The Spirit of Christmas mb-code IOM_MNH_1963_0174 'Portrait of Baartje Martens-Doomer'

'Portrait of Baartje Martens-Doomer'

Punch took this to mean that he would be writing his memoirs

whilst his portly companion leers stupidly in background

Both are scruffily dressed and are using walking sticks

The Spirit of Christmas mb-code IOM_MNH_1963_0174 'Portrait of Baartje Martens-Doomer''The Spirit of Christmas', 1886. Charity sweeps aside the unfeeling Beadle in her determination to relieve the terrible suffering of a poor family. The plight of the poor was regularly highlighted in the press and there were many charities endeavouring to help poor families. It was all too easy for a man to be put out of work, either through accident or sickness, and the consequences of even a short lay off could plunge a family into destitution. From