Punch: Punch (38.1860)

ALL THE WORLD’S TWELFTH-NIGHT.

TUEARIED with receiving the incessant and overwhelming congra-
'' tulations of the Universe upon his opening the Thirty-Eighth of
the Immortal Tomes, Mr. Punch commanded that neither visitors nor
letters should be brought up to him for the space of one hour. And
reclining in his delightful arm-chair, the gift of his gracious Sovereign
on his last birthday, Mr. Punch slept. It was the Eve of St.
Twelfthcake.

And a Dream came unto him.

He thought that all the Great Ones of the World held Twelfth-
night.

And out of a vast Helmet, like that, which in Horace Walpole’s
story came down into the court-yard of Manfred of Otranto, they were
drawing Twelfthnight characters.

By some Mesmeric agency, Punch, though keeping his own majestic
distance from the folk engaged in the revel, was able to read the
painted scrolls which were drawn from the helmet.

And these were some of the characters drawn by the Great Ones of
the World :

The Silent Man of the Tuileries drew Alexander the Great;
motto, “ The world’s mine oyster, which I with sword will open.”

The Emperor of Austria drew Bottom; motto, “I pray you
remember to have me set down an Ass.”

( The Emperor '.t Russia drew “ Old Brown ” the Liberator; motto,
“ The serfs are glad through Lara’s wide domain.”

HL Holiness the Pope drew JEolus ; motto, “You untie the winds,
and let them fight against the Churches.”

His Holiness the Sultan drew Saint Peter; motto, “I am a better
Christian than thou.” Which he showrnd to the preceding drawer.

President Buchanan drew Janus; motto, “ Black’s not so black,
nor white so very white.”

Lord Palmerston drew Warwick the Kingmaker; motto, “Mighty
Pam, that kings and queens o’erthrow.”

The Ex-Grand Duke Leopold drew Honest logo; motto, “Exit
tyrannus, regum ultimus.”

Count Cavour drew Arnold of Brescia ; motto, “ Thou canst not,
Cardinal, devise a name so slight, unworthy, and ridiculous as the

1 OPE.” •

Lord John Russell drew Jack the Giant-Killer; motto, “Though
she be but little, she is fierce.”

Princess Frederick William drew Queen Victoria ; motto, “I
never saw you look so like your mother.”

The King of Sardinia drew Bernadette; motto, “’Tis better using
Prance than trusting France.”

Mr. Macready drew Coriolanus; motto, “A fool, a fool, I met a
fool i’ that Forrest.”

The Queen of Spain drew Lucretia (Borgia); motto, “Mod
women have no characters at all.”

Lord Brougham drew Mr. Punch; motto, “When you take her
without her answer, you shall take her without her tongue.”

But here the crowd of Mr. Punch's admirers, eager to go on con-
gratulating him became so dense and Doisy, that a humble supplication
from the police that he would be pleased to remove the obstruction by
letting the multitude enter, scattered his dream of the Woild’s
Twelfthnight.

28th December, 1859.

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A Mistletoe.

The toe of St. Peter’s at Rome may be fairly called so, au pied de la
lettre, for it has been kissed so often by the pilgrims and devotees that
it, is now quite a case of mizzle-toe. The kissing that takes place there
every Christmas is always on the most liberal footing.

Vol. 38.

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