THE COACH-HORN 



Coach-horn becomes lost, and merges into 

 that more resembhng the field-bugle used in 

 the arm3\ 



I am, however, aware that in the present 

 age, when so much is done for the sake of 

 show and appearance, even to the sacrifice 

 of utilit}^ and comfort, man}' fairl}' good 

 Coach-horns are used measuring forty-six 

 inches, and even more ; and I can further 

 account for such long Horns being adopted, 

 not merel}' for show, but because more can 

 be done upon them, as we say ; that is, it is 

 easier to blow, not the same notes, but the 

 same number of notes upon them. There is 

 no accounting for taste, and as some people 

 like to hear the Coach -horn sounded as 

 William Simmons played his little bugle in 

 " Martin Chuzzlewit," ' who, whenever the 

 conversation flagged, played the first half of 

 a great many tunes, and regularly broke 

 down in the second," then I will admit that 

 for playing " Buy a Broom " and other airs 

 very imperfectly , a four-foot Coach-horn will 

 answer the purpose ; although for all the old 

 fasliioned coaching calls, I still maintain that 

 a shorter Horn is to be preferred. 



My opinion has been confirmed by all the 

 autliorities whom I have consulted upon the 

 subject ; gentlemen, I may remark, belonging 

 to a generation now almost gone b}-, who re- 

 member the days before tlie iron-horse made 

 its appearance and wrought such changes 



