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    • I UNDER THE MOON.
    • A WORD TO THE POLICE.
    • SOMETHING THA T DESER VES P UFFING,
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      44 The Tomahawk. [February I, 1868.

      44 THE TOMAHAWK . [ February i , 1868 .

      I Under The Moon.

      I UNDER THE MOON .

      Prologue. 1. The Which Hackneyed Usually...

      Prologue . 1 . The Which hackneyed usually Invocation prefaces the to modest the Muses verse , The For author all the here Nine , on are princi out p of le , tune refuses , or wors ; e : And Hasn Phoebus ' t a daughter , if the mildest living worth term a on curse e uses . ,

      2 . And Mel To po all sing mene her talent for ballads instance to the publish condesce first trash ed by nds lends her Editor ; Which makes her ( twopence royalty ) it ' s creditor ; While classic harmonies she throws aside For variations on the ophicleide !

      3-Or ( E if her pides Trag and ic functio ^ schylu ns s sh desp e assu ised me ) s , She Or some s out sensatio all her n mind recentl on y the devised costumes , To Or strik rouse e on horro e dum r b in the y the ste m rnest achini heart st ' s , art . 4-

      ¦ Where is Terpsichore ' s enchanting grace All Which gone , some to cultivate one calls a " " break the Poetry down " of pace Motion ? Immodesty Without of now elegance shows or her art lack a notion of brains — ; And really little else to show remains . 5-

      No Who ! leave treat th ed e Mus them es to storms the early of votive Poets * ' Hail !" Thoug Which h they stands prefer seductive the silver in - the throttled icy pail Moet — ' s—We know the tenth Muse never did exist Who could the foaming charms of Ay resist . 6 .

      They needn ' t fear that I shall call them down—More I'm scepti n in cal U nico nd rn don s o ' r beli Troy ev ' e s old H town elico , n ; Or the old fable of the bleeding Pelican—N Onl ot y that the I wi m s ' s too to hurt old for their our mythic dealings fee . lings , 7-

      This As must something be taken in the gentle nature Aph of rod Libation itd , : ( F B or ut revelled ver was in ther a e rival Godd 's castigation ess e ' er so ) mighty W So ill hav plunge ing sacrifi , without ced , delay we , if , in u medias please , res . 8 . " Beneath the Moon bS ! How small we men must look

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      To A humble nd certainl pride y the ; for view on was the Monument calculated But Below I stood onl , y the with reflecti earth the ng ; air above ; , the g , h the p lace star el , evat the -lit e sight d night ; , . 10 . My The lips thoug had scarcel of what y had sub the hind time mi to ght form be doing ; When suddenly a rushing sound like storm Made Of A me quilo look or Auster : out mischief from behind -brewing the , moon A meteor blazed up a momentary noon ;

      ir . Then fell : —and I could feel the column shake As though some bolt had struck the shaft ' s foundation . Or fear or numbness seemed at once to take But From when eyes I did and re limbs cover their I was po startl wers ed more sensati : on : By me a stranger stood , ; not there before . ( To be continued . )

      A Word To The Police.

      A WORD TO THE POLICE .

      Thomas Allen, A Brother Of William O'Mea...

      Thomas Allen , a brother of William O'Meara Allen , who was Brett ex was ecute d rrested at Mancheste at Cork r for few the m a urder of on the police icion ma o n f having , been concerned in the attack on the Martello susp Tower , at Al Foat port y ' s l shop and , . and As also there in was the not robbery the slig of htest revolvers evidenc from e against Mr . him iin n the the neighbourhood nei either ghbourhood charge , and of of eith either no o e ne r o occurrence identifi ccurre e nce d hi , he he m as was was having released released been ..

      the It would few publish be satis ed factory facts it looks know rather why he as if Thomas , arrested Allen , for fro had m been brothe h r unted of the dow wr n etch for e d e sole w reason ho e that iated his happe crime ns at to Man be a - chester a le of months . xp The police coup cannot be too ago cautious , vigilant , and energetic , at mean the present whol VV esal cris e is arrest CL , but OIi cautio It is n , not XAW vigilance at all CAAJ , and clear wjl jl en wh »» er gy George - do ^ - not

      XlXf Francis ^ ClXX XXISXWOCLX Train was ^ JL seized V , . upon J . U 1 Q on his « . *¦ arrival .. ^ - u at . Queenstown * .. y j w-a- ^ w . and He may this be is a all lunatic that ; appears at the most against , not him a . very It dangerous would have one a , some salutary one effect were to on tak over e proceedings zealous sup against erintend the ents Government of police , for false The im re priso are num nmen b t e , rless and case get substa s which ntial never damages find . their into the the n newsr ewspap > ar > eers rs . iin n which which quietl auietlvy--disDOsed disposed persons nersons have have way been been

      tr dragged eatment off by to mistake the , station . It -house has even and subjected happened to that the detectives roughest have arrested each other , and the movements of people in high zealous official positions constables have . over and over again been dogged by over burs picious At t the over a present n us d un like ea time thunder sy b , y when the clouds everyone startling it behove has occurrences s been us all rendered chee which rfull have sus to - accept the positionand make the , best of all reasonable incon y - activity venience of to the which police , we is may now be running subjected beyond . But the the limits clumsy of common sense , and it is time to protest against it .

      Something Tha T Deser Ves P Uffing,

      SOMETHING THA T DESER VES P UFFING ,

      Into Tomahawk St. George , 'S In O His P...

      into Tomahawk St . George , ' s in O his pera rambles House , ; found not for his the way first , the time other , however night , , felt for the on opening the occasion performance of his first took visit place that in his matters presence had . been He pressed of additional , forward reh with earsal too would much manifestly precip , itation have , been and desirable that a week . gratified A few ni to ghts notice since that , however a pal , pable he paid improvement a second visit had , and taken was place the execution wvuwiwii of \ si the bu ^ music hJAIs is *« J now nv / bri MJi xgAib ght and fc ^ j-Awt triin

      L / iOrUV ^ ; y l . xxv * v- ^ axxu- » r ^ ' - ^ pp rr ^' o g . and Mr . S well ullivan constructed ' s opera , La it Contrabaftdista is not Offenbach , is tuneful and , water sparkling but , genuine musical comed ; y , and , in speaking thus of the young , him alas composer whilst ! can , giv Tomahaw he e is praise journey k but trusts ing rarel on y that , the will the thorny stimulat good road word e and which of encourage one lead who s to , true art .

      Regiment A New { Name Suggested For By T...

      Regiment A New { Name suggested for by the George late extraordinary Cruikshank movements ' s Rifle of that corps ) . —The Have-a-dead-lock Volunteers . the C Due ' est de un Persi CoDte . — in The Emperor liment has to the been pleased exhibited to allow in his letter on the Liberty gny , of comp the Press , to add power to his other titles that of " Le Comte de Pe ? 'siflagc "

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 1, 1868, page 44, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_01021868/page/2/