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Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892

Author: Various

Editor: Francis Burnand

Release Date: April 11, 2007 [EBook #21028]

Language: English

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PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

VOL. 103.

December 17th, 1892.

[Illustration: THE WILD WILD EAST.

_First Coster._ "SAY, BILL, 'OW D'YER LIKE MY NEW
KICKSEYS? GOOD FIT, EH?"

_Second Coster._ "FIT! THEY AIN'T NO _FIT_. THEY'RE A
_HAPERPLICTICK STROKE!_"]

* * * * *

MIXED NOTIONS.

No. 1.--BI-METALLISM.

SCENE--_A Railway-carriage in a suburban morning train to London. There
are four Passengers, two of whom are well-informed men, while the third
is an inquirer, and the fourth an average man. They travel up to London
together every morning by the same train. The two_ Well-informed Men
_and the_ Average Man _are City men; the_ Inquirer _is a young
Solicitor. They have just finished reading their morning papers, and are
now ready to impart or receive knowledge._

_Inquirer._ They don't seem to be making much of this Monetary
Conference in Brussels.

_First Well-informed Man._ Of course they're not. I knew how it would be
from the start. I met HARCOURT some time ago, and told him what I
thought about it. "You mark my words," I said, "the whole blessed thing
will be a failure. You haven't sent out the right men, and they're
certain to waste their time in useless academic discussions." He seemed
surprised, but he hadn't got a word to say.

_Inquirer_ (_deeply impressed_). Ah!

_First W. I. M._ The thing's really as simple as A B C. Here are we, a
country with a gold standard, and we find that gold has appreciated.
What's the consequence? Why, silver goes down everyday, and commerce is
dislocated,--absolutely dislocated. All we have to do is to----

_Second W. I. M._