Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-26
Sips from the "London Punch"

DROUYN DE L'HUYS.
Sips from the 8. London Punch"
We have been enjoying the perusa OF some late copies
Of the London Punch conrteousy sent to US bya
friend; and, supposing that readers would wish tor
know something of the present spirit of the English
satrts have culled few extracts from the numbers be-
fore u.s.
The number for Jan Sd contains cut illustrative of
the birth of the New Year. Father Time having laid
aside bis scythe and hour glass, is holding up boun
cling baby, representing "lS63" Mr.. Punch stands
tip-toe inspecting the conner through his eye
glassa beng gnant smile ilumining bis countenance as
he remarks /" Ha very fine baby indeed; but if
I'm to be godf ather hope be won't kick up such
row the last did," The tableau is rendered COM
plete by old nurse, in the OF Mr. Punch who,
n the act of leaving with waiter and teapot IN her
hand, turns to take another admring glaoce at the In
ant year.
In another number, we have "The Latest from Spirit
Land The shade OF Gen. Washington is represent
ed with bis back half turned to the shade of George ILL.,
who nudges the former with bis cane, and asks: "We
Mr.. Washington, what do you think of your fine Re
public, now, eh ?-What ye think eh what dye think,
eh? The Ghost of Washington replies "Hlmph."-
The attitudes and expression of the two figures cores
pond with the spirit of the cooquy-W ashingon dig
nifed and demure George Rex familiar and garruo Us
like the "old man" persOnatons on the stage.
Garrotng theme which eCits various cuts, para
graphs, and songs from Punchs contributors. We
have only room for the following selections from the
latter
All round my neck, wear spiked steel collar,
revolver and bowie knife carry up my sleeves,
And any one should ask Of me the reason why wear
1tte It's guard myself from these garotng thieves
Last nigh: in walking home skukng vagabond address
Says he "Pray what's O'Clock " and, not intending any
Full in ha ugly face let out my left and foored him.
Observing did "My friend 1t 8 just struck one =!
The following~s worthy of Punch:
| The Grown OF GREECE.-Snce our last publica-
tion the crown Of Greece has been offered to- and
fused by, the following distinguished individuals
Mr.. Spurgeon-He declines on the ground that his
own congregation is larger than the population of
Greece
| Mr.. Gadstone-He declines on the ground that he
intends to be Prime Minister of England
| Mr.. B!ondin-He declines the ground that it is
extremely difficult to walk the narrow and dangerous
course which marked out for the individual who will
be raised to the elevated and dangerous position
Notwithstanding the good sense often displayed
by Punch, be is not free from negrophoban fact few
Englishmen are. We can tolerate the fanatic alluson
to labor sysem whilst reshing the truthful appi-
cation of his irony to the Yankees in the following
verses selected from poem to John Bright
In America there six millions of excluded by
the Constitution from political rights there is free
Church, free School, free hand free vote free
reer for the child Of the bumblest
John Brights Speech at Birmingham.
And what are the six millions voters here
To the four millions there denied a soul!
What the free Church speech, school, vote hard,
| reer,"
| With slavery poison leayening the whole
Ask of that Senate, braggart but o'ercowed,
Ask Of Rss a seed o552 aunns wn oao~
Where bushless shows corruption g brazen face.
Ask that Exchequer, bankrupt of its COIN
Those clouds that black and blacker lower,
Those grasping hands still held out to purlon,
Fen in their country's agonzing hour.
Ask of Fort Henry and Fort Lafayette
Ask of the Provost harshaPs voice supreme
Ask of those sister states in battle set
= this be Freedom or her fever dream.
Then turning from this land so sore defled, IA
To that which, in thy spite, is st II thy
| Ask if my shriek is like to be wild,
| Oer this or that Republic oVerthroWn.
Butler IN Bodily Fear-After quoting tsom the
Times that Butler has taSters to prove the harmless
of his ragouts, coat of mail, etc, Punch
says
;" How pleasing to know that the Yankee Haynau
lives in continual fear for the life which he deserves to
lose But is to be hoped that nobody will assassin
ate him because, it halt of the tales OF his atrocities
true, his blood ought not to be shed by bullet
dagger, cursed with complimentary poison. Butler 8
circulation should be arrested by legal gature at
least it is right that the law should be hnished by that
means the person OF any male factor or monster
Judith would not have cut Hoolernes's head off she
had any reasonable expectation that he would come
be hanged So long live General Butler, in dread OF
assassination with the probability OF the galows loom
ing in tue distance Buffers die many times before
The Federal Brme Referring to the appoint
ment Of MIR. Rarey, as Commissioned of Horses in
the Yankee army, PuEch says:
when be has succeeded in putting the horses of the
Army OF the Potomac to rights perhaps Abraham
Lincoln will commission him try his hand at tanning
Butler and the other savage brute, Mcneil if still
changed and the of the vicious beasts, of whom
there too many, the shape OF Federal officers
must however, be feared that no means which Mr.
Rarey can employ to" gentle such rufians win be efec
tual in rendering them anything like gentlemen"
Nursery Rhymes-We conclude our selections witt
the following specimens of Nursery Rhymes, whict
Punch says are to be continued until every town II
the kingdom has been immor taIized."
| There was young lady of Stoke
She never could manage joke;
| At last she made one,
/ And she thought it such fun
That she laughed till her stay-laces broke.
+ There yourg lady of Deal,
i Who ate mp five platefnls OF veal
Il. saueaga and ham,
/ And some raspberry jam,
1 And said ~ have made q good meal