MrPunch's history of modern England . estify. Nor were the claims of the underpaidofficial forgotten. In his Penny Post Medal Punchendeavoured to illustrate the triumph of Rowland Hill, andwaxed lyrical over his achievement, indignant over histreatment : — Beautiful, much more beautiful, to the eye of the philosopherPunch, is the red coat of the Postman with his bundle of pennymissives than the scarlet coat of the Life Guardsman ! For thePostman is the soldier of peace—the humanizing-, benevolent dis-tributor of records of hopes, affections, tenderest associations. He isthe philanthropic go-be
MrPunch's history of modern England . estify. Nor were the claims of the underpaidofficial forgotten. In his Penny Post Medal Punchendeavoured to illustrate the triumph of Rowland Hill, andwaxed lyrical over his achievement, indignant over histreatment : — Beautiful, much more beautiful, to the eye of the philosopherPunch, is the red coat of the Postman with his bundle of pennymissives than the scarlet coat of the Life Guardsman ! For thePostman is the soldier of peace—the humanizing-, benevolent dis-tributor of records of hopes, affections, tenderest associations. He isthe philanthropic go-between—the cheap and constant communicantbetwixt man and man. 35 My. PiincJis History of Modern England In the Penny Post Medal Punch has endeavoured to show thetriumph of Rowland Hill—no Greek or Roman triumph eer so great—carried in well-earned glory into the Post-oflfice, Saint Martins-le-Grand. If the beholder have any imagination, he will hear huzzaingshouts—he will hear all the street-door knockers of the kingdom for. ROWLAND HILLS TRIUMPHAL ENTRY INTO ST. MARTINS-LE- GRAND that moment instinct with joyous life, loudly knock, knock, knockingin thundering accord. Such is the triumph of Rowland Hill. Turn we tO the Obverse. It shows an old story; old as theingratitude of man—old as the Old Serpent. Sir Robert Peel, theTory Minister, no sooner gets into place than, in reward for theservices of Mr. Rowland Hill, he turns him from the Post Ofiicc ! or 36 Rowland IlilFs Rcivard as it is alleg-orically shown, he, as Britannia, presents him with—the sack. After tliis, a subscription is set afoot to which Sir Robert, withMagdalen penitence, subscribes ten pounds ! Ten Pounds ! It mustbe owned a very small plaistcr to heal so cruel a cut!
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