Chapter I

SKETCHES AND CARTOONS

BY

CHARLES DANA GIBSON

NEW YORK: R. H. RUSSELL

1900

THIS is the third book in the regular series of Mr. Gibson’s published drawings, the first one being entitled “Drawings by C. D. Gibson,” the second, “Pictures of People.” Each book contains eighty-four of Mr. Gibson’s best cartoons, and all are uniform in size, shape and binding. Thanks are due to Messrs. Mitchell & Miller, Charles Scribner’s Sons, The S. S. McClure Co. and Harper & Bros., for their kind permission to reproduce a number of the drawings included in this collection.

Copyright by Mitchell & Miller. Copyright by Charles Scribner’s Sons.

Copyright by The S. S. McClure Co. Copyright by Harper & Bros.

COPYRIGHT, 1898, BY ROBERT HOWARD RUSSELL.

The book is published in Great Britain by the courteous permission of Mr. James Henderson, the proprietor of the English copyright of some of the drawings.

Printed in the United States of America.

HAVING YOUR HOST’S VALET UNPACK YOUR VALISE.]

NIGHTMARE OF A YOUNG MAN WHO CONTEMPLATED MARRYING FOR MONEY.]

“YOU WANT TO MARRY MY DAUGHTER? WHICH ONE OF THE TEN? MAUD, EH?” (_TO CONFIDENTIAL CLERK_) “IS MAUD ENGAGED YET, JOHN?”

_Clerk_ (_consulting book_): NOT AT PRESENT, SIR.

“THEN PUT THE BARON THROUGH THE USUAL COURSE OF QUESTIONS, AND, IF SATISFACTORY, PUT HIM ON MAUD’S ELIGIBLE LIST. (_TO SUITOR_) AS SOON AS WE CAN ARRANGE THE DESIRABILITY OF THE VARIOUS APPLICANTS WE WILL LET YOU KNOW THE RESULT. GOOD-DAY, SIR.”]

IT TAKES MORE COURAGE TO STAY AT HOME THAN TO RUN AWAY AND FIGHT.]

_Dick Heavystepper_ (_sweetly_): “I SHALL REMEMBER THIS DANCE FOR MANY A LONG DAY.”

“SO SHALL I.”]

--_Richard Harding Davis’ “The King’s Jackal.”_]

--_Anthony Hope’s “Prisoner of Zenda.”_]

--_Anthony Hope’s “Prisoner of Zenda.”_]

--_Anthony Hope’s “Prisoner of Zenda.”_]

THIS IS THE THOUGHTFUL PARENT WHO INTRUSTS TO THE LATE-STAYING SUITOR AN IMPORTANT LETTER THAT SHOULD BE MAILED BEFORE ELEVEN P.M.]

“BUT I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU, SIR.”]

_Amateur Actor:_ “I AM AFRAID, OLD MAN, I SHALL HAVE TO KISS YOUR WIFE IN THE THIRD ACT. YOU WON’T MIND IT, WILL YOU?”

_His Intimate Friend:_ “NOT IF YOU DON’T.”]

“DO I WANT TO GO IN WITH THAT CROWD?”]

“I JUST OVERHEARD YOU SAY, MR. GRAY, THAT MY DAUGHTER’S FACE WOULD MAKE A MAN CLIMB A FENCE.”

“I MEANT IF HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.”]

_She:_ “IT MUST BE A TERRIBLE THING TO BE PARALYZED.”

“IT IS. YOU FEEL SO MEAN THE NEXT MORNING.”]

“DON’T THE DOCTORS AGREE ABOUT YOUR CASE?”

“NO. THEY HAVEN’T HAD A CHANCE TO SEE EACH OTHER ALONE UNTIL NOW.”]

In which he is told he will marry a blonde who loves him, but he will have to speak quick.]

--_Anthony Hope’s “Rupert of Hentzau.”_]

--_Anthony Hope’s “Rupert of Hentzau.”_]

--_Richard Harding Davis’ “Soldiers of Fortune.”_]

_His Horse:_ “DO YOU THINK IT’S A GO?”

_Her Horse:_ “WE’VE BEEN HERE EVERY DAY FOR A MONTH, BUT THEN YOU NEVER CAN TELL.”]

THE INAUGURATION BALL AT WASHINGTON.]

--_Anthony Hope’s “Rupert of Hentzau.”_]

“ARE YOU EXHIBITING AT THE HORSE SHOW THIS YEAR?”

“YES, I AM SENDING MY DAUGHTER.”]

DURING A CRITICAL EVENT IN THE RING.]

“OWING TO THE RECENT INCREASE IN MY FAMILY I HAVE HAD TO TAKE A LARGER HOUSE.”

“BOY OR GIRL?”

“SON-IN-LAW.”

“GIRLS, GIRLS, DON’T PRESS HIS GRACE! HE CAN ONLY TAKE ONE OF YOU, AND WITH HIM IT IS PURELY A MATTER OF BUSINESS.”]

_He:_ “DO YOU KNOW, WHEN I CAME NEAR BEING DROWNED LAST SUMMER, I SAW ALL MY PAST LIFE IN AN INSTANT.”

_She:_ “OH, HOW AWFUL!”]

“GIVE ME A BITE OF YOUR CANDY, PLEASE, FLOSSIE?”

“NO, BUT YOU MAY KISS ME WHILE MY MOUF IS STICKY.”]

“WELCOME HOME! ARE YOU ONE OF OUR HEROIC 71ST?”

“NO, I AIN’T NO HERO. I’M A REGULAR.”]

HIS DAY OFF IN AUGUST.]

DON’T DESTROY A ROMANCE BY MEETING HIM MORE THAN HALF WAY.]

HELD UP.]

“I NEED THE MONEY, AS I AM ABOUT TO BE MARRIED.”

“WHAT SECURITY CAN YOU GIVE?”

“THE GIRL’S NAME.”]

“IT IS TRUE, DARLING, THAT I PLAY THE RACES, INDULGE IN INTOXICATING DRINKS, AND SOMETIMES SWEAR A LITTLE; BUT I SHALL STOP IT ALL WHEN YOU ACCEPT ME.”

“ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN?”

“I KNOW IT! I’VE DONE IT EVERY TIME I’VE BEEN ENGAGED.”]

“WHAT ARE YOUR INTENTIONS IN REGARD TO MY DAUGHTER?”

“WHAT ARE YOURS?”]

_He:_ “WHEN I MARRIED YOU, YOU HADN’T A CENT.”

“OH, YES, I HAD. MY FACE WAS MY FORTUNE.”

“NOW I KNOW WHAT THEY MEAN WHEN THEY SAY ‘MONEY TALKS.’”]

“I AM TEACHING YOUR FATHER HOW TO PLAY POKER.”

“HOW ARE YOU GETTING ON?”

“WELL, HE ASKED ME YESTERDAY IF HE COULD LIVE WITH US AFTER WE WERE MARRIED.”]

THE PARTED THE EVENING BEFORE, NEVER TO MEET AGAIN.]

“OH DEAR, I AM DREADFULLY WORRIED. I BET A DOZEN KISSES WITH FRED AGAINST A DOZEN PAIR OF GLOVES THAT IT WILL RAIN TO-MORROW.”

“AND YOU ARE AFRAID YOU WILL LOSE?”

“NOT A BIT. I DO NOT NEED THE GLOVES.”]

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