1 'Cabby! Hurry up, we're late for our train at Victoria.'
3 'I will take you at the usual speed, gentleman'
2 'Get us there in time for the one o'clock train and we'll pay you double!'
4 'Extra money doesn't pay for extra speed.'
Larry led the young men to the train
Black Beauty was sold to a London cab driver named Jerry Barker.Jerry was a kind and hardworking man; he was married to Polly and they had 2 children: Harry and Dolly.Jerry had his own cab and two horses. His other horse was a tal, white animal called Captain.
Jerry helps a young man
6 'We'll do our best, sir.'
Jerry was against hard driving to please careless people.One day, two young men called to him.
Jerry's nobility
7 'We're in time!''Thank you, my friend, and your good horse, too. Take this extra money-'
8 'No, sir, thank you, but it isn't necessary. I'm glad we were in time - now hurry and catch your train.'
Larry drives fast because he doesn't mind whipping his horse to make it go faster.
A happy life
Although he was against hard driving to please careless people, he always went at a fair speed and was not against going faster if there was a good reason.One morning Jerry is driving a young man to the train station fast because he was delayed because he suffered a fall.
5 'Can you take me to the South-Eastern Railway?My fall has me late, and it´s very important that I don't miss the twelve o'clock train,'
Jerry does not accept more money to go faster
Jerry was a good owner, he never used the whip against his horses, he kept them clean, gave them plenty of food and fresh water and on Sunday they didn't work.Although life as a draft horse was hard, Beauty loved Jerry, his wife, and their children, and was happy with them.