Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, May 2, 1891 by Various
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page 37 of 44 (84%)
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He roved among the vales and streams,
In the green wood and hollow dell, And, upon April's nineteenth day, Big buttonholers made display Upon the heart of PETER BELL. In vain through each succeeding year Did Nature mourn her lessening store. A Primrose on the river's brim A Party emblem was to him, And it was nothing more! * * * * * DISINFECTING THE WIGS.--"_L'Enfant Prodigue_," which is filling the Prince of Wales's Theatre day and night, has much in it that is delightful. Perhaps there is nothing quite excels the subtle touch in the programme where it is written: "The theatre is disinfected by the Sanitas Company, Limited. _The Wigs by Clarkson_." * * * * * CURIOUS, AND "MORE ANON!"--The _Evelyn_ v. _Hurlbert_ trial was as full of literary interest as a sale of old books and manuscripts. Specially valuable were copies of _Evelyn's Diary_; while, in spite of the pressing demand, _Murray's Memoirs_ were uncommonly scarce. Victorious Mr. HURLBERT! Yet for all his triumph, he will be, for some time, a "very much Murray'd man." * * * * * |
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