254 MEET MY OLD DEIVEE. 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Move to Virginia Dale. Meet my old driver. Stage drivers. Abundance 

 of antelope. Reacli Slieyenne. Vigilance committee.' Election for 

 mayor. An unpleasant neighbour. Play a practical joke on him. 

 Life in Sheyenne. Action of the Vigilance committee. Stories of 

 various desperadoes. Joe Ililey the prize-i] ghter. Eacing at 

 Sheyenne. A railway quickly made. Leave for England and sell 

 " Polly." 



F DETERMINED to move to Virginia Dale before I left, as 



the road was so bad that it required two to be with the 

 waggon ; so we started at once, doing it in one day. We 

 found it to be a small place, consisting of three houses, where 

 the overland stage changed horses and the passengers had a 

 meal; and while I was there the stage arrived, when I was 

 very much astonished by the driver's jumping down and 

 shaking me by both hands. He was so wrapped up in furs that 

 for some seconds I did not recognize him, but on his removing 

 his cap I saw that it was Ben my old driver, who went with 

 me on my first trip to the Republican River. He was very 

 glad to see me, and offered to leave the stage company and go 

 with me, but I was on my way to Sheyenne and had no usj 

 for him, so we had a drink together and parted. 



