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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 3rd April 1869, Edition 1 of 1, Page 156, 156 THE TOM AH A IV K. [April s 1869.

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    • THE PARROT PAPERS,
    • Answer to Charade in Our Last.-—Boat Race.
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      156 The Tom Ah A Iv K. [April S 1869.

      156 THE TOM AH A IV K . [ April s 1869 .

      The Parrot Papers,

      THE PARROT PAPERS ,

      "Pol, Me Occidistis, Amici." No. Iii. Mo...

      " Pol , me occidistis , amici . " No . III . More of men and their foolishness . —the imperfection of men ' s understandings . the beauty of parrot ' s ears pointed out . —visitors . sir george and tom . an argualso ment of about an injustice the irish . why church sir . ge definition 0 rge got the of a best boon of , the argument . a warning against vanity and conceit . —the advantages to men of having a low opinion of themselves . —why men are envious and jealous of one another . what is fame ? the final cause of man ' s creation . sumptuous No ! I do ignora not' think nce of I can men end any ure longer the gro . ss I st sit upidity with my and head presagaciously on in room inclined . Oh ! what one side I suffer , and ! listen to the talk that goes They my do not seem , to reflect that I can hear and understand all they say . My opinion is that men do not understand what is understan said to d th anything em—they till pretend it is writte to— n but down they for can them never in a reall book y . Another I am sure proof men of ' their ears inferiority are big enoug to Parrots h , and . ugly enough ! How feathers different ! from If yo a u Parrot want ' s really beautiful to ears study , cove intellectual red with their expre lovel ssion y watch I find a that Parrot the ' s fa observations ce when listening which . I made on argument have , bee Ye n sterday studied there by so came me of to my see visitors me— , or not the without individual profit who . lives in the house with me—two remarkable men . One answers to the nam can make e of Sir out George . , and the other is called Tom , as far as I Irish They Church were . " talking I have about heard a an very immense tiresome amount thing called of nonsense " the ject talked . B about esides this , it cannot " Irish Church be of any , " and importance I am quite . sick It has of the nothing subto do with Parrots . Sir George , however , is very much excited about the question . destroy He wants it . to keep this " Irish Church , " and Tom wants to

      a minority Tom said . it was an injustice , and that it was the tyranny of To at boon this Sir . George answered that it was not an injustice , but a gre I know what a great boon is . A roast chestnut is a great boon think . I So can is define an app , too le , quite when as ripe simp and ly . sweet . An injustice I tice To . g I ive once a Parrot , and onl a nut y once with , no knew kern a el mean inside beast —that , in is the an Injus shape - I of had a Boy a , small who did iece me out an of Injustice his thumb . I instead am happy of to the say absent that kernel ; and though p , perhaps , it was rather lacking in flavour , everybod This is y what knows may that be Revenge called a di is gression sweet . . But to proceed . Tom went on to prove , by many detailed instances , that it was an Sir injustice George , which triump sill hantl y ' cours y rejoined e ensure that d his it defeat was a . boon to the he Irish showed people his , and wisdom produced and that no proof he had of his learnt assertion of Parrots ; whereby . Irish Tom Church , then driven meant from the , tyranny his former of the position minority , asserted . that the the Sir Irish George Church , with were much in a spirit minority , denied . that the supporters of Tom then asserted , with great warmth , that they were but it 18 by , 000 what to 3 , he 000 called , 000— statistics or in some . such proportion—and proved Sir George smiled amiably , and repeated his former denial , adding This , he with did pardonable again and energy again , , " till Hang Tom statistics was silenced ! ' ' . The and consequence Tom retired was , , th not at a Sir little George angered had , and the best much of discomfited the argument . , expressed I immediatel , in a y short whistled and — melodious not without form a , meaning my conviction —for I thus that the Sir George precepts had laid prevailed down by in me argument in my last , because article he . had mastered

      was man This , but ght would bei in the ng have a rules P been arr wh ot , i gratify ch I am I laid ing destitute to down my of for vanity vanity argument had . I I knew when been a I I great what wrote men many them would , proofs and call I to know this make proof it me now of my more . I wisdom have convinced gained . It would of nothing my take own by a wisdom than I am now . all living , women creatu , re and s , ¦ tell children you so , remember . Never g this ive ! way I , th to e vanity wisest or of conceitj They arise they from are a most morbid dangerous desire to obtain possessions the consent for any of animal others . yourself to your , and n es you timat need e of y no ourself one . else But ' s form consent a rig to it e , h m owever ate of and high red it may Parrot be . like And me if — you I ask were you , a what Parrot co — uld that your is a op real inion gre of yourself But being be "but what the yo very u ar e , ghest your op possible inions ? yourselves must be n order I ecessaril could of creation I y do , ve not ry creates low know . I this that am necessity sorry I would that . , but Creature your I cannot position s with help in a it . low the If tivel opinio y ; n , for of the they ms p e revent lves are the ve expenditure ry useful in the of much world , valuable if only nega time - low and tn energy , on the part of their superiors , in teaching them how

      There ey is are one . advantage in having a low opinion of yourself ; you I are often pretty consider certain wh to get there others is so to agree much with jealousy you . and envy no your among real own you inherent atness human therefore sense creatures of inferiority ; and are so I . see You that to feel assume it proceeds that you itand have from so impatient gre of seein ; g anybody you succeed in eager a task which you , feel to tion bestowed b , e at difficult every on a , word ny that other you of than approval are always yourself , or in . m a You ark feverish of know respe state that ct whoeve whi of irrita ch is r - fe is s s r st ad in m imitati ire , is n s ure the of wisdom forestalling , or th , e virtues the , re which wards men , even pro if - all afterwards like we you are should wise be and able goo to d , exhibit you would the reality be as . superior Were you to those Men , mean have passions often , of envy ht to and discover jealousy the as final we are cause . of their creation . In their soug feeble endeavour to give some practical effect lided to into their curiosity sort of crime on this others subject have , some scrambled have into naturall what y is g called the every Palace ; of Fame . ; The former are much the more numerous class ; and it is a curious proof—for you will have proof proofs , — I let say your , of reasons the innate well degradation digest this of one mankind —it is a , t curious hat so prone are you have to vice committed that those no , whose nobler names deeds are than most successful honoured among crimes ; you that , is to say , they have got on to a throne and stuck a hav crown efrom on their that heads eminence , or a general and in ' s baton that disguise in their , hands committed , and diatel proving murders , y after , their for wh they wisdom ich indulged you in have getting their lauded where fancy them , they for to you did the before certainly skies , ; or thereby imme would - you have are hung so incapable them , , had of they virtue not been that you kings are or generals obliged . to In accep fact t , vice I feel in a that gorgeous my contempt dress as for a substitute , you creature . s has caused me to piece moralize of information somewhat more , on which than I to intended ponder . till But we meet I give next you . this cause If you of . man are ever ' s creation asked , 1 or Answer ever ask thus yourself — , what is the final destined " To scratch for so noble Parrots a ' heads " . —and be thankful that you were purpose

      Answer To Charade In Our Last.-—Boat Race.

      Answer to Charade in Our Last .- —Boat Race .

      E. Correct Thomas Answers W. Li. G H . A...

      E . Correct Thomas Answers W . li . G h . ave J . been B . Childers received Infant from Rub Samson y ' Ghost A Lancaster , Samuel ( Lad Dundee , Orkney ) , Peter , Bill ( , Linlithgow Julia , ( Dublin ) , , ) S , arah M . S A , ugarcane . T . ( New , Paul Bri ( , Cardiff ghton ) ) , , Peter Lucy Lake ( Oakham , Bol ) , phol A Bet goblid , Gamma , Florence , Syp , W . , Whitfield John ( Truro ( Birming ) , Abergeldie ham ) , Tommy . Bala and Joey , O . Hughes , J . Davies ( Manchester ) , Lizzy ( Scarborough ) , Frances C . J . , Henley Little , Red Captain Riding Crosstree Hood , T , . H Moore . Oldacre ( Southampton , Rataplan ) , J , . Midas M . B . , , and Charles Hamilton .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 3, 1869, page 156, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_03041869/page/12/