Christmas and the New York are no holidays for taxi drivers and their horses. People go to parties and dances,and the work often late. Sometimes driver and horse have to wait for hours, shaking with cold. We had a lot of late work during Christmas week and Jerry's cough was bad. On New Year's Eve we took two gentleman to a horse in the West End, and were told to come for them at eleven o'clock. ' You may have to wait a few minutes, but don't be late,' now of them said.