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diff --git a/old/44434.txt b/old/44434.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ad862d --- /dev/null +++ b/old/44434.txt @@ -0,0 +1,695 @@ +The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Bachelor's Own Book, by George Cruikshank + +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: The Bachelor's Own Book + Being Twenty-Four Passages in the Life of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent.) + +Author: George Cruikshank + +Illustrator: George Cruikshank + +Release Date: December 15, 2013 [EBook #44434] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BACHELOR'S OWN BOOK *** + + + + +Produced by David Widger + + + + + + +THE BACHELOR'S OWN BOOK + +Being Twenty-Four Passages In The Life Of Mr. Lambkin, (Gent,) + +By George Cruikshank. + +Philadelphia: + +Carey & Hart, 126 Chesnut Street. + +1845. + + + + + +PLATE 1 + +Mr. Lambkin having come into his property, enters the world upon +the very best possible terms with himself, and makes his toilet to +admiration. + + + + + +PLATE 2 + +Mr. Lambkin sallies forth in all the pride of power, with the secret and +amiable intention of killing a certain Lady. Some envious rival makes +known this deadly purpose, by means of a placard. + + + + + +PLATE 3 + +Mr. Lambkin with a snug Bachelor's party, enjoying his wine after a most +luxurious "whitebait dinner," at Blackwall, and talking about his high +connexions. + + + + + +PLATE 4 + +Mr. Lambkin suddenly feels rather poorly, someting in the "whitebait +dinner," having disagreed with him; probably the "water souchy," or that +confounded melted butter, (could'nt possibly have been the wine.) His +friends endeavor to relieve him with little Drops of Brandy, and large +doses of Soda Water. + + + + + +PLATE 5 + +Mr. Lambkin, having _cut_ those Bachelor Parties, determines to seek +the refined pleasures of Ladies' society. He, with the lady of his +affections, joins a Pic-nic, endeavors to be exceedingly amusing, and +succeeds in making himself "Very ridiculous." + + + + + +PLATE 6 + +Mr. Lambkin, at an evening party, being full of Life and Spirits (or, +rather Wine,) gives great offence to the lady of his affections; by his +Philanderings, and completely ruins his fortunes by dancing the Polka +with such violence as to upset poor old John, the coffee, and indeed, +the whole party. + + + + + +PLATE 7 + +Mr. Lambkin, overwhelmed with shame and vexation, resorts to Kensington +Gardens in the hope of obtaining a meeting with the Lady of his +affections--He burns with Rage, Jealousy, and revenge, on seeing her +(in company with Miss Dash) holding sprightly converse with the Long +Cornet ------------ He feels himself literally _cut_. + + + + + +PLATE 8 + +After meditating desperate deeds of Duelling, Prussic Acid, Pistols, +and Plunges in the River, Mr. Lambkin cools down to a quiet supper, a +melancholy reverie, and a warm bath at the Hummums.--The morning sun +shines upon him at Epsom, where, with the assistance of his friends and +Champagne, he arrives at such a pitch of excitement, that he determines +to live and die a Bachelor. + + + + + +PLATE 9 + +Mr. Lambkin of course visits all the Theatres and all the Saloons; he +even makes his way to the Stage and the Green-room, and is so fortunate +as to be introduced to some highly talented members of the Corps de +Ballet. + + + + + +PLATE 10 + +Mr. Lambkin goes to a Masquerade as Don Giovanni, which character +he supports to perfection. He falls into the company of certain +Shepherdesses who shew the native simplicity of their Arcadian manners +by drinking porter out of quart pewter mugs. They are delighted with the +Don, who adds to the porter a quantity of Champagne, which they drink +with the same degree of easy elegance as they do the Beer. + + + + + +PLATE 11 + +Mr. Lambkin and his friends, after supper at "the rooms," indulge in +the usual nocturnal amusements of Gentlemen--the Police officiously +interfere with their pastime--Mr. Lambkin after evincing the noble +courage of a Lion, the strength of a Bull, the sagacity of a Fox, the +stubbornness of a Donkey, and the activity of a Mountain Cat, is at +length overcome by Policeman Smith, A. 1. + + + + + +PLATE 12 + +Mr. Lambkin and his friends cut a pretty figure in the morning before +the Magistrate--their conduct is described as violent and outrageous, +and their respectability is questioned--Mr. Lambkin and his friends +insist upon being Gentlemen, and are of course discharged upon payment +of 5s. each for being drunk--and making good the damage at the prices +usually charged to Gentlemen. + + + + + +PLATE 13 + +Mr. Lambkin makes some most delightful acquaintance.--'The Hon. +D. Swindelle and his delightful family, his Ma, such a delightful +lady!---and his Sisters, such delightful girls!!--Such delightful +musical parties,--such delightful soirees, and such delightful card +parties,--and what makes it all still more delightful is that they are +all so highly delighted with Mr. Lambkin. + + + + + + +PLATE 14 + +Mr. Lambkin in a moment of delightful delirium puts his name to some +little bits of paper to oblige his very delightful friend the Hon. +D. Swindelle, whom he afterwards discovers to be nothing more than a +rascally Blackleg,--He is invited to visit some Chambers in one of the +small Inns of Court, where he finds himself completely at the mercy +of Messrs. Ogre and Nippers, whose demands make an awful hole in his +Cheque-book. + + + + + +PLATE 15 + +Mr. Lambkin, finding that he has been variously and thoroughly befooled, +foolishly dashes into dissipation to drown his distressful thoughts--He +joins Jovial society and sings "The right end of Life is to live and be +jolly!" + + + + + +PLATE 16 + +Mr. Lambkins's habits grow worse and worse!--At 3 o'clock a. m. he is +placed upright (very jolly) against his own door, by a kind hearted +Cabman. + + + + + +PLATE 17 + +Mr. Lambkin finds that he has been going rather too _fast_ in the +Pursuit of Pleasure and Amusement, and like all other Lads of Spirit +when he can go no farther comes to a standstill.------ Being really very +ill he sends for his Medical Friend who feels his pulse, shakes his head +at his tongue, and of course prescribes the proper remedies. + + + + + +PLATE 18 + +Mr. Lambkin has to be nursed and to go through a regular course +of medicine, taking many a bitter pill and requiring all the sweet +persuasive powers of Mrs. Slops to take his "regular doses" of "that +horrid nasty stuff." + + + + + +PLATE 19 + +Mr. Lambkin being tired of the old-fashioned regular practice, and being +so fortunate as to live in the days when the real properties of +Water are discovered, places himself under a Disciple of the immortal +Priessnitz. + + + + + +PLATE 20 + +Mr. Lambkin buys a regular hard-trotter, and combines the +health-restoring exercise of Riding with the very great advantages +of Wet Swaddling clothes. + + + + + +PLATE 21 + +Mr. Lambkin's confidence in the curative powers of Hydropathy being +very much damped, and being himself quite soaked through, in fact almost +washed away, he takes to the good old-fashioned practice of walking +early in the morning, and drinking "New Milk from the Cow." + + + + + +PLATE 22 + +Mr. Lambkin being quite recovered, with the aid of new milk and Sea +Breezes, he determines to reform his habits, but feels buried alive in the +Grand Mausoleum Club; and, contemplating an old bachelor member who +sits pouring over the newspapers all day, he feels horrorstruck at the +probability of such va fate becoming his own, and determines to seek a +reconciliation with the Lady of his Affections. + + + + + +PLATE 23 + +Mr. Lambkin writes a letter of humiliation--The Lady answers--He +seeks an interview.--It is granted.--He "hopes she'll forgive him this +time"--The Lady appears resolute--He earnestly entreats her to "make it +up"--At length the Lady softens--She lays aside her "_cruel_" work--ah! +She weeps! Silly little thing what does she cry for?--Mr. Lambkin is +forgiven! He skips for joy! Pa and Ma give their consent. + + + + + +PLATE 24 + +And now let Mr. Lambkin speak for himself. + +"Ladies and Gentlemen, unaccustomed is I am... (Bravo)... return... +(Bravo) on the part of Miss... (oh! oh! ha! ha!) I beg pardon, I mean +Mrs. Lambkin (Bravo) and myself for the great... hum... ha... hum... +and kindness, (Bravo) In return hum... ha... pleasure to drink all your +healths (Bravo)--wishing you all the happiness this world can afford +(Bravo) I shall conclude in the words of our immortal bard--'may the +single be married and the (hear! hear! hear! Bravo) married happy.'" +Bravo! Bravo!! 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