DOI issue:
November 17, 1855
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November 17, 1855.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARL
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I assured him that I considered his confidence
A NiGHT WITH CLICQUOT. i "Pfoundshecret!" whispered the King.
" Dead," I returned, in the same tone.
[From our own Correspondent.) "Nosh a word about sha pig-, Tim," said
Pottdam, A ov. b, lboo. Clicquot.
_ v^e^vr-\ King Clicquot asked Divil'a bit, Fritz," said I; " nor about his
- ^ x\v^MrWN^ me to dine with him tail."
yesterday, and having j-Xis Majesty then called upon me to sing a
no better engagement, SOn„5 anc[ \ gave hjm Nora Creina with so much
I accepted the invita- tenderness and pathos as to cause him to lie
tion. I spent a tole- with his face upon the table and weep. By the
rably pleasant evening. tjme i fiaci finished, he was buried in the arms of
'We dined tete-a-tete, Morpheus, on which, having rung the bell, I bad
because his Majesty nmi carrjed up to bed by a nobleman in attend-
wished, as he often ; ance> and wjsrjed him good-night.
noes, to ascertain _ my I _
opinion on various -
questions of European j ^ STR0NGEST QF ALL ALLIES.
Before dinner the t England France, and Sardinia, stand united in
king was what we call; & „T^t Anti-Cossack league. To this triad of
m the vernacular rather nat jons we |10pe very soon to acquire the addition
down in tbe mouth ; he ! of Denmarkj Sweden, and Norway. But there
said he had been up , -g Qne Qther na^ou 0f which the cordial alliance
the night betore. _ Ire- j wou,d be more effective; perhaps, than that of all
the rest in the world. That is a nation without
a geographical limit; a nation without a place
on the earth's suiface; a nation partaking little
of the earth's crust, but very much of tbe riches
of the earth's interior; a nation interspersed
throughout all nations. Need we say that the
nat ion to which we allude is that of the Hebrews.
The Czar, Alexander has issued an ukase for
the levy of fresh myriads, to be sacrificed, for the
success" of his felonious ambition, to Moloch.
In every thousand Jews the Tyrant has com-
manded that ten shall be seized upon, and devoted
to the daughter among t hose wretched victims
These Israelites are to be driven by the knout and
the stick to shed their own blood and that of
others, in the name and under the tutelage of
the Muscovite's Idols of wood and paint, the
carvedimagesof his gods Sekgius, and Vladimir,
and Alexander Newski.
Shall not the Israelites draw the sword for this
against the oppressor of their brethren? _ That is
not necessary. Let them only draw their purse-
strings close and tight. Let that individual of
the Hebrew community who dares to lend the
despot a farthing be cut off from the congre-
gation of Israel. To stone him to death will no
longer be practicable : but let him be thrust out
of the synagogue; and be evermore an unclean
beast; an abomination in the sight of his people.
commended him a.petit
verre, which he was dis-
inclined to take, but I
made him, when he soon
became all right; and,
the repast having been
served, ate and drank,
particularly the latter,
—zS^^^^S^^^5*^8^^^- ^s^E^^^^^^^^2^ as heartily as usuai-
^L^^^^^^^^^^^ C ^gfeyfe^- The champagne was
—:..«aEZ.;.' __- _—_—______err- first-rafe. 1 state this
on his Majesty's au-
thority, for I stuck to Jobannisoerger; although he partook of both, contrary to my adyice
not to mix his liquors. On the removal of the cloth, huwever, he yielded io my suggestion,
that the best thing he could now take was whiskey-punch; for which we had the materials
in, and I brewed a "jorum " for myself and him.
Having given the King a prime Havannah, I lighted my "weed," and his Majesty followed
my example. We then chatted together for some time on moral philosophy, metaphysics,
the belles lettres, table-turning, spirit-rapping, religion, and the other topics of the day, including
the Greek Tragedy of Antigone; of a difficult passage in one of the choral odes of which, I
gave my Royal entertainer the correct translation in German.
From the subject of a Tragedy we soon got, by a natural transition, on the War ; respecting
which, as his Majesty has often heard me descant concerning the wrongs of poor Old Ireland
in terms of fervid eloquence, he naturally supposed me exempt from English prejudices entirely.
He therefore unbosomed himself to me on that subject quite confidentially ; and, as 1 have no
tear that your columns will ever meet his eye, there is no reason at all why I should not
relate you his discourse thereon.
It was pretty late in the evening, and we were both very well primed, although for my part
there was nothing the matter with me, when I told the King how cleverly I thought he had
managed in steering clear of the Eastern scrape. " Your Majesty," I said, " has displayed
the most brilliant management in keeping out of that."
"Shink so?" said Clicquot, in answer to my delicate compliment. I give his Majesty's pro-
nunciation of the English language, which usually becomes peculiar as the evening advances.
"Faith, I do, Sire," I answered; " by Jove ! Austria was very near being drawn in once
or twice."
" Aus'ra knows wellnuff washsabout," replied the Monarch. "Frantz-Joseph knows
verwell whatsabout. Frantz's upsnuff."
" Yes," I remarked, " but Fritz put him up to snuff." Hereat the King poked the fore-
finger of his Royal right hand into iny small ribs, and I returned the Compliment by giving
him a cordial slap on the back.
" Boseof's knows veywell whatsabout," repeated Clicquot.
"Think Alexander knows what he's about?" [ asked in my off-hand way.
" No!" answered his Majesty in a monosyllable.
"He seems determined to persevere in the War," I said. "Sebastopol's gone, and
KmVmi-n; sure he's playing a losing game. Why doesn't your Majesty get him to throw
it up ? "
: Know a trickworth two that," responded the King
Invitation to the Brave Belgians,
O Belgians brave ! you ought to be
Against the Cossack our allies,
To France by consanguinity,
To England bound by other ties ;
By ties, how strong I cannot say ;
But I am sure they 're very dear :—
The sundry thousand pounds we pay
Your Sovereign, Leopold, a-year.
THE ROAD TO GLORY.
Among the decorations very properly con
Why, of course, as long as the blockade lasts, you set all the Russian trade," I observed. : t'erred by the French Emperor on the troops
Yesbesure" was the Royal answer. " But'tisn't that I looktosmuch—'tishn't that." in the Crimea, is one of a rather dubious cha-
Austria,' I remarked, " has no such interest in the War."
" Certainly nosh," assented the King. " But zshash only a temp'ry inst inshwar. Ausht's
permamnshtst in schwar shame ash mine. Look here, olefella! Shpose 1 p'suade sh'CzAR t'
aocept sh'terms osh'hes ? Wash zshen ! Englanfrance and Sardinia 'spose of Turkey."
Yes, Sire," I said.
"Well, but," resumed Clicquot, "wash I want ish for Prussianausra 'sposs of Turkey!
bo we mean to le'm go on till zhey've ezshaushed oneanuzher, and zhenaknow we shtep in an
vide sha prize zhey've been figh'n f'or, like zha whosname in zha fable."
"By the Powers ! " I exclaimed, " what a de^p old file your Majesty is ! "
'I razsher shinkiam;" replied his Majesty. "But come I shay, olefella—thish all
tweenourselves."
me a,
racter, in the shape of a cross ef the Legion of
Honour to a corporal of Chasseurs, who had
"carried away his companions by his example."
Considering that there are always two ways in a
Held of battle, it would have been as well if the
direction in which the Chasseur carried away his
companions had been clearly indicated. Though
we have little doubt that his movement was for-
wards on the foe, it is just possible that hie
enthusiasm might have been of such an awkward
sort as to have run away with him.
197
I assured him that I considered his confidence
A NiGHT WITH CLICQUOT. i "Pfoundshecret!" whispered the King.
" Dead," I returned, in the same tone.
[From our own Correspondent.) "Nosh a word about sha pig-, Tim," said
Pottdam, A ov. b, lboo. Clicquot.
_ v^e^vr-\ King Clicquot asked Divil'a bit, Fritz," said I; " nor about his
- ^ x\v^MrWN^ me to dine with him tail."
yesterday, and having j-Xis Majesty then called upon me to sing a
no better engagement, SOn„5 anc[ \ gave hjm Nora Creina with so much
I accepted the invita- tenderness and pathos as to cause him to lie
tion. I spent a tole- with his face upon the table and weep. By the
rably pleasant evening. tjme i fiaci finished, he was buried in the arms of
'We dined tete-a-tete, Morpheus, on which, having rung the bell, I bad
because his Majesty nmi carrjed up to bed by a nobleman in attend-
wished, as he often ; ance> and wjsrjed him good-night.
noes, to ascertain _ my I _
opinion on various -
questions of European j ^ STR0NGEST QF ALL ALLIES.
Before dinner the t England France, and Sardinia, stand united in
king was what we call; & „T^t Anti-Cossack league. To this triad of
m the vernacular rather nat jons we |10pe very soon to acquire the addition
down in tbe mouth ; he ! of Denmarkj Sweden, and Norway. But there
said he had been up , -g Qne Qther na^ou 0f which the cordial alliance
the night betore. _ Ire- j wou,d be more effective; perhaps, than that of all
the rest in the world. That is a nation without
a geographical limit; a nation without a place
on the earth's suiface; a nation partaking little
of the earth's crust, but very much of tbe riches
of the earth's interior; a nation interspersed
throughout all nations. Need we say that the
nat ion to which we allude is that of the Hebrews.
The Czar, Alexander has issued an ukase for
the levy of fresh myriads, to be sacrificed, for the
success" of his felonious ambition, to Moloch.
In every thousand Jews the Tyrant has com-
manded that ten shall be seized upon, and devoted
to the daughter among t hose wretched victims
These Israelites are to be driven by the knout and
the stick to shed their own blood and that of
others, in the name and under the tutelage of
the Muscovite's Idols of wood and paint, the
carvedimagesof his gods Sekgius, and Vladimir,
and Alexander Newski.
Shall not the Israelites draw the sword for this
against the oppressor of their brethren? _ That is
not necessary. Let them only draw their purse-
strings close and tight. Let that individual of
the Hebrew community who dares to lend the
despot a farthing be cut off from the congre-
gation of Israel. To stone him to death will no
longer be practicable : but let him be thrust out
of the synagogue; and be evermore an unclean
beast; an abomination in the sight of his people.
commended him a.petit
verre, which he was dis-
inclined to take, but I
made him, when he soon
became all right; and,
the repast having been
served, ate and drank,
particularly the latter,
—zS^^^^S^^^5*^8^^^- ^s^E^^^^^^^^2^ as heartily as usuai-
^L^^^^^^^^^^^ C ^gfeyfe^- The champagne was
—:..«aEZ.;.' __- _—_—______err- first-rafe. 1 state this
on his Majesty's au-
thority, for I stuck to Jobannisoerger; although he partook of both, contrary to my adyice
not to mix his liquors. On the removal of the cloth, huwever, he yielded io my suggestion,
that the best thing he could now take was whiskey-punch; for which we had the materials
in, and I brewed a "jorum " for myself and him.
Having given the King a prime Havannah, I lighted my "weed," and his Majesty followed
my example. We then chatted together for some time on moral philosophy, metaphysics,
the belles lettres, table-turning, spirit-rapping, religion, and the other topics of the day, including
the Greek Tragedy of Antigone; of a difficult passage in one of the choral odes of which, I
gave my Royal entertainer the correct translation in German.
From the subject of a Tragedy we soon got, by a natural transition, on the War ; respecting
which, as his Majesty has often heard me descant concerning the wrongs of poor Old Ireland
in terms of fervid eloquence, he naturally supposed me exempt from English prejudices entirely.
He therefore unbosomed himself to me on that subject quite confidentially ; and, as 1 have no
tear that your columns will ever meet his eye, there is no reason at all why I should not
relate you his discourse thereon.
It was pretty late in the evening, and we were both very well primed, although for my part
there was nothing the matter with me, when I told the King how cleverly I thought he had
managed in steering clear of the Eastern scrape. " Your Majesty," I said, " has displayed
the most brilliant management in keeping out of that."
"Shink so?" said Clicquot, in answer to my delicate compliment. I give his Majesty's pro-
nunciation of the English language, which usually becomes peculiar as the evening advances.
"Faith, I do, Sire," I answered; " by Jove ! Austria was very near being drawn in once
or twice."
" Aus'ra knows wellnuff washsabout," replied the Monarch. "Frantz-Joseph knows
verwell whatsabout. Frantz's upsnuff."
" Yes," I remarked, " but Fritz put him up to snuff." Hereat the King poked the fore-
finger of his Royal right hand into iny small ribs, and I returned the Compliment by giving
him a cordial slap on the back.
" Boseof's knows veywell whatsabout," repeated Clicquot.
"Think Alexander knows what he's about?" [ asked in my off-hand way.
" No!" answered his Majesty in a monosyllable.
"He seems determined to persevere in the War," I said. "Sebastopol's gone, and
KmVmi-n; sure he's playing a losing game. Why doesn't your Majesty get him to throw
it up ? "
: Know a trickworth two that," responded the King
Invitation to the Brave Belgians,
O Belgians brave ! you ought to be
Against the Cossack our allies,
To France by consanguinity,
To England bound by other ties ;
By ties, how strong I cannot say ;
But I am sure they 're very dear :—
The sundry thousand pounds we pay
Your Sovereign, Leopold, a-year.
THE ROAD TO GLORY.
Among the decorations very properly con
Why, of course, as long as the blockade lasts, you set all the Russian trade," I observed. : t'erred by the French Emperor on the troops
Yesbesure" was the Royal answer. " But'tisn't that I looktosmuch—'tishn't that." in the Crimea, is one of a rather dubious cha-
Austria,' I remarked, " has no such interest in the War."
" Certainly nosh," assented the King. " But zshash only a temp'ry inst inshwar. Ausht's
permamnshtst in schwar shame ash mine. Look here, olefella! Shpose 1 p'suade sh'CzAR t'
aocept sh'terms osh'hes ? Wash zshen ! Englanfrance and Sardinia 'spose of Turkey."
Yes, Sire," I said.
"Well, but," resumed Clicquot, "wash I want ish for Prussianausra 'sposs of Turkey!
bo we mean to le'm go on till zhey've ezshaushed oneanuzher, and zhenaknow we shtep in an
vide sha prize zhey've been figh'n f'or, like zha whosname in zha fable."
"By the Powers ! " I exclaimed, " what a de^p old file your Majesty is ! "
'I razsher shinkiam;" replied his Majesty. "But come I shay, olefella—thish all
tweenourselves."
me a,
racter, in the shape of a cross ef the Legion of
Honour to a corporal of Chasseurs, who had
"carried away his companions by his example."
Considering that there are always two ways in a
Held of battle, it would have been as well if the
direction in which the Chasseur carried away his
companions had been clearly indicated. Though
we have little doubt that his movement was for-
wards on the foe, it is just possible that hie
enthusiasm might have been of such an awkward
sort as to have run away with him.