. Punch . earth ; unless, indeed, he has miraculously and suddenlyobtained a purse whereby he may, in some small way, settle in theworld. Lucky is the witness who sees the evil-doings of the rich ! And in this way are Miss Osbornes accused of stealing potted-beef—and afterwards, in this way, do witnesses pot Justice ! THE STATE OF THE STREETS. Whatever charge may be brought against the civic authorities on thescore of extravagance in other matters, great credit is due to them fortheir very ingenious and economical method of getting rid of the mud inthe city. It has been calculated that by lett
. Punch . earth ; unless, indeed, he has miraculously and suddenlyobtained a purse whereby he may, in some small way, settle in theworld. Lucky is the witness who sees the evil-doings of the rich ! And in this way are Miss Osbornes accused of stealing potted-beef—and afterwards, in this way, do witnesses pot Justice ! THE STATE OF THE STREETS. Whatever charge may be brought against the civic authorities on thescore of extravagance in other matters, great credit is due to them fortheir very ingenious and economical method of getting rid of the mud inthe city. It has been calculated that by letting it lie in the streets, everypassenger becomes, as it were, his own scavenger ; each one taking awayon his shoes or boots a due proportion-of the mud he walks into. Thisis equitable as far as the public are concerned, and economical for theCorporation. Mr. Pattison, however, the city member, having an anti-pathy to mud, will, it is understood, resort to stilts, as he is very apt toput his foot in Those who have an objection to be what is technically termed up totheir ankles, when promenading in the city, may possibly be disposed tofollow the example of the honourable member, and the stilt may becomeas important a part of the chaussure as the patten used to be in the daysof our forefathers—or, rather, our fore-mothers ; for we cannot supposethat our forefathers, odd as they were in some of their ways, were ad-dicted to walking about in pattens. We should recommend turning Temple Bar into a stilt-station, wherefoot-passengers might be accommodated with a pair of stilts ; on the sameprinciple as that adopted by the lessors of skates, during the frost, on thebanks of the Serpentine. A Strange Trutb. Q. Reader, did you ever see a little dog—a pestilent little varmint—whenever a high-spirited horse passed it, run into the road, and followyelping at the noble animals heels ?—A. I have seen such a dog. Q. And what was the dogs name ?—A. Roebuck.
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