TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Bold type is indicated thus: =The Prussian Bully.= And italics so: _1857-1914._ SUPPLEMENT TO "PUNCH, OR THE LONDON CHARIVARI."--OCTOBER 14, 1914. "PUNCH" and the PRUSSIAN BULLY * * * * * Illustration: _January 10, 1857._ *** =The Prussian Bully disturbs the Peace of Europe.= _1857-1914._ "PUNCH" OFFICE, 10 BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON, E.C. * * * * * Illustration: =THE REWARD OF (DE)MERIT.= KING PUNCH PRESENTETH PRUSSIA WITH THE ORDER OF "ST. GIBBET." _May 7, 1864._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully tears up a "scrap of paper" pledging him to respect the integrity of Denmark.= * * * * * Illustration: =JACK ON THE CRISIS.= "BLOW IT, BILL! WE CAN'T BE EXPECTED TO _FIGHT_ A LOT O' LUBBERLY SWABS LIKE HIM. WE'LL _KICK_ 'EM, IF THAT'LL DO." _July 2, 1864._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully gives great offence to England.= * * * * * Illustration: =BRIGANDS DIVIDING THE SPOILS.= _August 13, 1864._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully takes his share of the plunder.= * * * * * Illustration: =CHECK TO THE KING.= _Bismarck_ (_reads from 3,000 Citizens of Cologne_). "IN VIEW OF THE MISERABLE CONDITION OF THE COUNTRY IN VIEW OF A CIVIL WAR, WITH ITS ATTENDANT SUFFERINGS AND FEARFUL CALAMITIES ... WE COUCH A SOLEMN PROTEST AGAINST ENGAGING IN SUCH A WAR...." _King of Prussia._ "WHAT IS THAT? DARE MY SUBJECTS OBJECT TO BE SLAUGHTERED! WHAT NEXT, I WONDER?" _June 2, 1866._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully declares his intention of making war on Austria.= * * * * * Illustration: =PEACE--AND NO PIECES!= BISMARCK. "PARDON, MON AMI; BUT WE REALLY CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO PICK UP ANYTHING HERE." NAP (_the Chiffonnier_). "PRAY DON'T MENTION IT, M'SIEU! IT'S NOT OF THE SLIGHTEST CONSEQUENCE." _August 25, 1866._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully refuses to allow France to rectify her frontier.= * * * * * Illustration: ="TO BE SOLD."= _Emperor Napoleon:_ "I-A-HAVE MADE AN OFFER TO MY FRIEND HERE, AND...." _The Man in Possession:_ "NO, HAVE YOU, THOUGH? I RATHER THINK I WAS THE PARTY TO APPLY TO." _Emperor Napoleon:_ "OH, INDEED! AH! THEN IN THAT CASE I'LL--BUT IT'S OF NO CONSEQUENCE." _May 4, 1867._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully objects to being turned out of Luxemburg.= * * * * * Illustration: =GAUL TO THE NEW CÆSAR.= "DEFIANCE, EMPEROR, WHILE I HAVE STRENGTH TO HURL IT!" _December 17, 1870._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully has no pity for France.= * * * * * Illustration: =EXCESSIVE BAIL.= _Justice_ (_to Bismarck_). "YOUR CLIENT WAS ASSAULTED, AND YOU ASK THAT THE DEFENDANT 'SHALL BE BOUND OVER TO KEEP THE PEACE FOR MANY YEARS.' BUT I CANNOT SANCTION A DEMAND FOR EXORBITANT SECURITIES." _February 18, 1871._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully demands from France the cession of Alsace and Lorraine and an Indemnity of £200,000,000.= * * * * * Illustration: =ENTER BISMARCK.= "I SPEAK OF PEACE, WHILE COVERT ENMITY, UNDER THE SMILE OF SAFETY, WOUNDS THE WORLD; AND WHO BUT 'BISMARCK,' WHO BUT ONLY I, MAKE FEARFUL MUSTERS AND PREPARED DEFENCE." _Henry the Fourth, Part II._ (_Induction._) _February 18, 1888._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully speaks of Peace and prepares for War.= * * * * * Illustration: =DROPPING THE PILOT.= _March 29, 1890._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully has no further use for Prince Bismarck.= * * * * * Illustration: ="NANA WOULD NOT GIVE ME A BOW-WOW!"= [The German Emperor is reported to have said, "It was impossible for me to anticipate the rejection of the Army Bills, so fully did I rely upon the patriotism of the Imperial Diet to accept them unreservedly. A patriotic minority has been unable to prevail against the majority ... I was compelled to resort to a dissolution, and I look forward to the acceptance of the Bills by the new Reichstag. Should this expectation be again disappointed, I am determined to use every means in my power to achieve my purpose."--_The Times._] _May 20, 1893._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully complains that he cannot have it all his own way.= * * * * * Illustration: =HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT.= _Imperial Artist._ "WISH I COULD HAVE GOT IT DONE IN TIME FOR THE ROYAL ACADEMY. SURE TO HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED." _May 4, 1895._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully paints himself in divine colours.= * * * * * Illustration: =GERMANIA ARMING KRUGER.= "The _Vossische Zeitung_ chronicles with satisfaction the recent arrival at Lorenzo Marquez, on board the German East African liner Kaiser, of 1,650 cases of war material for the Transvaal, including a whole battery of heavy guns, and states its conviction that the Transvaal and the Orange Free State are 'determined to maintain their independence.'"--_Globe, April 13._ _April 24, 1897._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully tries to interfere in the Transvaal.= * * * * * Illustration: =A TALL ORDER.= _German Eagle_ (_to Dove of Peace_). "TEACH ME HOW TO COO!" _December 7, 1904._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully maintains, in the cause of peace, a strong and efficient army, ready for instant action.= * * * * * Illustration: =THE BLIND SIDE.= _German Officer_: "GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE GOING TO FORTIFY YOUR SEA FRONT. VERY DANGEROUS PEOPLE, THESE ENGLISH." _Dutchman_: "BUT IT WILL COST MUCH." _German Officer_: "AH, BUT SEE WHAT YOU SAVE ON THE EASTERN FRONTIER, WHERE THERE'S NOBODY BUT US." _January 11, 1911._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully tries to get on the "blind side" of Holland.= * * * * * Illustration: =SOLID.= _Germany._ "DONNERWETTER! IT'S ROCK. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE PAPER." _August 2, 1911._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully finds that the Triple Entente really exists.= * * * * * Illustration: =OUT OF THE SHADOW.= _The Kaiser._ "WHAT BUSINESS HAVE YOU HERE?" _German Socialist Party._ "I TOO WANT 'A PLACE IN THE SUN.'" _January 31, 1912._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully becomes aware of a growing menace.= * * * * * Illustration: =BRAVO, BELGIUM!= _August 12, 1914._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully invades an inoffensive Neutral Country.= * * * * * Illustration: =THE TRIUMPH OF "CULTURE."= _August 26, 1914._ * * * *** =The Prussian Bully declares himself to be the Apostle of Culture.= * * * * * Illustration: =THE GREAT GOTH.= DESIGN FOR A STAINED-GLASS WINDOW IN A NEO-GOTHIC CATHEDRAL AT POTSDAM. _September 30, 1914_ * * * *** =The Apotheosis of the Prussian Bully.= * * * * * Bradbury, Agnew & Co. Printers, London & Tonbridge. --- Provided by LoyalBooks.com ---