LOUIS (IN THE WEST).—“YOU’RE AN UNPRINCIPLED OLD SCAMP; BUT IF I DON’T GET MY $5000 A YEAR, BLOW ME TIGHT.”
THE YOUNG LADY’S APPEAL TO A “GALLANT KNIGHT.”
Sir Francis Hincks was the author of the Canadian “Shinplaster” currency, a scheme adopted to drive out the American silver. The cartoon will be understood from the following legend which accompanied it:—
Miss Canada: O, Sir Francis, I am suffering so much from this light American silver skate. It is no mate for the heavy gold one on my other foot. The doctors differ, but I shall never get along without another gold one.
Sir Francis H——s: The doctors be fiddled! Who asked the doctors? I’m your doctor! You shall have the gold skate, my dear. Mr. Weir will attend to it. Meantime you can strengthen your ankle with a twenty-five cent Dominion plaster.
Miss Canada: A thousand thanks. Oh, I’m so glad! (Aside: But I’ll burn the Plaster!)
Sir Francis H——s (whose hearing is sharp): I hope you will?
Grinchuckle, February 10th, 1870.