AN ARISTOGRATIC CABBY.

Evening Star, Issue 3448, 11 March 1874, Page 2

AN ARISTOGRATIC CABBY.

We extract the following from Mr Tinne’s newly published work on “The Wonderland of the Antipodes”:— “Here (t c. Napier), as elsewhere in New Zealand, one meets now and then with social anomalies which one can look at sometimes from a ludicrous as well as a distressing point of view. For instance, when I was looking about, on my arrival at the hotel for some stables in which to put up my horse! 1 suddenly felt a tap on the shoulder, and heard ‘ How d’ye do ?’ from a moe-lqoking young fellow, whose fdee I bad soffiediMcihlW at first m recalling. It Was N , a punil of the same tutor as myself at Eton : and here he had taken to keeping a livery stable in Napier, and driving a hansom in the streets bire. Most of the residents knew his ms.ory, and looked upon the while affair rather as a joke than otherwise ; so much so, that they did not hesitate to offer him their hospitality, and ladies would always bow 0Q mepting 'him. unteas he was actually on theW driving, they told me an amusing story of his expert, ence. Comnel Russell, the Minister of Instruction hired the hansom for a ball in the neighborhood, and on reaching the door of the house gave N directions to return for him at 1 a.m. ; N touched his hat and rode off but had not gone far down the road before he stopped, took the horse out and tethered him to a tree, and slipping off his mackintosh, came back to the house id full evening dress, having Received an invS tiou also himself. The evening wore out and morning arrived. About three o’clock someone walked up to Colonel Russell, whom h e saw leaning against the wall, and looking J mi °y. ed * **» d remarked to him wh U r el, 1 tll ° u B bfc y° u w ere an early \ y° u doing at the ball still?’ W e.l,’ said the Colonel, ‘ I had intended to go home about two hours ago but that confounded cabby of VIS e^Tor’ wEta? ■■ anoos ' “ u4l “ tt ’‘ ■*