Hackmen [noun]

Make an engagement with the hackman, to take you only in his hack, and enquire his charge before starting.

The hackman was struggling up-stairs with the trunk, Mrs. Gano bidding him have a care of the paper and the balustrade.

Now every friendly hackman at the station seemed a part of the great day to Aunt Crete.

The hackman was already gathering up my traps, and I gave him my trunk-checks.

As we entered the hotel, I saw a certain hackman start and lean forward to look after him.

While the hackman was away, Rachel turned to Mrs. James and spoke.

Driven by a nearby hackman to the General's residence, and, boldly asking for Mrs. Dana, I was more successful.

"Then please remember me in your will, to the extent of two dollars," returned the hackman with much humor.

Now this is precisely what the New York hackman invariably does before he gathers up the reins and urges on his "galled jades."

Mr. Staley, the station hackman, helped her out of the surrey, and handed her the knitting-bag without which she was seldom seen.