. Punch . ed—set in gold, as shawl-brooches and other trinkets for those ladies of susceptible hearts who flock to a scene ot frightful homi-cide as to a flower-show—and who inspect and pry into the bloodyfinger-marks of murderers, as though they were exhausting theiradmiration on some new geranium or wonderful fuchsia. One of thesupposed murderers buttons was found in the field : what a gemthat would be, shining in the bosom of lovely and fashionablewoman ! Should the assassins happen to want money for theirdefence, we doubt not that they could obtain a very handsome sumby selling locks of th
. Punch . ed—set in gold, as shawl-brooches and other trinkets for those ladies of susceptible hearts who flock to a scene ot frightful homi-cide as to a flower-show—and who inspect and pry into the bloodyfinger-marks of murderers, as though they were exhausting theiradmiration on some new geranium or wonderful fuchsia. One of thesupposed murderers buttons was found in the field : what a gemthat would be, shining in the bosom of lovely and fashionablewoman ! Should the assassins happen to want money for theirdefence, we doubt not that they could obtain a very handsome sumby selling locks of their hair to fashion and beauty—the genuinenessof the article duly warranted by the turnkeys and hangman. Ascertain ladies and gentlemen cast such an air of fashion about mur-der, we earnestly advise M. immediately to put forth hisHaverstock Polka. The music-sheet might be further recommendedby a very striking lithograph, commemorating the atrocity. DUCKS versus ROOKS. ijrttftiLA id Ct*jj tun. It appears that the rooks of Kensington Gardens have beensacrificed to the ducks of that locality. The offence of the rooks,according to a Times correspondent was, that they now and thendestroyed the ducks eggs—now and then too bolted a duckling. He-says, ducks may be replaced, but rooks and magpies are not soeasily induced to return when once driven from their colonies. Inother words— u Ducklings and ducks may wither and may fade ;For ducks may make them, as still ducks have made ;But a bold rookery, the Gardens pride,When once shot down, can never be supplied. The habits of the bird, says the correspondent, induce contem-plative thoughts in the mind of the wanderer : for he could leavethe din and smoke of London behind him, and reclining under theshade of a wide-spreadiDg tree, see a bright group of parti-colouredmagpies strutting before him, while overhead he heard the soothingvoices of the rooks. Nevertheless, magpies and rooks are cheatsand thieves : love them as we
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