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140 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [April 8, 1871.

A PANIC IN THE KITCHEN.

Facetious Page. "Now, then, here's the Census, and Master's ordered me to Fill it up. I've put down tour Ages
within a Year or so, and you 're to ' return ' your Follerers, if any, how many, and state ' P'lice or Military, ' Fees
and Tips erom Tradesmen and ^Visitors 'per Ann.,' Price o' Kitchen-Stuff, Average o' Breakages, &c, &c."

FROM THE THREE TAILORS' GHOSTS.

" A meeting of members of various Eadical and Democratic Associations in
London was held last night at the Wellington Music Hall, Brooke Street,
Holborn, for the purpose of making arrangements for establishing a great
national Eepublican movement. Mr. George Odger presided. It was
resolved that a Central Republican Association be at once formed, and an
executive council and general committee was elected, with instructions to
prepare an address to the country, and to draw up a programme for the
association."—Pali Mall Gazette.

" We, the Three Tailors of Tooley Street" were a mighty power in
our day:

And our Shadows have not grown less to our eyes, in the years that

have rolled away,
Since we uttered to the universe our famous declaration—
We three,—together the third of a man,—representing the British

nation!

Now our shades from Tooley Street, Borough, to Brooke Street, Hol-
born, wend,

And in consecration and blessing o'er Citizen Odger bend:
As in the Wellington Music-Hail he.takes the President's chair,
The mighty Republican movement to set a-going there !

And well the Hall's name befits the work that therein is to be done :
For Wellington was a tyrant who showed how battles should not
be won:

And Music 's an art, whose orchestras for Republican ruling call—
Viz., "every instrument for itself, and no conductor at all! "

And Brooke Street is the street, wherein, if the lessons of life be
weighed,

The foundations of the Republic may most fittingly be laid;
For set in running water the ground-work best may be
Of the fabric that's quickest to rear and to rase of all fabrics in
historic.

But think not that Citizen Odger is here the Republic's praises to
sing,

Or to show how and why ride of President beats rule of Kaiser or
King :

If all that were not self-evident in France, we've not far to seek
To find the palpable proof—to the tune of " Vive la Republique.' "

Nor is Citizen Odger here to pronounce what our English Repub-
lic's to be,

But merely to draw up a programme, and appoint a Com-mit-tee :
And to lay down the keel of a Central Republican Association,
And to put forth—bless him!—as we did, an address to the British
Nation! -

And in place of the Union Jack to nail the red flag to the mast,
With texts for general guidance—as, " The cobbler beyond his
last; "

And " Jack's as good as his master, in fact decidedly better "—
And " Property is robbery," and " Law is a dead letter."

" In the boat of the selfish capitalist let the workmen shove their
oars,

And treat his accumulations as their Co-op'rative Stores;"
And proclaim the pregnant principle—which he who runs easiest
reads—

" To every one according," not " to his deserts,'''' but "his needs."

And when these sacred doctrines take root here, we shall see,
This side the Channel also, the growth of the Liberty tree ;
With its blessed fruit upon it, gleaming ruddily far and wide,
Above, red caps, red flags, and, below,—something red 'tis as well
to hide.

So good speed to your National Movement—no fear it should not
make way,

With the light of France to guide it on, still on, to the perfect
day !

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