L—D D—FF—N.—“MUCH OBLIGED, GENTLEMEN, I ASSURE YOU; BUT I HAVE A ‘RIG’ OF MY OWN AT HAND, YOU KNOW.”
“THE DAINTY DISH.”
A note here is perhaps superfluous. The faces of the “blackbirds” in the “pie” are those of Hon. M. Langevin, (a prominent member of the Macdonald Government), Sir Hugh Allan, James Beaty, Esq., (to represent the Leader), Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Francis Hincks, “Uncle Sam,” and T. C. Patteson, Esq., (representing the Mail newspaper). On Messrs. Blake and Mackenzie devolved the task of presenting the savory dish before Parliament.
Grip, August 9th, 1873.
“ISN’T THAT A DAINTY DISH TO SET BEFORE A KING?”—Nursery Rhyme.