Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892Various
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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, October 1, 1892
Various
English wit and humor -- Periodicals
_A Female Exc._ (_critically_). It _has_ got an old-fashioned look
about it, certainly.
_A Male Exc._ There's nothing to see inside of these old churches. I
went in one the other day, and I was looking up at the rafters, and
I saw a sort o' picture there, and I said, "Ullo--they've been
advertising Pears' Soap here, or something." But when I looked again,
it was only an old fresco. I was so little interested I walked out
without tipping the Verger!
_The Female Exc._ That Church we went to on Sunday evening is very
old.
_Her Comp._ Is it? How do you know?
_The F.E._ Why, my dress was covered with bits of fluff out of the
hassock!
_Driver._ The carved stone figure you see by the gate, is supposed
to be a portrait of Julius Caesar's Grandmother, and very like the
old lady. (_The Excursionists nearest him smile in a sickly way, to
avoid hurting his feelings, as the car moves on--to halt once more at
Icart Point._) It is customary to alight here and go round the point,
and I can assure you, Ladies and Gentlemen, the scenery is well worth
your inspection and will give you a little idea of what the Island
_is_.
_Excursionists_ (_taking advantage of the opportunity to discuss the
situation_). I noticed it the minute I set eyes on him--he never
ought to have been sent out like this ... He's been to a wedding this
morning, so I heard, and it's upset him a little, that's all ... Upset
_him_--we're lucky if he doesn't upset _us_. What a fidget you are! I
shan't take _you_ into Switzerland next year, if you're like this...
If Switzerland's full of a lot of drunken men, I don't want to go...
Well, what had we better _do_ about it? Perhaps _this_ gentleman
would--Oh, no, I couldn't take the responsibility, really, not without
knowing the way. Well, we can't _walk_ back, that's certain--we must
trust to luck, that's all! Pretty bit of the coast you get here ...
Oh, don't talk about the scenery _now_, when, for all we know!--&c.,
&c.
[_The car starts again, and presently arrives at a winding
and precipitous road leading down to Petit Bot Bay, where the
Driver again rises with his back to the horses, and proceeds
to address the Excursionists, as they sit paralysed with
horror._
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