Punch (99.1890)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

[October 18, 1890,

OUR COMPATRIOTS ABROAD.

Scene—A Table d'hote.

Aristocratic English Lady {mil of diplomatic relations'*. " A—can tot; tell me if there is a resident British Minister here?"
Scotch Tourist. " Well, I'm not just quite sure—but I'm told there's an excellent Presbyterian Service every Sunday !'

A FAMILY QUESTION.

A Sjng for the Situation.

Ala—" The Chesapeake and the Shannon."

McK inlet, brave and bold, as the universe is told,

Brought forth his Tariff. Bill so neat and handy, 0 !
Aad true patriots, everyone thought the business splendid fua,
With their music playing Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !
Yankee-doodle, Yankee-doodle dandy, 0!
The patriots came running, and admired McKinlet's cunning,
In the interests of Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !

The Britisher might blame the new Economic game,
That only fired the Yankee like neat brandy, 0!
If J. B. should be stone-broke by McKlnlet's master-stroke,
Tant mieux, my boys, for Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !
Yankee-doodle, Yankee-doodle dandy, O!
The measure is a lark, it may transfer the British market
To the able hands of Yankee-doodle dandy, 0!

The fight has scarce begun, and the Yank has seen the fun

Of the rush of freighted vessels to be handy, 0 !
Just in time for the old duties ; they competed, like young beauties
For the smile of some young rovin<* Royal dandy, 0 !
Yankee-doodle, Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 I
They knew there'd be a scare if the ships didn't dodge the Tariff,
The New Tariff dear to Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !

The Etruria and Ziandam found the business quite a flam,

The Thingvalla, in good time, was not quite handy, 0 !
"Whilst some sugar-laden ships found they'd wholly missed their tips,
To the merriment of Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !
Yankee-doodle, Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !
Yet the prudent thoughts are giving to the " increased cost of living,"
Home-expenses burden Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !

Mifs Columbia and her " Ma " have a fancy that Pap-pa,

At raising " worsted-stuffs " has been too handy, 0 '.
Fifty per cent, on frocks, upon petticoats and socks,
Sjarea the women-folk of Yankee doodle dandy, 0!
Yankee doodle, Yankee doodle dandy, 0!
" Taxing the Britisher " may yet create a stir

Jn the Home-affairs of Yankee doodle dandy, 0!]

Pennsylvania will rejoice, but a sort of still small voice
In the ear of Uncle Sam may sound quite handy, 0 !
Wall Street may feel smart shocks at the lowering of Stocks,
And will "Tin-plates" comfort Yankee doodle dandy, 0 ?
Yankee doodle, Yankee doodle, dandy 0!
Lower Stocks by raising "Stockings" Ah, methinks I hear the
"Shockings" I
Of the women-folk of Yankee-doodle dandy, 0 !

Howsoever that may fare, let John Bull keep on his hair,

And Miss Canada with flouts be not too handy, 01
Common sense is safe commander, and we need not raise our dander
At the Tariff tricks of Yankee doodle dandy, 0 I
Yankee doodle! Yankee doodle dandy, 0!
And may it ever prove in trade fights, or brotherly love,
Bull can keep upsides with Yankee doodle dandy, 0 !

" Charge, Chester., Charge!"—The Times reports that at Chester
County Court last week, Mr. Stavelet Hill, Q, C, M.P., Judge
Advocate of the Fleet, was summoned for £25 —for goods supplied,
and that the claim was unsuccessfully contested on the score that it
was barred by the Statute of Limitations. Mr. Segab, who repre-
sented the Plaintiff, said that the Defendant was "wrong in his
law," and Judge Sir Hobatio Lloyd assented to the proposition by
giving a verdict for the full amount claimed. From this it would
appear that there was "no valley" (as a Cockney would say) in
the point of the Hill—the Judge Advocate of the Fleet being on this
ocoasion, if not in his native element, at any rate, " quits at sea! "