DOI issue:
July to December, 1852
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16610#0225
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
217
CAPTIVITY OP ABD-EL-KADER.
ND will nobody rescue
Abd-el-Kadeb ? Will
not his old, chivalrous
champion have pity on
him, and release him
from his present con-
dition? He was, as-
suredly, in a sad plight in
the Chateau d'Amboise;
but surely he has been in
a more pitiable fix at St.
Cloud and the Tuileries.
It was bad enough to be
captive to the broken
faith of old Louis
Philippe, gone to settle
many accounts of that
sort; but it is infinitely
worse to the Emir, more
degrading to him, to sing
the praises and kiss the
hand of the forsworn
tyrant who at this hour tramples on the French nation; the nation,
we grant, exhibiting no great reluctance to be so footed.
" May you live as long as the sun!" cries Abd-el-Kader, in all the
latitude of Eastern hyperbole. " I give you this sword," answers the
tadpole Emperor, " and therefore I know you will never draw it against
me; for did not the French give me their confidence, and did I misuse
it ? " " An oath is a solemn thing: it binds like bonds of steel!"
cries the Emir, without a smile upon his face. " It is—it does," makes
answer Louis Napoleon, who does not thrust his tongue in his cheek.
And thus the poor Emir slaverg the Emperor that is to be—and the
Emperor rejoices in the operation. Again, we cry, will nobody release
Abd-el-Kadeb? What ho! A Londondebby to the rescue!
THE EMPIRE OF BEADLEDOM.
The release of Ben Sidi—commonly known as Seedy Ben—the
Lascar crossing-sweeper, has raised in the breast of that Eastern
scavenger a degree of gratitude towards the Beadle, which has some-
thing quite romantic m its character. Considering the determined
enemy that Seedy Ben has always proved himself towards the Arcade
and its Government, the devotion he now shows for the Beadle is quite
remarkable. The Lascar has again dined with the Beadle, who, as
Seedy Ben was about to retire, put into his hands a new broom. The
Lascar was deeply affected, and hung round the gold lace of the Beadle's
collar—in the Eastern fashion—for several minutes. " I give you this
broom," said the Beadle, " because I know you will never use it to
sweep a passage for the enemies of the Arcade." Seedy Ben appeared
very anxious to make the Beadle understand that a Lascar's word is
as good as his bond—in black and white—and he pointed alternately to
his raven hair and his snowy petticoat. Kissing the broom, he declared
that he would never make it a handle for hostility to the Beadle, " and,"
added Seedy Ben, " rather than I would sweep a pausage for your
enemies, I would go and scour the wide world alone." The Lascar has
visited the Opera Arcade, where he was accommodated with a seat in
the private box—the well Inown watchbox about halfway down, and
nearly opposite the hairdresser's. This had the happiest effect.
The presents given by the Beadle on the occasion of his visit to the
Temple of Apollo were very numerous. To Miss Rebecca, who
recited " Le Beadledom c'est le Pat," he presented his autograph on a
blank bill-stamp. To Signob Johnsonini, the celebrated Gutta Percba
contortionist, he gave a handsome bowl—formerly belonging to a
tobacco pipe in the possession of his uncle, Bumble I. The bowl was
filled for the occasion with a costly liqueur, in which Signob John-
sonini drank the health of the Beadle, while an attendant whistled the
popular melody of " Brown it in the bowl." To Soakey Stevens, t^e
well-known comic singer of the Temple of Apollo, the Beadle gave—
bis hand, in a most condescending manner. The artist shook it with
much cordiality. The effect was excellent.
A Ticklish Point
" Friend Punch,—There is one point which is peculiarly calculated
to 'wound the just susceptibilities of a foreign nation,' particularly in
the event of its making a descent on our shores. I mean the point of
the British bayonet Had we not better give up that point, and
receive any enemies who may come to invade us with no other weapons
than open arms ? What sayest thou hereon to •« Neddy Gbill ? "
HONOURED BY THE ADMIRALTY.
We take the following gratifying intelligence from the Herald. It
will be read with a spasm of pleasure throughout the merchant service:
" Me. Pbkny, late commander of the Lady Franklin and Sophia, has been honoured
by the Dckb op Nobthumbkbland with an interview, and has received a gratifying
acknowledgment of his own services and of those under his command from the present
Board of Admiralty."
Mb. Penny being only Merchant-captain Penny, having no
epaulets upon his shoulders, but simply brains schooled by long
experience in his head, was treated with the most contemptuous
neglect, all his counsel disregarded—which was afterwards proved to
be so wise and true—by the officers of "the service." Captain
Austin returns home, having done nothing except "pooh-pooh" the
merchant skipper, and is thereupon appointed to a most lucrative post
at Southampton. At length, however, the skipper is rewarded. Yes;
he is dignified for life " with an interview" of the First Lord of the
Admiralty; and receives "a gratifying acknowledgment of his ser-
vices ! " By what means, may we ask, comes the acknowledgment P
By cold word of mouth, or has skipper Penny anything tangible to
show for it P
Old Gentleman. " I want some shaving soap, mt good Lad."
Boy. " Yes, Sir. Here's a Harticle i can recommend, for I
always use it mtself ! "
TRACTARIAN DISCIPLINE OF THE TONGUE.
At the late anti-Puseyite meeting at the Freemason's Tavern, the
Rev. Canon Stowell is reported to have said
" Such a man as Mb. Pbtnnb, who would compel a young lady to kneel before him
and lick the sign of the cross, on the sand-besprinkled floor, ought to be hooted out of
the Church."
Whether Mb. Pbtnne was guilty of the act imputed to him or noti
the fellow, whoever be might be, that could do so filthy a thing as to
make a lady lick the floor, would certainly deserve to be rewarded with
an extremely good licking himself.
Q. How much does the Cup of Glory hold ?
A. It varies. With the Chartist, it holds six pints; with Louis
Napoleon, an Imperial measure.
217
CAPTIVITY OP ABD-EL-KADER.
ND will nobody rescue
Abd-el-Kadeb ? Will
not his old, chivalrous
champion have pity on
him, and release him
from his present con-
dition? He was, as-
suredly, in a sad plight in
the Chateau d'Amboise;
but surely he has been in
a more pitiable fix at St.
Cloud and the Tuileries.
It was bad enough to be
captive to the broken
faith of old Louis
Philippe, gone to settle
many accounts of that
sort; but it is infinitely
worse to the Emir, more
degrading to him, to sing
the praises and kiss the
hand of the forsworn
tyrant who at this hour tramples on the French nation; the nation,
we grant, exhibiting no great reluctance to be so footed.
" May you live as long as the sun!" cries Abd-el-Kader, in all the
latitude of Eastern hyperbole. " I give you this sword," answers the
tadpole Emperor, " and therefore I know you will never draw it against
me; for did not the French give me their confidence, and did I misuse
it ? " " An oath is a solemn thing: it binds like bonds of steel!"
cries the Emir, without a smile upon his face. " It is—it does," makes
answer Louis Napoleon, who does not thrust his tongue in his cheek.
And thus the poor Emir slaverg the Emperor that is to be—and the
Emperor rejoices in the operation. Again, we cry, will nobody release
Abd-el-Kadeb? What ho! A Londondebby to the rescue!
THE EMPIRE OF BEADLEDOM.
The release of Ben Sidi—commonly known as Seedy Ben—the
Lascar crossing-sweeper, has raised in the breast of that Eastern
scavenger a degree of gratitude towards the Beadle, which has some-
thing quite romantic m its character. Considering the determined
enemy that Seedy Ben has always proved himself towards the Arcade
and its Government, the devotion he now shows for the Beadle is quite
remarkable. The Lascar has again dined with the Beadle, who, as
Seedy Ben was about to retire, put into his hands a new broom. The
Lascar was deeply affected, and hung round the gold lace of the Beadle's
collar—in the Eastern fashion—for several minutes. " I give you this
broom," said the Beadle, " because I know you will never use it to
sweep a passage for the enemies of the Arcade." Seedy Ben appeared
very anxious to make the Beadle understand that a Lascar's word is
as good as his bond—in black and white—and he pointed alternately to
his raven hair and his snowy petticoat. Kissing the broom, he declared
that he would never make it a handle for hostility to the Beadle, " and,"
added Seedy Ben, " rather than I would sweep a pausage for your
enemies, I would go and scour the wide world alone." The Lascar has
visited the Opera Arcade, where he was accommodated with a seat in
the private box—the well Inown watchbox about halfway down, and
nearly opposite the hairdresser's. This had the happiest effect.
The presents given by the Beadle on the occasion of his visit to the
Temple of Apollo were very numerous. To Miss Rebecca, who
recited " Le Beadledom c'est le Pat," he presented his autograph on a
blank bill-stamp. To Signob Johnsonini, the celebrated Gutta Percba
contortionist, he gave a handsome bowl—formerly belonging to a
tobacco pipe in the possession of his uncle, Bumble I. The bowl was
filled for the occasion with a costly liqueur, in which Signob John-
sonini drank the health of the Beadle, while an attendant whistled the
popular melody of " Brown it in the bowl." To Soakey Stevens, t^e
well-known comic singer of the Temple of Apollo, the Beadle gave—
bis hand, in a most condescending manner. The artist shook it with
much cordiality. The effect was excellent.
A Ticklish Point
" Friend Punch,—There is one point which is peculiarly calculated
to 'wound the just susceptibilities of a foreign nation,' particularly in
the event of its making a descent on our shores. I mean the point of
the British bayonet Had we not better give up that point, and
receive any enemies who may come to invade us with no other weapons
than open arms ? What sayest thou hereon to •« Neddy Gbill ? "
HONOURED BY THE ADMIRALTY.
We take the following gratifying intelligence from the Herald. It
will be read with a spasm of pleasure throughout the merchant service:
" Me. Pbkny, late commander of the Lady Franklin and Sophia, has been honoured
by the Dckb op Nobthumbkbland with an interview, and has received a gratifying
acknowledgment of his own services and of those under his command from the present
Board of Admiralty."
Mb. Penny being only Merchant-captain Penny, having no
epaulets upon his shoulders, but simply brains schooled by long
experience in his head, was treated with the most contemptuous
neglect, all his counsel disregarded—which was afterwards proved to
be so wise and true—by the officers of "the service." Captain
Austin returns home, having done nothing except "pooh-pooh" the
merchant skipper, and is thereupon appointed to a most lucrative post
at Southampton. At length, however, the skipper is rewarded. Yes;
he is dignified for life " with an interview" of the First Lord of the
Admiralty; and receives "a gratifying acknowledgment of his ser-
vices ! " By what means, may we ask, comes the acknowledgment P
By cold word of mouth, or has skipper Penny anything tangible to
show for it P
Old Gentleman. " I want some shaving soap, mt good Lad."
Boy. " Yes, Sir. Here's a Harticle i can recommend, for I
always use it mtself ! "
TRACTARIAN DISCIPLINE OF THE TONGUE.
At the late anti-Puseyite meeting at the Freemason's Tavern, the
Rev. Canon Stowell is reported to have said
" Such a man as Mb. Pbtnnb, who would compel a young lady to kneel before him
and lick the sign of the cross, on the sand-besprinkled floor, ought to be hooted out of
the Church."
Whether Mb. Pbtnne was guilty of the act imputed to him or noti
the fellow, whoever be might be, that could do so filthy a thing as to
make a lady lick the floor, would certainly deserve to be rewarded with
an extremely good licking himself.
Q. How much does the Cup of Glory hold ?
A. It varies. With the Chartist, it holds six pints; with Louis
Napoleon, an Imperial measure.