WHAT TO BLOW, AND HOW TO BLOW IT. 9 



" tool a team " through the crowded streets without 

 the aid of a Coach-horn. 



Most coachmen will admit that at present the 

 sound of the Horn is always prompt^ and civilly 

 attended to by drivers of the above-mentioned public 

 conve3^ances ; but this would not be the case if the 

 " cry of wolf " were made too common, and the Horn 

 sounded without occasion. 



On a country road the case is very different, for 

 there the performer can give vent to his wind and 

 lungs to his heart's content ; his sounds, if musical, 

 tending to cheer the spirits and enliven the journey ; 

 whilst if by chance discordant notes and queer noises 

 are produced, the effect will be the same, inasmuch 

 as the risible faculties and sympathies of his fellow- 

 passengers are sure to be aroused. 



I hope it will not be thought out of place for me 

 here to acknowledge the kindness and hospitality of 

 the many proprietors of crack Coaches travelling out 

 of London in the season, who have so often offered 

 me a seat when they have had one to spare. Such 

 little outings have always afforded me much pleasure, 

 tending, as they do, to grease the wheels of life, and 

 make the journey more pleasant ; and, although my 

 fare has often been good-naturedly but positively 

 refused, I have in such cases always made it a rule not 

 to forget the old-fashioned claims of the "professional,' 

 who is general^ present, and the Guard attached to 

 the Coach, thus leaving those worthies even more 

 deeply impressed with my performance on the Coach- 

 1-^orn than perhaps they otherwise miejht have been. 



