Life — April 30, 1885 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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ROF. BICKMORE, the celebrated Bugologist, has been describing the work of the Carpenter Bee to large audiences. | When the Professor tells us about the Plumber Bee, buzz- ing about a leak, gathering money all the livelong day, he will | have to hire four halls to accommodate his hearers. | | . . . R. G. W. SNOBLEY, the English correspondent of the 7rzbune, writes that Mr. Irving and Miss Terry on their arrival in London were saluted by the London 7imes, in an enthusiastic leader, gently ridiculing the enthusiasm of America. Londoners who know that this particular American enthu-* siasm consists of an Anglo-maniac dinner, a poem by Willie Winter, and a loud whistling tug-boat crowded with mourn- ful dudes, and a brass band to say good-by to an English actor, can appreciate the gentle ridiculousness of the Zzmes’ | leader. 2 . . PICTORIAL SHAKESPEARE, WAS THIS PROPHETIC? Snug John Bull; HAVE YOU THE LION'S PART WRIT- | TEN? PRAY you * * © GIVE IT ME, Quince Gladstone: YOU MAY DO IT EXTEMPORE, FOR IT 1S NOTHING BUT ROARING. | f Midsummer Night's Dream. . . . HE hard times are even telling on the dressmakers. Worth, of Paris, offers to furnish an entire bridal out- | fit as low as £5,000, says a contemporary. | This is indeed a décolleté price. . . . | "THE latest phase of fox-hunting in this country is blast- | ing for the game. The next thing we know we shall go mining for trout in the Adirondacks, and deer-stalkers will be armed to the teeth with steam drills and apparatus for shaft sinking. . * * HE Washington Republic says, “ Now the guid nuncs have it; General Grant is going to get well.” Who are the Quéd Nuncs ? | The tobacco fiends. | BALLADE DE GUERRE. “ce HEN I went for the Mahdi out in the Soudan” John Bull to himself, said he : “T'll paralyze quickly this bold African” Said he to himself, said he : “ But this cuss Komaroff just busted my scheme And the whole thing ’s a blawsted and bloody big dream; I dassent hit back butcher bet I can scream,” Said he to himself, said he. So he screamed and he yelled and he hullabaloohed. Said he to himself, said he : “This autocrat Czar thinks I’m naught but a dude” Said he to himself, said he. “ But ['ll show him I ain't and I'll give him a scare And I really think Aleck had better take eare, For I almost believe that there's blood in the air” Said he to himself, said he. But the Czar did n't scare worth a single red cent Said he to himself, said he : “T can lick this irascible, blowing old gent" Aleck said to himself, said he. So Komaroff, Shoveloff, Blowskyhi, these Got ready to fight the roaring Anglese, But they found Johnny Bull only wanted to sneeze, Said the rest of the world: TEE HEE. * . * ECRETARY BAYARD'S recent remarks, in regard to his treatment of those whose walks of life are below his own exalted sphere, give him a fair title to the “ Inferior Department.” . . * SUNDAY breaking jai When was Mr. Evarts committed ? per tells of some “long-sentence men * . . OUNT SCHOVELOFF is the name of the new Russian Ambassador to Germany. The Count will be much missed at the Winter Palace, where his family have carried all before them in past years. He is a descendant of the famous Spada family of Italy, but changed his name early in his career because of family matters, which prevented him from calling a Spada Spada. . * . T is strange that England and Russia should fight about Herat. This would more properly be the cause of a Franco-Chinese quarrel, comicbooks.com