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Pickings from punch

... _tickUl front 4' l uncb, DARING FEATS OF EORBANSrHP. -The honourable member for Stroud has acquired considerable celebrity by putting his spoke in the wheel of the government. GivE IT 'EM.-Punch reads paragraphs stating that the savage Druses claim affinity with the Scetch. This is all bosh. But he is decidedly of opinion that the sooner the Druses are scotoh'd the better. A FAIR ATTEMPT. ...

POETRY

... HtURRAH FORt OtLt ELBM ! aY ELVA COOY. murrab for ?? I men Of tl nding; Who have sprung wkindt e Warst y branid, Bot willtg nor ager t brand eight oet burning. Buttegave bsrat rob tbey have fronts for a blow; Theyhav bm etfratd 5ee'how the'll win them; Show them lsure' a trigger, and eyes for a foe, They b0have 5d5 fgt roe Briton i in tbem. That WhiU prhe eGarey, and tbe Green, and the Bl*e; ...

LITERARY NOTICES

... BRTIiSH WORKUMAN, for April- The number for the ensuing month of this magazine, which, for the excellence of its pictorial embellishments, the general style of its typographical execution, and the fine, manly tone which pervades its literature, stands at the head of the penny periodical press, gives an account of Sir Richard Ark- wright, the poor barber whom King George knighted. Sir Richard, ...

Pickings from Punch

... vithing% from 11 vuntb. II A PLANATARY PrERvRT.- in consequence of the long-con- tinned cloudy sky, which hidos all the stars, a report has got about that Venue bas actually taken the vell. Ten PRAcTIcAL HousEw:Fz.-` Sir, said, speaking of his wife, the husband of a lady whoee mind was exclusively devoted to .domestic affairs-` Sir, she would have made a dumpling of the apple which revealed ...

LITERARY EXTRACTS

... ' LITERARY, EXTRACTS.', I. ai CLEANqEEI;-gMan is an amphibiousw animal, and -ac ought 'topass -ome small portion of caoh'day.in the,water In fact, a largeiv . ziot the larger proportion' of disesg s arises from leavig' the pores of the- ski closed, whether with natural exqdation or matter-from without, aluW dirt. _ It is quite a mistake to suppose, and the idea must at once bedone away with, ...

POETRY

... liUlAL INDUSTRY. Byjas H. B. oasr fuinstand, .1 V Lol Ceres ,giftsinricb PYO f31ourereshand .-PoPe. And ?? tempt the JOY1 k Srendi~ itn bdeath. B your indlyt murderery Work, mowers, work I herd an Seks tat atint stand, Wlde te land. 6iatherling round tefr~adsak With the snoW arp b teibc Gladdened at the heart halln By YOUr kindly minIstry. Work, mower.. workne Work, reapers, work I Wide o'er ...

Pickings from Punch

... Vfcltfua% from 31 ntit? l FAVOUnTR FBRENOC MUSICAL IUSTRBUMLnT. - The Loot. A BEUT1sfi FARMER's PHILoSOPHY.-The philosophy of Bacon. AN INEVITABLE CERTAINTY OP CATCHING A COLD.- Being asked to sing.oigtgein ?? Cor£aor lo..: oig o gt ?? ?-Lady Conduciov (loq.)n:vd (hesitating) . Why! there isn't room. -Con¢ductor (derisively): It'll be a long tme, Mum, afore you gets a hempty bus. Go on ...

POETRY

... I__ ._ POT3RY. _I PBIMBOSE& BY THOMAS MILL. Wecoome to gladden heavy eyes, We are the earliest of Spring cries ; The needle girl her door uncloses When in the street she hears Primuoses- Come, buy my pretty prierose Old age smiles when our flowers are bought; ,They call back many a pleasant thought- Memories of far distant springs, 'That cheerful sounding ever brings, Come, buy my ...

Pickings from Punch

... oidcktna from Apticb. I . -_ STRANGE COI. -Forty oM pounds I THE CLOAK oB RNLOIGON.-A Cardinal. DOnE To RAGs.-Austrian finance. THE AnOLITXON op FLoaorpo._-The time when* the nvwilbe so well manned that you will not find a room on board a ship inwhichyocanswing acat S a ' It THE PRETTIEST LITTLE BABY IN TiE WonID.- The only one point upon which the female sex is ever unanimous-the baby in ...

POETRY

... PAST AND THE FUTURE. yyutb is past !-this morn I stand, WiAb manhood's signet of command Firm.planted on life's middle-land I behind, the scene recedes afar, Wbere cloudy mists and vapours mar The lustre of my morning star. I mark the courses of my days, Inwound through many a doubtful maze,_ To marvel at those devious ways I They lead through bills and levels lone, Green fields, and woodlands ...

FASHIONS FOR JULY

... FASHIONS FOR.J.ULy. . ( . FromrbLe F'eisJ. on By dogreesfiobioes appear to be regainhi the pdsition whioh, for a time, they had partial3 lost. F dresses of thin texture they certainly -form the prettiest and most suitable ?? On. barege or tarlatane, pTs86 or bouillon6 may'be used effectively.! , i 5 : For summer toilet, large open- sleeves are generally adopted. We cainot say ha ey show& any ...

Pickings from Punch

... ?cfugfns fromI jontb. TAUTOLOGY.-Calling a woman an angel.-Jen&ias. HAVE YOU ORDERED THOSE COALS, DEAR ?-Happy is the husband whose wife never asks him for any Jawel- lery, save black diamonds I LARGE DESIGNS. -Louis Napoleon, having failed in setting the Thames on fire, has been obliged to content himself with crushing the Universe. Georgina: Well, Gus I and how did you like your party ...