Cockneys are not the only people who drop or exasperate the "h's." It is
done by common people in the provinces, and you may laugh at them for
it. The deduction therefore is, that a peasant, with an "h," is fair
game.
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NEW COCKNEY SAINT.--Mrs. Malaprop declares that if she lives to be a
hundred--and all her family detain a venerated age--she will certainly
have a Saint 'Enery.
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RIDDLE BY 'ARRY.--"Look 'ere, if you're speakin' of a young unmarried
lady bein' rather 'uffy, what well-known river would you name?--Why,
'_Miss is 'ippy_,' o' course."
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[Illustration: EASTER MONDAY
_'Arry._ "Do you pass any pubs on the way to Broadstairs, cabby?"
_Cabby._ "Yes. Lots."
_'Arry._ "Well, _don't!_"]
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[Illustration: "I beg your pardon, ma'am, but I think you dropped
this?"]
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