The farmer is glad to have it stop in front of his door or put up in his shed; he will supply it with oil and water.

The blacksmith would rather have it stop at his shop for repair than at his rival's,--it gives him a little notoriety, something to talk about.

So it is with the liveryman at night; he is, as a rule, only too glad to have the novelty under his roof, and takes pride in showing it to the visiting townsfolk.
They do not know what to charge, and therefore charge nothing.

It is often with difficulty anything can be forced upon them; they are quite averse to accepting gratuities; meanwhile, the farmer, whose horse and cart have taken up far less room and caused far less trouble, pays the fixed charge.
These conditions prevail only in localities where automobiles are seen infrequently.

Along the highways where they travel frequently all is quite changed; many a stable will not house them at any price, and those that will, charge goodly sums for the service.
It is one thing to own an automobile, another thing to operate it.
It is one thing to sit imposingly at the steering-wheel until something goes wrong, and quite another thing to repair and go on.
There are chauffeurs and chauffeurs,--the latter wear the paraphernalia and are photographed, while the former are working under the machines.