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John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3)

MR. BRIGGS'S PLEASURES OF HORSEKEEPING.

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Illustration from John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"

No. X. BY THE TIME MR. BRIGGS'S HORSE HAS RECOVERED FROM HIS COLD, A LONG FROST SETS IN.

Groom. "THAT'S JUST WHAT I SAY, SIR; IT IS AGGERAVATIN' TO SEE A NICE OSS LIKE THAT, SIR, A DOIN' NOTHIN' BUT EATIN' HIS 'ED OFF."

Illustration from John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"

A GREAT BARGAIN.

TO BE SOLD—THE PROPERTY OF AN OFFICER GOING ABROAD.

Illustration from John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"

THE HAT-MOVING EXPERIMENT.

IT IS NECESSARY TO GET A HAT. TWO OR MORE PERSONS PLACE THEIR HANDS ON THE RIM THEREOF, THE LITTLE FINGERS OF EACH PERSON BEING IN CONTACT. IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES, OR HALF-AN-HOUR, OR PERHAPS MORE, THE HAT WILL BEGIN TO JUMP AND REVOLVE RAPIDLY.

(N.B. The Party above with the Moustaches, thinks that in the pursuit of Science he could perform the experiment over and over again.)

Illustration from John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"

SHAKSPEARE A LITTLE ALTERED.

"HE LIVED NOT WISELY, BUT TOO WELL."

Illustration from John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character, Vol. 1 (of 3) From the Collection of "Mr. Punch"

USELESS INFORMATION.

"NOW, MARM, THIS GOES TO THE CHRISTIAL PALIS."

"BLESS THE MAN! I DON'T WANT NO CHRISTIAL PALISES. I AM GOIN' TO THE BOROUGH."

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