_Second Ditto_. “Yes; ’e lost all them Buttons what ’e won off Tommy Crowther yesterday, an’ then ’e cut all the Buttons off ’is Clothes, and ’e’s lost them too!”] [Illustration: _Superior ’Arry_. “Cabbie! To the--aw--the Prince of Wales’s.” _Cabbie_-“Marlbro’ ’Ouse, my Lord?”] [Illustration: THE GENIAL SEASON. _Hungry-looking Acquaintance_ (_with eye to invitation_). “So glad to see you enjoying yourself!” _Fat Chap_ (_evidently doing well_). “Wrong again, old Man. I’m enjoying my Dinner!”] [Illustration: “Look what I’ve bought you for a Christmas Box!”] [Illustration: PAST AND PRESENT. _Serious and much-Married Man_. “My dear Friend, I _was_ astonished to hear of _your_ dining at Madame Troisétoiles!--a ‘Woman with a Past’ you know!” _The Friend_ (_Bachelor “unattached”_). “Well, you see, old Man, she’s got a first-rate _Chef_, so it isn’t her ‘Past’ but her ‘Re-past’ that I care about.”] [Illustration: Editor of Libellous Rag (who has just received a terrific but well-deserved kick). “Dud you man thot?” _Colonel McMurder_. “Yis, oi _dud_, you thunderin’ villain!” _Editor_. “Oh, very well, thot’s all _roight_. Oi t’ought it moight av been wan o’ thim prac-ta-cle jokes”!] [Illustration: “Hi, Billy! are yer Movin’?”] [Illustration: SO LIKELY! Scene--_Bar of a Railway Refreshment Room._ _Barmaid_. “Tea, Sir?” _Mr. Boozy_. “Tea!!! ME!!!!”] [Illustration: BOTANY; OR, A DAY IN THE COUNTRY. “Say, Billee, shall we gaver Mushrooms?” “Yus. I’m a Beggar to Climb!”] [Illustration: _First Boy_. “Give us a Bite of your Apple, Bob.” _Second Boy_. “Shan’t.” _First Boy_. “What for?” _Second Boy_. “’Cos yer axed me!” (_After a pause._) _Small Boy_. “Gi’ me a Bite, Bob. I never axed yer!”] [Illustration: A BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT.] [Illustration: MAY 1. THE SWEEPS’ FESTIVAL. A Study in Black and White. ⁂ Nice for Next Fare.] [Illustration: _New Assistant_ (_after hair-cutting, to Jones, who has been away for a couple of weeks_). “Your ’Air is very thin be’ind, Sir. Try Singeing!” _Jones_ (_after a pause_). “Yes, I think I will.” _N.A._ (_after singeing_). “Shampoo, Sir? Good for the ’Air, Sir.” _Jones_. “Thank you. Yes.” _N.A._ “Your Moustaches curled?” _Jones_. “Please.” _N.A._ “May I give you a Friction?” _Jones_. “Thank you.” _N.A._ “Will you try some of our----” _Manager_ (_who has just sighted his man, in Stage whisper_). “You Idiot! _He’s_ a Subscriber!!”] [Illustration: _Youngster_ (_who has just had a Penny given to him_). “’Ow much is them Grapes, Mister?” _Shopkeeper_ (_amused_). “They are Four Shillings and Sixpence a Pound, my Lad.” _Youngster_. “Well, then, give us a ’A’porth o’ _Carrots_. I’m a _Demon_ for _Fruit_!”] [Illustration: _Ragged Urchin_ (_who has just picked up very short and dirty end of a Cigarette_). “Hi, Billy! Look ’ere! See what you’ve missed!”]