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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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ake it a rule in our family, Not to know poor relations.If Lazarus hasnt bread to eat, Let him ask in the proper quarter;Theres the casual shed, six ounces of bread, And a drink of excellent water ! I did even hear some talk of cheese, No doubt, from that H. B. Earnall,Who is always for cockering paupers up With creature-comforts carnal.A teaching them to look to the rates, Instead of their religions ;Till they grow as saucy as fighting cocks, And as fat as pouter-pigeons. Or else they take to dying off, Of typhus, for aggravation;And then the newspapers, they flare up, And bring it in starvation !A nice time well-to-do people have, That pay their rates and taxes;How are we to look to number one, If we give to whoever axes i I m as much for peace and good-will, I am, As any man alive is„1 pay my way, and I do my best, Eor myself and each little Dives.So dont disturb my Christmas meal, And my Christmas-day digestion;The Unions open to Lazarus,— If the Board his right dont question.
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OUR PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. It was soch a Lark this Year ! Taking place so near Christmas, our Committee went in for Seasonable Prizes. LittleLedgerson got a Barbel of Oysters and a Warming-Pan (for Eighteen Marks !), and Straitedge of our Company (HeavySwell, though he ll only Shoot for Prizes) was awarded Half a Ton of the best Wallsend ! (Ironical Cheers from No. 3Company.) CHAMEROBZOW.(A Negro Melody.) De niggers, when dey kick up row,No hang, no shoot, say Chamerobzow.Chamerobzow de friend ob nigger,In all de world dar arnt a bigger. Gollywolly, gorraworra, bow-wow-wow ! De nigger lub him Chamerobzow. De buckra try, de buckra swing;Yoh! Chamerobzow, dat ar s de ting.De nigger am your man and brudder:You tell de debble take de udder. Golly wolly, gorrawarra, bow-wow-wow! De niggers friend Ole Chamerobzow. THE MARYLEBONE LION AND THE SCOTTISH UNICORN. To Mr. William Burns, of Glasgow. Dear Sir, A Common affliction makes us brothers, at all events it willexcuse me for addressing a stran

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