. Punch . -case, are safefrom getting wetted ? The feet of the bold Blondin seem just now more attractive to themillion, or the thousands, than the throats of such sweet songstressesas Titiens and Grisi. But to Mr. Punchs mind there is somethingfar more tempting in good music than good rope-walking; andalthough the latter may by small punsters be viewed as a higher walkof art, Mr. Punch cannot allow that there is anything sublime in the strains of Weber, Meyerbeer, Rossini, and Mozart there is,to Mr. Punchs thinking, a far higher delight than in the strain uponthe rope that bears up Mons
. Punch . -case, are safefrom getting wetted ? The feet of the bold Blondin seem just now more attractive to themillion, or the thousands, than the throats of such sweet songstressesas Titiens and Grisi. But to Mr. Punchs mind there is somethingfar more tempting in good music than good rope-walking; andalthough the latter may by small punsters be viewed as a higher walkof art, Mr. Punch cannot allow that there is anything sublime in the strains of Weber, Meyerbeer, Rossini, and Mozart there is,to Mr. Punchs thinking, a far higher delight than in the strain uponthe rope that bears up Monsieur Blondin, and whatever be theheight of danger he may reach, the taste that cultivates good music iscertainly more elevated. Archimedes and Disraeli. Give me a irov ara, and I will move the world, said Archimedes. Give me ground to support a Lever, and I 11 upset the Govern-ment, said Disraeli. Imperial Motto for the Prince Napoleon.— Sauve qui peut. 248 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. [June 15, THE DELHI PRIZE-MONEY. Maimed Soldier (with a sigh). Then, if I come again in Twelve Months you think youll be able to-Clekk. Tell you when to Call Again, dessay. THE COMPROMISE IN KENSINGTON GARDENS. Those of the higher classes whose altitude is exhibited principallyin riding the high horse/ will be glad to see that, in spite of theunanimous outcries of pedestrian snobs, Me. Cowper has determinedon re-introducing that noble animal and his rider into KensingtonGardens. All, however, who entertain a proper contempt for thecommon people, will deplore the weakness which has induced to yield so far to clamour as to change the direction of theride. It is now no longer to cross the path of a flower-garden fre-quented by the despicable walking community, and to run in the formof a long wide excoriation of bare ground, hedged with hurdles, athwartthe turf of what the wretches consider one of the most picturesqueparts of the Gardens. The entrance to the ride, said the Chief
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