. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world .. . re raised up and down on hinges, raised for no other usethat I can see except it be to grease the wheels. Thesesides are of canvas stretched on wooden frames, whichdrop from the edge of a seat and have a foot-board at thebottom of the frame. The backs of the two seats forma narrow wcJh as it is termed, for the stowage of luggagein the centre, a name by no means inappropriate, as it isgenerally full of water when it rain
. The roads and railroads, vehicles, and modes of travelling, of ancient and modern countries; with accounts of bridges, tunnels, and canals, in various parts of the world .. . re raised up and down on hinges, raised for no other usethat I can see except it be to grease the wheels. Thesesides are of canvas stretched on wooden frames, whichdrop from the edge of a seat and have a foot-board at thebottom of the frame. The backs of the two seats forma narrow wcJh as it is termed, for the stowage of luggagein the centre, a name by no means inappropriate, as it isgenerally full of water when it rains—and when does itnot rain in Ireland \ The passengers, of course, sit backto back. If a single person hires it, the driver asks,which side of the country would your honour like tosee? and quitting his box, perches himself very muchat his ease, cross-legged, on the opposite side. But myobjections to them are, that they are positively dangerous,inasmuch as the legs of the passenger, being outside thewheel and totally unprotected, are liable to be struck, andand perhaps broken, through the carelessness of thedriver, especially when he has posted himself as I Irish Jaunting Car. But the limits of this chapter will not permit us toconduct the reader from country to country, and showhim the wheel carriages of all nations; having, pre-sented our readers, therefore, with a view of the dashingstyle of the Italian vehicle, of a genteel description, VEHICLES OF ENGLAND. 245
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