Word: cabs
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...outside world shut off. The cold was intense and a coating of ice was formed on the East River thick enough to bear the weight of a large crowd who availed themselves of this opportunity of crossing the river. The drifts in the city were enormous and few cabs ventured out after "fares." The demand for conveyances was wide-spread and exorbitant prices were paid for rides. A number of Wall St. brokers collected around a solitary cab and a spirited bidding took place for its possession, The price which that cab brought was thirty-six dollars...
...speak of, and my allowance is generous, as the family are economizing in many ways. I wish the governor's business would brace up a little. I hate to have the girls give up the opera, when I make a practice of going in town in a cab; but then, "when you're in Rome," &c. And, after all, this is the sort of life which makes a man of a fellow. I have not seen much of Cambridge society as yet, but shall let the ladies see me when I get to be a Junior. I don't accept...
...says I killed him? Nobody saw it; the very moon was behind a cloud, and we flew, flew, flew over the prairie. He was alone with me in the engine cab, and taunted me again with that devilish leering sneer; and then there was a dull blow, and I threw open the throttle valve and crept, with it in my arms, through the narrow window, and dropped it under the driving-wheel. Then away we went, and the heavy train leaped and jumped from side to side as we shot through the darkness. How white their faces looked...