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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920
    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920
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    Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920

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      Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920 - Archive Classics

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159,

      July 7th, 1920, by Various

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

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      Title: Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, July 7th, 1920

      Author: Various

      Release Date: September 12, 2005 [EBook #16684]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PUNCH ***

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      PUNCH,

      OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI.

      Vol. 159.

      July 7th, 1920.

      TIMON.

      About a month ago we lost our dog. I can't describe him, although I have tried from time to time; but Elaine, my wife, said I should not speak in that fashion of a dumb animal. He stands about two hands high, is of a reseda-green shade, except when in anger, and has no distinguishing marks except the absence of a piece of the right ear, which was carried off by a marauding Irish terrier. He answers with a growl to many names, including that of Timon. He will also answer to a piece of raw meat, another dog or a postman.

      I do not know if dogs can be said to have a hobby; if so, Timon's hobby is postmen. He studies them closely. In fact I should not be surprised if he comes to write a monograph on them some day.

      As soon as one of them has daringly passed the entrance gates of Bellevue, Timon trots forth like a reception committee to meet him. He studies the bunch of communications that the visitor bears in his hand. If they are all right—cheques from publishers, editors and missing-heir merchants, invitations to tea and tennis or dinner and dominoes, requests for autographs—Timon nods and allows the postman to pass unscathed. On the other hand, if the collection includes rejected manuscripts, income or other tax demand notes, tracts or circulars, then I hear the low growl with which Timon customarily goes into action, and the next moment the postman is making for the neighbouring county and taking a four-foot gate in his stride.

      Consequently it is to be anticipated that if the Olympic Games are ever held in our neighbourhood the sprint and the hurdles will be simply at the mercy of our local post-office. They take no credit for it. It is simply practice, they say.

      But, to return to the main subject, we have lost Timon. One month has passed without his cheery presence at Bellevue. Reckless postmen have made themselves free of the front garden and all colour has gone out of life.

      We have done everything to win him back. We have inserted numerous advertisements in the agony columns of the newspapers: If this should catch the eye of Timon, or Come back, Timon. All will be forgiven; but apparently we have yet to find his favourite newspaper.

      We began with the well-known canine papers, trusting vainly that he might happen to glance through them some day when he was a bit bored or hadn't an engagement. After that we went through The Times, The Morning Post (he's strongly anti-Bolshevik), The Daily News (his views on vivisection are notorious) and other dailies, and then took to the weeklies.

      We had strong hopes for a time that The Meat Trade Review would find him. Timon is fond of raw meat. But failure again resulted. We have now reached Syren and Shipping and The Ironmongers' Gazette and—

      I must stop here to inform you of the glad news. Elaine has just hurried in to tell me that Timon has replied and will be back to-morrow.

      How did we catch his eye? Well, of course we should have thought of it before. It was The Post Office Gazette.

      THE ROMANCE OF BOOKMAKING.

      A Visit to Messrs. Pryce Unltd.

      (With acknowledgments in the right quarter.)

      A gigantic commissionaire flings wide the doors for us and, passing reverently inside, we are confronted by the magnificent equestrian statue of Mr. Bookham Pryce, the founder of the firm. This masterpiece of the Post-Cubist School was originally entitled, Niobe Weeping for her Children, but the gifted artist, in recognition of Mr. Pryce's princely offer of one thousand guineas for the group, waived his right to the title.

      On the left we see the Foreign Department. Here we watch with rapt attention the arrival of countless

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