Time was, if you were wealthy enough, you could afford a private carriage. Carriages were usually drawn by one or two horses. More than that weren’t typically needed, since private carriages usually weren’t that big. Larger passenger loads were handled in a larger carriage known as a stagecoach or a coach and four (so called because they were usually pulled by four horses). If you could afford a private carriage, that carriage would, in turn, afford you a certain amount of privacy. A Coach and Four, Another Horseman Following Behind (John Cordray, 1807) As the 20th century got underway, the automobile started to take the place of the horse and its carriages. Just as you could once hire someone to drive your horses, you could hire someone to drive your automobile. This was nice, since an automobile could go much faster than a horse (when the roads were smooth enough). The problem, however, was the way a driver in one’s employ was now in a position to hear private c