Text Appearing Before Image: aw with some precipitation,when Mr. Punch said— Nay, be good boys, and you have nothing to fear. A bridle forthe horse, a whip for the ass, and a rod for the fools back. Themsmy sentiments, and now all of you stop and liquor. All powerful indeed is eloquence. Every man present instantly burstinto a rapturous cheer for the new instalment of PUNCHS ESSENCE OF PARLIAMENT. The Severity of the Late Weather. lady. Yes, Hebe Vogelaugen, I must tell you that we were veryunlucky during the late frost. Every one of our pipes burst. German Visitor (astonished). Indeed, Madame ! 1 did not have one. Lady. You were fortunate. Pray what did you do to prevent it ? German Visitor (with the greatest innocence). Madame, 1 did smokethem. PAID BACK IN ITS OWN COIN. We trust,if Venice is ever sold, that the purchase-money will bemade in nothing but Austrian bank-notes. Austria will then be ableto tell us how she likes that particular form of currency. 58 PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. (February 9, 1861. Text Appearing After Image: EFFECT OF THE WEATHER ON A SENSITIVE PLANT. Young Nimrod, as he appeared before the Frost—perfectly Disengaged ! VERY UNFAIR FROM JOHN BRIGHT. John Bright in thecourse of his Birming-ham oration the otherday, said he hopedLord Overstones*speech to the North-amptonshire Volun-teers was better re-lished than the dinnerhis Lordship gave themin London, after theVolunteer Review. Wedid hear of some ill-con-ditioned officers of thecorps, after that dinner,sending his Lordship3s. 6d. in postagestamps, as the outsideprice of a feed so re-markably bad, that itseemed only fair totreat the meal as an or-dinary one in the worstsense of the word. Butthis must have beenan entire mistake onthe part of the North-amptonshire Volun-teers. If Lord Overstonedid give them a so-sodinner, depend uponit, it was that he might
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