[Illustration: _EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT._ _Man of Refinement._ "NOW DON'T, MY GOOD MAN--PRAY DON'T!--I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SAY. YOU ARE GOING TO SAY 'YA!--HA!--SPARRERGRASS.' DO ALLOW ME TO PERSUADE YOU TO CALL IT ASPARAGUS--AND HERE IS SIXPENCE FOR YOU."] [Illustration: _AN EXCITED NIMROD_, HAVING BEEN THROWN OUT, IS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT HE HAS COME UP WITH SOME OF THE TAIL HOUNDS--"HUIC FOR-R-A-D-E--FOR-R-A-A-D THEN!" [_Great demonstration of disgust on the part of Old Gentleman out shooting_.] [Illustration: _FLY-FISHING._ MR. BUNGLE ALWAYS MAKES HIS FLIES ON THE BANK OF THE STREAM. HERE IS ONE OF HIS MOST SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS.] [Illustration: _"ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE," &c._ _Young Lady (whose birthday it is)._ "OH, YES! I HAVE HAD A GREAT NUMBER OF NICE PRESENTS; BUT I WONDER WHO SENT ME THIS BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET?" _Handsome Party (with moustaches, presence of mind, and great expression of eye)._ "AND CAN'T YOU GUESS?" (_Sighs deeply._) [_N.B. Poor_ BINKS, _who was at all the trouble and expense of getting the said bouquet from Covent Garden, is supposed to be watching the effect of his gift with some anxiety._] [Illustration: _PLEASURES OF HOUSEKEEPING._ THE INTELLIGENT READER IS REQUESTED TO IMAGINE THAT THE GATES IN THE ABOVE CARTOON HAVE JUST BEEN THOROUGHLY CLEANED, AND FRESH PAINTED. ON HIS RETURN FROM THE CITY, MR. BRIGGS FINDS THAT RUDE BOYS (TOTALLY REGARDLESS OF HIS FEELINGS) HAVE BEEN FARTHER DECORATING THEM.] [Illustration: _WHAT'S THE MATTER?_ MAN IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE TAKEN THE WRONG TURNING--THAT'S ALL!] [Illustration: _A ROUGH COUNTRY._ _Boy._ "NOA, SIR! THERE AIN'T NO OTHER GATE OUT O' THIS VIELD, YOU MUST FOLLER THAT GENTLEMAN ON THE GRAY HORSE." _Fox Hunter._ "WHAT, THAT GENT? OH! THANK YER!"] [Illustration: _SUGGESTIVE OF A PICTURESQUE FIGURE._ _Stout Old Gentleman._ "A SHOWER-BATH MAKE YOUR HAIR IN A MESS! NOT A BIT OF IT, IF YOU WEAR AN OIL-SKIN CAP LIKE THIS, AS I DO."] [Illustration: _THE RETURN FROM A MASQUERADE._] [Illustration: _DOUBTFUL._ _Boy._ "COME IN, SIR! YOU'VE NO CALL TO BE AFRAID! I'VE GOT HIM QUITE TIGHT."] [Illustration: _A CAUSE FOR REPROOF._ _Lady (severely)._ "JANET, I MUST DESIRE YOU TO GO AT ONCE AND DRESS YOUR HAIR IN A BECOMING MANNER, AND NOT TO IMITATE ME SO ABSURDLY."] [Illustration: _AWKWARD CONSEQUENCES OF REMOVING THE SOLDIERS FROM KNIGHTSBRIDGE._ _Housemaid._ "IF YOU PLEASE 'M, ME, AND COOK, AND MARY, WISHES TO LEAVE, THIS DAY MONTH, MA'AM."] [Illustration: _REDUCED CIRCUMSTANCES._ _Mary._ "IF YOU PLEASE, SIR, IF YOU'VE DONE WITH THE INK, WILL YOU LET WILLIAM HAVE IT TO CLEAN YOUR BOOTS? BECAUSE IT'S ALL THE BLACKING WE'VE GOT IN THE HOUSE."] [Illustration: _THE CONSTITUTIONAL WALK._ _Lady._ "DEAR, DEAR, IT'S COMING ON TO RAIN! RUN, JAMES! QUICK, AND FETCH AN UMBRELLA, AND TWO PARASOLS. I'M AFRAID MY POOR DEAR COCHINS WILL GET THE RHEUMATISM."] [Illustration: _THE DOCILE HUSBAND._] [Illustration: _A MAN OF OPINION._