. The Bath road : history, fashion, & frivolity on an old highway. Horses; Bath Road (England); England -- Description and travel; England -- Social life and customs; genealogy. 90 THE BATH ROAD the " Magpies "—by arrangement, of course, witli the innkeeper—much to the profit of that house. One of these venal drivers was neatly caught by JMr. Chaplin, of the once well-known coaching firm of Chaplin and Home. The coachman had with him on the box seat that day a particularly genial passenger, who proved also to have a very intimate knowledge of horseflesh. Pulling up at the "
. The Bath road : history, fashion, & frivolity on an old highway. Horses; Bath Road (England); England -- Description and travel; England -- Social life and customs; genealogy. 90 THE BATH ROAD the " Magpies "—by arrangement, of course, witli the innkeeper—much to the profit of that house. One of these venal drivers was neatly caught by JMr. Chaplin, of the once well-known coaching firm of Chaplin and Home. The coachman had with him on the box seat that day a particularly genial passenger, who proved also to have a very intimate knowledge of horseflesh. Pulling up at the " Magpies," where tables were spread, showing that the coach. was expected as a matter of course, he winked at his passenger and invited him to refresh. Then, when all was, as the poet would say, " merry as a marriage- bell," the unknown, like another "Hawkshaw the Detective," revealed himself. He was Chaplin! The coachman drove that coach no more ! Harlington, up the road to Uxbridge, was once the seat of the Bennets, one of whom, Henry Bennet, was created Viscount Thetford and Earl of Arlington in 1G63, and lives in history as the "Arlington " of the Cabal. He selected this village for one of his titles,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harper, Charles G. (Charles George), 1863-1943. London : Chapman & Hall, Limited
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