. Punch . d It was too much for the poor soul, says Caudle ; she sobbed as if her heart would break, and I and here the MS. is blotted, as though Caudle himself had dropt tears as he wrote. liberality of the I>iste Civile. The proverbial hospitality of the Tuileries was kept up with the usualmunificent spirit on the Kings birthday. We have been credibly informedth at it was carried to a more lavish extent on this occasion than on anyother ; for, over a refreshment table, crowded with every delicacy of theseason, there was posted in several places the following touchingannouncement:â ON EST
. Punch . d It was too much for the poor soul, says Caudle ; she sobbed as if her heart would break, and I and here the MS. is blotted, as though Caudle himself had dropt tears as he wrote. liberality of the I>iste Civile. The proverbial hospitality of the Tuileries was kept up with the usualmunificent spirit on the Kings birthday. We have been credibly informedth at it was carried to a more lavish extent on this occasion than on anyother ; for, over a refreshment table, crowded with every delicacy of theseason, there was posted in several places the following touchingannouncement:â ON EST TRIE DE NE RIEN TOUCHER. THE GIBBS SAFETY LOCK. The Church of St. Stephens, Walbrook, is open at the roof and threeof its windows, and any burglar writes a parishioner, could break inwith the greatest ease. We recommend the parish, to solicit AldermanGidbs to cover up the apertures with his churchwardens accounts,as no one has ever been known to get through them yet. 214 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON $unc&s Ufbes of itt Illustrious Uortf JflaBors. SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON. he name of Whittington is associated withwhat the old chroniclers call a most puissantcatâa term which is no doubt the origin of% p ^S^^o^PtfSny^ the word pussy cat. Richard Whittington wasborn somewhere in Somersetshireâperhaps atBath ; and if so, he was one of the Bath chapswe occasionally see advertised in the windowsof the cheesemongers. His parents died whenlie was very young, and in consequence of theirdying, he was reduced to the necessity of scour-ing the country in search of a livelihood. Havingheard that the streets of Loudon were pavedwith silver and gold, a superstition originatingno doubt in the fact of there being a SilverStreet, Golden Square â Dick walked up totown ; and he had no sooner taken this stepthan, being without money, he was compelledto take another step, namely, a door-step tosleep upon. In the morning he began begging,and was asked if he could work; so it is justpossible tha
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