Punch: Punch (97.1889)

74 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [August 17, 1889.

THE UNITED SERVICES; OR ^ENTENTE CORDIALE.

“Germany has an army equal to her wants, and if the British nation has a fleet equal to its requirements,it will be regarded by Europe generally as a most

important factor for the maintenance of peace.”—The Emperor of Germany at Cowes.

SCENE—Cowes, after the Roy a*, Yacht Squadron Dinner. Enter
jovially Our latest Admiral and a Royal Colonel.

Our Latest Admiral {sings) :—

“ How blest are we seamen! how jovial and gay!

Together we fight, or together we play.

Our hearts are true sterling,—their worth shall be seen
We ’ll fight for our Country, and die for our Queen ! ”

Give me a light, Prince !

Royal Colonel. Certainly. {Does so.) But—puli! puff!—how patly
you’ve got our nautical patter. Shouldn’t wonder if you could pipe
us “ Poor Jack ” or “ The Sailor's Journal."

Our Latest Admiral. An Admiral of the Queen’s Navee who
didn’t know his Dibdin would be a dufier.

Royal Colonel. Well, anyhow, you look “ Every Inch a Sailor."
Our Latest Admiral. Quite so.

“ A sailor’s life is the life for me,

(Especially at Royal Yacht Club dinners, d’ye see.)

On the books of the Squadron I’ve inscribed my name,

And Prince Henry, my ‘ illustrious brother’’s done the same.

And you toasted me, an d I toasted you,

And as messmates now we ’ll rollick—well, ‘ till all is blue.’ ”

Royal Colonel. Blue should certainly be your colour, Admiral;