link-boys
...that link-boys were paid to carry a torch to guide pedestrians at night before street lighting became commonplace?
...that <b id="mwCfA"><a href="./Link-boy" id="mwCfE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Link-boy">link-boys</a></b> were paid to carry a <a href="./Torch" id="mwCfI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Torch">torch</a> to guide pedestrians at night before <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Street_lighting" id="mwCfM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Street lighting">street lighting</a> became commonplace?