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HIGHWAYS AND HORSES. 



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The Q-uard to whom I have referred has stated 

 that the following coach-horn calls can be easily blown 

 with a little practice, and that each conveys an observa- 

 tion intended either for the coachman, the horse- 

 keepers (where the change was to be effected), or 

 the gatekeepers of the various turnpikes on the road. 

 If the gate happened not to be quite wide enough 

 open for the passage of the coach the horn had to be 

 blown ; but the coach never pulled up, as a fixed sum 

 was paid yearly by the coach - proprietors to the 

 turnpike trustees : 



COACH-HORN CALLS. 



No. I.» 



THE START. 



Qfe^^Si 



litv--!-^ 



No. III. 





OFF SIDE. 



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EiEfZ^i^r 



izs=zLir::=s-| 



=^r-^^F 



No. IV. 





NEAR SIDE. 



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No. V. 



SLACKEN PACE. 



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A little slower. 



