The big barouche came lumbering over the sward in our direction until Sir Lothian Hume caught sight of us, when he shouted to his postillions to pull up.
We took a public coach, Tregellis, clapped the postillions into the rumble, and jumped on to their places.
The postillions were flying canary-yellow ribands from their caps, those being the colours under which Wilson was to fight.
Our postillionsdrew up at the inner side of the gallery, between massive columns of the purest ice dependent from the rough-hewn roof and walls of rock.
This morning we lounged about the door, while our horses rested and postillions and carters pledged one another in cups of new Veltliner.
The postillions grumbled slightly at having been kept waiting two hours for nothing; but their discontent was considerably mollified by the "pourboire" Sotin gave them.
The postillions were covered with mud, the horses also, and reeking and steaming with sweat; and the whole appearance of the carriage showed it to have traveled far and fast.
Our courier and the postillions had to walk a great part of the way, and to lead the horses, as the ice had made the roads so slippery.
By some misunderstanding which had arisen between our couriers and the postillions of another carriage on the road, that of the Prince and Princess Marc de Beauvaix, in changing horses, ours took fright and went off down a hill.
A chaise drew up before the door, the horses all of a foam, and the postillions smeared with dust.
When he reached the last stage before Matrey he dismissed his postillions with a gratuity as large as the money remaining in his belt would permit, and insisted on taking his way on foot over the remaining miles.
The carriage was already at the palace gate, the postillions ready to start.
The two wounded men fell asleep, ordering the postillions to put the horses between the shafts.
Generally, postillions proved true patriots, and, although Charras could not give them large tips out of his twenty francs, they acquitted themselves conscientiously, by driving fast and changing horses quickly.
Filippo and Lafleur mounted the dickey: the postillions cracked their whips; and the equipage rolled rapidly away from Spring Gardens.
The Queen screamed and rose from her seat; and thepostillions stopped their horses.
Why I see that you only give the postillions a franc over the legal charge, I really blush for you; you must give them a crown extra at least.
Betty was tranquil enough till we got there, and heard that the count had gone on to Acquapendente with the two postillions at his heels; she seemed quite vexed.
The gentleman," added the man, "has beaten three of my postillions with his naked sword.
We were borne southwards quite out of our proper direction, and were unable to prevent it, for it was as much as the postillions could do to sit their horses, and avoid being shouldered out of their saddles.
I felt perishing with the cold; while the postillions seeing me so lightly clad, and so prodigal of my money to speed them on their way, imagined that I was a prince carrying off the heiress of some noble family.
Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.
In a week's time the Tonneraire was paid off and safe in dock, and a carriage with postillionsmight have been seen tearing along the road that leads from Plymouth to Tor Bay.
That oil-cloth covering for your luggage will be torn to pieces in a few days by the postillions climbing upon it.
My most prominent recollection of the day's travel, however, is of the number of gates our numb and blue-faced boy-postillions were obliged to jump down and open.
The postillions and boatmen along this route were great scamps, frequently asking more than the legal fare, and in one instance threatened to prevent us from going on unless we paid it.
We were anxious to retain the same animals for the remaining stage to Tinoset, at the foot of the lake; but the postillions refused, and a further delay of two hours was the consequence.
A stout girl had charge of Braisted's horse; the female postillions always fell to his lot.
The postillions appear to be amused, but the Ambassadors are exceedingly solemn.
A carriage drawn by eight horses, which were ridden by postillions in national costume, here awaited their Highnesses.
I will answer for it, when Lord Hadley does come, you will have long tales of broken-down hacks, together with abuse of lazy postillions and slow ostlers.
Some of the carriages had no coachman's box or driver, but were harnessed to four horses ridden by postillions in green satin or scarlet velvet, with white feathers in their caps.
There were runners in front of the horses, with white silk stockings and regular flower-pots on their heads; I had never seen anything like it; and there were postillions riding on the horses in front of the carriage.
The postillions sprang upon the horses and tarried not till they had arrived before the portico of Harcourt House where the great myth descended unseen to his room.
The postillions started quite oblivious that they had his Grace with them in his mysteriously-constructed vehicle.
The inhabitants came forth with threatening aspect, and vehemently cried to the postillions to stop; but the postillions urged the horses to full speed, and soon left the town behind.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "postillions" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
