The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-12 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12,' 1854.

when Peggy, whose excessive modesty appeared to have
taken a hOliday, called for another pint of " the best,"
in order that she might " treat" Toni Clamp, the black-
smith, before they parted. At this moment an itinerant
organ-boy struck up a polka, and Peggy and Tom Clamp
began to perform rotary motions with dangerous velo-
city. Peggy, mistaking something for nothing, unfor-
tunately fell headlong, and in the fall contrived to break
her leg. This sad accident put a speedy end to the
carousal. Polly managed to sneak home by help of the
park wall, but unfortunately her brutal husband was
there before her, and as we seldom forgive the faults in
others which we have a tendency to in ourselves, he
grew savagely violent in seeing her state of bewilder-
ment, and a " civil" war ensued, which terminated in
poor Polly's having a black eye and sprained wrist.
Hetty lost a half-sovereign out of her pocket, which she
had been six months in saving. Rachel got the tooth
of a comb driven into her head by some unknown agency.
Selina had so far forgotten herself during the "
jollifica-
tion" as to call Dick, who was entertaining serious
matrimonial designs towards her, by the contemptuous
appellation of " a long-faced snivel-breeches," which
epithet he remembered, and resented by the sober re-
nunciation of his tender vows. Martha, a bit of a virago
at the best, had got extatically pugnacious, broke two
panes of glass in a struggle with the landlord, who ob-
jected to her attempting an Irish jig in a basket of pipes,
and then pummelled and punched Harry for same im-
pertinent allu-ion, until he turned in self-defence, and
held the butcher's tray up as a shield, whereby Hetty
got a severe bruise on her arm, and the skin off her
knuckles, not to mention a gown torn beyond redemp-
tion. Dick and Harry laid all the blame
on- the women,
with true Adam-like courage, although it was fully
proved that Dick had been the first to mention the
capital ale at the new Red Lion, and invited Selina to go
and have a " sup" with her dinner, which innocent
invitation led into all the mischief.
Some time after we paid another visit to the "Grange,"
and was sorry to find that Polly's leg will never be as
useful as nature intended it to .be, and that Dick and
Selin had been " huffish" for upwards of three months
to the great secret distress of both parties. We ascer-
tained, however, that the punishment and repentance
attending the " making a day of it" have had a lasting
effect, and that each of the parties honestly avows that
the consequences served them right, for they had been
"great fools"—a just conclusion, which many gentlemen
who are given to "make a night of it" would do well
to as readily act upon.
We hope to see Dick and Selina married before the
autumn, but the insult passed upon him still rankles, we
find, for we accidentally overheard him say to her very
lately—.

SHARE MARKETS.

"Mind, Sleener, if ever you call me a long-faced
snivel-breeches when we're married, I'll go to Idostra-
liyer:"

" Lnr, Dick, it was only a slip of the tongue" replied
"Slecner." " You was as big a fool as any of us, and
e shall be happy enough if we don't go nicking days
of it." Selina is quite right, and we earnestly hope that
the myriads of Pollys arid Harrys and Peggys will
adept her opinion, and be cautious how they patronise
new or old Red Lions and " make a day of it."

(THIS DAY.)

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