The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-26

useful. like most English edifices. and II
will last a long time and 90 a gre ~ deal
of good IL is called "St. Georges Han,
and giant image of the saint, win nus
foot on a dragons neck, STANDS hdll"dE
I'D the broad hundred-stair steps that
lead to the vast stone portico OF ire DUild-
ing Guarding the court are -FOUR stone
lions Srouched. doing. on huge pedcslaIs
set at intervals along the sde"aik IN
In the street there is a stand for some
twenty cabs, and here all day cabmen
sit on the stone lodges at the foot OF the
lions pedestais and smoke and gossip, or
cat their meagre luncheOns while they
wait for fares" Their horses stand III
line with their noses thrust deep INTO the
bags of oats tied about their necks, ana
their angular bodies covered win Ola
pieces Of carpet or blanket, when the
cabmen jerk of hastily at the approach
OF "A possible fare.
Among the men belonging TO this stand
was Irna's father His cab was rather
older than the rest and his horse tribe
bonier. The horse had IN the past been
a swift. iong-taiied glossy gray irotter'
much admired and called king King
tail was short and scant now. and, owing
10 a certain unsteadiness about the fore
knees and a general air Of decrepitude,
ne was best known as "Old Shaky.' IL
a.
this change Of name. 1t certainly was
hard for him to get used 10. for he re-
sponded none too quickly when he was
told 10 "G'arn Their. Shaky." II was ike
learning to answer 10 Granny after
one had known what it was to be called
sweetheart"
But If Shaky was old his master was
young. and Dick Dodds strong. honest,
fresh-colored face won him many
fare that Shaky's unfortunate personal
appearance had all but lost him. so ne
managed TO nike enough almost every
dav TO pay his dues to the man from
whom he rented his cab. and 10 take
home two or three shillngs TO his wife.
He lived in a tiny room way up IN 4
tenement house. I'm a pretty. respectable
part OF Liverpool. II was neat, bright
little home. Tor all it's baroness and power
~. and Dick had A good wife who helped
him by washing out by the day. lie
was a very happy "Cabby' indeed TIL
enc dark. cold night in November God
took her away 10 rest close BY himseH,
and to comfort poor Dick he let one OF
his little angels come in her stead.
Thus il happened that one morning
early in January Old Shaky saw some
thing he wasn't at all prepared for His
master had not driven MIN directly from
the stable 10 the cabstand, but, instead,
he was pulled up after an amble through
some unaccustomed streets. IN front OF
tall. lingy tenement house with dirty
eutterful OF dirty children at his feet.
Dick jumped from his box and ran In
through the door OF the house. calling
out. as he did so: Eyes stan still Their;
yer Shaky." In minute he came back
again. holding very carefully a little bum
die of old fannels. which he laid inside
the cab on the seat. and then jumped on
the box and drove very carefully to the
stand.
Old Shaky thought this unusual to say
the least He wondered about il while he
was mumblng in his bag for his break
fast: and as he gave a toss Of his head
so as TO throw the few oats and chat
at the bottom Of the bag on 10 his tongue.
ne hoped IL would turn ont 10 be
something to eat in the bundle
Just then n fare came along the side
walk. Old Shaky stood at the head OF
the procession that morning. so he shook
himself and prepared for Jaunt.
But his master. instead Of coming at
once to his head to unite his bag. went
to the cab. and took cut the bundle. and
climbing up on the pedestal OF one Of the
lions, laid II between the great crossed
forepaws and shaggy stone breast. There
was lust comfortable nest for IL there.
Old Shaky pricked up his ears when he
heard 4 wee little cry coming from the
bundle. He cooked one eye behind his
blinker. so he could see exactly what his
master was up 10. and caught him in
the act OF putting a bottle to one end
of the bundle. Shaky's master helped
his fare in. clapped the doors TO. and
drove a shilling's worth at pace that
made old Shaky's bones rattle. When
Shaky got back to the stand. and slow
~ recovered from his shaking up. he saw
his master holding the bundle. and talk
ing cockney baby-talk 10 II.
Little Una's papa had come upon the
lazy Old woman whom he had hired to
look after Una wickedly giving her some
dreadful medicine 10 make her sleep so
that she would have no trouble with her
This frightened him so that he had driven
the cruel old creature out OF the room.
and had decided to look AFTER his baby
himself. The woman had yelled AZ him