The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-28


Cab Regulations in Parts.-Dckens's House.
hold Words gives the following capital story Of
the way they serve cabmen in the French metrop-
oils:
"Coming out of the theatre one night, with
two ladies', found it raining heavily. The weather
had been beautiful, and we had intended to walk
home, but this sudden change obliged Inc to seek
hackney coach. | found one in the place OF the
Paais Royal and was glad to get it for it was
the only one there-that did not observe when
called the driver that he had no hat on, but was
sitting his box, in the rain, bare-headed. re-
marked this peculiarity as was handing the ladies
in, and asked him where his hat was. Oh he
said, very cooIly, its inside And why don't
you put it on, theh p well, may as well put
it up? A thousand thanks' 1t is so unusual in
Paris to man Of this kind drunk, that never
suspected him OF being any thing but eccentric,
until we came to neighboring street, where there
were number of carriages waiting at party,
among which he began to make such sad havoc,
by humping wildly about, that soon understood
n what was the matter with my friend, and awoke
him, with some difficulty, from a sound sleep. |
then got the ladies' out, and said to him, in what
considered highly impressive manner, tempered
with gentle amiability, Now, my friend, you
are drunk, and am not going to pay you any
thing. You had better go home, and keep out OF
trouble!' Not in the least affected by this soften
ing address, he Immediately cast his arms and legs
into the air all at once nobody but French.
could, clutched roughly at my throat and tore
my coat, whereupon | hit him, according to the
custom Of my county, and he tumbled into a
confectioner's doorway.
> "Other coachmen came up, and the coniectioner
came out. Monsieur is a foreigner, said he, on
hearing the merits of the case 'it is late, and
these men make common cause My advice is
pay him for the course, and make complaint to
Monsieur lie Preiet. He will do Justice With a
very bad grace | paid for the course, and went
home breathing vengeance. L relieved my mind
by writing to M. lie Prefet before | went to bed
waited three weeks for an answer-got none
every day for three weeks mathematical France
Early one morning, at the expiration OF that time
appeared the coachman, with beard and in an ole
blouse, looking very miserable. He had been il
prison ever since, and was now sent to repay the
money had paid him, and get receipt Tor it. HI
had also brought official paper stating that h,
was deprived OF his number, and that unless
= chose to accept his apology and sign that recon
mendatlon Tor its being restored to him (which
was not asked to do), he was thenceforth incapa
Bile OF driving any public carriage. considere'
l, right to take the money, but OF course l signe
the paper, and gave him some breakfast He toll
my servant that he had been summoned to tn
Pretet's office; that they had sad to him, Nov
two hundred and and so, this letter of complain
has been received against you. Attend while it
read. II you deny the CHARGE and oblige us
demand the writer's presence, you will take tn
greater consequences il it is proved. IF you al
init the charge at once, and save that trouble, yo
- will take the lesser consequences Well il WI
all true, SAID ths cabman with a shrug 80 toe
the three weeks, and here / am'"