Miles Gen01

Waupaca Post

May 30, 1907

MADE HIS RECORD CLEAN

Driver Had Missed One Rock and Had to Go Back

Some years ago Gen. Miles started to drive from Red Lodge, Mont., to Cody, Wyo., to see his friend, Buffalo Bill. The road was rough, and the reckless driving of the man holding the lines made it seem rougher, but the Indian fighter compressed his lips and clung to the seat without complaint. When near Cody the general suddenly prodded the driver in the back with his walking stick and said curtly: “Driver, turn around.” “What?” exclaimed the astonished driver. “Do as I tell you,” commanded Miles. So the man turned the horses about and started back to Red Lodge. “Now turn here,” ordered Miles, after they had driven a few yards. Convinced that his distinguished passenger had suddenly lost his mind, the driver turned about once more and started for Cody. “There!” exclaimed Miles, in a tone of satisfaction, as the side wheels struck a stone and he bounced into the air. “You hit it! Now, driver, you can go back to Red Lodge and tell them that you drove 75 miles and never missed a rock. You’ve hit them, every one.”