from tLie men school in OaK-ian;l, OaK-ian;l, a hobr e de-nov. between 17 land IS years of ac. He ws of the j'.ean kind in body, but had ehivtd once, and a pro. if I bad to icel I t I me stumps of trie hairs on bis cheeks, whicn I di-covered, alter much r1- !searh, atvui hvc ;nc!ie-a spirt and down. He was a n:ce n y I bog, lis pardon, a nice man tut he Jsntw more than us aii D'.it toc'Mner, and could dn anytr.me b"Urr tnn ar.y-I ar.y-I b-joiy. Ir.de'd, be hi theiemer.ty ito fiicceel a wr-si w:m me, w.io am tiny p"un !s heavier ihiu ne. a:.d ' wLinm De cud not ,::t cfl u.e err.und. ! I ver.tore to f itr'vt tr.ai i e w:.i tn'-w : I tnv y-ir-t O corr.e l:in r, 't;.ink he kimws rr,w. He ns the I "mAKin's'' ol a (rod mn in b;m, , however, and wic-n we meet sgtin, it, ever, he will no doubt be benefitted with tne honest and kicd.y lessons given oim by our congressional companion aLd the "General.'' Our "Bosting"' fellow dubbed him the "Judge." On tne outside seat wis "'Apostle" Paul, of We. is, Fargo Go's express, a man ol exteas-ire travel on toU coast and as extensive information, but as I remained inside, I bad not the privilege of putting him on the rack of conversation and questioning. I bad conversed witn bira on the "cars," and atterwards saw him show his manly wortn, so I tound him a right worthy fellow, and heity. The "last man" is myself, the oldest in years, but as much a boy as the youngest. I only did my little bet by relating a few Btories or anecdotes anec-dotes appropriate to the occasions I and wants wnich I read anrf saw during my ramblings over the world, I keeping them in good humor. In-1 In-1 deed, "My Lord" from "Bosting"! thought his remarks suggested anec-j dotea from me, and he nearly "cracked his sides with latfin," and at last "courteously" told me to tell no mors stories; but I could not be put down. I am an American citizen, citi-zen, and would be heard ' He regretted re-gretted that he tock an ouUide eeat one day, ae he heard the harmony of cur risible outbursts, lam none of your light weights, either, eo mat it will be easily seen we bad a coach full of plump and well grown human ity, which ought to have ballasted any decent coach. Well, we drove, or were driven, on, until the curtain of night fell gently over the earth, and especially hid the dusty road from our vision. We had no lime for gazing on the starry concave, but our thoughts were mundane; and as we approaohed Oatman Flat, our sympathies were aroused by the recital by Mr, Delegate of the sad fate of the family after whom it was named. The dangerous places up and down the hill, the passengers walked, as the driver manipulated the reins, and drove the team over the dimmed track of the road. We were again seated, and jogging and jolting along, until within about one hundred yards of the graves of the ill-lated family, silence or Eubdued conversation existing. exist-ing. We had come to the fork of the road and a short turnout, when the horses thought they knew better than the driver, and ran one way when he reined them for the other. All being dark and dusty the animals took the road by the bits, but at the fork there was a heap of earth and rubbish, and the wheels of the ofl aide rolled on it, while those on the near Bide were on the road, making the former so much higher than the latter that we lost the centre of gravity, and the coach upset, up-set, falling with its contents on the lower part of the opposite bank. We felt we might be going, we knew we were going, we turned over, we fell. This unlooked-for scene prevented us from preparing for the disaster, so we had to do all impromptu, and we did it well. The horses stood stock still, : held by the reins in the bands of the ; driver, who fell plump en the bank; the express agent gathered himself up "mighty quick," and was at work in an instant, assisting the passengers and then unhitching the horses. Our Boston fellow was the first to poke up through the door, being nearest; then the delegate succeeded in being "elected out," being assisted by the apostle or messenger. They then managed to get a firm footing over the opening, like sailors at a hatchway, hatch-way, and with stalwart arms caught hold of the German lady, boiBtiug her up with safety and dispatch. 1 told her to place her foot on my knee, which seemed to be there bent for the purpose, and thus they were enabled to extricate her. The student was next "booked," and easily secured. Our lady from Sonoma was no easy tasK, but the agent stooped on bis knees to obtain a firmer hold, and the strong arms ol all were volunteered to assist. "Are all oui?" was hollered from above, when poor me waa still lying on my back as a kind of footstool to raise others. "No, one more lelt." "Are you hurt?" was the inquiry, as they thought I must be, when last, but I was assisting inside, while they were busy outside. "Well, if I bad not had a thick Bkull I would have been hurt, as I fell on the back of my head;" eo, with agraep and a spring, I was elevated as well as the rest. All "un-aboard" to coin a word it waa a busy place. The delegate at once lit up a fare, and the two youbg men assisted; the boreea were unhitched, and efforts made to raise the coach, but it was a little; too much juet then with the baggage. Our German lady friend waa more scared than hurt, but was affected considerably. Our American lady attended her promptly, assisted by others, and she soon revived. The baggage was- unloaded, Ihe coach rained, and all made light speedily, amid jokes, pleasantries and congratulations. congrat-ulations. All the men worked with a will, and the agent was elective in all that be put bis hand to. I regretted re-gretted to learn afterwards that in lifting the passengers out he wrenched himself so badly that be was confined to bis bed the two following da'8. 1 could sympathize with him, lor, iu the upset, trying to save myself from tailing on the student, who sat next and below me, I received a sprain at the "email of my back," which ib not now altogether removed neither of which affections was felt much al the time of the accident. The scene was worth the pencil of an artist, and cannot be done justice with my pen in a column or two. The coach upset in a tough, out-of the-way place, a lout 8 o'clock at night; the horses elill, but trembling, knowing they did something wrong; the driver a fqualter sovereign on the bank, reins and Bceplre in hand; the agent scrambling to get on bis one end; one rising out ol the coach while another's bead protruded; and the exertions to extract all. Then the fire shining brightly, casting weird shadows all around, and the flickering flame making all sorts of fantsBtic Bhapes seem alive, like sprites hovering near, or the spirits of the unhappy OaimanB sympAltiizinE with our misfortune, and in someun- seen way, perhaps, rendering aid. Nut an unpleasiot word or di-para ping charge was uttered, B:arue wac thrown en no one and the beat wac i mads of the situation, all C:li nrntu-i&iing nrntu-i&iing each other thai we g it oil a: safely. Our lady friend sxm revived, and but iittle irjury was experienced by any; a iitue cordial drnk cheered up up hnd drove away any snadowg that may have fixated around, in a short lime "Kx.iird v himself again,' and we Irunc.irc ai.DK suadily to the next stair. n, tne residents of wine:! were kept m iziorance rl the a'Jvfntor-i, rd knew notuing ab.v.it it u:itil diy altfrwaids, w:ien rift crs wt:,t ai.d tc;i tne tale. 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