Identifier: punchv40lemo (find matches)
Title: Punch
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870 Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887 Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880 Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874 Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917 Seaman, Owen, 1861-1936
Subjects: English wit and humor English wit and humor, Pictorial
Publisher: (London) : (Punch Publications Ltd., etc.)
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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, and a competent critic suggests that it should be replaced by a bigger one, to be blown by a steam engine. But what will our ecclesiologists say to the innovatio nof introducing into a Cathedral such a monstrosity as a steam organ? To persons with strong mediaeval sympathies there cannot but seem something queer in the idea of performing a musical service by the aid of machinery, and getting up the steam for an anthem. Saint Cecilia, who invented the organ, would have been astonished, if, in any state of ecstatic prevision, the inventress of the vocal frame had foreseen it worked by steam power. A Golden Rule for Ladies. A Ladys pocket money is called her Pin money. Therefore, we beg to impress upon the memory of the dear lovely creatures the following important rule in the laying out of their Pin money:— Mind you take care of the Pins, and the Pounds will take care of themselves. Dr. Grays Attack on M. du Chailltj.— A case of Gorilla warfare. PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI—June 22, 1861.
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THE STRIKE.-HITTING HIM HARD. Non-Unionist. AH, BILL! I WAS AFRAID WHAT YOUR UNION WOULD END IN. June 22, 1861.) PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI. 255 OUR ROVING CORRESPONDENT, My dear Punch, Notwithstanding all the homilies preached on the blessings of concord, I believe that half the pleasures of this world arise from differences of opinion. For instance there are honest folks in the Strand who are perpetually inveighing against the errors of Popery, and on the other hand I have no doubt all the invective and sarcasm of the Brompton Oratory is occasionally brought to bear on Exeter Hall. But imagine either establishment suddenly deprived of its natural enemy. Suppose Dr. Cumming had succeeded in his praiseworthy efforts to convert the Pope. My goodness! What a dull May meeting the next would be. The Doctors labours would be virtually at an end, and all those beautiful similes about the Scarlet Lady and the Sons of Belial would be useless. Or conceive the Editor of the Recordretiring to the conve

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