. Christmas cheer [electronic resource]: in three courses, more than ordinary ones, and where every guest will get his dessert, and a taste of those choice spirits, "that cheer but not inebriate," . , then, notdiscolour the gleam by any dark colouring of ourown. In fact, oh ! reader, let us think, and make,the best of the world. In spite of the gloomy elo-quence of our English Job—Dr. Johnson, or thekeen gibe of our English Democritus— MrThackeray, i* it not true that in the long run,in the Game of Life, Hearts are Trumps ? THE END. LONDON ; BROTHERS CO. TdlNTERS AND ENGRAVERS,
. Christmas cheer [electronic resource]: in three courses, more than ordinary ones, and where every guest will get his dessert, and a taste of those choice spirits, "that cheer but not inebriate," . , then, notdiscolour the gleam by any dark colouring of ourown. In fact, oh ! reader, let us think, and make,the best of the world. In spite of the gloomy elo-quence of our English Job—Dr. Johnson, or thekeen gibe of our English Democritus— MrThackeray, i* it not true that in the long run,in the Game of Life, Hearts are Trumps ? THE END. LONDON ; BROTHERS CO. TdlNTERS AND ENGRAVERS, PKTEREOflOUaH COURT, 135 FLEET STREET. CHRISTMAS CHEER. COURSE III. A BOWL OF PUNCH. hyALBERT SMITH. A BOWL OF PUNCH. THE INTRODUCTION. NE cold day in the pastNovember, as we were sit-ting by the fire, we heard amelancholy little rap at thedoor, that carried some sortof a distressed applicationin its very sound. This not1 iu« answered, it was followed by a dismal singletingle at the area bell, which provoked a loudone from the parlour. The door was then opened ;and the servant introduced a pale, thin, ill-cladstranger, who, apologizing in weak accents, in-formed us that it was a . 6 INTRODUCTION. We at first felt inclined to beangry, imagining that it was a practi-cal one, played upon ourselves ; but acloser inspection satisfied us that oursuspicions were ill-founded. For theJoke was some years old, and had ananxious care-worn appearance. Itsclothes were threadbare, and it other-wise exhibited symptoms of havingbeen in the greatest distress. The Joke observed that it wasonce in very good circumstances, andwas sure we must know it very well. We asked if it was the celebrated one of theimpatient gentleman in the coffee-house, who in-quired if his steak was ready, to which the waiterreplied, somewhat insolently, No, sir, but yourchops are.
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