Transcriber's Note:
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation in the originaldocument have been preserved.
Page 51: "Aaleck not El-eck" might have a diacritical mark over the a.
Page 63: "I've 'earn tell" possibly should be "I've 'eard tell".
Page 261: The frontispiece cited was not included in this printing.
Page 318: "caller" possibly should be "calmer".
Page 326: "Frith" possibly should be "Firth".
an
American Four-in-Hand
In Britain
BY
ANDREW CARNEGIE
NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1899.
Copyright, 1883, 1886, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS.
Press of J. J. Little & Co.
Astor Place, New York
I DEDICATE THESE PAGES
TO
My Favorite Heroine,
My Mother.
PREFACE.
The publication of this book renders necessarya few words of explanation. It was originallyprinted for private circulation among afew dear friends—those who were not as wellas those who were of the coaching party—tobe treasured as a souvenir of happy days. Thehouse which has undertaken the responsibility ofgiving it a wider circulation believed that itspublication might give pleasure to some whowould not otherwise see it. It is not difficultto persuade one that his work which has metwith the approval of his immediate circle maybe worthy of a larger audience; and the authorwas the more easily induced to consent to its reprintbecause, the first edition being exhausted,he was no longer able to fill many requests forcopies.
The original intent of the book must be theexcuse for the highly personal nature of theviiinarrative, which could scarcely be changed withoutan entire remodelling, a task for which thewriter had neither time nor inclination; so, withthe exception of a few suppressions and someadditions which seemed necessary under its newconditions, its character has not been materiallyaltered. Trusting that his readers may derivefrom a perusal of its pages a tithe of the pleasurewhich the Gay Charioteers experienced inperforming the journey, and wishing that allmay live to see their "ships come home" andthen enjoy a similar excursion for themselves,he subscribes himself,
Very Sincerely,
The Author
New York, May 1, 1883.
AN AMERICAN FOUR-IN-HAND
IN BRITAIN.
1Long enough ago to permit us to sing, "For we areboys, merry, merry boys, Merry, merry boys together,"and the world lay all before us where to choose, Dod,Vandy, Harry, and I walked through Southern Englandwith knapsacks on our backs. What pranks weplayed! Those were the happy days when we heardthe chimes at midnight and laughed Sir Prudence out