Punch (62.1872)

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

fMarch 9, 1872.

HUNTING IN 1872

Charles and Emily declare the Eain is only Showers— which are soon over!

MOVEMENTS IN LOW LIFE.

Perhaps as interesting to Some People as other Social Movements
may be to Other People.)

Mrs. Curds has retired from her milk-walk in Camberwell,
having disposed of it by private contract to her neighbour, Mks.
Wheyface.

Mr. Gouge, Garotter, having been presented with a ticket-of-
leave, is paying a round of friendly visits to his pals, previously to
Mr. and Mrs. Bawler, wandering street-minstrels, accompanied his resuming his professional engagements,
by their only son and heir, aged eleven weeks, arrived in town last 1 _ Master Jones, Crossing-Sweeper, has removed from Regent
Tuesday week, in order to be present at the National Thanksgiving. bt^yt *° try his luck in .Piccadilly. _

Mr. Jeremiah Sneak has left his East End residence, and is at Ma- Clwaker has arrived in London for the season, after having
present on a visit, for a period of six months, to the Governor of Pfssed the winter m seclusion having been prescribed a daily round
Newgate. °* exercise upon the treadmill.

Mr. John Muggins has removed from Seven Dials to Blackman Mlts- Biddy Maloney has, in consequence of her rheumatics,
Street, Whitechapel, and has opened an establishment for the removed from her old apple-stall at the corner of Charles btreet,
development of chimney-sweeping: upon scientific principles. after disposing of her stock-in-trade, and the goodwill of her busi-

Mr. Crawler, four-wheel cab-driver, having received fifteen ness' t(> her husbands second cousin, Mrs. Molly 0 bHiVER.
shillings for conveying two distinguished foreigners from Leicester Mk- Grubbings Costermonger, having come into a small fortune
Square to Temple Bar. treated his wife and family to a drive in hY the death ot ,hls, wife s uncle, Mr. Slobbers, Bag and Bottle
Oxford Street, to see the pretty Chinese lanterns on the evening of Merchant, Borough, has sold his moke and barrow at an alarming
Thanksgiving Day. sacrifice, and is going to the dogs as fast as drink can carry him.

Mr. Solomon Swagg has, for certain precautionary reasons,1 Mr. Cadger, Professional Mendicant findmg business slack in the
quitted his abode in Dark Alley, near Houndsditch, but may be heard suburban districts, owing to the hatef ul anti-street-begging
of upon cautious application, after nightfall, to the potboy of the societies, is at present on the tramp in the Eastern Counties.
Golden Fleece Cadger Court Whitechapel ; Signor Squeaki has arrived in town, with his monkey and nis

Mrs. Tubus', of Islington,' having lately sold her mangle, has barrel-organ, after a sncoessfnl tour about the Midlands,
closed her clear-starching establishment, and retired to a neat Mr Chalks, btreet Artist has designed a new cartoon for pave-
cottage in the neighbourhood of Hounslow. meut decoration, which he exhibits every evening in the neighbour-

arrfv;rf^E«,BU^INS' Jurr' °f Pi\wKrt' L™et<t™ °Messieur^Tagg, IUgg, and Bobtail, have returned to their

rt% BlUe T J,Z th ^6 mtent1011 °* thfT j usual avocations, after being out upon the spree for nearly a whole

mammagoJ^ Mrs'BugIins ™ company with the fortnight> thank^ to the Thanksgiving.

Messieurs Bones and Sambo, Ethiopian Serenaders, having bel-
lowed themselves hoarse in the back-streets on Thanksgiving Day.
have retired for a week from the exercise of their profession, and
are planning, for health's sake, a short tour in the provinces.
Mr. Gollops, having recovered from his recent fit of drinking,

Increase of Practice.

will resume his work as bill-sticker in Hammersmith next Monday, i Day.

The Aurists have been very busy ever since the 27th of last month
the natural result of the "deafening cheers" on Thanksgiving