Children's Digest, June 1st, 1996
Out of a great cloud of dust burst young horseman. His horse for the sod building standing all alone on the barren prairie. Young Bill leapt from the saddle and sprinted to the water barrel for a quick drink and a splash of water over his dust-smeared face. The leathery hands of the station-master snatched the mail pouch off the exhausted horse. Within two minutes, Bill was mounted on a fresh horse and galloping toward the next station fifteen miles away. Relay Race In this relay against time, Bill was just one of about two hundred young riders working for the Pony Express. His job was to h...
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