i M 
 
 R. P. H. FEARON 
 
 TOY" OF THE "EVENING 
 NEWS" 
 
 Mr. P. H. Fearon ("Poy"), who died 
 in hospital at Putney early yesterday 
 morning at the age of 74, after a long 
 illness, had given much pleasure, and 
 justly earned a wide fame, as a cartoonist 
 for the Evening News and the Daily Mail. 
 
 Percy Hutton Fearon, the fourth son of the 
 'late Robert Ingli^ Fearon, was born in 
 Shanghai on -September 6, 1874. He studied 
 art in New York, and later under Herkomer 
 at Bushey, where he must have been, in his 
 way, almost as incongruous in that Wagnerian 
 atmosphere as William Nicholson or James 
 Pryde. He sopn developed the precise, clean 
 .style -which he made his own, his first cartoons 
 appearing in that now forgotten comic paper 
 Judy. In 1905 he took up an appointment as 
 cartoonist for the Manchester Evening Chron- 
 icle, and later joined the Sunday Chronicle 
 'and Daily Dispatch, before going to the 
 Evening News in 1913. His work continued to 
 appear in that paper until 1935, and he then 
 worked for three years for the Daily Mail 
 'before retiring in 1938. His pseudonym 
 ; " Poy " is supposed to have been a relic of 
 his New York days, when he was hailed as 
 " Poycy." 
 
 Poy's work had some of the careful dexterity 
 and easy humour of Richard Doyle, as well 
 as some of the latter's gift for handling a 
 number of figures in a small space. He did 
 not attempt the freedom of line of his col- 
 league Tom Webster, while his manner and 
 matter were always less sophisticated than 
 those of his competitor David Low. Catering 
 for a wide public, he was most successful in 
 poking mild and always friendly fun at a 
 succession of politicians. In 34 years of daily 
 work he produced 10,000 cartoons, and 
 created such lasting figures as " John Citizen," 
 " Cuthbert " (the conscientious objector of the 
 1914-18 war), " Dilly " and " Dally," those 
 ineffectual, well meaning little men in tall hats, 
 and the formidable and mournful harridan 
 '" Dora." His work was always good tem- 
 'pered and friendly, though it lacked the 
 " bite " and the class-consciousness which 
 has belonged to the greatest of his craft. But he 
 belonged to a more tolerant generation than 
 our own : he was. perhaps, in the line of suc- 
 cession to " F. C. G." and had the latter's gift 
 for obtaining a good likeness. Quiet and re- 
 tiring by nature. Fearon was generous with his 
 talent to his friends, many of them fellow- 
 members of the Savage Club, and to any good 
 ; that appealed to him. 
 
1OO 
 POY CARTOONS 
 
 REPRINTED FROM THE LONDON 
 
 "Evening IRews" and "H>ail 
 
 LONDON j 
 
 HUTCHINSON & CO* 
 34-36, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.G4 
 
jDip CAST f\ STONE SO THAT TWO BRI>S> WERt 
 
 ^lj[F||plM^ 
 
 Reprinted from the Babylonian " Evening News" (6.30 Ed.). Circa 2112 B.C. 
 
 I am a lover of birds and so to 
 
 TWO BIRDS 
 
 I dedicate this book. First there is the Bird that writes in 
 to ask when, oh ! when, am I going to publish a Book of 
 Cartoons ? Also there is that other Bird that asks to be 
 supplied with a copy of this or that cartoon, " on good paper 
 or even the original would do." Between them these Two 
 Birds scratch the garden of my spare time into a thousand 
 pieces. Perhaps, then, this book may be regarded as a stone 
 with which I am having a shot. 
 
 * * * * * * * 
 
 I can think of no other excuse for its publication. 
 
 POY. 
 
 Westminster, 
 July, 1920. 
 
 2017004 
 
THE POOR OLD HAS-BEEN. 
 
 SMALL BOY: "Not this year, thank you. We've got more Guys 
 at home than we can handle I " 
 
 (Cartoon last Fifth of November.) 
 
WHOM did you do in the Great War, DacM" ? 
 
THE WRONG SHOP. 
 JOHN : " I want to see some ships." 
 DILLY : "Ships! That must be another department. This is only 
 
 Shipyards ! " 
 
 (The taxpayer was staggered to see untold millions spent in never- 
 completed^shipyards, and no return in the way of ships.) 
 
Oo erl 
 
The Babe in the Wood. 
 
10 
 
 The Big Four." 
 
II 
 
 HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS I 
 DALLY : " Four ? Who are the other two ? ' 
 
12 
 
 The Great Hold-up. 
 
Constant Dripping wears away the Hardest Stone. 
 
EX-AIRMAN FRITZ : " Trust me to find [those British] [nurseries. 
 I've dumped ' toys ' on 'em before 1 " 
 
 (A cartoon on a threatened invasion of German toys.) 
 
" Himmel ! How I'll miss them 1 " * 
 (A cartoon on Germany's farewell to her colonies.) 
 
16 
 
 THAT POCKET SEARCHING. 
 
 DAVID : " We shall search their pockets for it." 
 POOR JOHN : " Yes, I believe you 1 " 
 
WIU. NOW BE. 
 LET L.OOSE 
 
 Look what's come out! 
 
i8 
 
 The " Waits. 
 
INNOCENCE ABROAD. 
 
 JOHN CITIZEN : " It says here that the French fixed yesterday as the 
 definite end of the War." 
 
 OFFICIALDOM : " Poor things, they can't have seen our cfiimneys ! '* 
 
 2* 
 
20 
 
 HE'D LOVE TO BUT 
 
 CHAIRMAN OF RECEPTION COMMITTEE : " You must be tired 
 after all your fighting. Won't you sit down? " 
 
ffl 
 
 in 
 
 HOTEL STUPENDOUS 
 10,000 ROOMS 
 
 OF THE: 
 PRESERVATI O N ~1 
 
 Y 
 
 Oh, What a Happy Land is England ! " 
 
ANOTHER LIE NAILED. 
 
 DALLY : " Shortage of hotels ? What tommy-rot 1 Why, we have 
 about ' umpty '-six ourselves 1 " 
 
THE CASTLES IN THE AIR. 
 
 JOHN CITIZEN : " Yes, but I don't want them up there ; I want them 
 down here I " 
 
GREASING THE LIGHTNING. 
 
 (Dr. Addison hoped to expedite his Housing Scheme by a system of 
 
 doles.) 
 

 Addison Road. 
 
26 
 
 THEIR HOUSING PROBLEM. 
 THE TENANTS : " If we knew of a better home we'd go to 
 
 it 1 
 
"WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS." 
 
 (The Peace Rejoicings were hardly over when we found ourselves con- 
 fronted by the menace of a Coal War.) 
 
28 
 
 I wish she'd take her hat off! 
 
2 9 
 
 Don't go down the mine, Daddy 1 
 
A MERE TRIFLE. 
 
 DOCTOR AUCKLAND : " No, it's nothing much. You've been done 
 in the eye with a lump of coal, that's all ! " 
 
Here we go up, up, up ! 
 
 And here we go down, down, down-o ! 
 
 And here we go backwards and forwards ! 
 
 And here we go round, round, round-o ! 
 
What's the Betting ? 
 
33 
 
 PRUNES AND PRISMS. 
 JOHN : " There's heaps and heaps in there and the ' Open Sesame ' is 
 
 1 Prize Bonds ! ' " 
 
 OFFICIALDOM : " Oh, sir, I couldn't pollute these lips with such 
 words ! " 
 
 3 
 
34 
 
 The Spring Handicap. 
 
35 
 
 REMOVE THAT THORN. 
 
 UNCLE SAM : " Come on, John ; we're all ready for the start. 
 JOHN : " I'm not I " 
 
NOW WILL 
 YOU BE : 
 ^ GrOOB ! 
 
 The Law and the Profits. 
 
37 
 
 PROFITEERING GIL 
 
 IF YOU ARE FOUND TO 
 TOO FAT I 
 
 , BEWARE!! 
 
 WHAT THEY ALL SAY. 
 Well, we ain't too fat, we're just comfortable." 
 
NOT ENOUGH TO GO ROUND. 
 (A cartoon on the numerical inferiority of our male population.) 
 
39 
 
 Excelsior. 
 
MANCHESTER 
 SC.HOOU 
 
 MARY'S LITTLE LAMB. 
 It followed her to school one day, 
 Which was against the rule." 
 
BEAR 
 
 1 HAVE MUCH 
 IN SENDINQ YOU f\ PHOTO, 
 OF SELF WITH SPIR\T OF 
 
 YOURS DEVOTEDLY 
 
 I HWE MUCH PLEASURE 
 IN SENDNQ YOU <=\ PHOTO. 
 OF SELF WITH SPIRIT OF 
 
 YOURS DEVOTEDLY 
 
 Spirit Photography. 
 
What chance has a poor little worm ? 
 
43 
 
 Helping a Lame Dog over a Stile. 
 
44 
 
 THE GUIDE. 
 
 DAVID : " Is he experienced ? Why, my dear sir, he's got medals 
 for falling off every peak in the whole range ! " 
 
45 
 
 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS. 
 CYNICAL OWL : " Well, you've got a nice day for it.' 
 
4 6 
 
 THE 
 
 COUN.OU 
 NUMBER ONE 
 700R.1NQ 
 
 INFANT PHENOMENON : " But you promised me a part." 
 MANAGER : " Yes, dearie, in the next show. But, good gracious, 
 child, this one may run for years yet ! " 
 
47 
 
 The Strap Hanger. 
 
4 8 
 
 " Reel " Money. 
 
49 
 
 WHAT IT'S COMING TO. 
 
 WAGE EARNER : " Look, Martha, I've got money to burn 1 " 
 MARTHA (who has been trying to shop) : " Yes, that's just about all 
 it's good for I " 
 
THE TWO ROUTES. 
 
 WIDEAWAKE BOY: "Chuck it, Ginger! We've decided to go 
 down the ladder ! " 
 
Hasn't anybody got a Drop of Oil ? 
 
PLEASE, MR. STORK. 
 
 JOHN CITIZEN : " Hi 1 Couldn't you drop another one of those down 
 here ? " 
 
S3 
 
 THE LONG, LONG FLIGHT. 
 Problem : How many more steps must he take to reach it ? 
 
54 
 
 1 THE POCKS"? 
 
 YOU OIMHT 
 
 <\TTi> WE C^N'T &T OPT.' 
 
 LOCKS AND QUAYS, 
 
 OR SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR. 
 
 (A cartoon at the time of the docks congestion muddle.) 
 
55 
 
 What are "The Middle Classes?" 
 
THE CAVE OF LOST CHANCES. 
 
 (A cartoon during the Evening News Campaign for an improved 
 telephone service.) 
 
57 
 
 THE DEBUTANTE. 
 Georgina's " Coming Out." 
 
 (A cartoon upon the Premier's first appearance in his place to answer 
 questions since his Government was formed.) 
 
THE CATS COME BACK. 
 ASQUITH : " By Jove, Haldane, doesn't it look just like old times ? 
 
59 
 
 ^<85\Jll l\ 
 
 $& M 
 
 The Winter Sales. 
 
6o 
 
 "GOING" NICELY. 
 
 JOHN CITIZEN : " And how are all the family, Mother George ? " 
 MOTHER GEORGE : " Not so badly, thank you, sir. I only lost two 
 this week ! " 
 
BON VOYAGE. 
 
 OPERATOR : " You want to send a message ? " 
 DAVID : " Yes. ' Arrived safely, all's well.' " 
 
62 
 
 " THE CROCK "OFFICIAL. 
 
 DOCTOR : " I tell you you are C 3, and who ever heard of me making a 
 mistake?" 
 
r 
 
 WINSTON : " You couldn't wear a hat like this. It would make you look 
 so silly 1 " 
 
6 4 
 
 Scandal. 
 
" SO THERE I " 
 
 ST. GEORGE : " I WILL have a dragon even if I have to make one 
 myself ! " 
 
66 
 
 THE " STUNT HUNTER." 
 
 DAVID : " Oh, I say 1 Just listen to the stunt he is putting up 
 now ! 1 ! " 
 
And left the taps running. 
 
68 
 
 RESTORING STONEHENGE. 
 
 Steps are now being taken to re-raise our prehistoric monoliths. 
 (A cartoon on Mr. Asquith's return for Paisley.) 
 
He will never get over! 
 
FRESH ROKSTE.T) 
 CHESTNUTS 
 
 The Cries of London, 
 
NATIOWL LIBEWM. 
 REVIEW 
 
 DECLINED WITH THANKS. 
 
 BONAR : " Well, how did you come out ?" 
 
 SPRING POET : " Oh, straight through the doo* and down the 
 Steps 1" 
 
o 
 
 SO WHY WORRY ? 
 
 JOHN : " Good gracious I What are you doing with your money ? " 
 DEPARTMENTAL CHIEF : " It's not my money, it's YOURS!" 
 
73 
 
 A DISTINCTION WITH A DIFFERENCE. 
 
 DAVID : " No, I haven't exactly dammed it yet, -but I never hesitate 
 to condemn it ! >f 
 
74 
 
 THE WATCH ON THE RHINO. 
 WATCHDOG : " You know, you ought to be awake," 
 WATCHMAN : " So ought you." 
 BOTH : " Snore, snore, snore I " 
 
75 
 
 THESE PIPING TIMES. 
 
 PLUMBER : " No, sir, the leakages have stopped. What you notice now 
 is merely percolation." 
 
7 6 
 
 SO DIFFICULT TO DECIDE. 
 
 JOHN : " Hi, there 1 Quick 1 Shoot him on the spot J " 
 DAVID ; " W-w-which spot ? " 
 
77 
 
 DEEDS OF DERRING DON'T. 
 
 JOHN : " Haven't you killed the Dragon yet ? " 
 GEORGE : " No, but I've given it such a look 1 " 
 
THEIR IDEAL HOME. 
 Lovely spot, isn't it ? " 
 Yes FOR DUCKS." 
 
79 
 
 A " SALE ! " A " SALE ! " 
 
 (Showing how the Government were rescued from a truly dreadful 
 situation.) 
 
8o 
 
 Can't get in anywhere 1 
 
8i 
 
 ON THE ROCKS. 
 
 OFFICIAL JEREMIAH : " Woe unto us, I say ! Woe unto us ! " 
 JOHN CITIZEN : Why not try saying ' Whoa 1 ' unto' the horse ? " 
 
82 
 
 Where did the Chicken get the Axe ? 
 
There are more ways than one of cutting down a tree. 
 
SILEMCE 
 
 The Strangers' Gallery. 
 
PUMPED OUT I 
 DUX AND DRAKES: " Keep it up, John. Surely you can't be tired ! 
 
86 
 
 DAVID : " You can search me if you like. There is positively no 
 deception ! " 
 
TRAPPED. 
 
 THE TWO : " What we say is, if he doesn't love it, why does he stick to 
 it like that ? " 
 
88 
 
 Not to be outdone by the Royal Academy, our " Dadaists " hold an 
 
 exhibition of their own. 
 (" Dadaism " is the latest cult in eccentric art circles.) 
 
8 9 
 
 THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX. 
 JOHN : " What are you here for ? " 
 SPHINX : " I'm here to look after the Pyramids." 
 JOHN : " And what are the Pyramids for ? " 
 SPHINX : "Oh 1 They're here for me to look after 1 " 
 
Bye, Baby Bunting, 
 Daddy's come from hunting, 
 And brought a little rabbit skin 
 To wrap up Baby Bunting in. 
 
THE WHITE ELEPHANT. 
 The elephant ate all night, 
 
 The elephant ate all day ; 
 Do what we would to furnish it food, 
 
 It cried for still more hay. 
 
Whip Behind 1 
 
93 
 
 THAT (T) RUSTY BLADE. 
 
 EXECUTIONER : " Admiring the bloodstains, eh ? " 
 JOHN: "Bloodstains? It looks to me more like rust 1" 
 
94 
 
 P.C. BULL : " Come off it do you hear ? " 
 
95 
 
 The Boy who took the v right turning. 
 
SUB ROSA. 
 KRASSIN : " Twiggy-vouski ? " 
 
97 
 
 " K-k-k-Kitey, Beautiful Kitey. 
 
WANT TO BUY A 
 MESS OF POTTAC,E? 
 
 " Every Picture tells a story." 
 
99 
 
 " Gin a Body meet a Body coming thro' the Rye.' 
 
100 
 
 FREE LUNCHCOUNTEK 
 HELP YOURSELVES" 
 
 THE LAND OF FREEDOM. 
 
 LENIN : " Ah ! my dear Trotsky, where else could you find such free- 
 dom ? Where else could you get such juicy morsels for nothing ? " 
 
101 
 
 WE, TOO, HAVE OUR TYRANTS. 
 THE TWO : " Take him out and skin him ! " 
 
102 
 
 Where the Feathers go. 
 
103 
 
 MAKING BOTH ENDS "MEAT." 
 
 FE FI TAXES (to Fo Fum Rates): "That's all there is. Shall 
 we split it between us ? " 
 
104 
 
 TO 
 
 HYTME 
 
 THE SAN Re.fK> OF 
 
 " THEY DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE THE SEASIDE ! " 
 M. MILLERAND : " How like San Remo. The same sea the same 
 air the same sand and, ma foi, the same people ! " 
 
105 
 
 There must have been a nut loose somewhere I 
 (A cartoon on the sudden collapse of the War Wealth Taxation Scheme.) 
 
io6 
 
 A TERRIBLE TASK. 
 KEEPER OF REFERENCE LIBRARY : " Anything I can do for 
 
 you, sir ? " 
 AUSTEN : " Yes ; you see I've swore to stand by what I've said, and, if 
 
 possible, I'd like to find out what that is." 
 
107 
 
 TRAVEL BY THE 
 
 GrRANDlOSE 
 
 TRANSPORT. 
 
 ERIC : " I don't see why it shouldn't work. The machinery is 
 perfectly simple." 
 
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