Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 13, 1890 by Various
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page 21 of 38 (55%)
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You are _not_ the whole world, though you did win a tanner;
And _Punch_ thinks it well, when your head has done turning, You should turn a new leaf, and just soften your manner. * * * * * RAILWAY TIME-TABLE. APPLICABLE ALL THE YEAR ROUND. 6 Cabs--full of Passengers = 1 Dawdling Porter. 12 Dawdling Porters = 1 Train's Start. 2 Trains' Starts = 1 Danger Signal. 2 Danger Signals = 1 Stoppage on the Line. 3 Stoppages on the Line = 1 Late Arrival. 24 Late Arrivals = 1 Day's Unpunctuality. 365 Days' Unpunctuality = 1 Patient Public's Useless Grumble. * * * * * A Murderous Game.--(_Example of "Beneficent Murder."_)--Taking a Life at Pool. * * * * * [Illustration: INFELICITOUS QUOTATIONS. "HOW GOOD OF YOU TO COME, DOCTOR. I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU THIS MORNING." "NO, BUT I WAS CALLED TO YOUR OPPOSITE NEIGHBOUR, POOR MRS. BROWN, AND THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE."] |
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