Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 14, 1841

Haberdashers, continued my friend the boot, are wonderful people; they make the greatest show out of the smallest stockwhether of brains or ribbonsof any men in the world. A stranger could not pass through the village of Ballybreesthawn without being attracted by a shop which occupied the corner of the Market-square and the main street, with a window looking both ways for custom. In these windows were displayed sundry articles of use and ornamenttoys, stationery, perfumery, ribbons, laces, hardware, spectacles, and Dutch dolls. In a glass-case on the counter were exhibited patent medicines, Birmingham jewellery, court-plaister, and side-combs. Behind the counter might be seen Mr. Matthew Tibbins, quite a precedent for country shop-keepers, with uncommonly fair hair and slender fingers, a profusion of visible linen, and a most engaging lisp. In addition to his personal attractions, Tibbins possessed a large stock of accomplishments, which, like his goods, might safely challenge competition. He was an acknowledged wit, and retailed compliments and cotton balls to the young ladies who visited his emporium. As a poet, too, his merits were universally known; for he had once contributed a poetic charade to the Ladies Almanack. He, moreover, played delightfully on the Jews-harp, knew several mysterious tricks in cards, and was an adept in the science of bread and butter-cutting, which made him a prodigious favourite with maiden aunts and side-table cousins. This was the individual whom fate had ordained to cross and thwart Terence in his designs upon the heart of Miss Biddy OBrannigan, and upon whom that young lady, in sport or caprice, bestowed a large dividend of those smiles which Terence imagined should be devoted solely to himself. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 14923
Author: Various
Release Date: Feb 7, 2005
Format: eBook
Language: English