Cabby and His Fare.
The Gaulois newspaper has discovered yet "another of those Englishmen how they are bizarre.' 1 This time it ib " Sir ' William Draggs," who, it appears, hailed a cab at Brighton about a year ago, and told the driver to take him to the pier, off which "Sir Draggs" had his yacht. He told the cabman to wait-for him, meaning to cruise about off Brighton for an hour or two ; but, changing his mind, he determined to go round the world. The cabman waited and waited, and finding that his "fare" did not come back, he obtained leave from the municipality to erect a shelter for himself and his horse. Here he waited for mora than a twelvemonth, when the other day "Sir Draggs" returned with his yacht, and was not at
all surprised to find the cabman waiting for him. " How much do I owe you F '* he said, and <aponjthe cabman h&udiog him a bill for £600 he tore a cheque out of his book, filled it up for (the amount, and told the man to drive him to iiis hotel.
To illustrate the extortionate character of cabmen, the Gaulois adds that the man abked for his fare from the pier to the hotel.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1851, 17 August 1893, Page 49
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209Cabby and His Fare. Otago Witness, Issue 1851, 17 August 1893, Page 49
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