The Human Drift — Jack London

And the best of it is that he was right Even after managing to get a few hundred miles with my four horses I dont know how to drive one Just the other day swinging down a steep mountain road and rounding an abrupt turn I came full tilt on a horse and buggy being driven by a woman up the hill We could not pass on the narrow road where was only a foot to spare and my horses did not know how to back especially uphill About two hundred yards down the hill was a spot where we could pass The driver of the buggy said she didnt dare back down because she was not sure of the brake And as I didnt know how to tackle one horse I didnt try it So we unhitched her horse and backed down by hand