ii2 DRIVING. 



It may not be out of place here to remark that many per- 

 sons prefer jobbing to keeping their own carriages, and the 

 former is not without advantages. A brougham can be thus 

 obtained for about 40!. a year, and if the contract be made for 

 five years, the carriage at the end of the time becomes the 

 property of the hirer. For a suitable horse about 5o/. a year 

 will be asked, but this does not include coachman nor keep. 

 A jobmaster will supply a well-turned-out brougham, painted 

 as the hirer wishes, a servant in livery, forage, shoeing, and, in 

 short, every necessity, for about 220 guineas a year. The man 

 is not the hirer's own servant, and that may be inconvenient ; 

 it is, on the contrary, an important part of the bargain that, if 

 the horse chosen falls ill, another will be supplied ; whereas, if a 

 horse which is one's own property is laid up, there is nothing 

 for it but to wait until he is well again or get another. For 

 any accident for which the hirer is not directly and obviously 

 responsible he is not held liable. 



A brougham, a victoria, or a waggonette, may be put down 

 as the cheapest form of carriage procurable for general pur- 

 poses. If the purchaser desires something more choice, he 

 must pay accordingly. Thus for a phaeton he will probably 

 want a horse with a good deal more style than the animal that 

 does quite well enough for the waggonette or for unpreten- 

 tious work in a brougham that is made for use and not for 

 show. Fancies as to action, colour, match, or other pecu- 

 liarities, must be paid for at fancy prices ; and so it is difficult 

 to say what the sort of horse required by a fastidious master 

 will cost. A thoroughly well-made phaeton, however, on 

 elliptic springs, with shifting seats, and in all respects well 

 furnished and fitted, will cost 130 guineas ; if on perch and 

 mail springs, about 140 guineas. 



A single-horse landau to carry four may be estimated at 

 150 guineas ; it may be had for two-thirds of the price, and 

 turned out in first-rate style will amount to 200 guineas ; 

 landaus for two horses range in price from 150 guineas to 

 250 guineas. A barouche on C and under springs cannot be 



