Wichita eagle., 1886-12-05
Cables OF PARIS.
AN AMERICAN WHO WAS FRIGHT.
ENED BY THE HACKMEN.
Trying TO Run Over o Ean-yho PuT,-io
Hacknen OF Paris Poor Drivers-Hov
They Pass Away Their Idle Moments,
His Absinthe and Bad Tobacco.

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They Pass Away Their Idle Moments.
His Absinthe and Bad Tobacco.
Two years ago / saw here in Paris great
fear shown frequently by one Of the biggest
gamblers Of New York. He has been sport
ing man" all his lie; he has been the referee
at several prize fights; he has he'd TO 90 with
rouSh5 and crooks OF all kinds since he was
c boy. bettor on horse races, he also
bucks the tiger" and plays for big money at
| short cards" Noted always as = man Of
iron viii, nerves OF steel and unfinching
bravery, he has more influence over thieves,
/ gamblers and rutEians generally than any
American ever new. For come time he WIS
the manager Of John L. Sullivan shall
! continue to write very respectfully Of that
individual as long as bis cleft duke" holds It's
own end was the Only one ever able to ma Q
/ that-you know what l Iaeaa-bchaya Ei,.l-
self
Well, a few years ago, this very particular
/ sport passed sone very miserable devs in
| Paris simply because he became thoroughly
! frightened by the public Lackmen. He was
| very anIiouS to hear Patti, then singing at
| the Nations. 1t was only a few steps from
his hotel to that theatre, and suggested that
| he had better walk there "Talk. Catch
| ME ii the street on foot. / wouldn't walk
| from here to the ether side Of the boulevard
for 81 600 l never step out of this house but
take my life in my hand and 1 tremble
with fear u:'tll get back again. There are
cabrnen out there who do nothing but wait
for me. When they sec me attempt to eros.
the boulevard or the rue Scribe, they head
their horses straight at me and try their best
to run over me-" 1t finally happened that be
wouldn't walk block, il by doing SO he'd
have to make crossing. He always got into
facrs or private carriage.
PECULIAR IL THEIR WAYS.
Their Is no doubt about it. Paris cabbies arc
very peculiar III their ways, and IL certainly
does seem as if some Of them were bent ON
driving ever all pedestrians whom they can
possibly find in their way. But am rather
inclined to think that this is not because Of
any viciousneSs on their part, but rather be-
cause Of ignorance II is astonishing what
poor drivers the public hacliIncn OF Paris are
Chevaliers of the whip on private carriages
are as good here as you VIII find in any city,
but the "cocher dc iiacro" is IS stupid and in
different, as lazy and uncontrollable, as any
communist that ever wa,.
Still, il there is one class CT perzOns with
whom ne have more to do with than another
it is these same public haclfncn. Here more
than elsewhere he Is tie necessary colIabora-
tor in tho three great events il the lives OF
the inhabitants lie VIII drive a merry we'd
ding party II the morning to tho Butes Chau-
mont. In the afternoon ho may carry mourn
els behind the hearse to Pere-la-Chai5e OF
MOntmatre cemeteries; and then, on lis way
back, is as likely as not called Oh to take q
new born ba5o to the marie Of its ward for
registration rs French citizen. Ha drives
lovers to their rendezvous, gaping tourists
though noisy thoroUghfares, and business men
to wholesale houses. Travellers engage him
going to ana coming from the trails; al tie
world are his clients, ard few Of Us can man
age 20 get along without his services. IL he ,
We're not drinl-cr Of absinthc or bad brandy, |
I'll eater Of gariicky dishes and n smoker Of |
vic cabbage leaves or cut straw 10 would lie |
e great deal better fellow than he Is nov He |
has contracted the habit of passing bis time !
when unemployed in tho drinking saloon near |
est 70 his stand, and he leaves on the zinc bars
of these merchants de vins not only his earn
inGs but also his health, his politcness, good |
nature. AMI al the other qualities which the !
exercise Of his calling demands. When you !
go up to Paris cab stand the chances oro !
that Tho driver is not il h;s box; presently he |
Gomez oUt Of saloon, his face red Win the !
had stu;7 A5 L., been 3,:-..-.;,;;, AID y IS not
at al WEI Opposed toward you FOR having |
Trav entsi hi.u from winning another dram.
Eo gets 2-y Il you ask him to drive faS;c,., |
manages 10 nm into another vehicle, ID let !
bis horse fall down, or 70 Do so.,,a;hius else
" hich delay, yo::, and II Ia do=s ro5 10 this
h keeps his whip continually era king over
the ears &C his uTut-hel beast, 1ycali while
taking good cara to hold it in at 3 walk all
the tins