A man sits in a chair with his feet on a table. He smokes a cigar. The valentine criticizes the office holder's lack of action since he has been elected., Text: You'll bow and simper, rant and shout, / To cozzen fools when you are out; / But once you're in, don't care a jot, -- / All other outs may go to pot., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
A man holds a drink and stands in front of a bar with gin on the shelves. The bartender leans on the bar. The valentine mocks the recipient's aspirations for office and excessive drinking., Text: Blowing 'round the rumholes -- gas, gas, gas-- / Drinking poison whisky -- Oh, what an ass! / Thinking you can wheedle the mass, mass, mass: / Very good-looking, sir, but you can't pass., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.