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    *r- May 2, 1868.3 . THE TOMAHAWK. 181

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    AMONG THB GODS. \See Cartoon.]

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    The Gods were at tea, and Hebe presided ...

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    - knowing When what a Lord he Mayor may ...

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    *R- May 2, 1868.3 . The Tomahawk. 181

    * r- May 2 , 1868 . 3 . THE TOMAHAWK . 181

    Among Thb Gods. \See Cartoon.]

    AMONG THB GODS . \ See Cartoon . ]

    The Gods Were At Tea, And Hebe Presided ...

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    and view gouty . Neptune , disdaining , gouty the and mild red-nosed beverage , and of Bacchus the tea- pot -nosed , were drinking first " grog " . " something Minerva had , " called fallen asleep y the last over " a nectar London , " by paper the named fresh proof after of the her bird supernatural Of her special sagacity devotion . Cup —thus id was furnishing quarrel a - ling last fashion with * Hymen in bonnets , and . Juno The was Goddess consulting of Beauty Venus was about consi the - her dered information a great authority direct on fro xiv matters m her JLiv protege of this / it ^ t sort Paris —she received iter ifc \ i was all

    iiui stroking iiiiuiiJicvvLuii his beard uiiuvb and reckoning ^ Ajti « x up ^// the - value jl ai u of . the Jup j v * advertise . ^ -wao - ments in the Times . and " Of Men course in a no tone thunderbolt of voice great s . '" l comp y resembling lained the the Father " buttonless of Gods - bolt shirt s " ! comp On my laint soul of , the Vulcan modern ought Paterfamilias to have his . head " No knocked thunderoff I " " M x \ " y y t It men men ' s not . them the uiiw my Cyclops \^ what fault y y ^ xKj , " ^/ said have nave ask the struck oiiuub celestial . the iui for au an times armourer ui increase ^ icasc of ui , sorrowfull wages vv bad a . gto . . y I x .

    now can ' . pay MarsBacchus , they Ceresand as the Three are Graces very are form just - ing icks a co to -operative thunderbolts , store , and for with the , supp such ly of a everything lawless hero from as tooth Gari- - destruction baldi p in Ital of y and my sho its p , neig down hbourhood in Etna , at I any may moment expect . to " see the as tientl " effective Well y . , " well After as , those . cease all , I your believe send comp me my . laints paper By- , the " thunderbolts rep -bye lied , Mister Jupiter Bacchus are impa quite - , what c : Didn do you ' t imitate mean — by hie try — ing " to imitate lied the me God in of the Wine Telegraph hoarsel ?"

    o " ' Ask mine m — 'friend hie— D Disraeli israeli— !" you he ' s , a literary—hie—man . Great-fren y - . can " Don trace ' your tell a style falsehood in every , sir , line " said of Jup the iter paper sternl . y The . " Leading Why , I here articles , ladies absolutely and gentlemen reek with , the I want odour your of— kind n ' m— attention nectar ! for But a and few minutes ask Ganymede . Hebe to , my fetch dear me , pour down me that out green another book cup I left of tea on , writing cloud in the library JLi "

    my XXXy Wlltlilg \* J . VJU . V-L JLXX W > 1 >&\* , » - » A CVJL Jf . ? recommenced Both his commands . were comp'U with , and then Jupiter we " added Ladies a and mortal gentlemen to our , number " said he . , " Now it is a I very wish long to time since the name of an individual worthy of divine honours . propose To put you Tomahaw out of your k suspense , who this , I day may is tell keep you ing the once first that anniversary I allude to of his lllvi birth lyll l * L &« . " . There absolutelBabel of sounds of

    after this was announcement y . a disapprobation " Bring him up here ! " cried Venus , " to laugh at my chignon !" about u Carry double him government to the clouds and , the " bellowed purchase Mars system , " to !" bother me " " I Send ntrod him uce al him oft , " to our i ned society Apollo , " , snapped " to criticise out Minerva my drawing , who !" had cover just that awoke we Gods from and a Goddesses noisy slumber are , nothing " so that more he than may men

    dis-\*\ S V \ - * M . bilfclfb UV V « IVW 4 U UiX \ , l V-i V / V 4 VIViQtJVO « . V * V * AlVtillti g 11 IU 1 W HICVAi A 1 A \* H and women !" and Well on my , " said word Jupiter , Tomahawk , " you see is I an lifted infinitely Hercules bigger up to * swell heaven , ' if , I may " Don be ' t allowed quote Hercules the expression , " objected , than Juno Hercules . " Why . , " he spends the whole of his time at the Alhambra . " M " Besides he ' s not , " more mured than Venus a , " old he ' " too young for the honour .

    of " ¦* , " * thirty IJ Pooh Til Vt } , AiW _ 1 _ . " 1 * " 1 UVb rep AAAW lied < l « _ J . Jupit # T fc ****** ! j . er , " year JT he 1 _ ' s as &\ _ -1 « . strong « . and ^ hearty 1 . as a man that " Come can be , " compared said Minerva for a , moment " what labour with the s ha immortal s he pe dozen rformed of our cousin Hercules V

    of " his First lion , " ' s skin lied . " Jupiter , " he stripped that donkey Garibaldi —if " So the he mortals did , " assented had their Mars way , " they and would very proper worshi . p that Plucky Italian too Yankee " Then as , " years continued ago they Jupiter used , " he to worshi skotched p us the . " Red-tape Hydra in effect famous of his sty well le . -aimed The War blows Office !" hasn't recovered yet from the F " O Disagreeable and War Office fellow are CllU , " said the tli ^ Venus most illViJt , deli " I ghtful ' m sure creatures the \* fc * fcv men i in in the the

    J . . V _ - ^ . # C 4 . ll . Va , TV C * A V ^ iJLi ^ V-f U ^ 'gUWUA \* M . « wa- » * ++ a ** . * w world . " " " My My dear darling ! " ! observe " exclaimed d Vulcan Mars . . of " Capel Then Court he tied . " the feet of that great city speculator , the stag he leave What did friends he do , that the thieves for ? " asked , alone Mercury 1 " . " Why couldn ' t j exposed " Then to \\ he public taught execration V that / AWViailVll amiable Kahn boar , and Mr . his Cole , impudent to smile , and and

    fraudulent ^ A . £ JVSOWVJ . J successor j ^/ UUllVf . " J . \ . CVilll , j CVX & V 4 , A & J .-J lilt |/ WUVMh M . ** ^* raising " That his last eyes service from a was perusal very praiseworth of the Lance y , t " , said Esculapius , " And then he hit the hawks of the Turf , and brought them down Fenianism . And raised broug his ht weapon that down against . And that attacked very Irish the bull de- , vourers vuuiti'J v of * , pauper jyaujjv ht thei ? -flesh i down ; ou — the . ^ And Mayors itxcij tore ua i ^ the and ciiiu . mask Poor x wui- from x - < law *»» the Guardians vi ut-vj face . uiu . iu of

    the —and Saturday broug Review , and . exposed and brought that literary fiend down . " upon " "Wh Very my y , wrong Girl did you of of the write him Period , that " said ? \ " " cried Diana Venus . " Did indi you gnantl see y his . ( i attack Why you " Diana great , , my g , ug dear ly , , " disagreeable said Minerva thing , " in ! " spite of your prudery has I must nasty say ideas ivlx that 1 you " ^ are a ' nice ' woman , —I mean one who

    110 . 0 naot ^ -c ^ o . bodied " Then giant , " continued , Democracy Jup , iter with , " its he heads brought , the three down troublesome that threegolden B . ' s , —Bri app ght les , Beales of success , and , Bradlaug in spite h of . Then the guardianshi he brought p down of that the mis down -shapen and chained monster , the Forei Metropolitan gn Cerberus Press , . saving Lastly his , he broug country ht from the clutches of Napoleon , Bismarck , and the Yankee ! " pulled nulled " Don down down ' t you so so think many manv , " things things asked , tie he J . mi mio , ght - ht itefull add add one one y , " more more that as feat feat to to the the

    list " of On his my achievements word , " said Jupiter and , pull , turning down you pale ? , " " I never thought him would of that where be . a H he p ' m ity is ! . to After He render is all a him , very perhaps utterl great y it useless reformer may be by on better raising earth to , and leave m to it the Upper Gods House smiled . " at one another , and then Apollo observed , " Well " For , I what like thing Tomahawk ? " asked for all one the thing Celestials . " . " He knows how to play upon his own trumpet ! " gallery wealth After y of of laug the the hing Victoria Gods heartil Theatre left y the at . sk this y en merry route conceit for the the sixpenny more 1

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    - Knowing When What A Lord He Mayor May ...

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    tomed carry VCV 11 ^ . to S . M . XM regard . A ^ UgUl the -M vagaries . T T K * of Eng AwllglClllU Bumbledom abroad rather in the thing light s begin of an to innoce look serious nt practical when joke the whole on our Court neighbours of Aldermen ; but pack up their carpet bags and start on their travels with the Aldermen view of going are not ' * prepared Lord Mayoring to uphold " too the , character especially for when liberality the and hospitality which to the present time , failing any other

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 2, 1868, page 181, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_02051868/page/9/