Title:  Punch, or The London Charivari, Vol. 100., Jan. 17, 1891

Author:  Various

Release Date:  July 9, 2004 [EBook #12866]

Language:  English

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PUNCH,

Or the London charivari.

Vol. 100.

January 17, 1891.

[Illustration:  Our Sport and art exhibition.

Drawing A Badger.]

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VOCES POPULI.

At the Regent street TUSSAUD’S.

BEFORE THE EFFIGY OF DR. KOCH, WHO IS REPRESENTED IN THE ACT OF EXAMINING A TEST-TUBE WITH THE EXPRESSION OF BLAND BLAMELESSNESS PECULIAR TO WAX MODELS.

Well-informed Visitor.  That’s Dr. Koch, making his great discovery!

[Illustration]

Unscientific V. What did he discover?

Well-inf.  V. Why, the Consumption Bacillus.  He’s got it in that bottle he’s holding up.

Unsc.  V. And what’s the good of it, now he has discovered it?

Well-inf.  V. Good?  Why, it’s the thing that causes consumption, you know!

Unsc.  V. Then it’s a pity he didn’t leave it alone!

BEFORE A SCENE REPRESENTING “THE HOME LIFE AT SANDRINGHAM."

First Old Lady (with Catalogue).  It says here that “the note the page is handing may have come from Sir DIGHTON PROBYN, the Comptroller of the Royal Household” Fancy that!

Second Old Lady.  He’s brought it in in his fingers.  Now that’s a thing I never allow in my house.  I always tell SARAH to bring all letters, and even circulars, in on a tray!

BEFORE A SCENE REPRESENTING THE LATE FRED ARCHER, MOUNTED, ON ASCOT RACE-COURSE.

A.  Sportsman.  H’m—­ARCHER, eh?  Shouldn’t have backed his mount in that race!

BEFORE “THE LIBRARY AT HAWARDEN."

Gladstonian Enthusiast (to Friend, who, with the perverse ingenuity of patrons of Wax-works, has been endeavouring to identify the Rev. JOHN WESLEY among the Cabinet in Downing Street).  Oh, never mind all that lot, BETSY; they’re only the Gover’ment!  Here’s dear Mr. and Mrs. GLADSTONE in this next!  See, he’s lookin’ for something in a drawer of his side-board—­ain’t that natural?  And only look—­a lot of people have been leaving Christmas cards on him (a pretty and touching tribute of affection, which is eminently characteristic of a warm-hearted Public).  I wish I’d thought o’ bringing one with me!