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July 9, 1669.3 THE TOMAHA WK. g _
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"MARY WARNER."
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the (A play " NEW bill), and taken orig ...
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July 9, 1669.3 The Tomaha Wk. G _
July 9 , 1669 . 3 THE TOMAHA WK . g _
"Mary Warner."
" MARY WARNER . "
The (A Play " New Bill), And Taken Orig ...
the ( A play " NEW bill ) , and taken orig from inal William drama , by Gilbert Tom ' s Taylor story , of Es " q Margaret . " { vide . the Meadows author , ' a s permission Tale for the ) . Pharisees , " without { very much without ) Tomahawk has not read Mr . Gilbert ' s novel ( which is said to be excellent by the best judges ) , but he has seen Mr . Taylor ' s piece at the Haymarket . From said piece Tomahawk will to attempt The Tale to construct for the Pharisees a story— of bearing course no but great sufficientl resemblance like : here and there to the " new and , original drama , " at the y Haymarket to be recognisable . Q % w # itx &—m t % t 2 £ itostts * The works of Dutton and Downes were peculiar . They consisted of a parlour furnished chiefly with cash-boxes and doors , and an apartment enclosing pasteboard wheels and painted wood cranks—neither wheels nor cranks being of the smallest use bore to any a bod strong y or resemblance anything . to Dutton Mr . Clark was fussy ( a comedian and obtrusive at the Hay , and - market he appears , who ) , and seems Downes to be the was same remarkable man in every for nothing piece in but which his on wig terms , which of had easy a familiarity false forehead with attached Tollit , a vul to gar it . and They uneducated were both Warner sergeant and of police Bob . Levitt In their . George employ was were fat two , elderl engineers y , and — honest George . Levitt lean , young , and crafty . One of the many cash boxes left Warner lying . about Suspicion the , room as usual was , was stolen wrong , and ! suspicion pointed to
Cijagter 3 BL —< 3 * teor < j * QM & x \\ tx & & oSfgmg ; the " wife I am of so George glad to , to see Mill you y , " Ri angril gg , a y young murmured girl who Mrs wore . Warner a blue , dress to the with bad . three flounces , to denote that she was going rapidly voice Mary who Warner looked was as if a her stern whol woman e life , were with spent a harsh in committing spasmodic murder slaughter , , except . She scowled the moments horribl set y at apart Mill for y as recreation she made and the above manremark . with "You Bob are Levitt very , " said kind Mill , but y , I with had a far shudder sooner . go to Cremorne "Ha ! ha ha ! Cremorne ! Listen to my cur-r-se ! " She stopped short , and continued more calmly , " This is not Leak , and I hate I must her ! not would cur- that r-r-se she —at were least dead , as yet !) , look ! Come at my ( ha baby ! ha ! , how and get quickly ( ha ! ha ! how I hate it ! would that it were poison !) the that p I igeon could pie scream ! See wi ( ha th ! rage ha ! !) how , I wish I hate to be this genial mockery . " ! would Tollit Mill broke y would into have the room replied at , this but moment that Dutton . They , Downes were imme , and - diately followed by Warner . engineer " What , " ! wh ye y break , con- into - " my room F' cried the fat and elderly used "Stop , let me ! " shouted cur-r-r-r- Mary se them Warner ! " , "if bad language is to . be " Who stole the money box ? " asked Tollit . " Why , I did ! " replied Mary , with an awful yell . ( cursing "We thought horribly so the , " while said ) everybody to prison . ; Quite and she right was too carted . off
<& $ & pUv -ESS . —In l ^ rtgatu surprised Mary Warner her—her husband soon got used did not to prison come . to Th see ere her was one but thing then . it true didn . ' However t surprise , one any day one the else poor . Not man at made all strange up his , , but mind very to visit his vixen of a wife . " " H Didn ow ' are t I do you a , cleve my de r ar thing ? " said stealing the fat that and box elderl ? " y engineer . prejudices " Well , you . " know I can ' t quite say that , my dear—people have ing ou Then t of you her don head 't . praise me ! " she screamed , with her eyes start" Hum ! Well , I can't say exactly that I do !" " May " Ingra my te cur ! " -r shouted -r-r-rse rest his wife upon with you a for strong ever ! American " accent . pretty And of she her used . bad language for an hour and a half . It wasn ' t
& l )& pttx WP < - ^® fyt W & t & tmimttx police Court became After very leaving prosperous his wife . , Warner He invented , the fat lots and of elderl things y eng , among ineer , about the rest his a hat own of peculiar house , especiall constructi y on in , which the drawing he wore -room frequentl . He y , loung became ing very about rich the , purlieus and indul of ged Westminster in costly luxuries on winter , such nights as , making In fact friends to quote of the the metrop words olitan of a certain police magistrates duchess ( one , & c of , Sec hia . acquaintance , ) , " he really was an awful ' and at going it . " One ni Westminster ght he was when prowling Mill , as Ri usual accosted , about the him worst and haunts stole his in watch . The , police , of course y gg , took up another woman in who lieu of had the served real her culprit time —in and fact was , they now arrested given to Mary bad language Warner , more than ever . Mary had , become so accustomed to swearing , that she even cursed and swore in her dreams ! and Warner tried to called bribe upon him to Mr give . Scriven a decision , a sti in pendiary his favour magistrat by asking e , him promised to dinner to . do The the worth best for y mag him istrat and e jumped then the at pair the offer went , into and court . The moment Mr . Scriven , appeared at his desk his demeanour changed ; he no longer was a courtly gentleman , but tical turned facetiae into . a buffoon , cutting jokes , and indulging in pracwith " When an idioti is c a grin door . not " Now a door , you ? " sar asked , do the you worth gib it y up magistrate ? Golly , , golly !" with "Wh a wink en it ; ' s and a the jar , answer your wash was - greeted up \ " rep with lied roars Sergeant of laug T hter ollit . , to " Warn Wash er -up , who for was worshi seated p , you on kn the ow , bench " said , Mr " reall . Scriven y , very , turning good indeed . " twinkle Then in the his mag eye istrate , saw , looking an old woman round the coug court hing . with He a ordered merry her aged " with to be yells carried of merriment out , " and . the waggish manoeuvre was manhis " eyes We — now 4 ie had reall been y must laughing be serious heartil , " said y— " Mr what . Scriven is that , woman wiping charged with ?" He pointed to Mary , who now filled the prisoner ' s dock . will "With accost accosting her very dear that " gentl ( roars eman of laug , " rep hter lied ) . Tollit ; " and it as " before Accost ; for " reall cost y , , you very know quaint , " said —very Mr . quaint Scriven indeed to Warner ! " he , waggery continued . in What a louder have you tone to ; say — " , but woman there ?" , a truce to wild " " That ! voice ! " ! ! cried ! Warner ! ! " was . the " It startling is my wife repl ! y . ! !" excuses "Your everything wife ! " exclaimed . Set the the poor mag woman istrate free ; " !" well , really , that
CCfmiJtev ?— avntr ' 0 ® ott » e . dinner A number . They of were guests in were full evening assembled dress at , with Warner the ' s exception waiting for of evening Mr . Scrivi dress n , . who Suddenl , being y a very little hungry girl of , six was years only old in bounded half-full been into the sent room by her and father began , who to bore would everybod soon arrive y . She in said the drawing she had - room . how " Very extravagant annoying Warner , " said Scrivin is . , It " to is winter have to , and wait yet . But he has see board summer fountain flowers !" in his conservatory , a limelight , and a pastedress At . this moment Warner hurried into the room in morning when " M I y tell dear you friends that , " I he feel said rather , " I bored am sure . " you will excuse me " We have come to dinner , " cried Mr . Scriven . you " I will know go you —now have do , , " that admitted 's a clear Warner ! " , There " but there was — no I move know - men ones t , . that " What the cook ! my has words always are a useless policeman . Know in readiness then , ye haughty in the kitchen . " . - They went away murmuring , he defied them to the lastand the crept little into girl the was room left , and alone began . Not to for kiss long her , though and cry . over Soon her , Mary . "Is this the last act of Leah " asked the little innocent .
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 3, 1869, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_03071869/page/11/
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