Produced by Neville Allen, Malcolm Farmer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Bold type is indicated thus: =The Prussian Bully.= And italics so: _1857-1914._ SUPPLEMENT TO "PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI."--OCTOBER 14, 1914. "PUNCH" and the PRUSSIAN BULLY * * * * * Illustration: _January 10, 1857._ *** =The Prussian Bully disturbs the Peace of Europe.= _1857-1914._ "PUNCH" OFFICE, 10 BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON, E.C. * * * * * Illustration: =THE REWARD OF (DE)MERIT.= KING PUNCH PRESENTETH PRUSSIA WITH THE ORDER OF "ST. GIBBET." _May 7, 1864._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully tears up a "scrap of paper" pledging him to respect the integrity of Denmark.= * * * * * Illustration: =JACK ON THE CRISIS.= "BLOW IT, BILL! WE CAN'T BE EXPECTED TO _FIGHT_ A LOT O' LUBBERLY SWABS LIKE HIM. WE'LL _KICK_ 'EM, IF THAT'LL DO." _July 2, 1864._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully gives great offence to England.= * * * * * Illustration: =BRIGANDS DIVIDING THE SPOILS.= _August 13, 1864._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully takes his share of the plunder.= * * * * * Illustration: =CHECK TO THE KING.= _Bismarck_ (_reads from 3,000 Citizens of Cologne_). "IN VIEW OF THE MISERABLE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY IN VIEW OF A CIVIL WAR, WITH ITS ATTENDANT SUFFERINGS AND FEARFUL CALAMITIES ... WE COUCH A SOLEMN PROTEST AGAINST ENGAGING IN SUCH A WAR...." _King of Prussia._ "WHAT IS THAT? DARE MY SUBJECTS OBJECT TO BE SLAUGHTERED! WHAT NEXT, I WONDER?" _June 2, 1866._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully declares his intention of making war on Austria.= * * * * * Illustration: =PEACE--AND NO PIECES!= BISMARCK. "PARDON, MON AMI; BUT WE REALLY CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO PICK UP ANYTHING HERE." NAP (_the Chiffonnier_). "PRAY DON'T MENTION IT, M'SIEU! IT'S NOT OF THE SLIGHTEST CONSEQUENCE." _August 25, 1866._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully refuses to allow France to rectify her frontier.= * * * * * Illustration: ="TO BE SOLD."= _Emperor Napoleon:_ "I-A-HAVE MADE AN OFFER TO MY FRIEND HERE, AND...." _The Man in Possession:_ "NO, HAVE YOU, THOUGH? I RATHER THINK I WAS THE PARTY TO APPLY TO." _Emperor Napoleon:_ "OH, INDEED! AH! THEN IN THAT CASE I'LL--BUT IT'S OF NO CONSEQUENCE." _May 4, 1867._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully objects to being turned out of Luxemburg.= * * * * * Illustration: =GAUL TO THE NEW CAESAR.= "DEFIANCE, EMPEROR, WHILE I HAVE STRENGTH TO HURL IT!" _December 17, 1870._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully has no pity for France.= * * * * * Illustration: =EXCESSIVE BAIL.=