Alarming Occurrence by John Leech. The caption contnues, “Chorus of Unprotexcted Females. “Conductor: Stop! Conductor: Omnibus Man: Here's a Gentleman had an accident and broke a jar of leeches and they're all over the Omnibus!” This wood engraving originally appeared in Punch.
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Bibliography
John Leech's Pictures of Life and Character from the Collecton of Mr. Punch. London: Bradbury, Agnew, & Co., 1886.
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