STRIKE OF THE WIVES OF ENGLAND.
Mr. Punch has received a letter, written in a bold feminine style, and sealed with a crest, a hand-and-patten—a letter, of which the subjoined are the contents:—
"At the present moment, when everything is rising, it behoves the Wives of England to be up and doing too. There are thousands—perhaps millions of my oppressed sisters this minute married to husbands in the human form who, with a meanness which ought to make them ashamed of themselves, allow so much and no more for the expenses of the house. No matter what are the markets—the weekly allowance is the same. Bread may rise—butter may go up—legs of mutton may advance—and still no rise at home!
"Therefore, it is desired that all wives suffering in silence under the yoke of the tyrant will take their remedy in their own hands; and strike.
"All ladies willing to co-operate—that the blow may be aimed through the cupboards at the husbands on the same day—are requested to communicate (post paid) with
"Mrs. Mary Anne Hen."
"Shoulder-of-Mutton Fields."