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_.)
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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.
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