LONDON CABBIES.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11675, 10 July 1906, Page 4

LONDON CABBIES.

Repartees of "c.abbieß" to victims who have offered a single shilling for a ride just within the two mile limit are quoted by the "Koad," "Are you quite sure you can spare this?" one oabmaD asked. "D'ye think ' you'll be able to rub along on the other nineteen till next Friday. It's goin the pace, y' know." A second cabby, who was an excellent actor, on receiving his shilling burst into tears, and between his load sobs jerked out, "I's sorry you force it on me, guv-nir, I am really. The b income-tax people' ll be down on me ; now." "Thank yer' guv-nor," said ! a third driver, with emotion ; "thank yer kindly. Yer otter is well liieant, ) but 1 couldn't go for to do it.'' Saying which, he made a pretence of > habding the shilling back to the 3 astonished fare. "But I can't sell him, guv-nor, an' that's a fact. Yer > 'andsome offer'd make me rich for I . life; but I tell yer^l cant* sell *im.\ I 1 ___