Arizona silver belt., 1889-12-28
reachin. a London Cabby That All Amerl-
 cans Are Not Easy Marks

Teaching a London Cabby That All Ameri-
 cans Are Not Easy Marks
 The hanson cab IS a London insti- tution at any rate. it IS in London seen at its highest state of perfection. Long acquaintance has established custom which has crystallized into exact regulation by which every Lon don "cabby" is bound. Most of the jehus of that town rent their rigs - cab and horse from companies. They must pay so much day to these com panleS, DO matter what their own luck may be in capturing flares. This sum is generally a sovereign-say S5 a day. On bad days. therefore, and on all days for that matter, there is the strongest temptation for cabby to rob his passengers. He has perhaps not evoluted beyond the moral stage where robbery is possible. But he is always restrained by the rules-the laws of the police which name Ger. tain price for a certain distance. And every London man knows these rules. He knows how far he may ride for a shilling, and how much farther for a sixpence. And if there is one creature on earth who is in the habit of main taining his rights against the demands of extortion it is the London man. In case of dispute there is always the DO liceman. who, in contradistinction from the New York policeman, always decides with, instead of against, the respectable citizen.
 It is only when foreigner-and es- pecially an American-comes to Lon don that the London cabby bricks up his ears. The American is known abroad as the ''easy mark for extor- ton. ''Princess. Americans and fools so the European saying goes-are guilty of all the eXtravagances. They overfee walters, overpay cabmen and ride in first class railway carriages, while sensible Europeans looks on in wonder and disgust An American a Chicago man-tells of an experience which he had in London. He took a cab with a friend from his lodging house in Bloomsbury to theatre ill PiccadiIly Circus The fare-which is the same for two persons as for ont was rightfully eighteen pence. Bus the American, with that fool generos- itv which distinguishes the American abroad, gave the cabman two shil- lings. The fellow knew at once that his passenger was an American-nG Engiishman would have been guilty of such an indiscretion-and seeing another siXpence in prospect, began t. clamor for half a crown.
 What did l give youT demanded the American.
 ''OnIv two bob, sir" said cabby, land the fares to-and-six sir, so ely me Gawd, sir" ..
 Give me back the two bob, said the American.
 Cabby, expecting that his demandj were to be acauiesced in, handed oves the coin. The American thereupoI went down into his pocket and fishee out a shilling and a siXpence.
 Here" he said, handing the money 10 the cabman. "here is your propes fare"
 Jehu looked unutterable things, but. finding his customer firm and polics' man near at hand, pocketed the one. Rnd-six, together with hls alleges grievance. and drove away.
 So it will be in Chicago when the man who uses cabs learns his right and knows how to enforce them. There will be some unpleasantness fo7 the pioneers in the good fight, bu' there is glory awaiting the men wht will make the first fight ChlcagS Herald.