Punch (88.1885)

May 16, 1885.]

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

The CHAMPION OF THE LITTLE BOYS. " BULLY FOR HARCOURT! ”

and in the Opening

present there is a line display of ?ac^?'®atv,e’ir contents h^ve been
Ceremony, these -were not included. .^b®1] -what’s inside O'®”1!
shown,-we will return, as'we are longing to k t,if -we attempted,
and to inform friends at a distance. Bntat p ^
any description, we shonld V.o
selves. ’■

and

displaying

should be only making an exhibition of our-
' our own wonderful invention.

To Sir Peter IiUmsden.

{Cabinet Chorus to an Old Tune—“ Peter Gray.")

Come back, Petes 1 Come hack, Petek, pray!
lis easier in London to discuss with you Penideh. .

d° juit the place and yield is had, to stay and yield won t do ,
And so your coming hack’s the Lessar evil of the two.

Latest RuMotJE.-It is said that the real reason to be given for
renting Sir Petek Lumsden’s presence in town, is to give him an
opportunity of explaining that he meant no disrespect to the AlDnan
istan Ameer in speaking of him as “ an old buffer.

SILENCE.

{Considerably after E. A. Poe.)

[The Social Science Congress will not be held this year.]

Theee are some Congresses—some corporate things,
That have a cat-like life, and thus are made
Perennial bores ; our Autumns or our Springs
These with perpetual potterings pervade.

There is a two-fold Silence—of the bore
And of the sage. This dwells in studious places
With books close-packed ; ’tis full of solemn graces
And redolent of pure and peaceful lore.

He’s not the corporate Silence: dread him not,

He’s neither good nor evil in himself.

But should some lucky chance (unusual lot)

Bring the bore-hushing Silence (blessed elf)

Where unto frumps and faddists it is given
To annually twaddle—then thank Heaven !