The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-12
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. John Bull and his Difficulties.

Mr. John Bull and his Difaculties.
The pressure in the pecunary affairs of that highly
respectable individual, Mr. John Bull, which has occa-
stoned temporary ireguarity in some Of his engage
ments forced him to appear before Mr.. Commissioners
Punch for examination on the subject OF his liablltes
and as to the causes which led to his having incurred
them. : :,
Mr. John Bull expressed his readiness to afford the
honorable Commissioner every information, and the fo
lowing dialogue ensued between them
Mr. Commissioner Punch. Well slr,l regret to hna SO
respectable an individual in such degraded posltoh
You have always been considered prudent INDUSTRIOUS
and wealthy but here find you in state OF temporary
insolvency putting people on they ASK oI be- ban
py to hear what you have say in explanation OF the
State Of things to which have alluded
Mr. John Bull regret SIR TO say anat .nPpun my dns s
forgotten. You have, perhaps, heard OF the railway
mania Il!
YOU have been involved in it. find in the schedule
before me that YOU have already paid some millions for
This fancy and what still worse, you have undertaken
to pay some millions more on account OF It, How 10
M Join Bull To say the truth, sir, fear must rely
on that buoyancy elasticity or whatever else IS call
ed in Which give me ce e yo or
friends Mr. Bull AS to buoyancy sir bladder buoy,
ant; but if you put too much weight upon 1t, 1t will
up too tightly they will break But, sir, fear the rail
way mania is not the only extravaganza IN which you
have been engaged suspect sir, you have been spend
hs s the @ g S & hs s4 ss sr
supporting two Italian oparas Was not one enough for
your
YOU must remember, that though have doubled my lta
ian opera expenditure, have cut OIL my British drama
altogether
unworthy your high character You know that for some
years your British drama expenditure has been merely
nominal afraid that you resort to this subterfuge
IN the hope Of ~ e o. q
tell me the truth think have heard something ABOUT
Ireland.
Mr. John Bull All there it is, sir. have got a
very troublesome sister, who leads terrible life and
am to do, The poor thing is very badly off, and can't
leave her to sarye which she must faye done TINS year,
Mr. Commissioner Punch. Very true, very true; but
can't your sister manage to earn her own living as you
peose On Dear no.
that Delicate indeed Why, she has as good appe
lite as mine and as to delicacy, if you knew how she
Gould abuse Gp he p over o
from robbng her, when if you'll believe me, was never
shilling the BETTER but many pounds worse for the rela
tionshp.
Mr. Commissioner Punch / am sorry to hear Of these
family chickering's between those who ought to live to-
: ~ John Bud Very true. indeed, sir; but it's no
fault of mine The fact Isl my sister has been very badly
advised and think if it had not been for that we should
never have quarrelled It's true I've been little harsh
to her at times, Dut, upon my Word Ar, she peeh very
provoking
Mr.. Commissioner Punch. Hes she no friends but
you! Can't she get any one to employ her
Mr. John Bull Some have tried it, but she is so very
violent that nobody will have any thing to do with her
She's driven some OF her best friends away from her.
while she has denied herself very often of her last arhng
put in the pocket of great Dragging bully OF
fellow named REPEAL who is always advising her TO cut
with me, though am continually contributing much more
than can spare for her subsistence.
M Commissioner Punch Iperceive by your schedule
that your outlay under this head has been very large this
year. Your generosity has outrun your prudence.
cannot blame you for and indeed you would have acted
unworhy you had done otherwise 1t is rather hard
upon you; but you must make up for the deficiency by
extra exeron and economy but not that sort of economy
which does more harm than good by setting an example
Of meanness which limits the receipts OF every just
much as it limits their outlay True economy, sir
sss, need not tell you in avoiding mere waste butt
in wholesale rerenchment which cramps everybody
with whom you have dealings hope, after your recent
outbreak of extravaganza, you will not go to the other
extreme, and sink into stinginess That is the only
danger apprehend. Good morning, sir. You may have
your protection and make doubt you will ultimately
retrieve your circumstances.
Mr.. John Bull, having thanked the Commissioner
for his kind and valuable advice, withdrew amidst long
continued interchange of obeisances.