Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-11-20

6QllllngS 1ne c0untenance OF the
younger assumed a plaintive expression as
she whispered: "Give the poor cabby an
extra tanner, Loo; daresay he has wife
and children at home
As / did not wish to obtain money
under false pretenses, / modestly dis
claimed the honor of paternity, at the
same time pocketing my fare As did
so, two gentlemen approached, and my
feelings may be imagined when recog.
nized in one of them Mr. SpallaLd, my
fathers curatel There was gas lamp
close at hand, so that my features must
have been plainly discernible The girls
had just hidden me good night. ObserV-
ing the look of wonder and horror on Mr..
Spallands features, boldly took the bull
by the horns. and exclaimed: .Cab. sir"
The very voice!n cried the curate.
What marvellous rcsemblanceln Then
he whispered a few words to his compan-
ion, who was q stranger to me-
@Nonsense!" came from his lips. The
thing Is impossible. What Is your name, j,
cabbyfn
sHere is my ticket SIR" promptly re-
piled John Smith, Lisson Grove.
The curatc INDUCED In another pro.
longed stare. and then they both entered
the cab, and | drove them to an address
where was as well known as In my own
home. managed to drive rapidly away
as soon as I had deposited the
worthy curate and his friend, as I
did not wish to undergo the critical exam
ination OF the hall porter, no might not
have been put off so easily.
At this moment observed o crimson
glow In the sky, which was clearly caused
by some confagration. but evidently at a
very considerable distance Notwith-
standing, man almost insisted on my
driving him to the scene Of the fire, no
matter what might bc the distance. This
declined to do alleging that my horse
was tired; and, after vollev of objurga-
tions. the fellow departed, making some
strong remarks about the independence
of cabmen and their large earnings. Up
TO this time,' | had not earned the amount
OF the hire of the horse and cab. Whether
my experience on this point was special or
normal, | am unable to judge, but could
who in similar circumstances would have
but gloomy outlook for the morrow.
True, there were several hours re-
naming, and it was impossible
to tell what they might produce.
The aspect of mighty, slumbering
city at early dawn is remarkable spec
tacle. 4 ee.line of Wordsworth involun.
tarily REQUIRED to me:
"And all that mighty heart is lying STILL
London at sunrise was by no means q
novel sight to one who had kept "early
hours for several years; but do not
think was ever SO impressed with the
| sight as vas when perched on that ele-
| vated seat at the back of hanson cab.
| The first faint streaks of red in the dis
tant east, succeeded by pale primrose
light, and then the gradual dispersal OF
| the midnight gloom, was inexpressihly
lovely. The scenes I had witnessed had
aroused certain trains of thought. more
or iess painful, as beheld the varied for
tunes OF my fellow creatures, the struggle
for bare existence, the sins and folliel
created in great measure by iron cir
cumstances.
With the history of my final fare mus
conclude this veritable account of my ex
perience as cab-driver. It was exactl,
quarter to6. and was crawling alonl
Holborn, when man of gentlemanly ap
pearance and address emerged rapidly
from side.street. and springfng into nj
cab, said: Cabman-Victoria If yol
can catch the o'clock train for New
haven. will pay you double fare
! glanced at the church clock, ant
found had exactly quarter of an houl
to accomplish a distance of nearly three
| miles. Fortunately, the st1eets were com
paratively empty, and l sent the mar,
along at a pace of something like twelve
miles an hour. Although / had only seer
the face of my fare for o couple Of sec
onds, the expression and features are In
delibly impressed on my memory. It va
handsome face, but the eyes were NOR
like those of q hunted stag than of
human being. The color of the face wa
ashen gray and fancied the teeth chat
tered somewhat as he addressed me. Blu
the last circumstance | attributed to th
cold, raw October morning. felt so cur
Gus about my fare that cautiously lifte
the small wooden flap in the roo
of the cab, and felt almost please
to behold him imbibing brand
from q flask One or two police
men peered at the cab as it flew past, az
parently undecided whether or not to tax
cognizance of the excessive speed; but
cared not: I felt as anxious to catch th
train for Newhaven as if my life depende
on it. At length sighted Victoria station
, The minute hand wanted two minutes
6. Passing halfsovereign through Ii
, trap, my fare shouted: "Never mind th
changel" and sprung out of the cab.
Involuntarily, paused to watch til
end of the affair. saw him leave the pa
box with the ticket, and then in half
minute heard the shrek of the engin
and congratulated myself on having a.
complished my task Ere could dri,
from the entrance of the booking Office, al
: other hansoll deposited two men. WI
7 7 simultaneously rushed to the bookin,
Office. The horse Of the cab was covere
with lather, and seemed con
pletely blown. The men a
peared again on the pavement vii
: vcxation and disappointment plainly wri
ten on their features. Suddenly the
). eyes lighted on the cab which / drov
= They advanced, and the shorter man
!! the two said: "Cabman. we are poll
y officers. Have you just brought any Oh
! who was anxious to catch the o'clot
|. express2"
s had felt certain that they were Office
Il Il of justice How is it that policemen o.
of uniform and servants out of livery a
,, always distinguishable? There is ha
u mark, so to say, which stamps them.
9 stated oil knew, which, as the read
% knows, was not much. Then they Ii
II me- Whether they utilized the telegra]
ie for the arrest of the unhappy fugitive :
= forger, as they told mel never knew.
. / examined my takings, and found th
amounted to pound shiliings MAXI
e profit of 5 shillings. But it Is not
y luck of every cabman to have as fare
q runaway forger who will pay SO liberal
{ as 10 shilllings for three miles,
!. Mr.. Smith was quite satisfied with I
e result. and expressed his willingness
I. lend his horse and cab again on simi
Q, terms But this was my first and i
L cab.drive. / cannot explain it, but IL
le night was a turning point in my career.
rs married soon afterwar5; and not even
ce wife of my bosom is aware that her b,
u band once officiated in the character o.
London cab-driveri
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