Punch . eat up Vaterland all. in STRANGE CASE OF LETTER-STEALING. The latest foreign intelligence of the other day contains the follow-sr important announcement:— Whats in a Name.— The Civil Tribunal of the Seine on Saturday gave judg-ment in the suit of M. Sax against Mdlle Saxe, of the Opera M. Sax complainedthat, as the ladys name was Sasse, she had no right to take his, even with theaddition of an c He demanded, therefore, the suppression of the x, and claimeddamages for the prejudice caused him. The Court decided in his favour, and con-demned the lady to suppress the x, but without damage
Punch . eat up Vaterland all. in STRANGE CASE OF LETTER-STEALING. The latest foreign intelligence of the other day contains the follow-sr important announcement:— Whats in a Name.— The Civil Tribunal of the Seine on Saturday gave judg-ment in the suit of M. Sax against Mdlle Saxe, of the Opera M. Sax complainedthat, as the ladys name was Sasse, she had no right to take his, even with theaddition of an c He demanded, therefore, the suppression of the x, and claimeddamages for the prejudice caused him. The Court decided in his favour, and con-demned the lady to suppress the x, but without damages, as there was no injurydone. Now that x is eliminated from the name of the lady who called herselfSaxe, by what is M. Sax the better ? It is difficult to see how shecould have offended that gentleman by appropriating one of the lettersthat form his name, and, in comparison with the name of Saxe, that ofSasse at all events sounds rather the saucier. May 12, 1866.] PUNCH OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 195. REMARKABLE DREAM Communicated by our Artist.—He thought the Royal Academy had Decreed that Exhibitors were to Hang their own Pictures. That, theeeupon, he rushed, with the Speed of Lightning, with his gbeat Work down to Trafalgar Square. With Herculean Strength and graceful Courtesy he Tbampl>d down all before him, Scattered the Associates, Pulverised the , and fixed immoveably in the place of honour the only woek of genius of the year. AN AFFAIR OF FOLLY. There was a time when every gentleman mixing in Society was con-stantly in danger of being obliged to run the risk of having his brainsblown out for nothing. He was forced, on pain of infamy, to fight aduel with any man of his own order who might happen to strike him ablow or call him a liar. It was incumbent on him to demand satisfac-tion for the insult which he had received. The only satisfaction hecould possibly obtain was that of killing the fellow whom he had beenobliged to challenge. And then he had either to
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