Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 12 – Anonymous · Verses Across
Literature · Humor
Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 12In the Midlands
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Literature · Humor
Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 12
In the Midlands
AnonymousEnglish
Belated Hunting Man (to Native). "Can you kindly point out the way to the Fox and Cock Inn?"
Native. "D'ye mean the Barber's Arms?"
B. H. M. "No, the Fox and Cock!"
Native. "Well, that's what we call the Barber's Arms."
B. H. M. "Why so?"
Native (with a hoarse laugh). "Well, ain't the Fox and Cock the same as the Brush and Comb?"
[_Vanishes into the gloaming, leaving the B. H. M. muttering those words which are not associated with benediction, while he wearily passes on his way._
