, 1865-01-11
Scraps from ssPunchsH Almanac.

Scraps from ssPunch,s Almanac.
HACKNEY CARRIAGE (oR c.An) FARES AND REG
CATIONS
Tie driver mus. drive six miles in any dlrcc~
ton, no matter where you want to 60.
II dispute occur after the cloRlng Of po~
lice court, tbs llrer will remain in the cab all
night, and the driver Is bound to call him at
scasonable hou7 In the mornsng.
Indies wtll Invariably address every cab
driver us "Mr. Cabman-"
Young men may talk to him as " Cabby,"
but must, Of course, pay something extra for
Properly left In u oab shaN DO given up 10
the Commissioner of Police, who Is bound to
find an owner for it somewhere.
The proprietor Of every omnibus, shall pre-
sent each passenger, Oh leaving his vehicle,
with bill Of fare.
ANY eabman OF thus conductor U!sbelav1ng
himself in any way whatever l. dressed In q
long, white sheet, and, with lighted candle
Paul's. where, af1cr publicly rccantlng, lc Tin
tc invited to rartake Of 4 cold COLLATION. in tic
| whispering gallery. He viii then be driven
three timesgaround the cathedral, accompa-
MED by the o1ganlst on the i.rge organ.
| No cabnlan has undergone this sentence for
| many yanrs-a fact that speaks volumes for
their social improvement.
| You can hire q TAB By the mile or By the
LoIr il is generally done, however, By hold:
ing up the hand, the stick, the umbrella, nnd
! tf EAGuij4s1 Ou1 114 IL AAtA ~ LII
sick it is C1 G mile, and II by tAz expression
Of your '' Iii ~ The farr is equally low.
| 1lyou orc uuahlc to dclray the expense Of
!! you: drive, tell tho driver to take you up to
! The Picca1tl1y end Of the Burlington Arcade.
When you st ont tel him to Na,t; cntsr t1e
I exit at the other end. He can't be in two
| places at once, and thus all unpleasantntss
and disputation us to the amount may. be
Babies and children under ase asc charged
BY weight; and when the wait is oyer haitian
value cf three children is therefore easily cal
culated.
Two children under ten are equal to m admit
person. Parents travelling In cabs are re-
NAL certificates Of their children, which they
arc bound to produce every fve minutes, It
requested so to do by the cabman.
The cabman has no rjg ght to turn round en-
his scat and make taces ut hts fare through
the. window. This is specially provided
against by bylaw.
Every driyef is bound to give the h'rcr q
ticket of some sort or another. Ask for one
for the opera, if in the season, OF fu- stall
at one Of the thcaters.
THINGS not WORTH EENEs1DEnrc'G-(FoE SET.
vANTs.)
That master wants to be called at 81,
o'clock, in order that be may 60 BY the :flrs
train on most important business.
That [if c4.llcd) he'll want lis breakfast.
That any bell has been rnng twice already
That you have been told over and ove
agnin not to slam the doors.
That ytur mistress called you five minute!
ago.
; Tint 1.-The area gate must not be left open.
That the newspaper is not to remain in th
kitchen or pantry all day.
That you have broken three of tho new dc
eantcts and wine glass or Two.
! The masters boots have to be cleaned
, t also the silver by certain time in the day.
That lie CLOTH should be laid for the dinin!
room dinner twenty minutes before it is n
); quiTcd.
That the family requires to be quite a
comfortable as those III the kitchen.
Whtle that cold fowl and Jelly went tia
+ Was left from lunch the other day.
To keep the coal 6cutt1c filed.
, The name Of The gentleman who called o
important business but had NO card.
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