224 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [November 27, 187.\
THAT " EXPLAINS IT."
Green. "How is it, Brown, you always have such splendid Fruit from your Garden? I exhibit, and carry off Cups
and Prizes (at least my Gardener does, for I only see it in Print), but I never have such Fruit as this on my Tabuk !"
Brown. "Simplest thing in the World, old Fkllow. I keep a Gardener for my Garden; you keep a Garden for
your Gardener !"
THE HAWAKDEN POST-BAG.
" Last Saturday morning; I was tempted to count the number of letters and
packets brought to me by the post, and that number reached the moderate
amount of forty-two."—Mr. Gladstone, at Greenwich.
"We have been favoured with the following more particular details
of the contents of Mr. Gladstone's Budget:—
1. Letter from an Oxford Undergraduate, asking Mr. Gladstone's
opinion on that disputed passage in the Iliad (xxv., 313), which
begins " Tis irore tov ^^po<Te(pn,,' &e.
2. Packet containing a rive-act MS. Play, called Gunpowder Plot,
a novel in three volumes, entitled Maud's Marriage, and an epic
poem in twelve books, Aurungzebe; or, the Last of the Moguls,—
with a request that Mr. Gladstone would be good enough to read
each carefully through, and favour the Authoress with his opinion
as to the particular branch of literature she should finally adopt.
3. Note, begging Mr. Gladstone to inform the writer whether he
had seen Mr. Irving as Macbeth, and what was his estimate of that
performance.
4. Bulky parcel of official papers and documents, with an auto-
graph letter from the Sublime Porte, imploring Mr. Gladstone to
occupy a palace on the Bospborus, and take the entire control of the
revenue and expenditure of Turkey.
5. Despatch from the Khedive, entreating Mr. Gladstone to
make Cairo his home until all financial difficulties in Egypt were
satisfactorily adjusted.
6. Letter from the Treasurer and Secretary of the Muddleforth
Friendly Society (the Free Roamers), earnestly begging Mr. Glad-
stone to examine the Statement of Accounts for the year 1874-5,
and advise the Members as to the course they should take in the face
of a deficit amounting to £294 10s. 9d.
7. Letter from the Churchwardens of Stolethorpe, begging
Mr. Gladstone to remonstrate with the new Rector on his
Romanising practices.
8. Letter from the Parishioners of Slumberham, proposing to
Mr. Gladstone to expostulate with the Curate in charge on his
Broad Church views.
9, 10. Prospectuses of the Xeres, Oporto, Bordeaux, and Epernay
Amalgamated Vintage Company (Limited), and the Bythesea Aqua-
rium and Winter Promenade.
11. Patterns of Winter Trousers and Overcoats from an adver-
tising Tailor.
12. Begging Circular from the Incumbent of the District Church
of St. Dionysius, Shuttleford, asking for help towards the enlarge-
ment of the Vestry.
13. Invitation from the Committee of the Bampsted Athenseum
(Salop) to take the Chair at their Annual Soiree in January.
14. Appeal from the Members of the Whirlingham Lyceum
(Lancashire), to aid that struggling Society by the delivery of an
Address or Lecture in the Corn Exchange, in the week after Christ-
mas. Subject suggested—" Reminiscences of an ex-Premier."
15. Letter from a staunch Protestant, soliciting a short, Tbut
comprehensive, epitome of the Lives of the Popes.
16. Packet of Italian newspapers (Papal).
17. Packet of Italian newspapers (anti-Papal).
18. 19, 20. Letters from Constituents, setting forth the abilities
and merits of their sons; and urging Mr. Gladstone to use his
influence to obtain for them Private Secretaryships, or advantageous
posts in mercantile houses, or travelling tutorships, or desirable
colonial appointments.
21, 22, 23. Letters asking for Letters of Introduction for Greece,
Rome, and Japan.
24, 25. Requests for Autographs.
26, 27, 28. Letters soliciting Mr. Gladstone's votes as a sup-
porter of the Civil Service Messengers' Widows' Annuities Fund,
the Fine Art Dealers' Benevolent Institution, and the School for
the Daughters of Classic Commentators.
29. Catalogue of a magnificent collection of china, glass, and
earthenware.
THAT " EXPLAINS IT."
Green. "How is it, Brown, you always have such splendid Fruit from your Garden? I exhibit, and carry off Cups
and Prizes (at least my Gardener does, for I only see it in Print), but I never have such Fruit as this on my Tabuk !"
Brown. "Simplest thing in the World, old Fkllow. I keep a Gardener for my Garden; you keep a Garden for
your Gardener !"
THE HAWAKDEN POST-BAG.
" Last Saturday morning; I was tempted to count the number of letters and
packets brought to me by the post, and that number reached the moderate
amount of forty-two."—Mr. Gladstone, at Greenwich.
"We have been favoured with the following more particular details
of the contents of Mr. Gladstone's Budget:—
1. Letter from an Oxford Undergraduate, asking Mr. Gladstone's
opinion on that disputed passage in the Iliad (xxv., 313), which
begins " Tis irore tov ^^po<Te(pn,,' &e.
2. Packet containing a rive-act MS. Play, called Gunpowder Plot,
a novel in three volumes, entitled Maud's Marriage, and an epic
poem in twelve books, Aurungzebe; or, the Last of the Moguls,—
with a request that Mr. Gladstone would be good enough to read
each carefully through, and favour the Authoress with his opinion
as to the particular branch of literature she should finally adopt.
3. Note, begging Mr. Gladstone to inform the writer whether he
had seen Mr. Irving as Macbeth, and what was his estimate of that
performance.
4. Bulky parcel of official papers and documents, with an auto-
graph letter from the Sublime Porte, imploring Mr. Gladstone to
occupy a palace on the Bospborus, and take the entire control of the
revenue and expenditure of Turkey.
5. Despatch from the Khedive, entreating Mr. Gladstone to
make Cairo his home until all financial difficulties in Egypt were
satisfactorily adjusted.
6. Letter from the Treasurer and Secretary of the Muddleforth
Friendly Society (the Free Roamers), earnestly begging Mr. Glad-
stone to examine the Statement of Accounts for the year 1874-5,
and advise the Members as to the course they should take in the face
of a deficit amounting to £294 10s. 9d.
7. Letter from the Churchwardens of Stolethorpe, begging
Mr. Gladstone to remonstrate with the new Rector on his
Romanising practices.
8. Letter from the Parishioners of Slumberham, proposing to
Mr. Gladstone to expostulate with the Curate in charge on his
Broad Church views.
9, 10. Prospectuses of the Xeres, Oporto, Bordeaux, and Epernay
Amalgamated Vintage Company (Limited), and the Bythesea Aqua-
rium and Winter Promenade.
11. Patterns of Winter Trousers and Overcoats from an adver-
tising Tailor.
12. Begging Circular from the Incumbent of the District Church
of St. Dionysius, Shuttleford, asking for help towards the enlarge-
ment of the Vestry.
13. Invitation from the Committee of the Bampsted Athenseum
(Salop) to take the Chair at their Annual Soiree in January.
14. Appeal from the Members of the Whirlingham Lyceum
(Lancashire), to aid that struggling Society by the delivery of an
Address or Lecture in the Corn Exchange, in the week after Christ-
mas. Subject suggested—" Reminiscences of an ex-Premier."
15. Letter from a staunch Protestant, soliciting a short, Tbut
comprehensive, epitome of the Lives of the Popes.
16. Packet of Italian newspapers (Papal).
17. Packet of Italian newspapers (anti-Papal).
18. 19, 20. Letters from Constituents, setting forth the abilities
and merits of their sons; and urging Mr. Gladstone to use his
influence to obtain for them Private Secretaryships, or advantageous
posts in mercantile houses, or travelling tutorships, or desirable
colonial appointments.
21, 22, 23. Letters asking for Letters of Introduction for Greece,
Rome, and Japan.
24, 25. Requests for Autographs.
26, 27, 28. Letters soliciting Mr. Gladstone's votes as a sup-
porter of the Civil Service Messengers' Widows' Annuities Fund,
the Fine Art Dealers' Benevolent Institution, and the School for
the Daughters of Classic Commentators.
29. Catalogue of a magnificent collection of china, glass, and
earthenware.
Werk/Gegenstand/Objekt
Titel
Titel/Objekt
That "explains it"
Weitere Titel/Paralleltitel
Serientitel
Punch
Sachbegriff/Objekttyp
Inschrift/Wasserzeichen
Aufbewahrung/Standort
Aufbewahrungsort/Standort (GND)
Inv. Nr./Signatur
H 634-3 Folio
Objektbeschreibung
Maß-/Formatangaben
Auflage/Druckzustand
Werktitel/Werkverzeichnis
Herstellung/Entstehung
Künstler/Urheber/Hersteller (GND)
Entstehungsdatum
um 1875
Entstehungsdatum (normiert)
1870 - 1880
Entstehungsort (GND)
Auftrag
Publikation
Fund/Ausgrabung
Provenienz
Restaurierung
Sammlung Eingang
Ausstellung
Bearbeitung/Umgestaltung
Thema/Bildinhalt
Thema/Bildinhalt (GND)
Literaturangabe
Rechte am Objekt
Aufnahmen/Reproduktionen
Künstler/Urheber (GND)
Reproduktionstyp
Digitales Bild
Rechtsstatus
Public Domain Mark 1.0
Creditline
Punch, 69.1875, November 27, 1875, S. 224
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Erschließung
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