The Project Gutenberg EBook of John Leech's Pictures Of Life And Character, Volume III (of III), by John Leech This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: John Leech's Pictures Of Life And Character, Volume III (of III) From The Collection Of "Mr. Punch" Author: John Leech Illustrator: John Leech Release Date: January 14, 2014 [EBook #44663] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK JOHN LEECH'S PICTURES OF LIFE *** Produced by David Widger JOHN LEECH'S PICTURES OF LIFE AND CHARACTER Volume Three (of Three) FROM THE COLLECTION OF "MR. PUNCH" LONDON: BRADBURY, AGNEW, & CO., 1887 040s Medium-Size 040s Medium-Size 040s Medium-Size Transcriber's Note: The only text in this file is that drawn by the artist as a part of each image. 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DW INDEX Abuse of the Aspirate, The ............................1863...021 Accepting a Situation .................................1856...040 Across Country.........................................1864...181 Advice Gratis .........................................1863...187 After Dundreary .......................................1862...201 After Supper- Strange Admission........................1861...198 All the Difference.....................................1863...199 Ambition ..............................................1863...039 An Afflicted One ......................................1853...214 An Idea for a Wet Day .................................1863...215 An Interesting Question ...............................1859...204 An Old Friend .........................................1853...257 Another Pretty Little Americanism .....................1864...167 Anxious Inquirers .....................................1863...143 Anxious to Preserve our Figure, take a Turkish Bath....1861...212 Aquatics - When the Bees are Swarming .................1858...059 Aristocratic Hotel Company, The........................1863...041 ...043...043...044 Art Treasures ..... ...................................1860...119 At a Rifle Competee-tion in the North..................1863...202 At Dieppe .............................................1862...118 Attempted Fraud on the Railway ........................1863...241 Awful Apparition ......................................1861...171 Awful Tale of an Eel ..................................1858...208 Awkward for Papa ......................................1863...022 Badly Hit During the Recent Engagement with the Guards.1863...236 Ball, The .............................................1862...191 Battue, The ...........................................1862...125 Beach, The - A Sketch for Warm Weather.................1862...161 ...162...163...164 Bear Baiting ..........................................1862...211 Benevolence ...........................................1860...061 Beware of Artillery Whiskers...........................1861...011 Billiards..............................................1864...169 Bit of Household Stuff, A .............................1862...238 Biter Bit, The ........................................1864...243 Black Diamond, The - The Real Mountain of Light........1851...246 Bores of the Beach, The ...............................1860...101 Bouncer, A.............................................1860...094 Board and Lodging .....................................1864...064 Bois de Boulogne-For Cavaliers only....................1863...118 Box of Books from London, The .........................1856...233 Breaking the Bye-Laws .................................1852...220 Brighton Jewels........................................1860...237 Brilliant Suggestion, A, Presented gratis to the Horse.1858...261 Broken Country, A .....................................1864...234 Brook Jump, The........................................1863...145 By the Fast Train .....................................1861...115 By your Leave .........................................1859...049 Cabman Guide, The .....................................1801...052 Canine.................................................1863...048 Capillary Attractions .................................1858...035 Capital Finish, A......................................1860...156 Carte de Visite, The ..................................1862...157 Cause and Effect ......................................1864.... 057 Caution to the Unwary, A ..............................1859...014 Chaff .................................................1862...103 Chamber Practice.......................................1860...129 Chance for Jeames, A ..................................1860...053 Channel Passage, The...................................1862...206 Chip of the Old Block, A...............................1862...190 Christening of Jones's First, The .....................1803...142 Clerical Beard Movement, The ..........................1861...049 Cockney at Dieppe, A...................................1851...254 Coincidence, A.........................................1860...032 Collar Mania, The .....................................1854...064 Comfortable Quarters ..................................1859...152 Comforter, A...........................................1862...019 Complimentary..........................................1864...225 Complimentary to Paterfamilias.........................1860...016 Confirmed Bachelor.....................................1861...159 Connoisseur, A ........................................1859...135 Considerate Attention .................................1860...026 Consolation ...........................................1859...094 Consolation ...........................................1861...130 Consoling from Consols ................................1862...096 Consummation devoutly to be wished, A..................1862...021 Contemplative Man's Recreation, The....................1860...137 Contented Mind, A .....................................1860...138 Cook's Morning Service, The............................1863...220 Costermonger as he is, and as he might be, The ........1863...167 Country Races-Amateur Professionals....................1855...215 Courtesies of Travel, The..............................1859...123 Cricket-The Pride of the Village.......................1863...058 Crinoline for Domestic use ............................1862...132 Crinoline for Domestic use ............................1862...235 Croquet ...............................................1863...106 Crossing-Sweeper Nuisance, The ........................1856...008 Cruel .................................................1861...004 Cruel Joke at a Fete...................................1859...193 Cub-Hunting............................................1862...203 Curious Echo at a Railway Station......................1861...127 Curious effect of Relaxing Air.........................1849...104 Dabbling...............................................1861...024 Day at Biarritz, A.....................................1863...244 ...245 Day with the Stag, A ..................................1856...252 Day's Amusement, A ....................................1864...203 Day's Pleasure, A..... ................................1860...025 Deal, A ...............................................1863...152 Debate on the New Ministry ............................1858...088 Decidedly .............................................1860...166 De Gustibus, &c........................................1858...258 Delicate Hint, A ......................................1863...018 Dclicious..............................................1862...136 Difference in Opinion, A...............................1863...012 Difficult Task, A .....................................1850...127 Dignity and Impudence .................................1861...060 Dignity and Impudence .................................1858...150 Dignity of Age, The....................................1856...015 Diner la Russe ......................................1862...126 Dining under Difficulties..............................1861...008 Dinner-Bell, The ......................................1849...259 Dip in French Waters, A................................1862...063 Dissenters in the University...........................1855...127 District Telegraph, The ...............................1863...023 Disturbed Imagination, A ..............................1859...230 Diving Belles..........................................1862...118 Dog-days, The .........................................1864...218 Doing a little Business ...............................1864...247 Doosed aggravating for Cornet Hinders..................1863...055 Doubtful Compliment, A.................................1862...126 Dramatic...............................................1863...231 Drawing Room, A .......................................1858...127 Drawing Room, The .....................................1863...014 Dried Up ..............................................1859...086 Duet under Difficulties, A ............................1863...176 Dust Ilo! The Long Dress Nuisance......................1863...184 Effect of Sixpence a Mile..............................1857...157 Effect of Stopping the Grog ...........................1849...154 Effects of the "Weather on a Sensitive Plant ..........1861...172 Emphatic ..............................................1861...004 End of a Friend of the Family .........................1862...116 Engaged Ones, The .....................................1847...168 English Darlings reflected in a French Mirror..........1862...098 English Gold Field, An ................................1854...036 English Soldiers according to French Notions ..........1860...098 Escort, An.............................................1862...148 Excess of Cleanliness, An .............................1860...023 Exhausted Student, The ................................1862...065 Express ...............................................1864...066 Experiment on a Vile Body, An..........................1859...029 Extravagance...........................................1858...029 Facetious Inference, A ................................1861...007 Fact, A ...............................................1860...018 Fact, A ...............................................1860...153 False Alarm, surely! .................................1861...052 Family Box at the Theatre, A...........................1857...257 Fancy Fair, The .......................................1864...214 Fancy Scene, A-Winning the Gloves......................1860...224 Fancy Sketch...........................................1860...033 Farewell...............................................1856...264 Fashion for next Summer, The ..........................1860...139 Fashions in Hair ......................................1862...107 Fatuous Fashion, A ....................................1858...219 Fellow Martyrs ........................................1864...193 Feminine Rivalry ......................................1864...175 Financial Difficulty, A................................1861...013 Financial Question, The ...............................1862...259 Fine Polish, A ........................................1852...096 First Beginnings ......................................1863...194 First Day of the Season ...............................1861...035 First of September ....................................1852...070 Fitting Hospitality ...................................1863...176 Flagrant Attempt, A....................................1862...177 Flattering Proposal ...................................1860...155 Flunkeiana.............................................1848...104 Flunkeiana.............................................1864...205 Flunkey in Trouble, A..................................1864...199 Fly-Fishing ...........................................1863...170 Fond Delusion .........................................1860...131 Force of Habit ........................................1864...146 Force of Habit (for Family People only)................1861...203 Foreign Infliction, A .................................1859...222 For-rad,-For-rad-Away! ................................1861...209 Freaks of a Pet Dog....................................1852...210 Freshener on the Downs, A..............................1857...120 Friendly Prescription .................................1856...021 Frivolity..............................................1858...099 Frolic Home after a Blank Day, A ......................1859...196 Furniture Removal Agency, A ...........................1860...214 Gale, The..............................................1862...073 Garotte Effect, A......................................1863...119 Generous Offer ............. ..........................1860...045 Gent at Cost Price, A .................................1856...155 Geographical Joke, A ..................................1855...143 Going North ...........................................1862...081 Going Out of Town .....................................1860...016 Gold Field in the "Diggins," A.........................1854...037 Gone Away! ............................................1861...030 Good Blacking .........................................1853...102 Gordian Knot for Robinson, A ..........................1862...017 Grand National Rose Show...............................1858...232 Great Bonnet Question, The ............................1857...254 Great Exhibition ......................................1862...243 Great Whisker Cutting Movement, The ...................1861...116 Grievance, A...........................................1863...141 Ground Swell, A .......................................1S61...028 Groundless Alarm.......................................1861...170 Groundless Alarm.......................................1862...142 Guardian of the Field, The.............................1855...131 Harry takes bis Cousins to see the Hounds Meet.........1862...145 Haymarket and Thereabout, The..........................1862...088 Healthy and Amusing Game ..............................1860...045 Held in Cheek .........................................1858...033 Helping Him On ........................................1861...061 Hero Worship ..........................................1850...221 Hint to the Engaged Ones of England, A.................1859...239 Hint to Travellers.....................................1860...048 Holidays at Home.......................................1860...183 Hopeful Prospect, A....................................1863...010 Horrid Girl............................................1861...144 Horse Dealer's Logic, A ...............................1863...140 Hot Chestnut, A, is very Good after Dinner.............1862...217 Household Economy......................................1861...138 How Not to Do It.......................................1863...242 How to Bother Cabby....................................1863...213 How to Clear a Carriage for a Cigar ...................1864...182 How to Make a Watering Place Pleasant..................1861...024 How Would it be Without Crinoline? ....................1864...197 Humour of the Streets, The ............................1860...090 Humour of the Streets, The ............................1861...139 Hunting from Town......................................1862...147 Hurrah! ...............................................1860...263 Hush! Hush! .........................................1863...122 Hygienic Pleasure, A ..................................1863...200 Idle Servant, The .....................................1863...099 Immense Treat for the Party Concerned..................186l...102 Important Matter ......................................1860...149 Impostor, An...........................................1863...150 Impudence .............................................1849...230 In Barracks............................................1860...094 Incident of Travel, An.................................1859...088 Incident of Travel, An.................................1864...158 Influence of the Railway on the Rhine..................1864...173 In Good Society........................................1851...249 Injured Brother, An....................................1861...015 In Search of Excitement ...............................1850...246 "In the Bay of Biscay, O!" ................ ...........1862...115 Innocent Delusions ....................................1863...139 Inquiring Mind, An.....................................1861...045 In Search of a Victim .................................1860...011 In State ..............................................1844...146 In the Volunteers .....................................1862...025 Invalid, The ..........................................1860...103 Irresistible ..........................................1860...069 It is Safer to go with your Animal.....................1862...147 John Bull la Franaise...............................1855...262 John Tomkins and'Arry Bloater .........................1862...068 Jolly Anglers..........................................1864...125 Jolly Game, A .........................................1857...221 Jumping to a Conclusion ...............................1864...206 Junior Counsel, A........ .............................1848...257 Knowing Animal, A .....................................1857...187 Ladies' Lap Dog Show, The..............................1862...254 Lady Audley's Secret ..................................1863...009 La Mode-The Zouave Jacket .............................1860...056 Last Day at the Seaside, The-Packing Up ...............1861...027 Last New Thing in Cloaks, The..........................1859...107 Last Sweet Thing in Hats, The..........................1859...028 Late from the School-room..............................1860...012 Latest Fashion, The....................................1857...111 Latest Fast Thing, The ................................1863...039 Latest Improvement, The ...............................1856...069 Latest from Abroad-Powder and all the Rest of it.......1862...048 Latest Style, The .....................................1856...106 Legal Solfeggio, The ..................................1846...116 Le Sport...............................................1862...256 Lesson in French, A....................................1855...086 Like unto Like ........................................1862...211 Likely Bait, A ........................................1860...178 Likely Case, A.........................................1855...050 Linguist, The..........................................1863...065 Little Bit of Yorkshire, A ............................1864...212 Little Family Breeze, A ...............................1864...173 Little Farce at a Railway Station, A...................1859...063 Little Railway Drama, A................................1863...186 Little Rowlands* Macassar Wanted Somewhere, A .........1863...099 Little Scene at Brussels, A ...........................1864...209 Little Smoke-Jack, A ..................................1863...131 London Cream ..........................................1864...146 London Highlanders.....................................1861...200 Looking at it Pleasantly ..............................1864...123 "Love's Course Never Did" You Know.....................1864...205 Loving Cup, A..........................................1858...104 Lowest Depth, The......................................1864...211 Lucid Explanation, A ..................................1852...063 Making it Intelligible.................................1864...202 Making the Best of It .................................1858...007 Malvern Hills, The ....................................1864...262 Man of Discrimination, A ..............................1863...188 Man of Ideas, A .......................................1861...174 Man's Rooms at the Temple, A...........................1863...106 Marriage Question, The ................................1858...047 Master and Man-A Pretty State of Things................1861...064 Medium, A..............................................1861...079 Mere Trifle, A ........................................1862...134 Mermaid, A ............................................1854...058 Militia Man, A.........................................1854...076 Mistaking a Title .....................................1860...065 Moral of it, The ......................................1862...235 Morning Ride, The .....................................1863...248 Mossoo Learning to Swim ...............................1862...118 Most Flattering........................................1861...216 Most Offensive ........................................1859...021 Mr, Briggs's Adventuresin the Highlands................1861...081 ...083...085...087...089...091...093...095...097 Mr. Briggs's Horse Taming Experiences..................1863...258 ...261 Mrs. J. has the Best of It ............................1860...055 Muscular Education - The Private Tutor ................1860...110 Natural Impatience.....................................1860...046 Nature when Unadorned, &c..............................1861...054 New Leathers, too!.....................................1861...031 NeW Ride, The, Frightful Scene in Kensington Gardens...1860...247 New School, The........................................1862...136 Nicc Game for Two or More, A ..........................1861...110 Nice Little Dinner, The ...............................1853...063 Nightmare, A ..........................................1862...250 No Doubt of It.........................................1860...073 Not a bad Judge .......................................1859...101 Not a doubtful Race....................................1845...250 Nothing like doing it Thoroughly ......................1864...179 Nothing Eke Mountain Air ..............................1860...047 Not so Easy ...........................................1853...160 Not such a bad Thing in a Shower ......................1860...057 Novel Suggestion ......................................1863...078 Now I'm Papa ..........................................1860...108 No. 999, Government Transport .........................1855...114 Object of Attraction, An ..............................1860...189 Ocular Demonstration ..................................1857...157 Office Incident, An ...................................1863...124 Old School ............................................1862...023 On Duty ...............................................1844...134 Oh, how Jolly!.........................................1859...101 Oh, that I were in that Balcony! ......................1864...180 On a Parisian Boulevard................................1861...109 One Night from Home....................................1861...006 One of the Right Sort..................................1860...034 One-sided View, A .....................................1846...260 On the Racecourse .....................................1852...109 On the Sands...........................................1860...074 On the Way to Parade...................................1860...068 Opportunity, An .......................................1862...128 Opposite Opinions .....................................1859...056 Order we hope to see issued, An .......................1861...156 Organ Grinding Nuisance, The ..........................1864...255 Our Foreign Visitors ..................................1861...156 Our Indolent Young Man ................................1859...079 Our National Defences .................................1860...102 Our Volunteers.........................................1860...019 Out of his Element ....................................1862...256 Outrage upon a Gallant Tnrk............................1856...253 Oysters ...............................................1864...140 Painful Subject, A ....................................1861...121 Partridge Shooting ....................................1860...097 Partridge Shooting ....................................1863...223 Persuasive ............................................1863...060 Pet-Love...............................................1862...149 Philosophy in Sport....................................1859...171 Photograph, The .......................................1861...132 Pious Public-House, The................................1855...112 Pitiable Objects ......................................1862...053 Pheasant Shooting, A Warm Corner.......................1858...117 Pleasant...............................................1863...148 Tleasant Intelligence .................................1863...076 Pleasant Prospect, A ..................................1864...253 Pleasures of the Country, The..........................1863...191 Pleasures of the Sea, The..............................1857...241 Pleasures of Vegetarianism ............................1852...086 Pluck! ...............................................1863...104 Polite Attention ......................................1861...022 Political Prospects ...................................1859...020 Poor Cousin Charles ...................................1864...190 Poor Fellow ...........................................1863...108 Poor Little Fellow ....................................1861...033 Portrait, The,-Finishing Touch to the Dress ...........1862...074 Portrait of a certain Student who is Reading so hard...1861...026 Poser, A...............................................1861...003 Posing a Customer .....................................1861...084 Positive Fact, of Course ..............................1862...013 Practising for a Match........ ........................1862...174 Practising on a Patient................................1858...124 Preliminary Canter, A..................................1862...168 Prepared for Garottcrs.................................1863...192 Prevention is Better than Cure ........................1863...198 Pretty Exhibition near Bromplon, A.....................1862...189 Private Theatricals-The Mouslaches.....................1860...066 Probability, A—"Hold your Zebra, Sir?" ...............1858...070 Problem for Young Ladies, A............................1862...032 Professional ..........................................1859...005 Profligate Pastrycook's, The ..........................1855...113 Progress of Civilization...............................1854...178 Proper Precaution, A ..................................1862...031 Prudence...............................................1862...121 Prudential Assurance ..................................1859...075 Putting his Foot in it ................................1864...225 Putting it Blandly.....................................1863...109 Putting Principle into Practice .......................1861...058 Quiet Rebuke, A .......................................1864...137 Quip Modest, The.......................................1862...122 Quite Exhausted .......................................1856...140 Race for a Fare, A ....................................1859...107 Raillery ..............................................1864...207 Railway Grievance .....................................1864...233 Railway Morals.........................................1864...141 Rather a Kitcheny way of Putting it ...................1863...143 Rather a Knowing Thing in Nets ........................1860...046 Rather Keen ...........................................1859...195 Rather 'Ossy............... ...........................1863...223 Rather Vulgar, but Perfectly True......................1862...051 Ready when Wanted, or Militia Volunteers...............1854...228 ...229 Real Enjoyment ........................................1861...076 Reai Independence .....................................1863...201 Real Tragedy ..........................................1864...134 Recreation for the Horse Guards .......................1851...240 Relaxation.............................................1861...023 Repose ................................................1862...077 Resources of the Establishment ........................1860...050 Retaliation............................................1864...233 Return from the Races-Bois de Boulogne ................1864...232 Riding-hat Question, The ..............................1861...100 Rival Barrels, The ....................................1854...241 Sagacious Cabby, A ....................................1862...227 Salmon Fishing.........................................1863...133 Scarborough, At .......................................1862...227 Scene-A Certain gay Watering Place.....................1859...069 Scene at Sandbath .....................................1861...080 Sccne in a Modern Studio ..............................1856...029 Sccne on a Bridge at Paris ............................1863...226 Scene-The Row..........................................1863...217 School for Old Gentlemen, A............................1858...193 Sea-fishing ........................ ..................1863...005 Sea-side Studies.......................................1860...025 Sea-side Subject, A, Party in Search of Repose ........1862...054 Secular Pursuit, A..... ...............................1857...092 Self Importance........................................1861...011 Sensation Ball, The ...................................1862...088 Sensation Novel, The ..................................1864...194 Serious Complaint, A ..................................1855...155 Serious Drawback, A ...................................1861...009 Scrvantgalisra, No. XIII...............................1863...010 Servantgalism, No. XIV.................................1860...128 Servantgalism, No. XV..................................1864...169 Servantgalism, &c., No. XVI............................1863...220 Servantgalism in Australia-A Fact .....................1864...221 Severe.................................................1860...012 Serving Him Out .......................................1862...084 Shocking Incident in Real Life ........................1864...251 Shocking Young Lady Indeed, A .........................1860...067 Shoeburyncss...........................................1864...251 Short Cut through the Wood, A..........................1862...117 Sign of Progress, A ...................................1864...131 Singular Optical Delusion .............................1850...135 Sketch at a Steeple Chacc, A...........................1863...145 Sketch from a Study Window.............................1863...078 Sketch in St. James's Street, A .......................1860...007 Sketch on the Downs, A.................................1861...111 Sketch on the Sea-Coast during the Gale................1862...105 Sketches at Brighton ..................................1802...237 Sketching Master, The..................................1858...040 Slow Game, A ..........................................1863...105 Snooks has Joined a Rifle Corps .......................1861...192 Soap-Bubbles...........................................1857...186 Social Treadmill, The,—The Wedding Breakfast..........1857...063 Some more Foreign Visitors ............................1862...182 Something in that......................................1856...133 Something like a Description...........................1860...030 Something like an Inducement ..........................1860...184 Soothing Explanation ..................................1860...050 Sou'-Wester in a Sea-side Lodging-House, A ............1863...066 Special Pleader, A ....................................1861...143 Spirit-Rapping ........................................1860...232 Spirit Drawing by our own Medium, A....................1860...236 Spoon-shaped Bonnet, The...............................1860...066 Sporting Intelligence .................................1859...097 Sportive Elements, The ................................1860...246 Spread of the Volunteer Movement-Scene, the Schoolroom.1860...074 Startling Result.......................................1857...152 Steeple-Chacc Study, A ................................1860...185 Stolen Pleasures are Sweet ............................1863...051 Stont Assertion, A ....................................1863...123 Street Fight, A .......................................1864...211 Study of Crinoline, A .................................1858...216 Studies of Crinoline during an Equinoctial Gale .......1863...221 Subject for a Picture..................................1861...047 Submissive Husband, The ... ...........................1862...233 Suburban Flyman, The ..................................1864...207 Successful Angling.....................................1849...254 Summer Visitors .......................................1855...022 Superfluous Advice ....................................1847...213 Table d'hote Paris, A ...............................1864...219 Taking it Manfully ....................................1860...195 Taking the Risks ......................................1861...120 Terrible Threat, A ....................................1862...034 The Very Thing ........................................1860...133 Those Horrid Boys Again ... ...........................1860...015 Tit Bit, A ............................................1861...082 To be Pitied ............ .............................1863...181 Tolerably Broad Hint, A................................1859...130 Toll-Bar Nuisance, The ................................1864...154 Too Pad................................................1862...116 Too Bad, by Jove You Know ...........................1860...053 Too Clever by Half ....................................1863...008 Towards the Close of the Season........................1856...092 Travellers' Luggage....................................1860...020 True Tale, A.................... ......................1863...126 Truly Delightful ........ .............................1856...077 Tu Quoque .............................................1858...226 Tu Quoque, A ..........................................1861...009 Turning the Tables ; or a Little Sauce for the Gander..1862...108 Tyrant, A .............................................1859...058 Unexpected Always Happens, The.........................1860...109 Unexpected Arrival, An ................................1863...153 Unexpected Bliss ......................................1861...008 Unexpected Change, An..................................1860...017 Unfeeling Husband, An .................................1856...131 Unwelcome Pleasantry...................................1861...062 Useful and Ornamental .................................1861...149 Useful Appliances......................................1862...067 Useful at Last.........................................1861...008 Valuable Addition to the Aquarium......................1860...075 Vaulting Ambition......................................1856...065 Very Careful ..........................................1860...158 Very Considerate ......................................1864...240 Very Cruel Satire .....................................1860...151 Very Much Alive .. ....................................1856...177