Punch (10.1846)

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 13

you, Capting as he was. I'm a British Lion, I am : as brayr as Bony-
irAR/irco ni dv pert, Hannible, or Holivsk Cruahmlb,

N account of the hoffle black i which I
reseaved in my rangcounter with the
hinfimus Fitzwarren, I kep my
roomb for sevral days, with the rose-
coloured turtings of the apartmint
closed, so as to form an ogreeble twi-
like ; and a light-bloo satting shayd
over the injard pheacher. My woods
was thus made to become me as much
as pawsable ; and (has the Poick well
observs ' Nun but the Brayv de-
suvs the Fare') I cumsoled myself in
the sasiaty of the ladies for my tem-
pory disfiggarment.

'' It was Mary H ann who summind
the House and put an end to myphisty-
coughs with Fitzwarren. I licked
him and bare him no mallis : but of corse I dismist the imperent scoun-
■d rill from my su wis, apinting Adolphus, my page, to his post of confidenshle
Valley.

"Mary Hann and her young and lovely Mrs. kep paying me contin-
-youl visits during my retiremint. Lady Hangelina was halways sending
me messidges by her : while my exlent friend, Lady Bareacres (on the
-■contry) was always sending me toakns of affeckshn by Hangelina. Now
■it was a cooling hi-lotium, inwented by herself, that her Ladyship would
perscribe—then, agin, it would be a booky of flowers (my 1'avrit polly
"hanthuses, pellagoniums, and jypouikys), which none but the fair &s of
Hangelina could dispose about the chamber of the hinvyleed. Ho ! those
dear mothers ! when they wish to find a chans for agalliant young feller,
or to ixtablish their dear gals in life, what awpertunities they will give a
man ! You'd have phansied I was so hill (on account of my black hi),
that I couldnt live sxsep upon chicking and spoon-meat, and jellies, and
'blemonges, and that I couldnt eat the latter dellixies (which I ebomminate
onternoo, prefurring a cut of beaf or muttn to hall the kickpshaws of
France), unless Hangelina brought them. I et 'em, and sacrafised my-
self for her dear sayk.

'* I may stayt here that in privit convasations with old Lord B. and his
.son, I had mayd mypropoaslsfor Hangelina, and was axepted, and hoped
:soon to be made the appiest gent, in Hengland.

*' ' You must break the matter gently to her,' said her hexlent father.
* You have my warmest wishes, my dear Mr. De la Pluche, and those of
my Lady Bareacres ; but I am not—not quite certain about Lady
Angelina's feelings. Girls are wild and romantic. They do not see the
necessity of prudent establishments, and I have never yet been able to
.make Angelina understand the embarrassments of her family. These
"silly creatures prate about love and a cottage, and despise advantages
"»"hich wiser heads than theirs know how to estimate.'

" ' Do you mean that she aint fassanated by me ?' says I, busting out
•«t this outrayjus ideer.

" 'She will be, my dear sir. You have already pleased her,—your
admirable manners must succeed in captivating her, and a fond father's
'.wishes will be crowned on the day in which you enter our family.'

" 'Reckleet, gents.' says I to the 2 lords, — 'a barging's a barging—I '11
jiay hoff Southdown's Jews, when 1 'm Ins brother—as a straynger—
<this I said in a sarcastickle toan)—I wouldnt take such a libbaty. When
I'm your suninlor I '11 treble the valyou of your estayt. I '11 make your
incumbrinces as right as a trivit, and restor the noble ouse of Bareacres
to its herly splender. But a pig in a poak is not the way of transacting
bisniss imployed by Jeames L>e la Pluche, Esquire.'

"And I had a right to speak in this way. I was one of the greatest
scrip-holders in Hengland ; and calclated on a kilossle fortune. All my
shares was rising immence. Every poast brot me noose that I was sevral
thowsnds richer than the day befor. I was detummind not to reerlize i
'till the proper time, and then to buy istates ; to found a new famly of j We hasten to congratulate the scientific world on the discovery of a
Delapluches, and to alie myself with the aristoxy of my country. ' new constellation, in reference to which the late message of President

" These pints I reprasented to pore Mary HANNhover and hover agin, j Polk to Congress contains the following piece of fine writing :—
4 If you'd been lady hangeltna, my dear gal,' says I, 'I would have j " Towards Texas, i do not doubt that a liberal and generous spirit will actuate Con-
-nrarried you : and why don't I ' Because my dooty prewents mo. I'm I gress in all that concerns her interest and prosperity, and that she will never have cause
a marter to dooty ; and you, my pore gal, must cumsole yorself with that1 to regret that she has united her 'lone star' to our glorious constellation."
ideer.' The constellation Jonathan is one to which Astronomy furnishes n©

"There seamd to be a consperracy, too, between that Silvertop and ! parallel, unless, indeed, one of the signs of the Zodiac, Sagittarius the

and would face bagnits as well as any Evy drigoon of'em all.

' 'Lady Hangelj na, too, igspawstulated in her hartfl way. 1 Mr. de la
Pluche (seshee) why, why press this point ? You can't suppose that
you will be happy with a person like me ?'

" ' I adoar you, charmiug gal !' says I, ' Never, never go to say any
such thing.'

" ' You adored Mary Ann first ;' answers her Ladyship ; you can't
keep your eyes off her now. If any man courts her you grow so jealous
that you begin beating him. You will break the girl's heart if you don't
marry her, and perhaps some one else's—but you don't mind that.'

" ' Break yours, you adoarible creature ! I'd die first ! And as for
Mary Hann, she will git over it ; people's arts aint broakn so easy.
Once for all, suckmstances is changed betwigst me and er. It's a pang
to part with her, (says I my fine hi's filling with tears), but part from her
I must.'

" It was cnrius to remark abowt that singlar.gal, Lady Hangelina,
that melumcolly as she was when she was talking to me, and ever so
disml—yet she kep on lading every minute like the juice and all.

" ' What a sacrifice ! ' says she, ' it's like Napoleon giving up Jose-
phine. What anguish it must cause to your susceptible heart!'

" ' It does,' says I—' Hagnies !' (Another laff.)

" ' Aud if—if I don't accept you—you will invade the States of the
Emperor, my Papa and I am to be made the sacrifice and the occasion of
peace between you !'

" ' I don't know what you 're eluding to about Joseyfeen and Hem-
perors your Pas ; but I know that your Pa's estate is over hedaneers
morgidged ; that if some one don't elp him, he's no better than an old
pawper ; that he owes me a lot of money ; and that I 'in the m m that
can sell him up hoss k, foot ; or set him up agen—that's what I know,
Lady Hangelina,' says I, with a hair as much as to say, ' Put that in
your ladyship's pipe, and smoke it.'

" And so I left her, and nex day a serting fashnable paper enounced—

" ' Marriage in High Life.—We hear that a matrimonial union is on
the tapis between a gentleman who has made a colossal fortune in the
Railway World, and the only daughter of a noble earl, whose estates are
situated in D—ddles—z. An early day is fixed for this interesting
event.' "

THE CONSTELLATION JONATHAN.

Lady Hangelina to drive me to the same pint. ' What a plucky fellow
you were, Pluche,' says he (he was rayther more familliar than 1 liked),
'in your fight with Frrzwarren !—to engage a man of twice your strength

Archer, may be regarded as its representative. Jonathan, no less than
Sagittarius, is an Archer, being a notable shot with the long-bow.
' Honour bright" is a saying which is by no means an Americanism. Till

■and science, though you were sure to be beaten (this is an etroashous America adops that saying as a maxim, Texas had better let her "lone

folsood : I should have tinnisht Fitz in 10 minnits), for the sake of poor
Mary Hann ! That's a generous fellow. I like to see a man risen to
. eminence like you, having his heart in the right place. When is to be the
marriage, my boy ?'

" ' Capting S.,' says I, 1 my marridge consunns youv most umble servnt
■a precious sight more than you ;'—and I gev him to understand I didn't

star" remain alone in its glory, to which it will derive small addition by
a connection with the constellation Jonathan.

•want him to put in his ore—1 wasn't afrayd of his whiskers, I prommis I has not come to town.

A weazel asleep.
We can scarcely believe there has been '' a Crisis," for Lord Brougham