Punch (45.1863)

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [August 8, 1863.

A CARD. I

Messieurs Dbatii-

SEAD & KrOSSBONES
are delighted to inform 1
the Snobilit.y and Gent- (
ry and the Enlightened j
Public generally, that, ,
thanks to our humane |
and non - interfering
Government, they are
enabled to announce
great additional attrac- |
tions to the lovers of i
sensational acrobatic j
feats. It was feared,
that in consequence of
a recent broken neck
and other slight mis-
haps, there would have
been a stop put to all
perilous performances,
as was stupidly sug-
gested by weak writers
for the press. But to
his honour be it said,
Sir George Grey
when appealed to de-
clined to interfere,
alleging that the public
was the best judge of
its pleasures, and that
the mere force of po-
pular opinion would
effectually prohibit a
demoralising show.
Messieurs Death-

SEAD & KjROSSBONES
have therefore made ar-

! rangements to gratify
' the growing taste for
seeing necks broken
and they are happy to
announce that, having
an extensive troupe at
their command, they
will be enabled to
guarantee their patrons
the certainty of wit-
i nessing three shocking
catastrophes a-week.

Messieurs Deatu-

SEAD & KrOSSBONES
also beg leave to an-
nounce that, encou-
raged by the absence
of all legislative hind-
rance, they are prepar-
ing to produce a real
Spanish Bullfight, with
all its cruelties and
casualties, its gor-
geousness and gore,
and they have likewise
in rehearsal some thrill-
ing gladiator combats,
as performed before
the Emperors in en-
lightened Ancient
Rome.

N.B. Parties attended
by perilous perform-
ers, at the very shortest
notice and on reason-
able terms.

Educational es-
tablishments most libe-
rally treated with.

I

And these are the Little Ceildren who convert the Park Railings into Gymnastic Poles, to the consternation of
Toktns’s Horse ! [Moral. Would it not be better if the Parle Keeper attended to Ms duties a little ?