The Quiz: Which of these vices was NOT in the Pony Express oath?
Swearing
Drinking
Smoking
Fighting
Pony Express owner Alexander Majors was a religious, disciplined man and made all of his riders take an oath when they started. Employees had to promise they would not, under any circumstances, “use profane language,” drink “intoxicating liquors,” or “quarrel or fight with any other employee of the firm.” They were not required to renounce smoking.
The correct answer to this quiz is Smoking.