ussian Bully declares his intention of making war on Austria.=

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Illustration: =PEACE--AND NO PIECES!=

BISMARCK. "PARDON, MON AMI; BUT WE REALLY CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO PICK UP
ANYTHING HERE."

NAP (_the Chiffonnier_). "PRAY DON'T MENTION IT, M'SIEU! IT'S NOT OF THE
SLIGHTEST CONSEQUENCE."

_August 25, 1866._

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*** =The Prussian Bully refuses to allow France to rectify her frontier.=

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Illustration: ="TO BE SOLD."=

_Emperor Napoleon:_ "I-A-HAVE MADE AN OFFER TO MY FRIEND HERE, AND...."

_The Man in Possession:_ "NO, HAVE YOU, THOUGH? I RATHER THINK I WAS THE
PARTY TO APPLY TO."

_Emperor Napoleon:_ "OH, INDEED! AH! THEN IN THAT CASE I'LL--BUT IT'S OF
NO CONSEQUENCE."

_May 4, 1867._

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*** =The Prussian Bully objects to being turned out of Luxemburg.=

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Illustration: =GAUL TO THE NEW CAESAR.=

"DEFIANCE, EMPEROR, WHILE I HAVE STRENGTH TO HURL IT!"

_December 17, 1870._

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*** =The Prussian Bully has no pity for France.=

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Illustration: =EXCESSIVE BAIL.=

_Justice_ (_to Bismarck_). "YOUR CLIENT WAS ASSAULTED, AND YOU ASK THAT
THE DEFENDANT 'SHALL BE BOUND OVER TO KEEP THE PEACE FOR MANY YEARS.'
BUT I CANNOT SANCTION A DEMAND FOR EXORBITANT SECURITIES."

_February 18, 1871._

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*** =The Prussian Bully demands from France the cession of Alsace and
Lorraine and an Indemnity of L200,000,000.=

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Illustration: =ENTER BISMARCK.=

"I SPEAK OF PEACE, WHILE COVERT ENMITY,
UNDER THE SMILE OF SAFETY, WOUNDS THE WORLD;
AND WHO BUT 'BISMARCK,' WHO BUT ONLY I,
MAKE FEARFUL MUSTERS AND PREPARED DEFENCE."

_Henry the Fourth, Part II._ (_Induction._)

_February 18, 1888._

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*** =The Prussian Bully speaks of Peace and prepares for War.=

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Illustration: =DROPPING THE PILOT.=

_March 29, 1890._

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*** =The Prussian Bully has no further use for Prince Bismarck.=

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Illustration: ="NANA WOULD NOT GIVE ME A BOW-WOW!"=

[The German Emperor is reported to have said, "It was impossible for me
to anticipate the rejection of the Army Bills, so fully did I rely upon
the patriotism of the Imperial Diet to accept them unreservedly.