DmW/A/GSSV r Digitized by tlie Internet Arcliive in 2007 witli funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation littp://www.arcli ive.org/details/drawingsOOIeeciala DRAWINGS BY JOHN LEECH A collection of eighty-four comical pictures by this famous artist. Including coachings hunting and fishing scenes. WILLIAM T. HENDERSON 156 Fifth Avenue, New York Prefatory Note. ^JmOHN LEECH, whose Jiiimoroiis pictures f of English life and character for so many years were the soul of ''Punch" and the delight of nearly the entire English-speaking luorld, was born in London about 1817, and died there on October 29, 1864, at the comparatively early age of forty-seven. His draivings appeared in ''Punch" soon after its establishment, and con- tinued up to the time of his death. The social features and extravagances of England never found a more apt or kindly delineator, and in sporting scenes he ivas pre-eminent. One char- acteristic of Leech's drawings, as it is of those of his distinguished successor, Du Maurier, is Prefatory Note. tJieir fidelity to English life. The slight exag- gerations which the artist permits himself never affects the value of his drawings as accurate pictures of social conditions. '■'■Many people" remtirks Mr. Henry James, in his recent essay on Du Maurier, "have gathered their knowledge of Ettglish life almost entirely from ^ Punch,' and it would be difficult to imagine a more abundant and, on the whole, a more accurate informant. The accumulated volumes of this periodical con- tain evidence on a multitude of points of which there is no mention in the serious works — not even in the novels — of the day. The smallest details of social habit are depicted there, and tJie oddities of a race of people in wJiom oddity is strangely compatible with the dominion of conven- tion y It is to be further remarked of social caricatures in '^ Punch," that they are very rarely coarse, cruel, or bitter. There are very few lapses Prefatory Note. of taste ; and for the most part they are remark- able for their genial and even friendly spirit. ^* Punch'' has satirized every class, every social foible, every form of ftational caprice, but it has made no enemies, and to-day there are few held in greater affection and esteem, in England than two of the most persistent satirizers of its people — folm Leech and George du Maurier. The selections for this little volume have been made with the purpose of representing the artist in all the various forms of his ivork — as a hu- morist, as a satirist, and as a delineator of char- acter and social life. " Leech," says Mr. fames, " never made a mistake ; he did ivell iv hat ever he did. He tvas ahvays amusing, always full of sense and point, always intensely English" T* ■^ft'^^i^wfy ^3 Co n t e n t s , PAGB Prefatory Note 3 Pitiable Objects 13 " A Health-giving Pursuit "... 14 Confirmed Bachelor 15 Startling Fact ! 16 Never carry your Gloves in your Hat 17 Coming Fashion in Bonnets 18 Badly Hit 19 What they Said to Themselves 20 Suburban Felicity 21 Mr. Briggs tries a Likely Place for a Perch 22 Fly-Fishing ....... 23 Blind with Rage 24 Sporting Intelligence ..... 25 Helping Him On 26 27 8 Contents. PAGE Not a Bad Idea for Warm Weather . 28 Strengthening Sea Air .... 29 Hoops — a Natural Mistake • 30 Angling in the Serpentine . 31 Not a Bad Judge .... • 32 Sound Advice 33 The Course of True Love, etc. • 34 After Supper. — Strange Admission ! . 35 The Gentle Craft .... • 36 Something in That ! . . . . 37 Mr. B. goes AngHng .... • 38 Fly-Fishing. A Ripple on the Water . 39 The Knife-Trick .... . 40 A Fine Disposition .... 41 In the Temple . 42 The Battle of the Pianos . 43 Alarming Occurrence • 44 A Tit-Bit 45 A False Position .... . . 46 Bloomerism ! 47 Elegant Creatures .... . . 48 Private Theatricals .... 49 Contents. 9 Cigarettes and Captainettes PAGE • 50 An Addition to the Family . 51 A Cautious Bird .... • 52 Was it a Mistake ? . , . . 53 An Idea of Wickedness . • 54 Snow-Flakes 55 A Disciple of Old Isaac . . 56 Well over, anyhow ! . . . . 57 Elegant Material for Trousers . • 58 The Marriage Question 59 A Jolly Old Paterfamilias . 60 Consols at 90 — Consols at 80 . 61 A Little Darling .... . 62 A Bon-Bon from a Juvenile Party • 63 An Object of Interest . 64 Flunkeiana • 65 An Elegant Habit ! . . . . . 66 Dreadful for Young Oxford. . 67 Amateur Posturing .... . 68 Fearful Practical Joke .... . 69 Going to Cover .... • 70 The Shuttlecock Nuisance . 71 lo Contents. Man on the Gray 72 Rather awkward for Tomkins ... 73 Appearance of Things after a Somersault . 74 Fly-Fishing. — Getting a Rise • • • 75 Did you Ever? . . . . . -76 The Test of Gallantry 77 Preparing for a Day's Fishing . . . -78 The Picnic ....... 79 Friendly, but very Unpleasant . . . .80 A Great Mental Effort . . . . 81 Discernment ....... 82 Life in London ...... 83 The Husband as he ought to be, and as he ought not to be . . . . .84 A Table d'Hdte at Paris .... 85 Another Pretty Little Americanism . . .86 Yet another Americanism .... 87 Framework for a New 'Oss . . . .88 No Consequence ...... 89 The Garret and the Conservatory . . .90 Something like a Holiday . . . . 91 Aggravating — Rather! . . . . .92 Pictures of Ltfe and Character. ||^,.i^™in."^-l^l| Pitiable Objects. Mr. Done {to Mr. Dreary). " No ! A don't know how it is — but I ain't the thing somehow ! No embawassments or anything o' that sort. Can't make it out. S'pose its overwork 1 " 13 ■— 1 i) a > (J 'bO >x nJ ■i-r;: ft,:?/*<^^f T 14 bit So I aj Ji is. < 1; E z < W s < .£ o ;^ SQ i9 -G H a, g = £ 2 T3 '4) .5 2 C ?' -a v> 'x "S > ° r™ O r: . ^ o S ^ c •a I ^ C w ^ c 2 "S •£ o o - ^ e M x: — m _ 5 ^ ^ > Bi "^ > g fc s o ^ y ffi U e! <4-i ns — o o .s - ^ t- o .2i o o 2 o a. O -w > 3 oj O -C O o rt rt lU a: < C bO C IS 23 i S i^ W o ^ ^ V h >^ tD S rF rt ^ ^^ - n. -. r« •2 u ui ^ -4-* • -^ J: "^ 2 ■s p; there ou into c -^ V c >, > N {riding furiously ot ce do you stand pointi Hlowed if I don't cut 1/ 1^ NTSMA he deu gone ? 1 3-1. 3: ts ^ -c S ^ £ 24 c o o U c is o 3 O t: -5 l-i o C/2 ^1 li- as Helping Him On. Cruel Fair One {to silent Partner). " Pray ! have you no conversation ? " 26 ^>^y-\:} i^~j^ A Delicate Creature. Youthful Swell. "Now, Charley — you're just in time for breakfast — have a cup of coffee ? " Languid Swell {probably in a Government office). "Thanks! No ! I assure yah — my de-ar fellah ! If I was to take a cup of coffee in the morning, it would keep me awake all day ! " 27 KSf • n Z O 28 rt ^ tc tVi XJ c rr Q xf : < fc< t/5 29 ^1 *i! rC ^ : 3 O *^ < 30 Ph a *;' 1 J s u Im OJ f^ Sound Advice. Master Tom. '• Have a weed, Gran'pa ? " Gran'pa. " A what ! sir ? " Master Tom. "A weed — a cigar, you know." Gran'pa. "Certainly not, sir. I never smoked in my life. Master Tom. " Ah ! then I wouldn't advise you to begin. 3 33 0) ta § ^ J u be *j 3 •v T3 bib cj 'S « 3 1) ^ i E ■« s^ -el OJ o •go -a s S O U 34 ^i ^> ' o .a — . 1— , ^ E < C a* 3 C/2 3 6 as S a "o a V 3 jf I ^ O S - en ^ OS ^ 35 u o r 36 J5 O 72 o -c :_ ? =3 t5 ^^ J S ^-^ O u S ^ c o "S' o •a >, ^ jf Z oT o : M : 37 38 k ^ g ^ a, < ^ >% ^ 39 r^ H <4— ' H 3 O PQ tt .. ' r72 rC tn o P3 40 o a. < ^ 41 Scene — A Man's Rooms in the Temple. (^Steady man smokes a short pipe, and jaws at the young swell loung- ing in easy-chair.) Steady Man. "A man must work nowadays, or he gets left be- hind. The only position worth having is what you make for your- self," etc., etc. Youthful Swell. "Oh, yes, I quite ag\vee with you about work. I don't mind work, you know, in a genewal way — but I object to what I call ' work of superwewogation ! ' " Steady Man. " And pray what do you understand by that ?" Youthful Swell. " Why— I mean I don't care to do anything I can get done for me ! " 42 pq x: 43 E It O t U tn' S J o ^1 £ d < t:H 3 E c c K D tL " K nl lA 3 I ^ u ?; C 1 44 ^MmI, 'm:-i pq ci r^ X 2 ^ y. u i 50 ,xf''<^-?<-?-^^'"'.V 51 ^ o aj -a 52 53 Arthur. "Mamma! isn't Mr. Blanque a wicked man?" Mamma. " Wicked, my dear ! No! What makes you ask such a question ?" Arthur. " Why, because, mamma dear, when he comes into churdi, he doesn't smell his hat as other people do ! " 54 Snow-Flakes. Street Boy (to his natural enemy, the Policeman',. "Snow- balls, sir ! No, sir ! I haven't seen no one throw no snowballs, sir ! " 55 ^ ^ .2 ^ ■ -<^!#-^ 56 %. -. o c 57 Elegant material for trousers ; — only takes two men to show the pattern. 58 The Marriage Question. Brown. •• So, you're gfoing to marry old Mrs. Yellowboyce. Well, I think you're a dooced lucky fellah ! " Jones. " By Jove, I don't think the luck is all on my side! If she finds money, hang it, I find blood and — haw — beauty ! " 59 a -a IH V rC o tA ^ r!4 U in X y 1» ^ tn .2 ti l-~4 o 'i >*. Vt-I ^ o 1) o rt 3 O- rt ^ o ;-l O 'S >, aj s "o o ^ to Jones (w^w is naturally proud of his first-born). " A little dar- ling, ain't he ? " Bachelor Friexd. " H'm, ha! I see — young gorilla! Is he real or stuffed ? " 62 A Bon-bon from a Juvenile Party. First Juvenile. " That's a pretty girl talking to young Al- gernon BiNKS ! " Second Juvenile. " H'm — tol-lol! You should have seen her some seasons ago." 63 , o J3 •o a § S" n! ni V B -2 ^ '^ -C -o -a V p o o T3 a O u~i ^J m Wl •n St; P c o i! _c V- rn c i", o ■>-; r1 S -^ 5 E -e o E -a a^ 64 u 1 >i! E J. ? "i S ^ t t ■? 3 "^^ >, ^ 1 ■35 bb OJ t/T c ^ S.^ ^ 2 z rt 3 o D. ^ to 1 s D si '5b J3 1^ o g' 1^ 3 8 o c C3 q; 1 \ 3 c s 6 o c § o 3 o i •is 1- c c c "^ c *> W _>> ^ 3) c c nl rt W (/I t: 1) ■i^ rt rt" a; Jd — j: .2 S a 'S O <: 3 O k/5 s S 03 S ii ^ O c H " Si 65 N. B. These young gentlemen are not indulging in the filthy habit of smoking.— They are only chewing toothfjicks, the comforting and elegant practice now so much in vogue. [ Vide Public Streets, particitlarlv St. James's Street, Rerent Street, Bond Street, and tier Majesty's Park of Hyde. 66 Dreadful for Young Oxford. Ladv. "Are you at Eton?" Young Oxford. "Aw, no! — I'm at Oxford!" Lady. "Oxford! Rather a nice place, is it not?" Young Oxford. "Hum ! — haw ! Pretty well, but then I can't get on without female society ! " Lady. " Dear ! dear ! Pity you don't go to a girls' school, then !" 67 -' rt o U 1 o E be ^ ■5 2 _ Z T) c " bi 11 J. < "S o t o y h g 70 (U _g o S ^ n 1^ 7 71 72 M ^ rt 5 >. 73 O rt 3 ^ a OJ Ir, C ^- Oj -i a -5 G 74 be C *"* ^ '-c c .— '£ >-» i^ c 75 Did you Ever ? Old Gentleman (politely). " Oh, Conductor ! I shall feel greatly obliged to you if you would proceed, for I have an appointment in the Strand, and I am afraid I shall be too late." Conductor 'slamming the door). "Go on, Jim ! Here's an old cove a cussin' and a swearin' like anythink ! ! ! " 76 The Test of Gallantry. Conductor. "Will any gent be so good as for to take this young lady in his lap ? " 77 bO « 73 s "a, S a o o O O 5 pq TJ c 3 o 78 V o a ^ o „ a S S -a X nj 3 J3 t- « " (3|t t o 79 iiiil Wd:!! Friendly, but very Unpleasant. Lively Party {charging elderly gentleman with his umb?-ella). ' Hullo, Jones ! " [Disgust of elderly party, whose name is Smith. 80 A Great Mental Effort. First Cock Sparrow. "What a miwackulous tie, Fwank ! How the doose do you manage it ? " Second Cock Sparrow. "Yas. I fancy it is rather grand; but then, you see, I g^ve the whole of my mind to it." 8l Discernment. Clever Child. " Oh ! do look here, mamma dear, such a funny thing 1 Mr. Boker's got another forehead at the back of his head." [BoKER is delighted. 82 Life in London. Isabella. "Well, Aunt, and how did you like London ? I sup- pose you were very gay ? " Aunt {who inclines to embonpoint). " Oh, yes, love, gay enough ! We went to the top o' the monument o' Monday — and to the top o' St. Paul's o' Tuesday — and to the top o' the Dook o' York's column o' Wednesday — but I think altogether I like the quiet o' the country." 83 X5 O J2 ID C I iff- •-' "u ■;. 3 ir.i a rt r 3 o -a 5 ^ Z fc; D 1i < 9 W S X n s .^ bo X t^ n 3 o