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    46 THE TOMAHAWK. [June 1, 1867. __ , ^ ^...

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    I. SOCRATES AT HOME.

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    TO THE EDITOR OF THE "TOMAHAWK." of Sir ...

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    p tell leasantl , of matrimonial y enough , infelicity Mr . D'Israeli . However came , , the forward House , , looking all went on regret picture to of say " good that humour I have not he yet seemed been able ghtly to lame discover , but of the this true I of cause the . p His lace vis ) , looked -d-vis , the on quietl memb y er while for the ( I Chancellor forget the of name the smoothing Exchequer his was coat speaking and stroking , and alternatel his moustache y occup . Probably himself with this was done to display the extreme Israeli elegance of his hand usual and the

    deal happy about skill the of his compound tailor . Mr householders . D' . spoke I have as come a to good the who conclusion sits not that far remote the habit from which the Treasury a certain Bench honourable , has contracted member , wors of paring t possible his nails taste . while Mr . the Bright debate , who is had going arrived on , late is in , had the bore an unusuall generall y y the gh aspect colour of , his a person dress who was has disarranged been indulg , and ing in l an after-lunch the tne siesta floor . in The nis his usual usuai member for and sprawled awitwara awkward his iiauii habit long

    legs egs across across noor / ungainl ungainiy y ana .. fro By m -the bei -b ng ye , pres have ent you at heard the late the division reason which on Thursday prevented last Mr ? . No —— ? - It is one of the most charming little scandals out . Well , you know " but great Here we deal do , however not more feel , of we inclined the must same end to avail . pleasant Our ourself correspondent Parliamentary of his services gives gossi us We p a

    . we shall publish therefore in London write him , and a letter not , in begg New ing York him , to and remember that we that are of not our insp contemporaries ired by the same to desire import as the that manners which has and seized customs many of America into England .

    46 The Tomahawk. [June 1, 1867. __ , ^ ^...

    46 THE TOMAHAWK . [ June 1 , 1867 . __ , ^ ^ . 1 . 1 • . 1

    I. Socrates At Home.

    I . SOCRATES AT HOME .

    To The Editor Of The "Tomahawk." Of Sir ...

    TO THE EDITOR OF THE " TOMAHAWK . " of Sir the , — Reform Having League , by dint , become of con deep stant ly attendance impressed at with the the meetings truth practicall distinctions of the the y ory in and oi universal own unequal famil equality distributions y by abolishing , I determined of all authority those to illustrate , arbitrary whether it det based ermined upon difference that in in house age or the in childr social en position should . have In fact , al I with their my the servants with their equ

    need power scarcely add parents that I am — a widower , or my experim master ent wo . uld I have I propose been impossible to give you . a slight account of our first day under g this the iven new venture to reg all ime parties proved , by , c whi and oncerned ch what you . comp will see lete how satisfaction extremel it must successful have rate We the had new agreed era of to meet universal at breakfast liberty by as each usual orderi , and to ng inaugu dinner - was accordi I regret ng to the to dictates a slig of ht his altercation or her fancy owing ft . The to \ , \ s the UiU result persistent at first

    or resolve circle VrUJj trea , . 1 . ( AWCAtwfe Eliza cle of . the Anne This 1 > youngest W say i ^ UTa , was aged , * , the ** but 6 Cy ) , that bill not fc ** vw the of every * v «« fare w most *« dish A ^ , on v silent sho ** which ^ uld , member contain we at / ViwlOlV length of toffee our > Ub decided : — Saups ( ( 1 2 — ) ) . . Turtle Mutton Soup Broth . . ( ( 3 4 ) ; . . Treacle Cock-a-Leekey Soup . . ( This was found impracticable . )

    Fish—( 1 ) . Salmon unwholesom and dressed e order Crab ) . ( my second boy ' s rather ( 2 ) . Whales pronounced and Toffee impracticable Sauce . , which ( This led dish to was an also out-( 3 ) . Cuttle burst Fish of a . nguish on the part of Eliza Anne . )

    ( 4 ) . Sticklebats No . 2 ) . and Strawberry Jam ( substituted for j __ ^ ntrtes ( 1 ) . — Oyster and Lobster Patties . ( 2 ) . Volauvent rode and pi Tomato que a la Sauce Maitre . D ( This 'Hotel dish a la was Nessel the - result on the of part a vague of my recollection eldest boy . ) of a public dinner ( 3 ) . Barley Sugar and Pickles .

    rous The to Roasts mention and . They pieces included de Resistance " Boiled selected Bow-wows were , too with nume , their - fection tails in , their by Eliza mouths Anne / ' a . dish The invented Sweets , but comprised not broug some ht to thirty pervarieties Having of thus pastry settled and pudding our moderate . repastso as to suit all tastes But here , we a proceeded difficulty arose to lay , for the it turned bill of out fare , that before the the servants cook . had intended quite to have h a to banquet do to on their that own besides account , and did the not cook see

    wh was y she in fact was enoug rather to cook more for us so prepare . . She It became was just , evident as much that master if we as in I - tended offered , the to have prospect , any of dinner a pleasing we must but cook arduous it ourselves employment . This for the Leavi rest of the the day u . members of the familto settle to their work a quiet as ng best read . they yo Here could nger , however , I retired , I to found the library Jem y , the order groom to , enjoy and man Henry , the footman housemaid , smoking looking and , playing on admiring cribbage l , the while coach two

    terriers remnants from upper of the favourite stable were fi of ghting Horace on . the This mat y , was over rather the must vexing be at content first my , and to interfered make some cop with y sacrifices my proposed for the studies sake , but of one great how perfectl cause which y the Isocratic one has doctrine at heart was . It understood was gratifying by the to less any see educated I I then then portion returned returned of to to our the the happy breakfast breakfast community --room room , . where -where I I found found that that

    been some fought slight confusion between my reigned three , owing sons for to a the , pitched possession battle having of the but arm- the chair defeated . Might armies had triump were harrassing hed in the him person in the of the rear eldest with , bre been every akfast roused species -table to of fur make nish missile , a and sall which at y from the fancy moment his fortress could of my suggest by entry an , effective he or the gratified discharge at of this the sig marmalade ht , for though all averse over his to violence waistcoat , yet . , I being was a sonI have ever regarded the laws of rimogeniture

    younger , p as My most two unjust eldest and daug oppressive hters were . engaged in removing the velvet order covering as they from told the m chairs eto make with the themselves aid of a new knife dresses and . fork Thi , in s the passion female , for cha adorni racter ng . , the They person had also is not laid an the unpleasing window curtains trait in combined contributions with for eco their nom fringe . The , chairs which will revealed be no less a classical comfortable taste and the curtains no less y useful for havibeen deprived of their ,

    ornamental portions . ng the stable now soug lads ht w a ere quiet playing spot on football the lawn on , and the e flower xcept - beds at , I o en - joyed the fulfil pe ment rfect tranquillity of one of the , and most contemp beautiful lated dreams with a s of erene ancient soul philosop In the hers cours an e of moder the n day reformers I visited , a p the erfect kitche Isocracy n-garden . , and found my boys amusing themselves by digging up all the best

    which fruit fruit by these trees trees each means , , and and had re re allotted the --rjlantin planting part to er left them them him for self in in the ; those those thoug general portions portions h it se benefit eme of of the the likel ( pro ga gard y rd bono that en en publ see the ico instinct ) would be of free rather rtition devastated of the , still soil it inherent was- very in pleasing the breasts to pa of Ti those me and so young . would not allow me to relate the interesting occurrences field of space ripe of the day wheat if —how in Alfred order , my show second ¦» his many co boy nt , e rode * mpt ¦[*

    fo tween \ over £ V r the a fib KdU th agricultural e head VJ * * *^^ V gardener * young J ^ interest *^*** d ( a : how miV Scothman , ) *** a >« dispute 4 VfcV * ) «*^ and v having ** the ¦**••« butler arisen ^« r «* w « ( be an - beheaded hang Irishman ing or ) , the as decap rest to itatio which without n > was they settling the hung less the one pai - que half nful stion of mode the to poultry their of death satis and - , faction . The dinner , hour at length arrived , and we assembled

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 1, 1867, page 46, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_01061867/page/8/