Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-02-26

TINS ill~t uN~lbI. WINCH d'!N lltbl view 10
tally opposed 10 each other pn III" one
hand tn earnings Of tabhy were de.
scuhcd A. wealth. on the other, rs pOv-
crty Tie was portrayed as drunken. eN
Irava-aut. uuCivil and in fact. aS only tit
To lee the associate Of tie most vile The
reverse side Of the media was that OF "A
/ man sober frugal civil and SO courteous
in his intercourse with his ihrrs. that the
lale Lord hcstrrtIcld might have taken
lessons of him in pvlitrncsS
\ sudden dct"rm nation possessed me.
would hc CanInan for the nOnCr. At
all events. for twelve hours | would don
the badge and learn for myself the truth
Of the mallrr frequently employed the
same Cabman on the rank in iiCCidllly.
b lie drove thuroug ghbrrd mare and his
hanNOm was model uf ncatn,, IS and elc
gauCe 20 took an early opp rtunity o.
interviewing the man, whose name was
Smith although in those days interview y"
was not CinSS.d n au aCtivc~terb | told
him | wished to hire his cab for the night
Vt first. MIR. mIth was hay a to my
meaning asked him how much he
pad f. the hire Of hi vehicle He re
piled seventeen >hIlliugs Ter night.
ery well, said. Il will give you
that sum for the us of your cab for
twelve hours, and ha d YOU over. bcs deS,
the amount in fares ! may ch&ncc to re
CciNc during that period
r"u Il sec that my friend entertained
Il uht> for a moment rs to my sanity, but
! sr,cdi,y explained matters TO him Mr.
Smith shook his head and said that he
might los" Iii. Incense # the tact hrCamc
known to the police that ne had lent his
hlGgc, and 80 on and thai an intimate
klow edge Of London streets WAS iniIS
pcu>ah.c
pooh poohed both these ohirctions, cs
p"clally the last asserting that ! was Capa
hlc OF making map of wrste' n London.
if enc m>tan o. required it Eventually.
Mr.. smith agreed 10 my proposal. giving
Inc several hints ~ to my conduct | Tr-
mcmbrr one Of these being. that | must
on no account apply for hire. rs it Is
Irrmci while driving through the streets
but wait till was hailed
The cvculful hour arrived in due
course. and At = oCock met Mr. Smith
hl appointment in IA quiet street IN the
parish Of t James. Ii was October. and
the night hrlug chilly. | wore an over
coat somewhat the worse for wear. and
wide AWAKE which | could sluuch over
my eyes. if occasion required for nv
chief tear WAS that | might. by an un-
lucky chance be- recognized by SOME of
my numerous &c lut ntauccs | mounted
the box. II nod ting gavly 70 Nr. smith
LEFT that nd.vidual Irau>fiNod with wonder
that gentleman of mean, and p ppsitiOn
shou!d voluntarily undergr the pains and
Penalties of cabmau life. even for 50
brief Il period aS twelve hours
have stated that the mare was a thor
oughbred. and in doing 50 am only re-
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voice Are you gong i'h"C" wa.
turned ana oehe," TWO A"unS SIr'S' III
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