English wit and humor; English wit and humor, Pictorial
And when we reach
The Brighton beach
It's sure to pour with rine
A pub is not
A 'appy spot
For us to set and drine
Yet there we set and tike our beer
And while awy the dy,
Though we don't 'ave words, no bloomin' fear
Mariar 'as 'er sy.
_Refrine--_
'Er langwidge is for sangwidges,
She's sorry that she cime;
The weather's wrong, 'er feather's wrong,
I 'as to tike the blime.
It's "'Arry" 'ere, and "'Arry" there,
And "'Arry, you're a bloomin' bear,"
And "'Arry, it's a shime"--
(_Spoken._)--Which is 'ard on a feller! And then we 'as
to ketch the bloomin' trine again, and she _do_ talk, but
never mind--
(_Brightly._)
We've 'ad a 'appy 'ollidy,
We gits 'ome all the sime.
--'Urry up, 'Arry!
* * * * *
COCKNEY SPORT EXTRAORDINARY.
Well-known sporting character, residing at Putney, being unable to reach
the moors this season, and having lost his gun, has lately amused
himself by bringing down several brace of grouse by means of the
Brompton omnibus.
* * * * *
AT THE ZOO. (A FACT).--_'Arriet (looking at the Java sparrows)._ Wot's
them? Sparrerkeets?
_'Arry._ Sparrerkeets be 'anged--them's live 'umming birds.
* * * * *
[Illustration: COMMON OBJECTS OF THE SEA SHORE.
_First seaside saddle polisher._ "Wot cheer, 'Arry? 'Ow are yer gettin'
on?"
_'Arry._ "First-rate, old pal. Only this--beggar always--bumps--at the
wrong--time!"]
* * * * *
[Illustration: UNDER CORRECTION.
Fare. "Hans Mansions."
_Cabby._ "_Queen_ Hanne's Mansions, I suppose you mean, miss?"]
* * * * *
[Illustration: "Penny 'addick."
"Finen?"
"No; thick 'un!"]
* * * * *
[Illustration: _First Frenchman._ "Ah, mon cher ami!"
_Second Frenchman._ "Ah, c'est mon cher Alphonse!"
_British Workman._ "Bloomin' Germans!"]
* * * * *
[Illustration: _Clerk of Booking-Office._ "There is _no_ first class by
this train, sir." _'Arry._ "Then wot are we going ter do, Bill?"]
* * * * *
[Illustration: "Fader's gettin' better. 'E's beginnin' ter swear
again!"]
* * * * *
[Illustration: _Vendor of Pirated Songs._ "Er y'are, lidy! ''Oly City',
'Bu'ful Star,' 'Hi cawn't think why Hi lubs yer, but Hi do!'"]
* * * * *
'ARRY ON HIS 'OLIDAY
_Being an epistle from that notorious and ubiquitous person, luxuriating
for the time in rural parts, to his chum Charlie, confined in town._
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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