Men of Invention and Industry

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  Jaunting-cartravellinghadbeforebeenratherunsafe。Thecountrycarswereofaramshackleorder,andthedriverswereoftenreckless。“WillIpaythepike,ordriveatit,plaiseyourhonour?“saidadrivertohispassengeronapproachingaturnpike-gate。SamLoverusedtotellastoryofacar-driver,who,afterdrivinghispassengerup-hillanddown-hill,alongaverybadroad,askedhimforsomethingextraattheendofhisjourney。

  “Faith,“saidthedriver,“itsnotputtingmeoffwiththisye’dbe,ifyeknewbutall。“Thegentlemangavehimanothershilling。“Andnowwhatdoyoumeanbysaying,’ifyeknewbutall?’““ThatIdruvyerhonorthelastthreemileswidoutalinch-pin!“

  Bianconi,tomakesureofthesoundnessandsafetyofhiscars,setupaworkshoptobuildthemforhimself。Hecouldthusdependupontheirsoundness,downeventothelinch-pinitself。

  Hekeptonhiscarvingandgildingshopuntilhiscarbusinesshadincreasedsomuchthatitrequiredthewholeofhistimeandattention;andthenhegaveitup。Infact,whenhewasabletorunacarfromClonmeltoWaterford-adistanceofthirty-twomiles——atafareofthree-and-sixpence,hiseventualtriumphwassecure。

  HemadeWaterfordoneofthecentresofhisoperations,ashehadalreadymadeClonmel。In1818heestablishedacarbetweenWaterfordandRoss,inthefollowingyearacarbetweenWaterfordandWexford,andanotherbetweenWaterfordandEnniscorthy。A

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