Punch (10.1846)

2H

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

ROYAL ACADEMY.

" Dear Punch, " Newman Street, Tuesday.

" Me and another chap who was at the
Academy yesterday, agreed that there was nothink
in the whole Exhibition that was worthy of the least
notice—as onr pictures wasn't admitted.

" So we followed about some of the gents., and
thought we 'd Exhibit the Exhibitors; among whom
we remarked as follows. We remarked

Me. Sneaker, R.A., particularly kind to Mr. Smith,
a prize-holder of the Art-Union. N.B. Sneaker
always puts on a white Choaker on Opening day ;
and has his boots French pollisht.

" Presently we
examined Mr.
Hokey, a-watch-
ing the effect of
his picture upon
a party who looks
like a prize holder
of the Art-Union.
Remark the agi-
tation in Ho-
key's eye, and
the tremulous
nervousness of
his highlows.
The old gent looks
like a flat ; but
not such a fiat as
to buy Hokey's
picture at no price. 0 no !

" Our eyes then turned upon that seedy gent., Or-
lando Piggs, who drew in our Academy for ten years.

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Pancy Piggs's delight at finding his picture on
the line ! Shall I tell you how it got there ? Sis
aunt washes for an Academician.

" The next chap we came to was [ ture wasn't received at all. Show 'em all up,

dear Mr. Punch, and oblige your constant
reader, " Modest Merit."

Sebastian "Winkles, whose profound
disgust at finding his portrait on the floor,
you may imadgin. I don't think that
queer fellow

THE LAY OF THE F ALLOTTEE.

When I remember all the lines

In which I've taken shares.
My mind the hopeless task resign

Of counting all my cares.
Woolmer and Toby is the cry,

What can its meaning be ?
An exile from my land I fly,

Poor hapless Allottee !

Onwards across the briny deep,

Rolls the majestic ship,
I pace the deck, then sit and weep,

O'er piles of worthless scrip.
'Tis ever thus—'mid Time's advance,

Crush'd hopes we 're doom'd to see :
Bear me, ye billows, swift to Prance,

Poor hapless Allottee !

They ask me the expense to share,

Of outlay all their own ;
How will the Secretary stare

To find the victim flown !
Prom ribaldry on such a theme.

Angry and hurt I flee ;
Good Captain, pray put on the steam

For the poor Allottee !

I stand at length upon the shore

Of fair and courtly France ;
I hear the breakers loudly roar,

I see the billows dance.
Upon the pier I take a turn,

Lonely I cannot be ;
Each one I meet has been, I learn,

A fellow-Allottee !

Fashionable Railway Movement*.

It is expected that the railway world of
fashion will be in a state of considerable acti-
vity during the ensuing season. The move-
ments of the provisional committee-men and
the allottees are already exciting very general
interest. We are happy to have it in our
power to give the following, which may be
relied upon:—

Sir Jasper Griggs, the indefatigable
chairman of the Eastern Archipelago and
Arctic Circle Junction has taken his depar-
Peombo Rodgers was much happier • ture for Boulogne, where he will remain during
for his picture was hung on the ceiling \ the le§al season- He return to town for

the long vacation.

An entresol in the rue des Pilots has been
taken by Mr. Phelim O'Doo, who intends
passing the stag-hunting season on the Conti-
nent. The roughness of the sport is the reason
assigned by Mr. O'Doo for declining to re-
main in this country during its continuance.

Levy's hounds had an excellent run one
day last week after a stag of amazing magni-
tude. After traversing Middlesex for some
time, the pack got off the scent, and it was
afterwards ascertained that the object of
pursuit had got away into Surrey, where the
hounds were unable to follow him.

" But the most Hied of all was

Hannibal Fitch, who found his pic-

WHO CAN BLAME HIM ?

Prince Albert was asked why he went
so rarely to an English theatre, and visited so
often the French plays. His answer deserves
to be engraved over the stage door of every
metropolitan theatre. u My reason," he said,
" is this : nearly all the English pieces are
taken from the French, and do you think I
would go to the translation of a piece as long
as I can see the original ? "