PUNCH,
OR, THE LONDON CHARIVARI.
VOLUME 98.
MAY 10, 1890.
EIGHT HOURS ONLY.
(A Fancy Sketch of the Possible.)
It was the first day under the operation of the new Act. Everyone was a little nervous about the outcome, and John Jones, the Barrister, was no exception to the general rule. At three o'clock he was in the full swing of an impassioned appeal to the Jury.
"I beg your pardon, Mr. Jones," said the Judge, glancing at the clock, "but I am afraid I must interrupt you. I cannot hear you any longer."