Old Gent.—"You see, my Dear, that the Earth turns on its own Axis, and makes one Revolution round the Sun each Year."
Young Revolver.—"Then, Pa, does France turn on its own Axis when it makes its Revolutions?"
Old Gent.—"No, my Dear, it turns on its Bayonets. However, that's not a Question in Astronomy."
THOUGHTS ON FRENCH AFFAIRS.
(Selected from a Course of Lectures by Professor Punch.)
The President has been elected for ten years. By the time this period has closed, it will be found that not only the term of the President's power, but the prosperity of France will be Decade (Decayed).
"Election," according to the Dictionaries, is a synonym for "Choice.'" But in Louis Napoleon's new Political Dictionary we find the significant addendum:—"'Hobson's' understood."
The two parties in France, who are the one in favor of a King and the other in favor of a Commonwealth, are easily distinguished by the denominations of Monarchists and Republicans; but there is some difficulty in finding a denomination for those in favor of an Empire, unless we adopt that of Empirics.
The President is said to be a firm believer in the Thompsonian practice of medicine. This is probable, from the fact that he has treated the Insurgents with Cayenne.
In honor of the vote for Louis Napoleon "the Tower of Notre Dame was decorated with hangings." Considering the origin of the present government, which is based on so many shootings, a very appropriate decoration is by means of hanging.