Punch (31.1856)

November 8, 1856.]

PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

183

LOUIS'S HINT AND JOHN'S ANSWER.

THE HINT. § Sioee 1 silenced my Press, John Bull, John

Bull,

Since 1 silenced my Press, John Bull,
I'v« gone swimmingly on,
And opinion is one,
For all but my own I annul, John Bull,
Yes, all but my own 1 annul!

You're a sensible man—John Bull, John
Bull,

You're, a sensible man, John Bull;

We're faithful allies,

And tbe union I prize,
And 1 hope loDg together we'll pull, John
Bull,

I hope long together we '11 pull.

But tju mu-t be aware, John Bull, John
Bull,

You must be, aware, John Bull,

Tha' your Press makes too free,

I don't mean to dictate, John, Bull, John
Bull,

1 don't mean to dictate, John Bull ;
But 1 can't stand Free Print,
And Free tongues I would »tint,
And Fiee ears stop with gun-wads, not woo!,
John Bull,

Fur my notion with me, Iree ears stop with gun-wads, not wool!

And some day our alliance may mull, John |

Bull, j Just follow my plan, John Bull John Bull,

Some day our alliance may mull! i Yi>u follow my plan, John Bull ;

To teach tougues not to w»g,

There's iio school like a g*g ;
Then in silence and darkness we'll rule, John
Bull,

In silence and darkness we'll iul-.

THE ANSWER.

France, too, had a Press, John Bull, John
Bull,

France, too, had a Press. John Bull ;
Which by timely duresse
I contrived to suppress,
With lead-pills, here and there, through the
skull, John Bull,

With lead-pills, neie and there, though tbe ; You 're a politic man, Louis, Louis,
skull! i You 'i e a politic mat), Louis;

I'm obliged for your hint,
And besides my lead-pills, John Bull, John There's a mighty deal in't;

Bull, But I don't think our notions ag ee, Louis

Besides my lead-pills, John Bull,
To purge random pens
1 'd Lambesses and Cayennes,

And those climes make e'en Editors dull, John I You're an Emp'ior 1 own, Louis ; But just leave me the Times

Bull, You 're an Emperor high, J Its broad sheet is the banner for me, Louis,

Those climes make e'en Editors dull. But a Nation am I, | Its broad-sheet is the banuer for me!

And that makes a slight difference, you see,
Louis,

That ,> akes a slight diff'rence, you see.

If France by her vote, Louis, Louis,
If France by her vote, Louis,

Choose to merge in your name,

Nation'* being and fame,
To do so, of course, she is free, Louis,
To do so, i if course, she is free.

But allow me to say, Louis, Louis,

Alio* me to fay, Louis,

That ttie votes for your crown,
Might have somewhat gone down,

F your Press had been rather more f. ee, Louis,

If your Press had been rather mo e free.

But that matter we'll waive, Louis, Louis,
That matter we'll waive, Louis ;
Like you I hate strife,
Arid I love quiet life—
Provided that life be but free, Louis,
Provided that life be but free.

I don't think our notions agree.

You've your o*n Moniteur, Louis, Louis,
You've your own Moniteur, Louis ;
You 're an Emp'rnr I own, Louis, Louis, With your notions it chimes :

My Press is my mouth-piece, Louis, Louis,
My Press is my mouth-piece, Louis;
" Many modes many men,"
Mice's Frte Speech and Free Pen-
Though in that, of course, you dou'f. a^ree,
Louis,

lu tha', of course, you don't agree.

THE PROPERTY OF VERDI'S MUSIC.

..... I, ^ he following state-

"~*'J:ii!<'^s>\ ^s^Sa '"ent about, Vkrdi

fVfc f£\% r^^-7^ World:—

^&^^>—^^ ^8p~^% Jrf consistH in living upon

JPg^rfg-^f-*^ fly I his lands, in the midst of

~) ^ttflSSa ~% '/'' / Ai« peasants,who all knO"»

^'■mSfef. A\ ^My^ / by heart the fineHt pteoen

li \^ ^S5& 1 /f4*^ /^--^-^ *n operas. At Bras-

J *J ^^^^ J*'~>, ^wt--^ f^^^^^^S bett0 tne reapers perform

%k. "5^ i^^jf^t. \ '■ if their work tsui^ing the

K& \ / SswJ/^fe/'i \\ \\ chorus of Rigoletto,Ernarii,

j£; ^^ID<f\\\ n ^^illglsJ^ a£e would be rather

^-jVv\\\ \ " inconvenient if ad-

W~ H llfeV V dressed to all com-

I 11Wg. ^J'lf^k^) posers. Forinstauce,

' ' I limfe- ^HlfNlf^ >/ Balfe would soon

n '''iil|ln%- 0wW^vJ gfow tired of hearing

' j~vy\-liijl H F'^^iHyi \a m every printer's boy,

-f§S|g-_ ^lyFv "^^^^"^2s> PassaSe *or cor-

"^^^^C^>2> — rected proofs, wile

>i£$i> awav the time by

singing " / Dreamt

that I Dwelt in Marble Halls;" and, we imagine that Dr. Mackay
would very quickly lose all patience, if, whilst he finished looking at the
newspaper, tue newsman's boy, who was shuffling his feet ou-s'de, amused
himself every day by sboutb g out, as loudly as he could, " There's a Good
Times Coming, Boys." Aubek would not, be too well plea>ed with his
servants if they assembled round his hed-room door regularly at six
o'clock, io fell nim to "Behold how Brightly Breaks the Morning," any
more than Rossini, we can farcy, would be delighted by his tradesmen
rushing into uis room eve<y night before he went, to bed to sirg to him
in a chorus "Buona Sera." If Brussetto abounds in so mai.y cries,
it must be almost as bad as London ; though in our melodious
metronolis we are fortunately soared the irifl'ctiori of heanng nothing
but Yjebdi's music. It would only be a charity to send out to the
relief of >hese infatuated peasants a "Ratcatcher's Daughter," or to
make arrangements that they should be visited occis'onally by

" Villikins and Jus Dinah" or else a tersisterice in their present
musical diet must end in madness. "We can picture to ourselves how
thin, wiry, emacated, and half-idiotic these poor VifiKDi-stricken
reapers must already be !

THE SLANG OF TELE SHOULDER-KNO f.

Why is a bride called & fiancee in fashionable nomenclature; why is
a wedding breakfast termed a dejeuner; and why are bridal presents
said to be of a recherche description, instead of bring simply described
as choice? Why, when the bride and bridegroom are related to have
gone somewhere to spend the honeymoon, are we told that they left
town for this place en route for that, as if "on tneir way" to that,
would not be sufficiently explicit ? Is there anything improper in
the English words', aua if so, would LOt Latin be prelerable to
French ?

Wnat is meant by the statement that the service was most impres-
sively lead by the Rtv. Mr. So-and-so? Is there any peculiar method
of mouthing or spouting the marriage-service whereiu the impressiveness
of its performance is supposed to consist ?

These questions have been suggested by the perusal of the account
of a fashionable marriage, celebrated the other diy at the old Hanover
Square Temple of Hyujen. We were in hopes that the footman's
Prench and ttie other plushisms of high-life reporting had died out;
but it. appears that these plushy flowers are still flourishing in rank
luxuriance.

The Recluse.

Julia. Now, Ali\red dear, I must leave you. I am about to shut
myself out from the world.

Alfred. Why, iu the name of madness, Julia, you are not thinking
of retiring into a convent ?

Julia. No, dear, don't akrm yourself. I am only going to put on
my new Crinoline dress.

A Musical Crotchet.

Fiiom Orpheus to Morpheus there is only the jump of a letter,
and yet there are singers who combiue the qualities of both, singing
most somniferously. The supposition is, that Orpheus was designated
Morpheus iu all cases when he was called in, as a kind of musical
nurse, to sing persons to sleep.