DOI Heft:
February 25, 1865
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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [February 25, 1865.
TO THIS ALL OTHER THINGS GIVE PLACE.”
(EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A CONSCIENTIOUS MASTER OF FOXHOUNDS.)
Member of the Hunt {to Huntsman). “Well, Rasper, I hear tour Master is going to be Married, when s it to be?"
Huntsman. “Well, Sir, I can’t sat, not exactlt; but not till the Puppies are over the Distemper, howsomever ! ”
GEESE IN THE PAEKS.
During the late frost the water-fowl in the Parks have been visited,
it seems, by a good many geese; and several of these geese got a
ducking, it appears, through their venturing on the ice, which was not
strong enough to bear them
“ The Dong' Water in Kensington Gardens is now completely frozen over, hut the
ice is very dangerous. In spite of the printed cautions posted by order of Mr.
Young, the Secretary, and Mr. Williams, the Superintendent, some 50 or 60
persons went upon it: it suddenly gave way, and some of them fell into deep
water. * * * At the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, a large crowd assembled
to see the skaters. The Royal Humane Society’s men cautioned them against
venturing on the ice in large numbers, but they did so in vain. No fewer than 600
persons went on the ice. In all 40 persons fell in, and were saved by the Society’s
icemen. * * * At St. James’s Park the ice, owing to the snow, was very spongy.
About 150 persons, in spite of all the cautions of the Society’s men, went upon it.
While they were.amusing themselves, the ice gave way, and five persons fell in.
They, as well as the icemen, were much exhausted. About 12 o’clock seven other
persons fell in, and they were also rescued by the icemen. One of them was so
long under the ice that it was at first thought he was dying. About twenty other
persons feU in during the day.”
A step ou unsafe ice must certainly, we think, be regarded as a goose-
step ; and assuredly these silly geese may thank their lucky stars if
they escaped with nothing worse than a bad cold from their ducking, or
perhaps a touch of rheumatism. One would say their heads were
cracked as well as the ice through which they floundered. But fools
rush in where icemen fear to tread, aud it would serve them only right
it they were taken into custody, and carried off to Bow Street for
attempting suicide.
Skating is, however, not the only active pleasure which the Parks
aftord m -winter time, as the following will show:—
A esterday a large number of persons repaired to the Serpentine, in the expecta-
tion of seeing it covered with skaters, and were surprised that not a patch of ice a
foot long could be seen. The reason of this is entirely the high wind, and not the
temperature, for during Sunday night the thermometer at the Royal Humane
Society s Receiving-house in Hyde Park was as low as 23i deg. At 9 o clock yester-
day morning the mercury rose no higher than 24 deg. In spite of the coldness of
the weather 20 persons yesterday took advantage of the absence of ice, and bathed
m the Serpentine.
A goose takes to the water in winter-time as well as summer, and in
this respect these bathers—or waders, in bird lauguage—may be looked
upon as geese. But these geese were not such geese in point of silli-
ness as the others, for they did not tumble in and take a bath without
intending it, as the others did so foolishly, and risked their lives thereby.
Some people may think that out-door bathing in mid-winter is not a
wise proceeding; but the geese who went to bathe were wise compared
with those who went to slide and skate where they were sale—to
tumble in, and get a precious ducking. Indeed, if the bathers be
looked upon as geese, their wisdom, in comparison with the silliness of
the skaters, fully entitles them, we fancy, to be looked upon as geese of
the species called Solons.*
* Yes, we know it should be “ Solau.” But people might not see the joke, if we
put the proper spelling. [Note intended to be read by naturalists only.]
FRA. DIAYOLO IN TAMBURINI.
Here is the picture of a pretty ruffian for you:—
“ Tamburini is the ideal of a brave brigand chief of Calabria, one of the most
handsome men imaginable. He is dressed in a rich velvet uniform, with silver
buttons and a silken waistband. He wears a picturesque hat, graced with flowing
plumes—he looks every inch a prince.”
What a very fine robber, what a splendid thief, what a magnificent
cut-throat! How smart a rogue, how gorgeous a rascal, how sumptu-
ously attired and gaily ornamented a villain ! The foregoing description
of “ Tamburint” might be supposed to relate to the celebrated tenor
of that name, as he may have appeared in Fra Diavolo ; it relates, how-
ever, to a Fra JJiavolo of actual life, whose real name is Tamburini.
It is taken from the French clerical journal Le Monde, the organ of
extreme Popery. Signor Tamburini (the highwayman) appears to
have been on intimate terms with a certain jeune file whom Le Monde
represents as being “ of fairy form and classical features.” Such is
the style of sympathetic admiration wherein the leading Popish journal
of Paris speaks of banditti and their female companions when the
banditti rob and murder in the interests of the Papacy.
TO THIS ALL OTHER THINGS GIVE PLACE.”
(EXCEPT IN THE CASE OF A CONSCIENTIOUS MASTER OF FOXHOUNDS.)
Member of the Hunt {to Huntsman). “Well, Rasper, I hear tour Master is going to be Married, when s it to be?"
Huntsman. “Well, Sir, I can’t sat, not exactlt; but not till the Puppies are over the Distemper, howsomever ! ”
GEESE IN THE PAEKS.
During the late frost the water-fowl in the Parks have been visited,
it seems, by a good many geese; and several of these geese got a
ducking, it appears, through their venturing on the ice, which was not
strong enough to bear them
“ The Dong' Water in Kensington Gardens is now completely frozen over, hut the
ice is very dangerous. In spite of the printed cautions posted by order of Mr.
Young, the Secretary, and Mr. Williams, the Superintendent, some 50 or 60
persons went upon it: it suddenly gave way, and some of them fell into deep
water. * * * At the Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, a large crowd assembled
to see the skaters. The Royal Humane Society’s men cautioned them against
venturing on the ice in large numbers, but they did so in vain. No fewer than 600
persons went on the ice. In all 40 persons fell in, and were saved by the Society’s
icemen. * * * At St. James’s Park the ice, owing to the snow, was very spongy.
About 150 persons, in spite of all the cautions of the Society’s men, went upon it.
While they were.amusing themselves, the ice gave way, and five persons fell in.
They, as well as the icemen, were much exhausted. About 12 o’clock seven other
persons fell in, and they were also rescued by the icemen. One of them was so
long under the ice that it was at first thought he was dying. About twenty other
persons feU in during the day.”
A step ou unsafe ice must certainly, we think, be regarded as a goose-
step ; and assuredly these silly geese may thank their lucky stars if
they escaped with nothing worse than a bad cold from their ducking, or
perhaps a touch of rheumatism. One would say their heads were
cracked as well as the ice through which they floundered. But fools
rush in where icemen fear to tread, aud it would serve them only right
it they were taken into custody, and carried off to Bow Street for
attempting suicide.
Skating is, however, not the only active pleasure which the Parks
aftord m -winter time, as the following will show:—
A esterday a large number of persons repaired to the Serpentine, in the expecta-
tion of seeing it covered with skaters, and were surprised that not a patch of ice a
foot long could be seen. The reason of this is entirely the high wind, and not the
temperature, for during Sunday night the thermometer at the Royal Humane
Society s Receiving-house in Hyde Park was as low as 23i deg. At 9 o clock yester-
day morning the mercury rose no higher than 24 deg. In spite of the coldness of
the weather 20 persons yesterday took advantage of the absence of ice, and bathed
m the Serpentine.
A goose takes to the water in winter-time as well as summer, and in
this respect these bathers—or waders, in bird lauguage—may be looked
upon as geese. But these geese were not such geese in point of silli-
ness as the others, for they did not tumble in and take a bath without
intending it, as the others did so foolishly, and risked their lives thereby.
Some people may think that out-door bathing in mid-winter is not a
wise proceeding; but the geese who went to bathe were wise compared
with those who went to slide and skate where they were sale—to
tumble in, and get a precious ducking. Indeed, if the bathers be
looked upon as geese, their wisdom, in comparison with the silliness of
the skaters, fully entitles them, we fancy, to be looked upon as geese of
the species called Solons.*
* Yes, we know it should be “ Solau.” But people might not see the joke, if we
put the proper spelling. [Note intended to be read by naturalists only.]
FRA. DIAYOLO IN TAMBURINI.
Here is the picture of a pretty ruffian for you:—
“ Tamburini is the ideal of a brave brigand chief of Calabria, one of the most
handsome men imaginable. He is dressed in a rich velvet uniform, with silver
buttons and a silken waistband. He wears a picturesque hat, graced with flowing
plumes—he looks every inch a prince.”
What a very fine robber, what a splendid thief, what a magnificent
cut-throat! How smart a rogue, how gorgeous a rascal, how sumptu-
ously attired and gaily ornamented a villain ! The foregoing description
of “ Tamburint” might be supposed to relate to the celebrated tenor
of that name, as he may have appeared in Fra Diavolo ; it relates, how-
ever, to a Fra JJiavolo of actual life, whose real name is Tamburini.
It is taken from the French clerical journal Le Monde, the organ of
extreme Popery. Signor Tamburini (the highwayman) appears to
have been on intimate terms with a certain jeune file whom Le Monde
represents as being “ of fairy form and classical features.” Such is
the style of sympathetic admiration wherein the leading Popish journal
of Paris speaks of banditti and their female companions when the
banditti rob and murder in the interests of the Papacy.