Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-02-17
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satirits have cued few extracts from the numbers be-
4 fore u.s.
The number forJan Sd contains cut illustrative OF
the birth of the New Year Father Time having lad
aside his scyshe aud hour glass is holding up boun-
cling baby representing "ls6S." NJ. Pduch stands
tpoe Inspecting the new conner through his eve glass
beng ant smile iumniug his cOuntenance, as be re
marks: "HA very hne baby indeed bat if I'm TO be
god father hope he won't kick up such row as the
last one did" The tsbleau Is rendered complete BY
old uure in the rear Of Mr. Punch who, 10 the act
leaving with a waiter and teapot in her hand TO
take another adniring glance at the infant year.
In auoher numoer, we have The Latest from Spirit
Land" TIE shade" OF Gen Washington is reprSse ted
with his back ha turnei - the shade of George l.
7zbO uadges the former with his cane, aud asks We'll
Mr.. Washington, what do you think of your 6ue Re-
pubic nov, ehr-whAt dye think ehf what dye think,
ehs The GnOst OF Washington replies; "Huuiph -
TIE attitudes and expressions OF the figures
pond with the spirit OF the cooquy-WashiEgton dig
uissd and de,nure George Rx familiar and garruous,
IKE the "oid man psrsBgAsiOn on the stage.
GarrOtug is theme wsh ELECTS various cuts, para.
graphs, and songs from Puncns contributors. We
have only rOOmor the following selcctiOSs from the
latter:
All round L, mex, vssr a Sslksd a. sci colAi,
Ana Ias Sas saOu &c w Eesr thsu
III ha - - sgd m Jssti hon thee ssFSvns thieves
Las nlss "a .',1 SeS .sS9s y,z;so9i addressed me-
Fiilp ~ 'fses lie, COS az in asd & Cr-d hp
oo,s vas IS d. 80. "psy friend "a Jas .tru.k O0s'
The following Pars graph speaks Tor itself:
Died Of ogerport-,f. Sesing Mack;r,-This Sewing
Machine alive, at died because it conld not
pete with other. ssyans nAchnes that didn't require
feeding nor clntbI 85.cpnd live rent free In other
words the sewing nadine iSss poor shir,.uakcr
The following = worthy OF Pup&
Tie Groom Of Grcscc.-S0ce our last publication the
crown OF Greece been offered To- and refused by the
following dusIus lshed individuals
Mr. SpurgeOn-He deciJss on the ground that hs
own congregation is lSryer than the population of
Greece.
Mr. Glads,one-ur decline, on the ground that he
Intends TO be Prime Minister Of Encllud
Me- Bloudiu-tIc declines on 'hr. ground that it is
extremely difficult walk the and diugerou,
course which marked for the individual who will
be raised 70 the elevated and dangerous position.
Notwithstanding the good sense often displayed by
Punch, be is free from negrophObia--in fact few
EngIshmen are. We eau tolerate the iapadc aIluson
TO our labor system whilst reshing the truthful appi.
cation Of bis irony to the Yankees in the following
yer,es selected from poem to John Bright:
In America there six mins Of excluded by TIE
Constitution from pods. rights sa free Church, nee
humssst."-yotE Br'ghr1 Speech at Bir'aiHg1Gaa.
AID vhat the six millions voters here
To the four mil i,ns there denied sou2
What the free Church. speech, school, hard, cAreeT
Win slAyey's poison leavenins NE whole
Ask Of that ssnste, br.gEar, bu, o',reoved
OF that Executive, Wsag, wilful base
: Ash Of that greedy lobby haunting crowd,
Where bIuHhes. shows eorruPhon'i brs1en srs.
Al tina. Evchsquer. bankrupt OF is coin
ThCse el- uds that Aaek aud blarker lower,
Those -aspng hands stl held u purou,
Ecu 10 their country's .goni5iIg hour.
Ask Of tao Provost Marshars voice snprsus.
Ask Of those sister States in battie set.
II this DC Freedom, orher lever dream
Then tar bg from his lsud so sore d,aie4
To that which, IL thy spite, Is sil thy owp
A. u NJ shriek Is Ike 70 be more wilt
Der ms or tar Republic oyerthrOWu.
Butler IN Bodily Fsar-Arter quoting from the
Times that Butler has asters to prose the harmless
Eess Of his rgouts years coat of mail etc. Punch
ssys
How pleasing to know that the Ysnkee Haynau
lives in continual fear for the lite which he deserves TO
lose But il is be hoped that nobody will
him. because If half Of the tales Of his Atrocities
true, his blood ought be shed by bullet or dag
ger, eurdled with complimentary poison. Buffers
circulation should be arrested by Rgal iigaturt; al
least il i right that the Law should be finished BY that
means on the person of any mate actOg monster
Judith would not have HolOfTreSs head of II she
had any Reasonable expectation that he would TO
BE- hanged So long live General Butler, in dread OF
assassination with the probability the gaows looming
in the distance Buffers die many times before their
deaths; 90 let them aud serve them right"
The FtdsfdL Brute 1assr-Reieniug 10 the appoint
mens Of Mr.. RArey, COMMISSIONS Of Horses" in the
Yankee army, Punch Gays
"When he has succeeded In putting the horses Of
Army Of the Potomac rights perhaps Abraham lincoln
viii eOmu sson bin to try his baud tanning Butl 7
aud The other savage hrute Mcneil f sill unhanged aud
the OF toe vicious beasts of whom there many,
10 the shape Of Federal officers IL must however be
feared that no means which Mr.. Rarey can employ TO
gentle" such rulns VIII be cHeetu4i Ia rendering them
anything Ike gentlemen.
Vsrssyy RkyasJ.--We conclude our selections With
the iOlO~ing specimens Of Nursery Rhymes, which
Punch saws are ito be continued until every tOWu IL
the kingdom has bseo mmOrtalized'
There vas young lady Of s;cte
khe never eoeld manage joke
A. last sh. made one,
And she .n0agkl L such In
That she laughed Ll her st,y-lSces brohs.
There vas vouas lady % bssl,
VIA ate upfse plstefeGs % veal
saaszse and han,
And sumo raspberry ian.
And said a have uNts a k1oi r,cG,.n