PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI

VOL. 101

SEPTEMBER 26, 1891







THE WAITERS' STRIKE.

(_AT THE NAVAL EXHIBITION._)

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The German Waiter waxeth fat; he grows exceeding proud;
He is a shade more kicksome than can fairly be allowed.
The British Press goes out to dine--the Teuton, they relate,
Throws down his napkin like a gage, and swears he will not wait.

Now there are many proverbs--some are good and some are not--
But the Teuton was misled who cried, "Strike while the _entrée_'s hot!"
Like readers with no book-marks, all the rebels lost their place,
And vanished out of Chelsea in their dress-suits and disgrace.

And I'm told that there were murmurings and curses deep and low
In darksome public-houses in the road of Pimlico,