The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-02-19
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The English Cabs.
[Good Company.l

1uc OuC-uOIpC CdpoJ IuouSnJ aio viz
pleasantest conveyances we find in any
English city. The wheeler-called
the Hausom," from the inventors
name-carries two passengers, and is
hung 80 low, in front of the axle, that
it is an easy step from it to the ground.
The driver sits on perch behind, with
his reins running over the top, and the
passeng yr can shut himself in with glass
doors rom wind and rain if he wishes.
Thete being lighter make better time
than the r.wheelers--which generally
seem to fall heir to the scrubbiest old
nags in the city-and are preferable
when there are not more than two in the
party or there is not much luggage. The
fare, fixed by law, is Que shilling
(twenty-four cents for two miles or
less, for either one or two persons, with
a sixpense additional Tor every adti-
tional mile, and sixpence for every fl
teen minutes it is kept waiting The
four-wheelers, which resemble 4 one
horse hack, and carry trunks on top,
will accommodate four passengers in
side and one on the seat with the
driver, the charges for one or two per-
SONS pe'ng lhe same as i'll u iiNo9oH''
WIN si&Pehce aadlIlohai iof 'he Hh"'4
trip for each person over two. ! cab
must go in any direction the applicant
WISHES, ana may ne HiLeN ny Ih' 'n'I' CD
hour as ne prefers. hLt eng &'Mr'ls7
by the hour are what the cabaaH--iu
the language of Truthful James--de-
splses' lhese WortnIes, ia cIasS, arr
PioVerbial mars ana e%toruohe's, a,u
VIII generally demand G"uole v nat l''
law allows them II they see any h"Hr o
gettlhg IT, me law, ho"eN'r' G"nl'a
the rights OF ihelr victims very care,
tully. Ii bargain Is mace bcIo'e""tu
higher than the legal rate The rds't yer
cannot be held Tor 1t; Ii at lover, INC,
cabman can be held Tor 1t. lie pnhteu
rates must be shown at the request Oh
the passenger. All the stranger hecos
is to procure pocket map OF the CITY
anu inquire INSTANCES Ior h''A'eiii .e'I '';
nenca 10 not satisfed md no ncver is
he can demand your address and "sum-
mons" you before a magistrate. This
he rarely fails to threaten, but al@al !
fail TO do. 1t ls said to he entire 2 safe,
having first taken Cabby's licensed NUM-
Der for use-at the police court, il need
be, to hold out handful of change and
direct him to take what the law allows
him, But | never ventured on such a
perilous experiment There arc nearly
fourteen thousand cabs in London,
They are always to be found IN waiting
at the railway stations and places Of eli
tertainment, and standing places ere AS.
signed for them at frequent interval on
the streets. But the tired pedestrian
need never wait long for one II he stops
anywhere on a much-lrequented thor
oughlare and halls the tir-t empty one
that passes. Much pIea-antvr ami
quicker than omnibus or sheet car, aud
much cheaper than n hack it IS sir
guIar that they have not got a'iooth'id
in all our American cities.
The SplendOr of the Mid.Winter Sky.
rs.v vo,s Sim
~,
Inc winter evening sky Is now at
nearly It's greatest brlliiancy. VI the
htteen hrst magnitude stars visible, In
this latitude twelve can he seen be-
tween ana ~ cinck p, m. Inc only
ones not visible WITHIN tho'e hours arc
ArcturGs, Ah'ates' anu oPlGa' ms
array oi tne chiei leauerS OF tie hrlla-
nient furnishes a iine opportunity ior
stuey thaV receives ilVVie aVtehtIoh' ana
whlch YET possesses peculiar interest Tor
Ihose VINO uellgnt III llie picturesque az
pect OF tue starry heavens 20 learn 10
recognize the leading stars lhulVld4M
pecii!arlt,es ny "hich tney can pe u's-
tihguishen from one another, very hi1ch
as one dlstlnguishes faces III crowd, IL
perhaps, hardiy ascleh!liic pursuit, yet
IL Is by no mean an IDLE intellectual
amusement. No better time than the
present could be chosen Tor TINS study
OF what might be called the physioog-
nomy OF the stars; Nobody, Tor IN
stance, could mistake Vega, the bright
star that can be seen IN the northwest
early IN the evening, Tor any other IN
the SKY. Its peculiar color and brill
llancy nave been admired by astron-
omers Tor ages. over In the east,
little later, Betelguese and Rigel, the
chief twinklers in,Orion, may be seen,
with Aldebaran in the Bull shining
high above them. Rlgel looks very
tects a dif,erence Of color Betelouess
and AIdsharan are at once classe1 tn.
Gather az rsd ators vet there ia tho moot
bsout;fui Contrast az buo betwoen ,bom
IId.har,n Il Of q nale rosv color and