. Punch . ettes which Master Sm-th has per-mitted us to publish, will afford the world some notion of his shadow pantomime, which with the modesty of authors, he quite expects will throw all rivals in the shade. These silhouettes, he tells us, are all done byhis own hand, but we believe that it wasguided by that of his big sister. We reservethe boldest of them for the last, and as thesketch speaks for itself, we need only saythis more for it, that it represents a streetscene towards the finish of the pantomime,and pictures the occurrence of a small do-mestic incident which will at once be reco
. Punch . ettes which Master Sm-th has per-mitted us to publish, will afford the world some notion of his shadow pantomime, which with the modesty of authors, he quite expects will throw all rivals in the shade. These silhouettes, he tells us, are all done byhis own hand, but we believe that it wasguided by that of his big sister. We reservethe boldest of them for the last, and as thesketch speaks for itself, we need only saythis more for it, that it represents a streetscene towards the finish of the pantomime,and pictures the occurrence of a small do-mestic incident which will at once be recog-nised as being true to life, detection andthe usual street scrimmage will ensue: andas a bonneted policeman is generally sure tomake a pantomime succeed, we doubt notMaster Sm-ths will be abundantly success-ful, and when all the shadow characters havedanced their final shadow-dance, the curtainwill descend upon a blaze of triumph, and Heres an Artist who is willing,To take Clowns Portrait for a Here you see Policeman GluttonWalking off with Pas ColdMutton. the pantomime will be pronounced (by him) theas every pantomime in London every season is. best of the season, AS DIFFERENT AS BLACK AND following correspondence has resulted from the Presidents Masr Leegrees, Old Swamp Plantation, Buchanan, Dey tell me you tink the Matrons of de South am berrynervous bout de abolition of niggahs. Now, bein de moder ob twelvefine darkies, I tink I is cidedly a Matron ob de South—an I sure younedder I nor Aunt Juno, who am de moder ob fifteen, nor no matronon dis ere plantation, dont feel nohow nervous bout de Abolition ofNiggahs. Yourfeckshnate, Two Masr President, Washinton. Aunt Sally. , White House, Washington, On consideration, it might, I think, have been as well to saythe white Matrons. Yours, Mrs Sally, Old Swamp. James Buchanan. hi. Old Swamp. Golly, Masr Buchanan, I tink so President, Washinton. Aunt Sally. A Surplus for Poor Pars
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