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' "Eh, ma God! what is there a bairn in t'coach too? 

 Eh, my Lord Baron, pray forgive me, I meant no offence. 

 My name's John Luckie. Aw'm a respedlable mon, aw 

 pays King's taxes, I said Coompany oop or down. I 

 meant to be civil. Eh! my Lady HuUock, I hope aw've 

 not hurt thy bairn." 



The child's cries increased; so did John Luckie's 

 panic. "Eh! my poor bairn, where art thee? Dom\ 

 what moost I do? Guard! stop and let me out! Eh! 

 what a noight! Guard! I'm no fit coompany for Baron 

 HuUock and Mr. Brougham, I know. Let me out, I say." 



At last the coachman did stop, and out rolled John 

 Luckie begging the Baron and his lady and Mr. 

 Brougham to overlook his mistake. He mounted to the 

 roof, and as the coach went on its way the inside 

 passengers ever and anon heard phrases of John Luckie's 

 conversation as he related his adventures to the coach- 

 man and guard. "Baron HuUock — Respedlable mon — 

 Mr. Bruffen — Awful noight! Oop or down! — King's 

 taxes " 



At the time when the first Balloon Ascents were 

 causing great sensation, Matthews came down in the 

 Liverpool coach, and among his fellow passengers was 

 Sadler, the aeronaut. At Wolverhampton an outside 

 passenger beckoned to Matthews, and said mysteri- 

 ously: "Do you know wha's 'at inside t'coach?" 



The adlor shook his head. 



"Why, Sadler, the Aurora.'" 



Mr. Incledon, a friend of Charles Matthews, was 

 a person of great eccentricity and caused considerable 



