. Punch . put it(we are told) into his mouth without previously warming it. Youshouldnt treat your husband with less kindness than you would yourhorse. Therefore, during the winter, put none but warm bits into thedear creatures mouth. Not to do so is very cruel, as it is very wellknown that the husbands mouth is much more sensitive in coldweather than at any other period of the year. It only makes him restive,and snappish, and spoils his temper, so much so that it is almostdangerous, at times, to go near him. Hence, whatever you do, avoidcold mutton.—A Future Benedick. people who shouldnt live
. Punch . put it(we are told) into his mouth without previously warming it. Youshouldnt treat your husband with less kindness than you would yourhorse. Therefore, during the winter, put none but warm bits into thedear creatures mouth. Not to do so is very cruel, as it is very wellknown that the husbands mouth is much more sensitive in coldweather than at any other period of the year. It only makes him restive,and snappish, and spoils his temper, so much so that it is almostdangerous, at times, to go near him. Hence, whatever you do, avoidcold mutton.—A Future Benedick. people who shouldnt live in glass houses. Considering the rascalities that have lately come to light amongthe stock-jobbing and stock-dealing community, both here and in Paris,it would seem to be quite time to cover up the Exchange, and the morecompletely the better. But surely it is the last building to make aglass house of, considering the stones that are daily thrown at it. March 2, 1861.] PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 89. IF NOT A DONKEY, CERTAINLY A DUELLIST. he Americans and theEnglish somewhatdiffer in their notionsof the nature of ajoke; else we shouldnot see reported aremark such as thefollowing, which wasmade the other even-ing in the House ofRepresentatives byMr. Clemens, ofVirginia:— He perceived from theofficial report that hiscolleague (Mb. Martin)is reported to have ex-pressed a wish that he(Clemens) should go onwith his traitorous re-marks. He understoodthat his colleague madeI some other observationwhich did not reach hisear. It was now for himto say at first, as well asat last, the position whichhe conceived it his dutyto take in this nationalemergency was taken de-liberately and with theexpectation that he wouldbe subject to personal defamation. If his colleagues remark was intended to giveoffence he pardoned him, for the reason he was now labouring under a physicalinfirmity with a reeking wound received in a personal encounter. If his colleaguehad a like fracture in his thigh
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