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    4^/3,1869.] THE TOMAHAWK. 155

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    A HORRTn SOCIAL SHAM.

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    I do not know how my Lord Shaftesbury sp...

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    Preface. Disrespect The Period For , Any...

    They heard my sound , unvarnished tale delivered , About Do grow the beneath Siamese their , and shoulders men whose . My heads sweet wife The She swore robb' — d that in faith smiles ' twas steals strange som — ething 'twas from pitiful the , thief 1 She never look'd to see if I were black . The She saw Judge O' acquitted Thelloe ' s visage us , and in outside his mind the . court To I found which your conveyance phaeton , ensign I assigned , driving my wife up ; . And My Desdemdna now I am leaving must I for leave the to Curragh thee ! ! Honest James , I prithee let thy groom attend on her . [ Exit General . I Ensign am not James what I am mor . e mys Put t money eriously in than thy purse ever ) . . — She must have change—so put it in thy purse . giving Space the , which entire is tragedy limited , but in these we will columns complete , will the prevent tale and us leave office for the the enlightened elaborated "Youths drama . of the Period to apply at our made Ensi Colonel gn James of takes Division it into and his the head General that he account ought to be moors swarthy somehow complexion stands , which bet , ween he owes him and to being his , wishes sunburnt . A certain on the making Lieutenant , him Cassidy very dmnk is used , Ensign for his James base puts purposes a Brussel , and s after lace handkerchief The General observing into his pocket his lieutenant which belonged mopping to his Desdemona face with . authorities him the elegant on the , present and spot on , pr he the omotes himself strength J ames had of g without this iven evidence to his referring wife against , cashiers to any his wife ting , a bring verdict them , resorts all into to the crime Divor to ce assuage Court ; his but jealousy failing . in The getfirst Gene ral iven allures orders Desdemona to James to into bring the the Holyhead disgraced mail Cassidy , having by with night his on wife to the and rails bids . At he express r speed for O death 'Thelloe as expostulates he does not wish to kill , her soul . Oh ! prepare dear , no ! A climax , is reached when crunched at beneath the mo the ment ruthless Desdemon iron a th hears e General Cassidy smothers ' s bones her under the cushions of the first-class , carriage in which they are panion travelling , the . General After an comes hour ' to the rney conclusion ing with his that murdered a lace pocket comenormity handkerchief of his is cri not me circumstantial , sways to and fro evidence with such , and anguish feeling , that the the whole train is precipitated over the Menai Straits into the sea . cion Retributio of laying n awaits foreign Ensi bodies gn , James on th , who e rails is , a and rrested consp on iring suspi - upset the train . authoritie * * * Note s as — . to Th whether ere has the been lot some of thU doub drama t raised was by reall modern invented by W . Shakespeare of p Avon , or taken from a classic y som dramatist etime After of the the name Dark of Ages Dion . As Boucyclatius the Dark Ages , wh can o flourished be of no interest fice it to to say our that readers Shakespsar , we shall e woul not d discuss have little the question chance . now Suf -a- - days tions were for him the . said Dion present to manage his stage direc-

    4^/3,1869.] The Tomahawk. 155

    4 ^/ 3 , 1869 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 155

    A Horrtn Social Sham.

    A HORRTn SOCIAL SHAM .

    I Do Not Know How My Lord Shaftesbury Sp...

    I do not know how my Lord Shaftesbury spends his Sunday , or when he takes his recreation , but I do know that he has lately Saturday been half talk holidays ing a great in c deal onnec tio m n ischievo with so u m s e nonsense " Lord ' s about Day Observance " Association . Availing myself of this leading idea b y the text button , let me -hol c e , c and h hold preach of my him dear a sermon end , L . ord I thought Wigblock as , m startl uch es , — him the into bare a notion fit . Am of I anyone aware preaching that every to " Lord him ' s almost Day " in able the and season select he audiences may be seen from " the powerfull stage y of " addressing some transpontine fashiontheatre ? Am I aware , that wherever there is any -feat of

    I Do Not Know How My Lord Shaftesbury Sp...

    preaching or praying to be accomplished , there he is coming in , in I know the sp all iritua about l race Lord , an Wi easy gblock first . ? I have Yes , stayed I am aware a week of this once . experiences at Wigover , , and I admit as a telling I have point found in it a very list useful of my . fashionable Sunday , I and huge must standing country also admit in palace , the was , midst crammed observed of its full as devoutl of magnificent the y finest as it could works gardens be of in and art a , availed grounds ourselves . We went of to several church opportunities twice , and , I of think hearing , we his mig lordship hthave me discourse an we privatel guests , y for to his I conclude household that . When Mr . John I say Thomas " we" I weekl and the y edification other " gentlemin along with " had their to perquisites throw in . this forcible , howgimcrack ever ever , we could went , that not would we have were thrust " met observed itself by some upon , '' had ' our obje we notice t ( wished Tart . , We picture . did Wher , not or - got visit up a Crystal in one , we Palace dined on Sunday one , praye . No d ; in we one lived , and in went one to . bed We point in one . It view sounds , doesn horrible ' t it 1 from It is a a " fac Lord t , thoug ' s day h , and observance what is " know more , his it was Lordship all my took Lord the Wig chair block ' at s fault a meeting I On , Thursday where that I piou Gush s held and forth excellent most self terribly -deny , for one Christian hour , and the three Rev -quarters . Jabez too Museum , on , the on Sundav sin of contemp . and contrasted lating the the opening vicious of and the soul British

    -dethe stroying pure allurement and innocent s of joy th s at of camphorated public-house boozing pandemonium . The with dear earnest I ive reverend wor gentleman d of honour was I of saw our him party after at afternoon Wigover , and service g looking you my for at least five minutes , at the celebrated " Herattention cules and Omp and hale admiration " of Fari in toshi the which long attracts gallery such . This general , of tions course of , would Wive never rand have for happened these his but Lordshi for the is tempta - - tical tionably efforts responsible in the , right . It direction is true , on I the did upper notice terrace p some unques . prac The - fine sea horses who are in the habit of snorting gallons of p water agoda upon , gave " Vulcan up the at fun the for forge one " in day the . midst I observed of a rock also work that retreat Montague at Mal , third plaquet Bar , had , the dropped Biockwig his , perpetual who led that shower famous -bath that for twenty he has -four been hours immortalised as well . And in the this lower was system something of fountains , seeing blanket on Marlboroug a dol , p hin , h ' conj . s back Seeing ointly , in , with the too , company that those adorned worthies of Jup with , iter directs and a peri the the wi Duke destruc g and of a - ti points on on ce of to the a giants sandstone having —a laudabl monster lost e its and , head that pious must and work being have in its been a good way terrible — deal and washed even , this , see hero ms , to of his take day it all observed quietly Sunday and tam in ely his enoug fashion h . , Yes but , here and the ended sun the . actuall effort . came Wigover out . Park As to looked the internal as green as ever - , ments and they dined were of the . en I mansion prince need scarcel . y , We have y even add I not had that already soda we told breakfasted and you brandy of , wh lunched arrange between at sort , the advice sacred , if yo hours u are of serio three usl a nd disp five ose in d , the never afternoon spend . a Sunday Follow my at Wlcrnv ^ r !

    him Taking , playfully my , dear of co friend urse— Wigblock " What is by the the use button of your -hole preaching , I said to dest when ruction like of th and e poo do r . m I n ' a s one holiday le of months . You can u take will be at rs on Mila n n or day Venice ? , Obviousl . What y do nothing you coup . want As with to your the Saturday Crystal yo Palace halfholiday decent working , it is a heathen men dep and lore cruel . Ask scheme their , which wives . nine It rob out s of them ten de of ring half their a day earnings ' s wages , in keep drink s them . ' idle Six , and days leads shalt them thou to labour squan , - ' do you no quote manner , and of then work twist ? says it into the five commandment and a-half . . ' ' Thou Thou shal shalt t yo tak u e are no a sort selfish of , recreation and dangerous , ' interpret old humbug you . My , I dear am afraid Wigblock , and , vie no ws poo yo r u rob ' s friend m of half at all a day . To ' s work carry , and out g your ive hi own m a narro miser w - able asham Sunday ed of . you But ! '' you take very good care of yourself . I am

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 3, 1869, page 155, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_03041869/page/11/