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DRAWINGS
BY
JOHN LEECH
A
collection
of eighty-four comical
this
pictures
by
famous
artist.
Including
coachings hunting
and
fishing scenes.
WILLIAM
T.
HENDERSON
Prefatory Note.
^JmOHN LEECH,
whose
Jiiimoroiis pictures
of English
life
was born
there on
its
and
con-
tinued up
features
The social
Prefatory Note.
tJieir fidelity to
English
life.
The
slight exag-
the value
''Many people"
in his recent essay
remtirks
on
Du
of Ettglish
it
almost entirely
from
Punch,'
and
would
be difficult to imagine a
more abundant
of points of which
works
there
is
no mention
in
the serious
the day.
not
of
The smallest
of
and
tJie is
oddities
of a race of people
be further
wJiom oddity
It
is
to
'^
remarked of
social
caricatures in
Prefatory Note.
of
taste ;
and for
and
every social
form of ftational caprice, but it has made no enemies, and to-day there are few held in greater affection and esteem, in England than
foible, every
its
people
for
this little
made with
morist,
the purpose
of representing the
his ivork
as
a hu-
delineator
of char-
acter
and
Mr. fames,
he
" never
did.
He
and
sense
point,
T* ^ft'^^i^wfy
^3
Co n
Prefatory Note
t e
t s
PAGB
"...
in
13
14
15
Confirmed Bachelor
Startling Fact
!
16
your Hat
17
Coming Fashion
Badly Hit
in
Bonnets
18
19
to
Themselves
20
21
Felicity
.......
.....
22
23
24
25
Helping
Him On
26
27
8
Not a Bad Idea
Contents.
PAGE
for
Hoops
Natural Mistake
Angling
in the Serpentine
.... ....
Weather
.
Warm
28
29
30
31
32
33
etc.
!
Strange
!
34
35
The Gentle
Craft
The Knife-Trick
Fine Disposition
36
37
38 39 40
41 42
In the Temple
The
43
Alarming Occurrence
44
45
A A
Tit-Bit
False Position
!
Bloomerism
Elegant Creatures
Private Theatricals
46
47
48 49
Contents.
Cigarettes and Captainettes
9
PAGE
50
51 52
An
A
An
....
.
.
Was
a Mistake
53
Idea of Wickedness
Disciple of Old Isaac
!
.
54
55
Snow-Flakes
56
57
Well over, anyhow Elegant Material for Trousers The Marriage Question
.
58 59 60
61
Jolly
Old Paterfamilias
....
at
80
62
A
An
An
63
.
64
65
66
67
Amateur Posturing
Going
to
Cover
68 69
70
71
lo
Contents.
Man on the Gray Rather awkward for Tomkins Appearance of Things after a Somersault
Fly-Fishing.
...
.
72
73
Getting
.
74
75
a Rise
.
.
-76
77
of Gallantry
-78
79
81
.80
82 83
to be,
.
and
.
as
.
he
ought not to be Table d'Hdte at Paris Another Pretty Little Americanism Yet another Americanism
Framework
for a
New
No Consequence
The Garret and
Something
like a
......
'Oss
. .
.... ....
.
.
.84
85
.86
87
.88
89
the Conservatory
.90
.
Aggravating
Rather!
Holiday
.
91
.92
Pictures
of
Ltfe
and Character.
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Pitiable Objects. Mr. Dreary). " No A don't know how it is but I ain't the thing somehow No embawassments or anything o' that sort. Can't make it out. S'pose its overwork 1 "
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Startling Fact
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of these monkey-jackets,
yes, sir
there are
more monkeys
in
Oxford
this
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in
your Hat.
{Per-
himself he
is
creating a sensation.
haps he
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breakfast
Delicate Creature.
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in the
morning,
Government office). "Thanks! If I was to take a cup of coffee would keep me awake all day "
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board
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Sound Advice.
Master Tom.
Gran'pa. Gran'pa.
"
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what
sir
Master Tom.
Master
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weed a
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cigar,
you know."
"Certainly not, sir. I never smoked in my life. Tom. " Ah then I wouldn't advise you to begin.
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(^Steady
Man's Rooms
short pipe,
in the
Temple.
man smokes a
and jaws
ing in easy-chair.)
Steady Man. "A man must work nowadays, or he gets left behind. The only position worth having is what you make for yourself," etc., etc.
work.
to
"Oh, yes, I quite ag\vee with you about mind work, you know, in a genewal way but I object what I call work of superwewogation " Steady Man. " And pray what do you understand by that ?" Youthful Swell. " Why I mean I don't care to do anything
I
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don't
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Individual {who
is
False Position.
not over-strong in his head, or firm on his " D-d-d-d-id waltzing ever make j'ou giddy ? legs). Because, I shall be happy to sit down whenever you're tired " Girl (who is in high dancing condition). " Oh, dear, no I could
waltz
all
night
"
!
46
Bloomerism
Strong-minded Female.
that foolish novel,
;
down
and do something; rational. Go and play something on the piano you never practice, now you're married."
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Arthur. "Mamma! isn't Mr. Blanque a wicked man?" No! What makes you ask such Mamma. " Wicked, my dear
!
a question ?"
Arthur.
"
Why,
because,
mamma
dear,
when he comes
!
into
54
Snow-Flakes.
Street Boy
balls, sir
sir
! !
(to his
sir
!
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only
takes two
men
show the
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pattern.
The Marriage
Brown.
Well,
I
Question.
Jones.
" By Jove,
I
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is
all
find blood
and
haw beauty
on
my
side!
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real or stuffed
?
see
young
gorilla!
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he
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These young gentlemen are not indulging in the filthy habit of smoking. They are only chewing toothfjicks, the comforting and
elegant practice
[
now so much in vogue. Vide Public Streets, particitlarlv St. James's Street, Rerent Street, Bond Street, and tier Majesty's Park of Hyde.
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(politely).
you would proceed, for I have an appointment in the Strand, and I am afraid I shall be too late." Here's an old Conductor 'slamming the door). "Go on, Jim
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The Test
Conductor.
young lady
in his lap
?
of Gallantry.
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First Cock Sparrow. "What a miwackulous tie, Fwank the doose do you manage it ? Second Cock Sparrow. "Yas. I fancy it is rather grand; but then, you see, I g^ve the whole of my mind to it."
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Clever Child.
thing
1
" Oh do look here, mamma dear, such a funny Mr. Boker's got another forehead at the back of his head."
!
[BoKER
is delighted.
82
Life in London.
"Well, Aunt, and how did you like London ? I suppose you were very gay ? Aunt {who inclines to embonpoint). " Oh, yes, love, gay enough We went to the top o' the monument o' Monday and to the top o' St. Paul's o' Tuesday and to the top o' the Dook o' York's column
Isabella.
!
o'
Wednesday
but
think altogether
I like
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Boy.
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like a Holiday.
sir
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What
jellies,
and
six of
cakes
and
ten
almond
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