The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-09-16
ASLEEP ON THE BOX.
The Interesting Experience Of an
Empire City Jehu.
ue Tells About II Perilous Rido Which
fie Gavo Four ConErcssmen-A
Pleasant Ecmin1er OF
Sunset Cox.

YES, there's good deal of knack
In drivin' u hack through the streets Of
q crowded city"
1t was my friend the Jehu who adj
mitted the soft impeachment as we
tackled down Broadway. says q writer
in the New York Herald. The carriage
was one of the Fifth Avenue hotel rigs,
and was the latest thing out Of the var
nish shop apparently, but with pre-
cision born of long practice and an ease
which the elder Weller could not have
surpassed in his palmiest days the
driver succeeded in just missing wheels
on every hand.
"You see, it kinder gifts to be second
natur to miss Wheel" he said at
amt so much the eye nor yet the touch,
as it's instinct. believe could drive
from here to the battery. barrn' the
holes and bitches of the pavement rip
pcrs, with binders on and not touch a
wheel. Why. bless you sir, I've walked
up more nor once and found was driv-
In in my sleep. Oh. that amt no soak,
though it does sound like it perhaps.
vi remember once when my little
jimmy was sick with the scarlet fever.
The old woman was poorly, and | sat
up with the gal every minute could
get off. We was pressed for work, too,
for it was in the presidential canvass
an the bigbugs was comm an goin'
on every train. So had to keep to the
box when otherwise could have took a
day, or may like week off.
well, sir. one night, when was
clean done up with watchin and driv-
in, had an order to take four con-
grcssmcn to the Cortlandt street ferry
to the limited had these same
horscs-onstcaty nags, but as good
pair as you will find in any gcntlcman's
stable, and fellows as knows the way
as well as do myself, and I've been
drivin' it for fifteen year.
ut was Friday afternoon, and the
way was pretty sure to be full of
trucks, yet we started pretty late too
The passengers was nervous, and one
OF emit was old Sunset Cox, rest his
soul--who knew me well, SAYS: Put
her through, jerry an there's two dol
lars extra waitin' for you
"'All right, Mr.. Co.. says I, you'll
be there, never fear
III give old Billy there a cut which he
went. had EN- well in hand, and It
only required touch to keep 'em on
the alert, though | do believe they knew
as much about steering this here vchi-
Gle as myself. Then got to thinkin'
about little jimmy and wondcrin' if the
doctor was goin' to pull her through.
The next thing knew. sir, didn't
know nothin'. ! was fast asleep An
we goin' lickcty split down Broadway,
and that street half iammedi 1t makes
me sweat now to think of it'll
Suddenly | felt something Juggling
ut my coat tails, and pulled in. 1t was
Mr.. Cox, who wanted me to stop for
something. We were in front Of the
post Office. He had quick eye, and he
says. gettin' as pale as a ghost: MY
God, man. you were asleepr
III owned up the corn at once, though
it was done SO low the other passengers
did not hear a word, and told him the
reason, an how had been settin' up
nights with my girl jimmy.
Don't say Il word says he, and
upon my soul. sir, see a tear in his eve.
when we reached the ferry: Here's
your fare says he. no changer; an he
walked quickly into the fcrry-house.
spread out the bill, which was all in a
wudge. an what do you think, sir2 1t
were twenty That were the sort of
man Sunset Cox was No wonder that
he did not get rich in congress.
Eyes. sir. had druv all the way
down to Park place in my sleep. an if
had been wide-awake, with forty eyes
TO keep on the trucks and wagons, |
couldn't have done it slicler. Nothing
like habit. now tell youi
"Who, jimmy? Oh, she's all right, an
as slick gal as you'd like to see. She's
in the second grade. grammar. an she's
goin' to the normal and to make a
teacher-that is if some young fellow
don't snap her up for wife before.
There is danger of that, too. for she's
mighty handsome-loolSs like her dad,
eh! Thank you. siri Yes, ! don't mind
a smoke now and then. If it's q real