Chapter VI: Part II

THE MASSACRE OF MACPHERSON THE YOUNG STOCKBROKER'S BRIDE THE LAUREATES' TOURNEY FYTTE THE FIRST. FYTTE THE SECOND. THE ROYAL BANQUET THE BARD OF ERIN'S LAMENT THE LAUREATE MONTGOMERY, A POEM. THE DEATH OF SPACE LITTLE JOHN AND THE RED FRIAR, A LAY OF SHERWOOD. FYTTE THE FIRST. FYTTE THE SECOND THE RHYME OF SIR LAUNCELOT BOGLE. THE LAY OF THE LOVER'S FRIEND FRANCESCA DA RIMINI TO BON GAULTIER. THE CADI'S DAUGHTER, A LEGEND OF THE BOSPHORUS. THE DIRGE OF THE DRINKER THE DEATH OF DUBAL EASTERN SERENADE DAME FREDEGONDE THE DEATH OF ISHMAEL. PARR'S LIFE PILLS TARQUIN AND THE AUGUR LA MORT d'ARTHUR NOT BY ALFRED TENNYSON. JUPITER AND THE INDIAN ALE THE LAY OF THE DONDNEY BROTHERS PARIS AND HELEN SONG OF THE ENNUYE CAROLINE FOUND IN MY EMPORIUM OF LOVE-TOKENS. THE MISHAP COMFORT IN AFFLICTION THE INVOCATION THE HUSBAND'S PETITION SONNET TO BRITAIN.

BENJAMIN DISRAELI THE EARL OF BEACONSFIELD, K.G. By John Leech Cartoons From "Punch" 1843-1878.

A LIST OF THE CARTOONS. 1845. Young Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Minister. .001 1846. A Political application of an old Fable. .002 1847. The Rising Generation-in Parliament "Cheap-Jack" .004 1848. The Parliamentary Toots. .005 1849. Cock-a-Doodle-Doo; or, the great Protectionist .006 " The Farmers' Will-o'-the Wisp. .007 " Disraeli Measuring the British Lion. .008 1850. The Protection "Dodge" .009 " Agriculture.The Rial "Unprotected Female". .010 " Gulliver and the Brobdingnag Farmers .011 1851. Dressing for a Masquerade. .012 " The Ghost of Protection appearing to Mr. Disraeli. .013 1852. "The Game of Speculation". .014 " The Protection Giant .015 " Up goes the Quartern Loaf. .016 " A Plain Question .017 " An Easy Place. .018 " A Bit of Animated Nature .019 " The Easter Recess. .020 " The "Calculating" Boy gets the Prize for Arithmetic. .021 " The Downing Street Cad .022 " The Political Chameleon. .023 " "A Dissolving View". .024 " Something Looms in the Future. .025 " A Dip in the Free Trade Sea. .026 " The Political Topsy. .027 " Mrs. Gamp taking the Little "Party". .028 " A Scene from English History .029 " A Dirty Trick-Bespattering Decent People .030 " Swell Mob at the Opening of Parliament .031 " The Balancing Brothers of Westminster. .032 " The Asiatic Mystery. .033 " Palmerston Selling Off .034 " The Rival Black Dolls. .035 " Dizzy and his Constituent. .036 " The Last Pantomime of the Season .037 " Great Poaching Affray on the Liberal Preserves .038 " The Anglers' Return. .039 " A Derby Obstruction. .040 " A Derby Spill. .041 " The Fight at St. Stephen's Academy .042 " Dressing for an Oxford Bal Masqu. .043 " Dizzy's K'rect Card for the "Derby" (?). .044 " Dizzy's Arithmetic .045 " Pudding before Meat. .046 " The First Question .047 " Political "Economy". .048 " "Heads I Win, Tails you Lose". .049 " The Honest Potboy. .050 1867. Blind Man's Buff .051 " The "Irrepressible Lodger" .052 " Extremes must meet; or, a Bit of Practical Science .053 " The Derby, 1867, Dizzy wins with "Reform Bill" .054 " The Political Egg-dance. .055 " "The Return from Victory". .056 " Puff at St. Stephen's. .057 " Fagin's Political School .058 1868. The New Head Master. .059 " Rival Stars. .060 " Steering under Difficulties. .061 " The Political Leotard. .062 " Ben and his Bogey. .063 " Rival Actors .064 " A Political Parallel .065 1870. Critics. .066 1871. The Strong Government. .067 " "Out of the Bag" .068 1872. The Lancashire Lions .069 " The Conservative Programme .070 1873. The Two Augurs .071 " "How not to say it". .072 1874. Paradise and the Peri. .073 " The Winning "Stroke" .074 " The Great "Trick Act". .075 " A Real Conservative Revival. .076 1875. "Good-bye!". .077 " The Indignant Bystander. .078 " More Slaveries than One. .079 " "Permissive" Government. .080 " "In Egitto!!!" .081 1876. The "Extinguisher" Trick .082 " The Lion's Share .083 " Service Stores .084 " "New Crowns For Old Ones!" .085 " "The Jolly Anglers". .086 " The Sphinx is Silent .087 " Neutrality tinder Difficulties .088 " Empress and Earl .089 " The Turkish Bath .090 " "A Mistake!" .091 1877. "Woodman, Spare that Tree!". .092 " Benjamin Bombastes .093 1878. The Dizzy Brink. .094 " "The Mysterious Cabinet Trick" .095 " "The Confidence Trick!". .096 " New Persuasions. .097 " "Imperial" Guard .098 " Figures from a "Triumph" .099 " "Faon de Parler!" .100 " "Happy Family" at Berlin .101 " The Schoolmaster Abroad. .102 " Triumph! .103 " "Pas de Deux!" .104

FOUR HUNDRED HUMOROUS ILLUSTRATIONS By John Leech With Portrait and Biographical Sketch. 1868

CONTENTS Alarming Symptoms after Having Boiled Beef and Gooseberry Pie. .017 Great Want of Veneration .018 Something like a Holiday .019 Innocent and Amusing Tricks for Boys . .020 Another. .021 A London Gent Abroad .022 Unfeeling Observation. .023 Sailing versus Railways. .024 Innocence. .025 Never Satisfied. .026 Living in Hope .027 Jealousy .028 A Puzzling Order .029 How to get rid of a Gratis Patient .030 Hooking and Eyeing .031 In for It. .032 Bless the Boy. .033 Pity the Sorrows of the Poor Police. .034 Speculators. .035 Preparations for War .036 Early Beginnings .037 May difference of opinion never alter Friendship .038 The Test of Gallantry. .039 Interesting scene during the Canvas for Mr———— .040 Mal-apropos. .041 A little bit of Hunting. .042 Alarming .043 An Impudent Minx .044 Very Acute .045 Men of Business. .046 Delicacy of the Season .047 Unlucky .048 Nothing like warm Bathing. .049 The Ruling Passion .050 Different People have Different Opinions .051 The Alderman's Advice to his Son .052 An Omnibus Incident. .053 Very Proper Diet for Warm Weather. .054 Mr. Verdant's attempt at Bookmaking .055 Easily Satisfied .056 The Chatalaine—a really useful Present .057 Domestic Bliss .058 Rather Disappointing .059 Domestic Bliss-Time 3.30 — Thermometer 30 degrees. .060 A Dumb Waiter. .061 Murder Will Out. .062 Different People have Different Opinions .063 Advice Gratis. .064 Grandmamma is supposed to have given Tom some plums. .065 The Rising Generation. .066 Sour Grapes. .067 Dog Days .068 Hall along of the Betting Offices. .069 A Romance of Roast Ducks .070 Delicate .071 A Great Loss .072 Rather a Bad Look-out. .073 Curious Effect of Relaxing Air .074 Oh! The Curtains .075 A Left-handed Compliment .076 Taken at his Word. .077 The Opera. .078 Fishing off a Watering Place .079 The Conservatory .080 The Garret .081 Late Hours .082 No Place like Home when the family are at a Watering Place .083 A British Ruffian. .084 Very Considerate .085 Filling up the Census Paper. .086 Reward of Merit. .087 Doing a Little Bill. .088 Alarming .089 Domestic Bliss .090 Returning from the Seaside—A Little Commission .091 A Jolly Dog. .092 A Bon-bon from a Juvenile Party. .093 Throwing stones through ice. .094 True Respectability. .095 A Young Gentleman and Scholar. .096 Perfect Sincerity; or Thinking Aloud .097 Perfect Sincerity; or Thinking Aloud .098 Perfect Sincerity; or Thinking Aloud .099 No Doubt .100 Very Low People. .101 A Weighty Matter .102 A Cheap Day's Hunting, No. 1 .103 A Cheap Day's Hunting, No. 2 .104 A Cheap Day's Hunting, No. 3 .105 The Gentle Craft .106 Apropos of Bloomerism. .107 One of the Delightful Results of Bloomerism. .108 Bloomerism in a Ball-room. .109 Barrack Life .110 Bon-bon from a Juvenile Party. .111 Domestic Bliss .112 Solicitude .113 Flunkeiana .114 A Horrible Business. .115 Putting his foot in it .116 Flunkeiana .117 Flunkeiana .118 Domestic Bliss .119 Splendid Day with the Queen's. .120 Domestic Bliss .121 Domestic Bliss .122 Flunkeiana .123 Flunkeiana .124 Subject for a Picture. .125 Fishing off Brighton .126 Flunkeiana .127 An Enthusiastic Fisher .128 The Worst of Evening Parties .129 Sporting-Youth who has lost the Hounds .130 A lapse of twenty minutes—Sporting Youth returns .131 Flunkeiana .132 Domestic Bliss .133 The Opera. .134 How to Dress a Lobster .135 An Exclusive .136 Flunkeiana .137 Snow-flakes,—No. 1 .138 Snow-flakes,—No. 2 .139 Snow-flakes,—No. 3 .140 The Hat-moving Experiment. .141 A False Position .142 Servantgalism; or, What's to become of the Missusses?. .143 Servantgalism; or, What's to become of the Missusses?. .144 Servantgalism; or, What's to become of the Missusses?. .145 The Camp at Chobhan—Hospitality. .146 The New Bonnet .147 A Great Mental Effort. .148 Cruel. .149 A Caution to little boys at a Festive Season .150 A Playful Creature .151 A Very Vulgar Subject. .152 Study of an Elderly Female Hailing the Last Omnibus. .153 A Large Bump of Caution. .154 Latest from Paris. .155 A Serious Threat .156 A Trifle the Matter with the Kitchen Boiler. .157 Competition. .158 Gammoning a Gent .159 Enter Mr. Bottles, the Butler. .160 Flunkeiana—a fact. .161 Railway Smoking. .162 How to get a Connection. .163 Thinking Aloud .164 A Brutal Fellow. .165 A Delicious Sail off Dover .166 Division of Labour .167 A Thorough Good Cook .168 Bottom Fishing .169 First Night in the New House .170 No Offence .171 Matrimonial Solicitude .172 Aquatics .173 Difference of Taste. .174 Teeth Extracted. .175 "By the Sad Sea Waves" .176 Miss Brown kindly takes her cousin out fishing .177 The Woman at the Wheel .178 The Female of the Future .179 How cool and nice French-Polished floors are—How very Hard . .180 Villikens in the Drawing Room. .181 Wise Man .182 Quite Safe .183 A Great Prospect .184 A Gorgeous Spectacle .185 Something Like Sport .186 Trade. .187 Delightful Out-door Exercise in Warm Weather .188 Servantgalism .189 Servantgalism. .190 Bit from the Mining Districts. .191 Bit from the Mining Districts. .192 Servantgalism. .193 Delightful Privilege during Winter Months. .194 Speaking from Experience .195 Surprise for Tomkins .196 All Right. .197 Sea-side Saturday Evening. .198 Serious for the Military .199 Fashions for Fast Men. .200 A Rare Treat .201 Alas for the old Institutions. .202 The Moustache Movement .203 Wonderful Effect of Ether in a case of scolding wife .204 Rather Awkward for Tompkins. .205 Servantgalism ; or, What's to become of the Missusses? .206 Sailing Instructions .207 A Country Ball .208 After Partaking very Heartily. .209 The Influenza. .210 How to Flatter a Gent. .211 Best Foot Foremost .212 The Rising Generation. .213 Meeting His Half-way .214 Consols at 90. .215 Consols at 80. .216 A Brilliunt Idea .217 The Rising Generation. .218 Invention Hotter than Cure .219 Honeymnon at Sea .220 A Heal Difficulty. .221 A Case of Real Distress. .222 Literal. .223 Good Security. .224 On the Moors .225 Speaks for Himself .226 One of the Fine Arts .227 Table Rapping. .228 A Good Education .229 The Finishing Touch to a Picture . .230 Close of the Season. .231 Fires for the Winter—Something wrong with the Chimney .232 An Association for the Advancement of Science on an Excursion. .233 Business-Like. .234 Jack Ashore .235 No News is Good News (?) .236 Paterfamilias Superintends removal of the snow from the roof .237 Pleasing Effect Below. .238 The Battle of the Pianos .239 Delightful for Mother. .240 A Caution to young men who wear sharp pointed moustaches . .241 Scene-Drawing Room .242 Friend, Doctor, and Wife .243 A Visit to the Antediluvian Reptiles at Sydenham .244 The Too Faithful Talbotype .245 False Pretences. .246 Another Bit from the Mining Districts .247 The Moustache Movement .248 Long Vacation. .249 Agricultural .250 Flunkeiana .251 The Ticket-Showing Nuisance. .252 Scholastic .253 Pleasures of Housekeeping. .254 These Hats .255 Rather Alarming. .256 Thinking Aloud .257 General Thaw and Bursting of the Water Pipes .258 Innocent Mirth .259 Frightful. .260 Bachelor Housekeeninp. .261 The Sensational. .262 Marly in the Morning .263 Moral Influence of Executions. .264 No Consequence .265 The First of September .266 Two Aspects. .267 The Police . .268 Women and Freemasonry. .269 Did You live .270 Awful result of giving a Season ticket to your wife. .271 Such a Lark. .272 From the Mining Districts,—an Attempt at diverting Natives .273 Moderate Terms .274 Fine Business, indeed! The Wretch! .275 Old Clothes. .276 Servantgalism. .277 How Disgreeable the Boys are .278 The Rising Generation. .279 Poor Muggins .280 Our Little Friend Tom Noddy. .281 Coarse, but Characteristic .282 Old Lady and Leveller. .283 A Perfect Wretch .284 The Moustache Movement .285 Life in London .286 At the Crimea. .287 Friendly, but very Unpleasant. .288 Keeping Step .289 The Moustache Movement .290 Too Bad. .291 Prudent Resolve. .292 Disgusting for Augustus. .293 Servantgalism. .294 Flunkeiana Rustica .295 A Fact .296 In Hope. .297 Hope Rewarded. .298 Not to be Daunted. .299 Hope and Fear. .300 Most Provoking .301 Never Say Die. .302 Marry on 300 a Year. .303 The Husband as he ought not to be. .304 Fair and Equal .305 A Very Particular Party. .306 Comparisons. .307 Good Looking .308 A Cautious Bird. .309 Pleasing Delusion in re Round Hats .310 Roasted Chestnuts. .311 "Where Ignorance is Bliss" .312 Folly to be Wise". .313 Private Opinion. .314 Taken Aback. .315 Nicely Caught. .316 Perfectly Dreadful .317 Cupid at Sea .318 Very Considerate .319 A Railway Collision—A Hint to Station Masters. .320 Patience Rewarded. .321 A Sketch from the Stand at Scarboro. .322 Astounding Announcement from the Small Country Butcher .323 Offended Dignity .324 Amateur Pantomine. .325 Remarkable Occurrence. .326 Young Upholsterers .327 The Valentine. .328 True Gallantry .329 Self-Help. .330 Startling Advice .331 Early Responsibility .332 A Moral Lesson from the Nursery. .333 The Bloated Aristocrat .334 Married for Money—the Honeymoon. .335 Under the Mistletoe. .336 Alarming Proposition .337 Young Lady of the Period .338 Serve Him Right. .339 Everything in its Place. .340 A Hint to Gentlemen. .341 A Hint to Railway Travellers .342 Oh, Yes; Of Course .343 The Quadrille in Hot Weather .344 The New Regulation Mess. .345 A Painful Subject. .346 Photograph Beauties. .347 The Opera,—No. 1 .348 The Opera,—No. 2,. .349 A Sketch at a Railway Station. .350 Hi' Art. .351 Flunkeiana .352 Servantgaliism .353 Symptoms of Hard Reading .354 The Stout Lady .355 Head of the House,—No. 1 .356 Head of the House,—No. 2 .357 Milk versus Water. .358 Thrilling Domestic Incident. .359 Very Artful Contrivance. .360 A Windy Day. .361 Common Objects at the Seaside. .362 Astonishing a Young One. .363 Awkward Predicament. .364 A Notion of Pleasure .365 A Bad Time for John Thomas .366 Learning to Swim .367 On the Roof. .368 Nothing but Eating .369 Lively for Jones .370 Very Odd .371 Wholesome Feast. .372 Of a very Studious Turn. .373 A very green-eyed monster. .374 Juvenile Dissipation .375 None but the Brave deserve the Fair. .376 Tit for Tat. .377 Solicitude .378 Skeletons. .379 Great Minds Think Alike. .380 An elegant row about a machine .381 What a Terrible Turk .382 A Safe Convoy. .383 Impertinent Curiosity. .384 Tickled with a Straw .385 Horrible Question after a Greenwich Dinner .386 Touching Appeal. .387 A Great Mistake. .388 It's the Early Bird that Picks up the Early Worm .389 Serious Thing for Brown. .390 The Moustache Movement .391 The Beard. .392 Consolation. .393 Fortunate Fellows. .394 Pursuit of Pleasure. .395 A Domestic Extravaganza. .396 Sisterly Love. .397 Freezing .398 A Peace Conference .399 When Railway Companies fall out the Public derive the benefit. .400 Quite True .401 A Holiday. .402 Cold in the Head .403 Touching .404 A Fishing Adventure. .405 Self-Examination .406 Delicate Test. .407 The Moustache Movement .408 Conclusive Table-Turning Experiment made at Greenwich. .409 The Farmyard .410 A Suburban Delight .411 Juvenile Etymology .412 Portrait of the Old Party who rather likes Organ-grinding. .413 An Injured Individual. .414 Practical Science. .415 A Shock. .416

A LITTLE TOUR IN IRELAND By S. Reynolds Hole An Oxonian (Dean Of Rochester) With Illustrations By John Leech

CONTENTS PREFACE CHAPTER I PREFATORY CHAPTER II TO DUBLIN CHAPTER III DUBLIN CHAPTER IV FROM DUBLIN TO GALWAY CHAPTER V THE FAMINE CHAPTER VI FROM GALWAY TO OUGHTERARDE CHAPTER VII CONNAMARA CHAPTER VIII CLIFDEN CHAPTER IX KYLEMORE CHAPTER X FROM KYLEMORE TO GALWAY CHAPTER XI FROM GALLWAY TO LIMERICK CHAPTER XII LIMERICK CHAPTER XIII KILLARNEY CHAPTER XIV KILLARNEY CHAPTER XV KILLARNEY CHAPTER XVI FROM KILLARNEY TO GLENGARRIFF CHAPTER XVII GLENGARRIFF CHAPTER XVIII GLENGARRIFF TO CORK CHAPTER XIX CORK CHAPTER XX BLARNEY CHAPTER XXI FROM DUBLIN HOMEWARD

PORTRAITS of CHILDREN OF THE MOBILITY By Percival Leigh Drawn From Nature By John Leech 1841

CONTENTS VIGNETTE ON THE TITLE-PAGE. CHILDREN OF THE MOBILITY OF THE MOBILITY IN GENERAL PLATE I. Miss Margaret Flinn, Master Gregory Flinn, Miss Katherine O'Shaughnessy, and Master Donovan PLATE II. Master Jim Curtis, Master Mike Waters, and Master Bill Sims. PLATE III. Master "Young Spicy," and Master "Tater Sam." PLATE IV. The Family Of Mr. And Mrs. Blenkinsop PLATE V. Master Charley Wheeler, Master Moses Abrahams, Master Ned PLATE VI. Master Bob White and Master Nick Baggs. PLATE VII. Miss Moody and her infant sister Miss Martha Moody, Master George Dummer, and the Misses Ann and Sarah Grigg. PLATE VIII. Master Tom Scales and Master Ben Potts.

“ASK MAMMA”, or THE RICHEST COMMONER IN ENGLAND

By R. S. Surtees Illustrated By John Leech CONTENTS PREFACE TO THE ORIGINAL EDITION CHAPTER I. OUR HERO AND CO.—A SLEEPING PARTNER CHAPTER II. THE ROAD CHAPTER III. THE ROAD RESUMED.—MISS PHEASANT-FEATHERS CHAPTER IV. A GLASS COACH.—MISS WILLING (EN GRAND COSTUME) CHAPTER V. THE LADY’S BOUDOIR.—A DECLARATION CHAPTER VI. THE HAPPY UNITED FAMILY.—CURTAIN CRESCENT CHAPTER VII. THE EARL OF LADYTHORNE.—MISS DE GLANCEY CHAPTER VIII. CUB-HUNTING CHAPTER IX. A PUP AT WALK.—IMPERIAL JOHN. CHAPTER X. JEAN ROUGIER, OR JACK ROGERS CHAPTER XI. THE OPENING DAY.—THE HUNT BREAKFAST CHAPTER XII. THE MORNING FOX.—THE AFTERNOON FOX CHAPTER XIII. GONE AWAY! CHAPTER XIV. THE PRINGLE CORRESPONDENCE CHAPTER XV. MAJOR YAMMERTON’S COACH STOPS THE WAY CHAPTER XVI. THE MAJOR’S MENAGE CHAPTER XVII. ARRIVAL AT YAMMERTON GRANGE.—A FAMILY PARTY CHAPTER XVIII. A LEETLE, CONTRETEMPS CHAPTER XIX. THE MAJOR’S STUD CHAPTER XX. CARDS FOR A SPREAD CHAPTER XXI. THE GATHERING.—THE GRAND SPREAD ITSELF CHAPTER XXII. A HUNTING MORNING.—UNKENNELING. CHAPTER XXIII. SHOWING A HORSE.—THE MEET. CHAPTER XXIV. THE WILD BEAST ITSELF CHAPTER XXV. A CRUEL FINISH CHAPTER XXVI. THE PRINGLE CORRESPONDENCE CHAPTER XXVII. SIR MOSES MAINCHANCE CHAPTER XXVIII. THE HIT-IM AND HOLD-IM SHIRE HOUNDS CHAPTER XXIX. THE PANGBURN PARK ESTATE CHAPTER XXX. COMMERCE AND AGRICULTURE CHAPTER XXXI. SIR MOSES’S MENAGE.—DEPARTURE OF FINE BILLY CHAPTER XXXII. THE BAD STABLE; OR, “IT’S ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT.” CHAPTER XXXIII. SIR MOSES’S SPREAD CHAPTER XXXIV. GOING TO COVER WITH THE HOUNDS. CHAPTER XXXV. THE MEET CHAPTER XXXVI. A BIRD’S EYE VIEW CHAPTER XXXVII. TWO ACCOUNTS OF A RUN; OR, LOOK ON THIS PICTURE CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE SICK HORSE AND THE SICK MASTER CHAPTER XXXIX. MR. PRINGLE SUDDENLY BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE H. H. H CHAPTER XL. THE HUNT DINNER, CHAPTER XLI. THE HUNT TEA.—BUSHEY HEATH AND BARE ACRES CHAPTER XLII. MR. GEORDEY GALLON CHAPTER XLIII. SIR MOSES PERPLEXED—THE RENDEZVOUS FOR THE RACE CHAPTER XLIV. THE RACE ITSELF CHAPTER XLV. HENEREY BROWN & CO. AGAIN