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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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n continues, and ultimately Vague Friend learnsthat there is some sort of a row between old Whatshisname, you knowthe fellow, and that chap who—let me see what did he do last year ?—however, you know both parties well enough—however thats the stateof the case. On the use of So on, And so forth, You understand me,&c„ we will speak another time. More Valuable Statistics. (BY OUR OWN OLD FOOL.) In the list of Marriages in the Times of one day last week, extra-ordinary not to say remarkable to relate, we find twelve brides whoseunited Christian names contain the unprecedented number of 144 lettersof the alphabet, giving an average of twelve letters each. This we thinkis even more astounding than the revelation that if ten old parties havelived to various ages between seventy and eighty, the aggregate numberof years is rather large. The social value and interest of both tactsseem about equal. Motto por a Servants Hall.— They also serve who only standand wait.—Milton. PUNCH,
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THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 231 WITH ANSWERS. ir,— I am writing abook in which I haveoccasion to mentionthe amusements thathave beguiled theleisure moments ofgreat men. Can youfrom your multifa-rious reading, supplyme with some in-stances P Alison Hume. (Lokd Thurlow wasalways at snap-dragon ; JohnHunter nevergrew tired ofamusing himselfwith the bones;Franklin lovedhis kite ; Dr.Johnson fre-quently played athop-scotch in BoltCourt with LobdMan sfield ;Cardinal Polediverted QueenMart by his per-formance on the slack rope: Protector Somebset could tumble head over heelsten times running; John Law blew bubbles; Hobbes (of Malmesbury) wassuch an enthusiastic mechanician that when not engaged in reading ChubbsWorks he was always contriving locks; Dean Aldrich revelled in cricket,particularly in a good catch; Lord Elgin (British Museum Lord Elgin) likedmarbles; Lord Bute danced beautifully; William of Orange had muchdifficulty in tearing himself away from Loo; William the Silentinvented whist,

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