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July 14, 1855
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
[July 14, 1855.
THE NEW PURCHASE.
Blanche {who dotes upon horses). "There, Frank. Isn't she a Pretty Creature? Papa gave her to me this Morning-—
She is sc good tempered: And what a nice head and neck she has! Hasn't she now? She's quite young too—and such
a beautiful mouth 1—now, what do you say, slr, eh?—"
Frank {who is so absurd). "H'm! Let's see. Pretty Creature!—Good tempered'.—Nice head and neck!—Young!— /Vnd
a BEAUTIFUL MoUTH ; — WHY, I say, tou make a CaPITAI PaIR ! "
LATEST P.Y TELEGRAPH.
_ It is scarcely necessary to state, that we take the following adver-
tisement from the second column of the Times. The sceptical may find
it by referring to the paper of the 16th instant.
TO H.S., FROM THE CRIMEA. The BOX was Received by the
-*- telegraph.
If the advertiser will apply to the Society of Arts, it is possible he
may hear of something to his advantage. The quick transmission of
packages may be couuted with the chief desiderata of the age, and here
we find a person publicly announcing, that he has had one sent by
"A LITTLE WHITE ELAG."
It was to be expected, that the Russian officer in command at Hango
would justify the murder and capture of the men of the Cossack. There-
fore, the Russian Government is assured that the Mag of Truce hoisted
on the occasion was " only a little white flag on a stick." Well, it was
a white flag: even the Russian officer does not deny that fact. The
question would seem to be, in the Russian mind, the dimensions of a
Elag of Truce. How many yards of white bunting or linen constitute
the sanctity of such a flag? "The crew of Lieutenant Genesie's
boat "—says the Russian poltroon—"was caught in their own trap."
Since the wolf in the fable devoured the lamb for muddying the
stream, there has never been put forth so atrocious an excuse for
*„l„™ „„~L i -t • l i c in. i ■ n -i- , . " stream. i/Lieie lias ubvbi uecn uu.'. iui hi au anuuuuo »u i^uoi
telegraph it is scarcely clear from the wording of his statement, anrocity committed as by this Russian bear in command at Hango
whether the box was received from the Crimea : but in making so ! J
extraordinary a revelation a little indistinctness is both natural and
pardonable. The mere fact of a box having been sent by telegraph at
all is surely quite enough to startle the scientific world, and we there-
fore leave our savants to confer with the advertiser, and make the
most they can of his discovery.
Justice at the Footlights.
P^nsh is happy to state, that the example of Mr. Buckstone, of the
Haymarket Theatre, who has liberally revived the old custom of an
"Author's Night" (a night when a drama is performed for the benefit
of the person who invented it) is about lo be imitated by all his brother
Managers. They are going to give Nights to their Authors, and by
way of making their generosity gracefully complete, French steamers
have been chartered to bring over the beneficiares.
A Fruity Joke.
The following joke, which has been bottled up for an entire week,
may be pronounced on the whole rather fruity:—
An amateur of music (who is also a wag) remarked the other day,
with reference to some strawberries on the table, "that he (the wag)
would enjoy a pottle of strawberries all to himself, inasmuch as it
would be a musical as well as a festive treat, for it would in fact be a
Solo on the Hautboy."__
combination op town and country.
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, when he is in London, is
spoken of by his servants (all reduced Undergraduates) as the " Buss
in Urbe."
PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
[July 14, 1855.
THE NEW PURCHASE.
Blanche {who dotes upon horses). "There, Frank. Isn't she a Pretty Creature? Papa gave her to me this Morning-—
She is sc good tempered: And what a nice head and neck she has! Hasn't she now? She's quite young too—and such
a beautiful mouth 1—now, what do you say, slr, eh?—"
Frank {who is so absurd). "H'm! Let's see. Pretty Creature!—Good tempered'.—Nice head and neck!—Young!— /Vnd
a BEAUTIFUL MoUTH ; — WHY, I say, tou make a CaPITAI PaIR ! "
LATEST P.Y TELEGRAPH.
_ It is scarcely necessary to state, that we take the following adver-
tisement from the second column of the Times. The sceptical may find
it by referring to the paper of the 16th instant.
TO H.S., FROM THE CRIMEA. The BOX was Received by the
-*- telegraph.
If the advertiser will apply to the Society of Arts, it is possible he
may hear of something to his advantage. The quick transmission of
packages may be couuted with the chief desiderata of the age, and here
we find a person publicly announcing, that he has had one sent by
"A LITTLE WHITE ELAG."
It was to be expected, that the Russian officer in command at Hango
would justify the murder and capture of the men of the Cossack. There-
fore, the Russian Government is assured that the Mag of Truce hoisted
on the occasion was " only a little white flag on a stick." Well, it was
a white flag: even the Russian officer does not deny that fact. The
question would seem to be, in the Russian mind, the dimensions of a
Elag of Truce. How many yards of white bunting or linen constitute
the sanctity of such a flag? "The crew of Lieutenant Genesie's
boat "—says the Russian poltroon—"was caught in their own trap."
Since the wolf in the fable devoured the lamb for muddying the
stream, there has never been put forth so atrocious an excuse for
*„l„™ „„~L i -t • l i c in. i ■ n -i- , . " stream. i/Lieie lias ubvbi uecn uu.'. iui hi au anuuuuo »u i^uoi
telegraph it is scarcely clear from the wording of his statement, anrocity committed as by this Russian bear in command at Hango
whether the box was received from the Crimea : but in making so ! J
extraordinary a revelation a little indistinctness is both natural and
pardonable. The mere fact of a box having been sent by telegraph at
all is surely quite enough to startle the scientific world, and we there-
fore leave our savants to confer with the advertiser, and make the
most they can of his discovery.
Justice at the Footlights.
P^nsh is happy to state, that the example of Mr. Buckstone, of the
Haymarket Theatre, who has liberally revived the old custom of an
"Author's Night" (a night when a drama is performed for the benefit
of the person who invented it) is about lo be imitated by all his brother
Managers. They are going to give Nights to their Authors, and by
way of making their generosity gracefully complete, French steamers
have been chartered to bring over the beneficiares.
A Fruity Joke.
The following joke, which has been bottled up for an entire week,
may be pronounced on the whole rather fruity:—
An amateur of music (who is also a wag) remarked the other day,
with reference to some strawberries on the table, "that he (the wag)
would enjoy a pottle of strawberries all to himself, inasmuch as it
would be a musical as well as a festive treat, for it would in fact be a
Solo on the Hautboy."__
combination op town and country.
The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, when he is in London, is
spoken of by his servants (all reduced Undergraduates) as the " Buss
in Urbe."