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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 15, 1892, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 103, October 15, 1892 Author: Various Editor: Francis Burnand Release Date: March 24, 2005 [EBook #15453] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH *** Produced by Malcolm Farmer, William Flis, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. VOL. 103. October 15, 1892. 'ARRY AT 'ARRYGATE. (_SECOND LETTER._) [Illustration] DEAR CHARLIE,--The post-mark, no doubt, will surprise you. I'm still at the "Crown," Though I said in my last--wot wos true--I was jest on the mizzle for town. 'Ad a letter from nunky, old man, with another small cheque. Good old nunk! So I'm in for a fortnit' more sulphur and slosh, afore doing a bunk. Ah! I've worked it, my pippin, I've worked it; gone in for hexcursions all round, To Knaresborough, Bolton, and Fountains. You know, dear old pal, I'll be bound, As hantiquities isn't my 'obby, and ruins don't fetch me, not much! I can't see their "beauty," no more than the charms of some dowdy old Dutch. A Castle, all chunnicks of stone, or a Habbey, much out of repair, A skelinton Banquetting 'All, and a bit of a broken-down stair, May appear most perticular "precious" to them as the picteresk cops; But give me the sububs and stucco, smart villas, and spick-and-span shops. "Up to date" is our _siney quay non_ in these days. _Fang der sickle_, yer know. Wich is French for the same, I persoom, and them phrases is now all the go. Find 'em sprinkled all over the papers; in politics, fashion, or art, If you carnt turn 'em slick round yer tongue, you ain't modern, or knowing, or smart. Still a houting to Bolton ain't bad when the _charry-bang's_ well loaded up With swell seven-and-sixpence-a-headers. _I_ felt like a tarrier-pup On the scoop arter six weeks of kennel and drench in the 'ands of
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