Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 9 – Anonymous · Verses Across
Literature · Humor
Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 9At Melton
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Literature · Humor
Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field 9
At Melton
AnonymousEnglish
First Sportsman. "That crock of yours seems to be a bit of a songster."
Second Sportsman. "Yes, he has always been like that since I lent him to a well-known English tenor."
First Sportsman (drily). "You should have taken him in exchange."
A NICE BEGINNING.
The above is not a French bull-fight, but merely the unpleasant adventure Mr. Jopling experienced on our opening day, when a skittish Alderney crossed him at the first fence.
'ARRY ON 'ORSEBACK
'Arry (in extremities). "Well, gi' me a bike!"
CONVENIENCE OF A LIGHT-WEIGHT GROOM
Miss Ethel. "Now, sit tight this time, Charles. How could you be so stupid as to let him go?"
Voice from the ditch. "Don't jump here!"
Irish Huntsman. "And what would ye be after down there?
Wather-cresses?"