Too Happy? Then give him the Sack
I got this postcard today at the Toronto Antique Market. Sorry it’s a little messed up. I cleaned it up a bit. It has not been postally used but has been around for about 100 years so you can forgive a little griminess.. The caption reads
You really are too cheerful
I must give you the sack (translation:Fire You)
Your smile extends right round your face,
And halfway round your back
The man does not look like a servant. The woman at the back who is administering the “sack”must be the lover or mistress. What a great Edwardian Hat with too very large hat pins. Boy were they ever lethal weapons! The postcard is from Britain hence the British English.
