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maker and the weapon。  〃One; two; THREE;〃 cried O'Tool; and the two

pistols went off at that instant; and uttering a terrific curse;

the Lifeguardsman;' &c。A sentence of this nature from your pen;

my dear Snooks; would; I should think; bring a case of pistols and

a double…barrelled gun to your lodgings; and; though heaven forbid

you should use such weapons; you might sell them; you know; and we

could make merry with the proceeds。



〃If my hint is of any use to you; it is quite at your service; dear

Snooks; and should anything come of it; I hope you will remember

your friend。〃









THE DIARY OF C。 JEAMES DE LA PLUCHE; ESQ。;



WITH HIS LETTERS。





A LUCKY SPECULATOR。





〃Considerable sensation has been excited in the upper and lower

circles in the West End; by a startling piece of good fortune which

has befallen James Plush; Esq。; lately footman in a respected

family in Berkeley Square。



〃One day last week; Mr。 James waited upon his master; who is a

banker in the City; and after a little blushing and hesitation;

said he had saved a little money in service; was anxious to retire;

and to invest his savings to advantage。



〃His master (we believe we may mention; without offending delicacy;

the well…known name of Sir George Flimsy; of the house of Flimsy;

Diddler; and Flash;) smilingly asked Mr。 James what was the amount

of his savings; wondering considerably how; out of an income of

thirty guineasthe main part of which he spent in bouquets; silk

stockings; and perfumeryMr。 Plush could have managed to lay by

anything。



〃Mr。 Plush; with some hesitation; said he had been SPECULATING IN

RAILROADS; and stated his winnings to have been thirty thousand

pounds。  He had commenced his speculations with twenty; borrowed

from a fellow…servant。  He had dated his letters from the house in

Berkeley Square; and humbly begged pardon of his master for not

having instructed the Railway Secretaries who answered his

applications to apply at the area…bell。



〃Sir George; who was at breakfast; instantly rose; and shook Mr。 P。

by the hand; Lady Flimsy begged him to be seated; and partake of

the breakfast which he had laid on the table; and has subsequently

invited him to her grand dejeuner at Richmond; where it was

observed that Miss Emily Flimsy; her beautiful and accomplished

seventh daughter; paid the lucky gentleman MARKED ATTENTION。



〃We hear it stated that Mr。 P。 is of a very ancient family (Hugo de

la Pluche came over with the Conqueror); and the new brougham which

he has started bears the ancient coat of his race。



〃He has taken apartments in the Albany; and is a director of

thirty…three railroads。  He proposes to stand for Parliament at the

next general election on decidedly conservative principles; which

have always been the politics of his family。



〃Report says; that even in his humble capacity Miss Emily Flimsy

had remarked his high demeanor。  Well; 'None but the brave;' say

we; 'deserve the fair。'〃Morning Paper。



This announcement will explain the following lines; which have been

put into our box* with a West End post…mark。  If; as we believe;

they are written by the young woman from whom the Millionnaire

borrowed the sum on which he raised his fortune; what heart will

not melt with sympathy at her tale; and pity the sorrows which she

expresses in such artless language?





If it be not too late; if wealth have not rendered its possessor

callous; if poor Maryanne BE STILL ALIVE; we trust; we trust; Mr。

Plush will do her justice。





* The letter…box of Mr。 Punch; in whose columns these papers were

first published。





          〃JEAMES OF BUCKLEY SQUARE。



                 〃A HELIGY。





     〃Come all ye gents vot cleans the plate;

       Come all ye ladies maids so fair

     Vile I a story vill relate

       Of cruel Jeames of Buckley Square。

     A tighter lad; it is confest;

       Neer valked with powder in his air;

     Or vore a nosegay in his breast;

       Than andsum Jeames of Buckley Square。



     〃O Evns! it vas the best of sights;

       Behind his Master's coach and pair;

     To see our Jeames in red plush tights;

       A driving hoff from Buckley Square。

     He vel became his hagwilletts;

       He cocked his at with SUCH a hair;

     His calves and viskers VAS such pets;

       That hall loved Jeames of Buckley Square。



     〃He pleased the hup…stairs folks as vell;

       And o! I vithered vith despair;

     Missis VOULD ring the parler bell;

       And call up Jeames in Buckley Square。

     Both beer and sperrits he abhord;

       (Sperrits and beer I can't a bear;)

     You would have thought he vas a lord

       Down in our All in Buckley Square。



     〃Last year he visper'd 'Mary Ann;

       Ven I've an under'd pound to spare;

     To take a public is my plan;

       And leave this hojous Buckley Square。'

     O how my gentle heart did bound;

       To think that I his name should bear。

     'Dear Jeames。' says I; 'I've twenty pound;

       And gev them him in Buckley Square。



     〃Our master vas a City gent;

       His name's in railroads everywhere;

     And lord; vot lots of letters vent

       Betwigst his brokers and Buckley Square:

     My Jeames it was the letters took;

       And read them all; (I think it's fair;)

     And took a leaf from Master's book;

       As HOTHERS do in Buckley Square。



     Encouraged with my twenty pound;

       Of which poor I was unavare;

     He wrote the Companies all round;

       And signed hisself from Buckley Square。

     And how John Porter used to grin;

       As day by day; share after share;

     Came railvay letters pouring in;

       'J。 Plush; Esquire; in Buckley Square。'



     〃Our servants' All was in a rage

       Scrip; stock; curves; gradients; bull and bear;

     Vith butler; coachman; groom and page;

       Vas all the talk in Buckley Square。

     But O! imagine vot I felt

       Last Vensday veek as ever were;

     I gits a letter; which I spelt

       'Miss M。 A。 Hoggins; Buckley Square。'



     〃He sent me back my money true

       He sent me back my lock of air;

     And said; 'My dear; I bid ajew

       To Mary Hann and Buckley Square。

     Think not to marry; foolish Hann;

       With people who your betters are;

     James Plush is now a gentleman;

       And youa cook in Buckley Square。



     〃'I've thirty thousand guineas won;

       In six short months; by genus rare;

     You little thought what Jeames was on;

       Poor Mary Hann; in Buckley Square。

     I've thirty thousand guineas net;

       Powder and plush I scorn to vear;

     And so; Miss Mary Hann; forget

       For hever Jeames; of Buckley Square。'〃



        。        。        。        。        。        。



The rest of the MS。 is illegible; being literally washed away in a

flood of tears。







A LETTER FROM 〃JEAMES; OF BUCKLEY SQUARE。〃





〃ALBANY; LETTER X。  August 10; 1845。



〃SIR;Has a reglar suscriber to your emusing paper; I beg leaf to

state that I should never have done so; had I supposed that it was

your abbit to igspose the mistaries of privit life; and to hinjer

the delligit feelings of umble individyouals like myself; who have

NO IDEER of being made the subject of newspaper criticism。



〃I elude; sir; to the unjustafiable use which has been made of my

name in your Journal; where both my muccantile speclations and the

HINMOST PASHSN OF MY ART have been brot forrards in a ridicklus way

for the public emusemint。



〃What call; sir; has the public to inquire into the suckmstansies

of my engagements with Miss Mary Hann Oggins; or to meddle with

their rupsher?  Why am I to be maid the hobjick of your REDICULE IN

A DOGGRIL BALLIT impewted to her?  I say IMPEWTED; because; in MY

time at least; Mary Hann could only sign her + mark (ha

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