Punch (93.1887)

10 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [Jut* 9. 1887.

to leave the noisy scene and seek the cumfort of her quiet home,
ROBERT AT THE AMERICAN EXHIBITION. promising to jine her hurly, so she went. I was afterwards asked to

try the Switch-back Railway,bnt learning from a prewious wiotim
I've paid my second wisit to this most emusing place, and have to as how the sensation reminded him of the fust time as he crossed the
report a grate improvement in its inside, witch is gradawally a filling Channel, I declined with thanks.

np like an hungry Alderman at a nice rich fust class dinner. Hoping to meet with the Kernel who had promised to introdnoeme
But this time I paid speshal attention to the outside emusements, to the Hon. Mr. "William Buffeelow, Esquire, wulgerly called
and them as carnt find no jias*~ Buffeelow Bill, I saun-

fun andxcitementinthem, 'ES^r^"~ (iSSl^Wjltih. tered round to the Injians

had better go oif at wunce ~552=§^gr^- f|lll§s2sil| - - g± encampment, but was there
to the Amerrycan Bar for . ^K§IPII8ir ''■ told he had gone to dine

a " Coaxer," and that, as I rSs^"__'j^-^--^^^^" with some other

found, will soon pick him ___— ^S^^=^~^2~-r— -^fiP- a* *ne Savage Club, so I

up. I never saw such a ___-== mutt' ~" ■'.'->- ' condn't see him. How-
site as Buffeelow Bill's ' <JJiS$g£8k y^fek, __"fiSte*5"^^*^^ sumever I fell into con-
Wild West in South Ken- ..... \jwW§^*&lMM!ifa im@%kK - wersation with one of the

sington, the werry recklek- rrr~32ff==S==:=Sf~ ^^■^WB^^^mm W^S?t <^ ' tip-top managers, and he
shun of it sets me off so r--=^- ■■^.'^f^Jw^K^r^- wBL fc^W introduced me to sum of the

that I must pull myself ^s*^" %«KiS^r<5l ^ ^^^fet WdH^Wt,l\ - ^~ principal Braves, as they

together with one of Bee- ^gjcr^^^^»sy^^^^k • . ' - calls'em, and their Squaws,

team's "Brighton Steadi- - — %y4^^^~^^^g^l^^^^mmM§m^hi. an<1 Porposes. They was

ers," or I shall get too • §&S^^L'~^\ N^^^^^^^^^^^^Sw|/yf|l werry affable and perlite, as

exsited to write strait. ^===-==^^^- ifiglllp^^ M^^S^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M x ^ 'ni^t^d^as all reel savages

because they^was jest a ' -^^^^-V^^|^|fc IlfG V A^^^^^^H^/ for their hartistick taste,

little late that the whole f////M ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^mS^U^S^WW^ There was one savage lady

blooming lot of'em, Amer- —^ Ml///f$d!S[ iu / ^ // with a savage dorter and a

rycans and Cow Boys, and If /J'W7?7TaaWw/Ml*/'' ^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^^^^^^^y///^ pickaninny about rising

Mexicans and Injians with [f/f ([///'/ "^jf?W '^^^^^P^^^^^^^ ^^^^^/.Y/f ^ four, as grately^ surprised

and Gals a riding like gals - "\t|iMl|(| il/(/1 ' I (Inft ^^^M^^^^^^^^^ft ^ve^bin ^p\^0<f

riding lie men, all cum a ^^^-^^^^^^^^^^J^liK \ \\V^^^^^^i^^/a'one' but SQe nad Panted

galloping in at such a %n^^wl^J^'^^mm\ I ^^^^^/^/y^ jw0$&v///~/ ^er ^w0 c'iee'cs suon a hrite

whirling pace that it lito- ^^^^^^swMj^^A^^^^^^^P^f^^^^'^ /tfl/ffi/'/v I skarlet that skarlet runners

rally took away all my pore dfflayyyA 13 nothing to 'em, and as for

breth, and they screamed ' /y/ / /ZxAJr-' ' ^ne Pore little chap his hole

as they galloped., and their ^^^^^' ' ' "/YV/ face was painted a greenish

crimson and blue and Bear - " ^ _ . , • yeller, like a werry had oase

let and yeller clokes all Eobert Tobogganing. ^ of jarndioe, and all his air

shone in the sunlight and fluttered in the breeze, and when they
came jest in front of me, where I was setting with dignerty in a
reserwed. seat at the small charge of Is., they pulled up bang, as if
they was all shot, and all sat as Btill as mice.

Well, then we had a hole carrywan of settlers for life attacked a«
they was agoing quietly along b;

defended by Buffeelow Bill /II 'Sill' Mm \nW\\v\mm\ mhli\u\ 'I whenever the oonwersaehun

and his hold Cow Boys, and a / iMulmi iWol \%\ Vlll 1 lUr H flagged I surgested a adjurn-

grand fight it was. Plenty of //J'/W mflWl! l'/f U\ I \\\W\\\ K£$M\\ i \\ \\ ment to the Amerrycan Bar, and

a brite green. But such is my natral perliteness, that when his fond
Ma held him up to me and said, "Lookee, lookee, ain't him Booty? "
I said, " Oh! yessee, yessee! " I didn't dare to kiss it, for fear its
face wood have stuck to mine, witch woudn't ha bin nice.
I spent a werry plessent evening with the principle performers

such as Bed Shiet, and Cut

a hole army of_wild Injians,_and /////////«/» i J WMl'l Y in III I i Meat, and sum others, and
grand fight it was. Plenty

firing, but not enuff execushun IjmkL ' r M/JdL " W ' W^Smi we alius tried a new drink, and

for to friten the ladies, for tho JgpBtf,; /-.ftaE^ ' V\ USM- Pit this I will Fay for my forren

jest a few was killed in the dedly 'M^^^^j'i't^^^M^k TO^Vw' ^Smi W trends that they took them all

combat, they all got up and rode vS^v3%.-,? Yv9Hk4s il\H\\\ t v^jaf] WaBKKKE&L, with the same coolness as if they

away after the battle was over; (^^^^M-'IfSKS^Sr IMfAW- ^M^m^wSH^ had been the native drinks of

so I spose as they was ony sham- VO % ' ^ Jf#^8»^ the Far West End. The larst

ming jest to deceeve the enemy. ^fik\ ^ '[^^^^^^ X^HlKM' one we tried was called " A Yard

Curiosity, which is the "Waiter's mp1-/! jBgS^Bff > p Wfiff/jf f^^g^SS^ll of flannel," and for warmth and

weekness, makes me inquire, why ^^5?jHBffl^^Hk*^^K ^rfy- '"^*~^™WM cumfort it was well-named, but

so many Cow Boys when there ~ ' ^JBHBgjBBB^(& |l%V.g|„» SBK|8fc^ StfaHh somehows I fancy it must ha bin

aint not no Cows ? We wound ^ W&KRMsl&tfflMxff & k ^^^SHW^ ji ^affi rayther a staggerer, for I remem-

up with a Bufferlow hunt, but as ->V >^M^t'*^CTml^P 1 '^^^^sMwm/^^^^. laer werry little of wnat took

the animals was jest as nncurry- >// iSS^C^S^^BU^P^. ' K W f^^^^H^mWaK,^^1 P^ace aftcrwards. But I have

combed and as dirty as afore, I C ,/^mm^wSSSSS^S^i. 1)9 /Jh ffiWffifA sum ^m re.cklekshun of playing

gammoned Mrs. Robeet, who was ' Kvim^^^^^^^^^Kf I^^^^^^^XwI^^^MVi *sMM • a* cal'^s two Chiefs and a

with me, that it was ardly a site ^yJ^^^&M^^^^^SSF/ n^SB^^^S^U^s^' -flffmdf Squaw, and that one of them had

for a reel dellycat lady to witness, ^HH^^HHifV :WlluUii fH i^BB»^JP^4y a "?eas on sumthink like a porky-

so we went off to see the Tobog- tfll*WHI^TPfflHE/ uW-Uilli if Hi Iwi^^^L^V'**^' P™e w^ sq.uills, and that I

pmng, and grate fun it was to ^^^J^aS^iM^^W \WW^f^ l^^S^H^^Jw lostmon.ey) and^ that^um

estonishment nothink^wood do -^^^^B^Bj^^pV/^/ij^^fe-jl' ; liijlfi /, Robeet, you've lost your Injian

but Mrs. Robeet must try it, B^^Hj^ Rubber!" ^atwitch^ we all larf ed.

trances, I presently found my- '^i.r^^^^'^^l^^^^^^^ " ' well remember, but I do remem-

self a seated with my bitter arf on ^ , T r, ,. ' her, and shall prohberhly never

the top of an high hill, about to A Llttle Indlan Eubber- forget, the werry warm recepshun

be launched hedlong on our wild, career with ony a piece of rope to
guide us and nothink to stop us. Oh, that dedly moment of htzita-
shun! and then the rush through the hair with sitch litening speed
as made Mrs. Robeet give jest a little squeal. How any sane person
having wunce tried this new game, which recalled to fond memory
the aensashun of my fust swing, can wish to repeat the dose, I carnt
understand. He suttenly ought to have tne stummuck of a
Horsestrieh rather than of a Halderman. The fond partner of my
fate having a little hedake after her rash xperryment, which she in-
sisted upon declaring was owing to the rifle-shooting, I adwised her

I met when at length I arrived there, or the nex morning's hed
hake. I don't think I shall try " a yard of flannel," again in an
hurry. Robeet.

The Children's Nautical Festival.
On the occasion of the Great Naval Review, Lord Chabxes Beees-
foed, remembering Mr. Edwaed Lawsob's Hyde Park success,
intends to stand treat to all the Buoys round the Coast. The Best
Buoy will receive a present from Her Gracious Majesty.