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me, perhaps, For _Honey's_ often good for _chaps_. A MR. GRAHAM has appeared at the Surrey. He is reported to be a very chaste and clever actor. If so, he certainly will not suit the taste of Mr. Davidge's patrons. How they have tolerated Wilson, Leffler, and Miss Romer so long, we are utterly at a loss to divine. It must be, that "music hath charms." We are authorised to state that Rouse of the Eagle Tavern is not the Rous who was lately returned for Westminster. THE REAL AND THE IDEAL; OR, THE CATASTROPHE OF A VICTORIA MELO-DRAMA. _Berthelda_.--Sanguine, you have killed your _mother_!!! _Fruitwoman_.--Any apples, oranges, biscuits, ginger-beer! (_Curtain falls_.) * * * * * QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN M.P. We give the following list of qualifications for a member of parliament for Westminster, as a logical curiosity, extracted from a handbill very liberally distributed by Captain Rons's party, during the late contest:-- 1st. Because "he is _brother to the Earl_ of Stradbroke." 2nd. Because "his _family_ have always been hearty Conservatives." 3rd. Because "they have been established in _Suffolk_ from the time of the _Heptarchy_." 4th. Because "he entered the navy in 1808." 5th. Because "he _brought home Lord Aylmer_ in the Pique, in 1835." 6th. Because "he ran the Pique aground in the Straits of Belleisle." 7th. Because "after beating there for eleven hours, he got her off again." 8th. Because "he brought her into Portsmouth without a rudder or forefoot, lower-masts all sprung, and leaking at the rate of two feet per hour!" ergo, he is the fittest man for the representative of Westminster.--Q.E.D. THE ENTIRE ANIMAL. LORD LONDONDERRY, in a letter to Colonel Fitzroy, begs of the gallant member to "go the whole hog." This is natural advice from a _thorough bore_ like his lordship. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 1, July 17, 1841, by Various *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH *** ***** This file should be named 13639.txt or 13639.zip ***** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.net/1/3/6/3/13639/ Produced by Syamanta Saikia, Jon Ingram, Barbara Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will be renamed. Creating the works from public domain p
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