DOI issue:
September 1, 1855
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.16616#0096
84 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. * [September 1, 18&
I But suddenly " That on the whole we really thought
THE RIIV!E OF THE ANCIENT ALDERMAN. |uwere Things went uncommon well—
Wh»-u ihe Bemembrancer bawl'd out,
' Gog ! what a hawful Smell.'
Disgust of the » Xhe Mayor he staged to his feet,
Chief Magistrate
Out of his lordly doz°,
PAR | I. and Conservator , . „
of the River And ramm d his scented handkerchief-
The Aiderman It is an Ancient Alderman, j Thames. Close up unto liis nose,
•toppetii a swell, A.nd he stoppeth one of three; TbeSmciiin- «« a a ,i q 11 r u t
"' By thy gouty hand and ruby dosp, crea.se™ w ™ 'a a ^ a y * '
Now wherefore stopp'st thoa me ?
We gasp'd and spit, and swore ;
Sneh an abominable stench
We'd never smelt before.
Who would go to The Adelplii doors have open'd long,
the T.R. A., ^nci x would save my tin ;
Mv order's lost at seven o'clock, " d a ter cotnments ,fierce ^ fast
tuie' On that unsavoury theme,
For reasons which I need not name,
Each turn'd him to the stream.
Permit me to go in."
And reraon- He holds him with his gouty hand,
Btrateth- " There is the Thames," quolh he ,
" Bother the Thames," the other tuitd; And still imreas- « When fouler, fouler rose the smell,
" Jump in, and let me be." mvereiTt.a^se , Ami llien ™e rfid diskrver
,r , . . , ,, .... . , from the streiim Thr source of all that awful stench.
But yieideth to He holds him by the glittering guard, i „ley 01lf,ht f, Dear Gog it was the Biver 1
circumstances, T,,e ginning Swell s,ood stil]j ,la/e C(,7,serve,. UcU it Was Uie sx\ \ CI .
And listens in most sulky style ; Kevoltingdetaiis. " The river it was yellow mud,
The Alderman hath his will.
With putrid colours varied.
And every kind of 13L!by thing
Upon the tide was carried.
And reluctantly The stunning Swell against a lamp
lends las ear. T , P,. , , .D j 1
Leant, as it bored to death,
And thus gasp'd on that Alderman, j More revolting " Dead dogs rotund, aud garbage vile,
With brevity of breath. details. JjaiPj anfi SCUm, and muck ;
The other re- " The Mayor appear'd, the barge was steer'd,
Cluri£ round as in a foeiid lake,
lateth how the Aierrilv we did drop_ oozed, ana stank, and stuck.
Mayor and Al- ' ' . „ ' ' ,,
dermen went ine Alatrmen, in Oily barge, a drowning rat " And in the mess a drowning Cnt
swanhoppingoa Along on our Swan-Hop. ^Handed wui, Mld seveu drown'd kit tens sprawl'd,
the Thames. drowned kuttns » j i t i -i n .
" At the Blackfriars we did embark, is seen. And her great, eyes stared wildly out,
Where gapes the mighty sewer.'
The Stunning Swell he stamp'd his foot,
For he heard the overture.
The Swell loseth Mellon hath mounted on his stool,
benefit of clergy, The desk he tappeth t hrice—
oTders*5 *S U' Four Roberts now the Swell must pay,
Or wait for the half-price.
The Alderman " We pull'd—at least the rowers did—
vo'a'he''To-aie Bang throuSh tQe Bridges Three,
ceede^ P'°" And Lambeth Beach, and Chelsea Reach,
We pass'd full merrily.
How the party " And then the hour of lunch was come,
eat and drank. (jur appetites wax'd strong,
We eat and drank, and drank and eat;
The Chaplain sang a song.
How the party " We drank and eat, we eat and drank,
drank and eat. Till full was every sinner;
And then we thought we'd go on deck,
While Staples laid the dinner.
Aud pileously she tquail'd.
The Alderman " There was a blundetbuss on board—"
shoot, the cat. « Q|d w,mt ^ yQU &t_
Are you not well ? " " O gentle Swell,
E took anti Shot the (Eat!
PART II.
How, being re- « We lean'd along the barge's seats, ,™e p^rTd " SE Pf dTat lealfc ih! r°WgrS did,~
W?tffittrf "ot wS; ™ Bin up Sl=crs Lsant banks
tent of complain- " e saitl , was a jolly world, . , ? , „,„ mQj„ nnr
iug persons, And folks should be content.
And the exagge- " We said it was a jolly world,
rationsofdistress Arid everybody stated
hf the pi-ess. Tkaf wbar we re. d of want and wr()h
Was much exaggerated.
At length we made our way.
" There ran the river pure and bright,
Without a speck or stain ;
So once it ran at Westminster,
And to might run again.
»
I But suddenly " That on the whole we really thought
THE RIIV!E OF THE ANCIENT ALDERMAN. |uwere Things went uncommon well—
Wh»-u ihe Bemembrancer bawl'd out,
' Gog ! what a hawful Smell.'
Disgust of the » Xhe Mayor he staged to his feet,
Chief Magistrate
Out of his lordly doz°,
PAR | I. and Conservator , . „
of the River And ramm d his scented handkerchief-
The Aiderman It is an Ancient Alderman, j Thames. Close up unto liis nose,
•toppetii a swell, A.nd he stoppeth one of three; TbeSmciiin- «« a a ,i q 11 r u t
"' By thy gouty hand and ruby dosp, crea.se™ w ™ 'a a ^ a y * '
Now wherefore stopp'st thoa me ?
We gasp'd and spit, and swore ;
Sneh an abominable stench
We'd never smelt before.
Who would go to The Adelplii doors have open'd long,
the T.R. A., ^nci x would save my tin ;
Mv order's lost at seven o'clock, " d a ter cotnments ,fierce ^ fast
tuie' On that unsavoury theme,
For reasons which I need not name,
Each turn'd him to the stream.
Permit me to go in."
And reraon- He holds him with his gouty hand,
Btrateth- " There is the Thames," quolh he ,
" Bother the Thames," the other tuitd; And still imreas- « When fouler, fouler rose the smell,
" Jump in, and let me be." mvereiTt.a^se , Ami llien ™e rfid diskrver
,r , . . , ,, .... . , from the streiim Thr source of all that awful stench.
But yieideth to He holds him by the glittering guard, i „ley 01lf,ht f, Dear Gog it was the Biver 1
circumstances, T,,e ginning Swell s,ood stil]j ,la/e C(,7,serve,. UcU it Was Uie sx\ \ CI .
And listens in most sulky style ; Kevoltingdetaiis. " The river it was yellow mud,
The Alderman hath his will.
With putrid colours varied.
And every kind of 13L!by thing
Upon the tide was carried.
And reluctantly The stunning Swell against a lamp
lends las ear. T , P,. , , .D j 1
Leant, as it bored to death,
And thus gasp'd on that Alderman, j More revolting " Dead dogs rotund, aud garbage vile,
With brevity of breath. details. JjaiPj anfi SCUm, and muck ;
The other re- " The Mayor appear'd, the barge was steer'd,
Cluri£ round as in a foeiid lake,
lateth how the Aierrilv we did drop_ oozed, ana stank, and stuck.
Mayor and Al- ' ' . „ ' ' ,,
dermen went ine Alatrmen, in Oily barge, a drowning rat " And in the mess a drowning Cnt
swanhoppingoa Along on our Swan-Hop. ^Handed wui, Mld seveu drown'd kit tens sprawl'd,
the Thames. drowned kuttns » j i t i -i n .
" At the Blackfriars we did embark, is seen. And her great, eyes stared wildly out,
Where gapes the mighty sewer.'
The Stunning Swell he stamp'd his foot,
For he heard the overture.
The Swell loseth Mellon hath mounted on his stool,
benefit of clergy, The desk he tappeth t hrice—
oTders*5 *S U' Four Roberts now the Swell must pay,
Or wait for the half-price.
The Alderman " We pull'd—at least the rowers did—
vo'a'he''To-aie Bang throuSh tQe Bridges Three,
ceede^ P'°" And Lambeth Beach, and Chelsea Reach,
We pass'd full merrily.
How the party " And then the hour of lunch was come,
eat and drank. (jur appetites wax'd strong,
We eat and drank, and drank and eat;
The Chaplain sang a song.
How the party " We drank and eat, we eat and drank,
drank and eat. Till full was every sinner;
And then we thought we'd go on deck,
While Staples laid the dinner.
Aud pileously she tquail'd.
The Alderman " There was a blundetbuss on board—"
shoot, the cat. « Q|d w,mt ^ yQU &t_
Are you not well ? " " O gentle Swell,
E took anti Shot the (Eat!
PART II.
How, being re- « We lean'd along the barge's seats, ,™e p^rTd " SE Pf dTat lealfc ih! r°WgrS did,~
W?tffittrf "ot wS; ™ Bin up Sl=crs Lsant banks
tent of complain- " e saitl , was a jolly world, . , ? , „,„ mQj„ nnr
iug persons, And folks should be content.
And the exagge- " We said it was a jolly world,
rationsofdistress Arid everybody stated
hf the pi-ess. Tkaf wbar we re. d of want and wr()h
Was much exaggerated.
At length we made our way.
" There ran the river pure and bright,
Without a speck or stain ;
So once it ran at Westminster,
And to might run again.
»