DOMESTIC BLISS - Time, half-past 3; Thermometer 30 deg.

William. "WHAT A VIOLENT RINGING THERE IS AT THE STREET-DOOR BELL!"
Maria. "OH! I KNOW WHAT IT IS, DEAR. IT'S THE SWEEPS; AND I DARE SAY THE GIRLS DON'T HEAR. JUST RUN UP, AND KNOCK AT THEIR ROOM DOOR."

Punch, Jul.-Dec. 1847