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Title: Punch
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870 Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887 Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880 Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874 Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 Seaman, Owen, 1861-1936
Subjects: English wit and humor English wit and humor, Pictorial
Publisher: (London) : (Punch Publications Ltd., etc.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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.—Horace, He Arte Poetica. An ambitious youth translated this: To the Greeks the Muse hasgiven genius, and the power of speaking with their mouths full.(N.B. He has been plucked since.) BRITONS, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER. The jars in the Building Trade are at an end, we are rejoiced tothink, now that it is proved that the workmen are not quite Pottersclay, to be moulded as that agitator pleases. Ironsides, Chairman. Our wooden walls are being casedWith iron plates we see; But if theyre Sheffield Ironsides,How very Soft they 11 be. The Wiscounts Last. When the Wiscount heard the gratifying intelligence that no personhad been killed or wounded at the destruction of Fort Sumter, heexclaimed with a tremendous giggle, Why it was quite a piano forteaffair! What on earth this means nobody knows. EQUITABLE ADJUSTMENT. In a very few words Punch proposes to correct the injustice of theIncome-Tax. Instead of taxing a mans earnings under Schedule D,tax his expenditure. PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
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THE NIMBLE NINEPENCE. Dealer. Hundred Guineas! Nonsense!—Fifty, you mean! and Pounds, of course—/ always caWem Pounds. My Carriage is here, soVll take it with vie ; and here s a Bill at Six Months. I cant say fairer than that, can I? TAKING OF EORT SUMTEE. We have reason to believe that the following were the actual tele-grams which passed between General Beauregard, Major Ander-son, and L. P. Walker, the Secessionist Secretary of War :— (No. l.) To L. P. Walker, Secretary of War. An authorised messenger from President Lincoln has just informed General Pickens and myself that several hampers of Canvas-back Ducks, Wild Turkeys, Corn Cakes, and materials for brandy-smashes and cock-tails will be sent to Port Sumter, peaceably or otherwise. Charleston, April 8. G. P. Beauregard. (No. 2.) General G. P. Beauregard, Charleston. Stop em! Keep what you like, and send the rest to me. GiveMajor Anderson notice to quit. If that wont do, put your men inpossession. L. P. Walker, Secretary of

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