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The bridge over the Bear Creek, was down, I put my horses
through the most shallow part of the Creek, it proved deeper
than I expected, 'twas over the back of a sixteen hand horse,
however I got through safe. waggon and all. Sunday morning
I went and chatted with the girls, at the Majors, had service
in the evening. Monday.Chopping. there is now, no snow
except in the woods, and the weather is like an English winter.
Tuesday. Manure hauling. Wednesday. ditto. Had to-day a
narrow escape of breaking my leg. I had two loose boards
in the waggon in place of the carriage box. My horses bolted.
I was standing upon the loose boards, they slipped backwards
and threw me on the wheel, one leg went through the spokes,
and so tied the wheel. I kept the lines in one hand, and
grasped the tree of the waggon with the other, and so kept my
head from beating the ground. After some minutes I succeeded
in stopping the horses, but in so doing I must have used
the lines roughly, as the horses took to backing, and so entan-
gled my other leg in the part of the wheel that locks in turning.
They backed about six yards before I could get them stopped
and then I had to lie with my legs entangled, and every mo-
ment fearing that they would be broken. My head was
on the ground, and I was pacifying, and jawing the horses.
Bye and bye I got assistance, I shouted out, and told the man