(Punch hits him a heavy blow on the side of his head and suddenly makes his exit.)
(The Alderman and the Constable conceal themselves behind the curtains and remain on the watch for their enemy.)
Ald. M.—I say Frank, he is a tricky old fellow.
Frank.—Yes, one wants to be on his guard. He is as quick as lightning, but we must take him—cost what it may, and we have got to do it before he reaches the engine house, on the corner of 10th and Filbert street, the firemen are all friendly to him—so are the children of the city.
Ald. M.—I'll take him if I have to summon the whole of the Fourth Ward.
(Punch is heard from below; the parties quickly conceal themselves behind the curtain and await his approach. Enter Punch singing.)
Charley Buff has money enough,
Charley Buff lives over the shore,
And when he dies he'll close his eyes and never see money more.
(At this part of the play the Alderman and the Policeman spring up behind him and after a hard struggle they pin him in a corner, and finally carry him off, while he lustily calls out, "Help! murder!" etc. End of Scene I.)
SCENE II.—The curtain rises at the back of the stage, and discovers Punch in Prison.
(Jack Ketch enters with a gallows on his shoulders. He fixes it on the platform of the stage, and exits.)