DRESS OF THE "WHIP CLUB KIDICULED. 205 



Out of a ligbt-coloured Witney blanket be made 

 Inmself a box-coat reacbing down to bis ankles, 

 small plates formed tbe buttons, a buncb of 

 cabbages tbe bouquet in tbe button-bole ; a low, 

 wbite-crowned bat, purloined from " Mr. Felt, 

 batter," formed bis bead-dress ; boots witb 

 paper tops, from " Mr. Last, sboemaker," 

 adorned bis legs, to wbicb were attacbed some 

 ribbons be abstracted from a lady's bonnet; 

 wbile tbe carriage wbicb he drove triumpbantly 

 across tbe stage was composed of a cbild's wicker 

 cradle, witb Gloucester cbeeses from a butter- 

 man's for wbeels, bis wbip a fisbing-rod witb 

 a lasb attacbed to it, and four spotted wooden 

 horses, wbicb (before tbe marcb of intel- 

 lect furnisbed amusing books for tbe young) 

 formed tbe stud of cbildbood, completed tbe 

 wbole. 



Seated on a bigb stool in tbe above vebicle, 

 bis elbows squared, and witb tbe usual number 

 of " ge ups !" "go along!" be convulsed tbe 

 audience with laughter. What a contrast there 

 is between tbe dress of tbe present day and that 

 above recorded ! Gentlemen no longer ape 

 the manners or costumes of their coachmen 

 and grooms, but appear as gentlemen should 

 appear. 



