The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1871-09-20
The London :. Cabby..'

II is not at all TO be wondered at that the cabmen
not, a rule, models Of honesty, honor. and
sobrieiy In the first place, they have a bad name
Then, again, they receive little or no mercy from
the magistrates when summoned before those dig.
uitaries Unless the very clear for the other
side indeed, the cabman like the absent Is presumed
to be in the wrong and mulcted accordingly.
Hence We should not be surprised that the srecics
degenerates, and exhibits abnormal and not sery
agreeable types Of humanity In some instances
The eab-rank might be differentiated into many
classes. There is, for example, the young cabmsn,
who tools the dashing hanson which Is mounted
with muslin curtains on certain gala OCCASIONS
The horse worked by him is generally a thorough
bred screw Of great speed, who Is kept from mis-
chief by constant occupation. This specimen Of
the tribe affects the region Of the clubs and late at
night becomes a rover about the haunts Of lively
dissipation, from which he sbsorbs profitable fares
in white ties or in red silk He is knowing in the
ways Of the town, and smokes bundle OF stuff
made to initiate cigar instead Of pipe. Then
there is the misanthropc old gentleman, who wears
as many coats a Dutchman used to wear breeches,
and who guides growler at a funeral pace, solemnly
descending from the box at the end OF his journey
to protest against his fare-no matter what IL may
be. Again, there is the cabby who, while demon
stratiyey civil on journey, and eaying It to Jour
self" at the conclusion, receives his dole in solemn
reproaehful silence, and pockets II with Sigh as
though of regret for having trusted TO a sentiment
The wild cabman-or homieidal driver-is not, we
are glad to report on the increase. He may be
traced through the reports of the Registrar General
He may be seen, however, pursuing his swift career
down Piccadilly, any evening after ten O'Clock,
towards the festive region Of Cremorne. How Pc
destrans, weak OF mind or slow Of gait escape him,
is often little less than miraculous. Occasionally
indeed, he does foran old gentleman or a child; but
since police magistrate was partially pulverzed
like civilian by driver Of this order, the
wild or homiclda eabman has become more eIrcum-
spect People who have residences in the vicinity
of cab-stands complain that the conversation At
these places is far from literary or improving In
fact the cab-stand is credited with the same pro-
heency in bad language which formerly attached to
Billingsgate. The wordy Of the profession are
not, in truth, conducted with quite as much elegance
as force but then il a eabman have an argument
with a companion, it is so liable to interruption
from the calls of business that the disputants
generally hurried into emphasis BY the consciousness
that the course Of reasoning may be broken in upon
Unexpectedly at any moment The eabmen are not
at all destitute Of taste for certain kind OF read
ing. They will be found, on being questioned, to
develop strong political views, amongst which may
be specified a singular dislike to Mr.. Lowe. The
fact is curious, considering that Mr. Bruce and
that extra parliamentary official Coo7el Henderson
are the personages brought In contact with them,
and that Mr.. Lowe did not even interfere 10 the
extent of a learned pun with the effort made to
get them TO carry lamps london NsrG