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    • LONDON, AUGUST 3, 1867.
    • NAPOLEON'S DREAM.
    • TO THE PARTY; ; (And we hope they like it*) :
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      144 The Tomahawk. [August 31867! , ¦

      144 THE TOMAHAWK . [ August 31867 ! , ¦

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      London, August 3, 1867.

      LONDON , AUGUST 3 , 1867 .

      We Understand That Henceforth The Expens...

      We understand that henceforth the expenses entailed by the production , of Meyerbeer ' s AJricaine will be defrayed ( by order of Sir Stafford Northcote ) by the India Office , because the opera in question has to do with the honour of a Mahometan Queenv

      Poor Marquis Of Westmeath ! He Has Compl...

      Poor Marquis of Westmeath ! He has complained of a breach of privilege in the House of Lords , because one of the reporters alluded to the noble Marquis in a loud tone of voice as an old idiot . " The reporter ought to have known that it is not allowed to call any noble lord by his name in the House *

      There Is A Rumour Current That Mr. Theod...

      There is a rumour current that Mr . Theodore Martin is to receive the honour of Knighthood on the completion of the second volume of " " Prince Alberts Memoirs . * This piece of news will be gratifying to Mr . Charles Dickens , and the rest of the small fry of English Literature . Ah ! it ' s not often that an author can get such a very good subject ( vide the Queen ' s © pinion of him ) as the Prince Consort for the theme of his scribblings .

      There Is (We Believe) No Truth In. The R...

      THERE is ( we believe ) no truth in . the report that Mr . WhaHey intends proposing a suspension of Lord Campbell's Act to allow of the sale of that filthy production , " The Confessional Unmasked . " There is no reason why the honourable member should take such a step , for at the present moment the book is ; hawked about the streets of London with the most delightful impunity .

      Napoleon's Dream.

      NAPOLEON'S DREAM .

      An, Extract From A Jdzary. (See Cartoon....

      An , Extract from a JDzary . ( See Cartoon . ) been anxious I felt too eyes much dull very and for , weary me very . ill M . . y The poor Eugenie excitement little had boy worried had of appeared the m month e as to usual had my

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      III square Caesar ., perhaps , . and 1 I , can and 1 think naa draw someooay of no a parallel one s else . between I might ; that take I ' ve Richard amiable up fond Englishman of yachting and . my He well is too -beloved great for cousin me . —the I have one ruled , I mean with , so a that name with poor a face little my for sceptre hi boy s title J , I deeds am , perchance very . That tired , may . poor Th secure little e Great the boy Exposition Tuilleri of mine es ! for was guests a grand . . id . ea . . . Maximilian . . Paris I prosperous . . . . Kings I am walking through my state apartments j I seem to tread

      An, Extract From A Jdzary. (See Cartoon....

      — — - ——_ , — . _ j upon nothing-. I pass the guard in the court yard , they do not gas Throug see me lamps , h so the , much into Rue the de the Place Rivoli better de with . La I its Concorde like arcades to wander and row silent about of with li incoo ghted its - cold marble statues of the towns of Franceand very obeliskand its Madeleine lvxaaeieine fountains , , where wnere ; up my my there uncle uncle at the set set tip up end Jus of picture picture the , Rue over over Royale the the altar altar is , the of of Godto teach the Parisians that he could take

      b across y storm , the if river such the a procedure Corps Leg happened islatif and to the suit distant his Heaven purpose spires itself of ; dismal St . Clotilde ca / is i ckantant I move on and along deserted the toy Champs -stalls El on ysdes one side with its bu the ilding Palais was de large I / Industrie enough on for the my first other exhibition . Ah t we but grow I wanted . , That with the Champ the . staff de of Mars a special for constable my second , bat —years , since ago then I , , was nothing satisfied less Mabille than Passing a general , along the gate ' s sword of avenue that and lining Paradise a soverei itself gn of with ' s the sceptre palaces English has , , and pleased the I yardin stand me .

      by by the the Arc Arc de de Triomp Triomphe he— —the the great great gateway grafteway commemorative commemorative of of monument my uncle ' s valour to the , man the stone to whose memento imperial of the purp name le I have I bear clung . The to j hoist ere long myself be a into boulevard the throne planted I filL with Along trees the and road fringed that with will stone mansions ( for if the workmen stop bailding , my head beshow comes with in jeopard its immense y ) , across bazaar the riv « r , and its besid tawdry e the tinsel great world its s ' temp theatrical France les , ,, to and disp play its lay lath with , and , and until its plaster she painted learns , mosques women to . forget . The , and Mexico toy I have cardboard , . AH gfven is silent Sow- —as I pass even the Phare trumpet is hushed to restand

      not not a a machine machine is is in in motio motion n . . And And then then I I lose lose sight sight of of Paris Paris . . II seem am walking to have on . been a dreary desi moor gned ; , h it y is Gustave very lonely D © re and . They the trees form themselves the wind moaning into strange throug faces h the and trees mock sounds at me ta . me I strol like l a on dirge and . see On hastl and floating on it , comes and towards I nearer stand me and by something the nearer brink and very of nearer a river horrible and . As nearer and I look very and , I hav g at last e wronged y is ; close upon the man me I I have And then left to I see die the the face man of whose the man life , I I have lor sacrificed weeics , to g tne lut my ambit 1 ion ; the tried , face to that has haunted i

      me past , pnantom nave , destroy as nave cil seen chamber it floating , mocking in front at me my from child among , grinning the at peop me le in ; the and coun here - make b it y is Francis again him . ! Josep for I g turn iving h . to ? Will fl Will y , the when the feast my tawdry I offered show is cau to in ght set the by before Champ my friend him de , archs Mars and Paris the , hosp make itality him forget I offered that him the while corpse I floating exhibited on the : the mbn river - is the body of his brother ? icl Oh ! let me break away from him , let ixxc 9 a « ajvc xiic uuiuo jlxac iu

      by the cs ^ a wrist ^ e , and pointing -j . towards canape the lifeless : form , floating on the waters , says—: window Asleep . in Another my chair day I 1 Well sunli , we ght all streaming have our in through duties . the A

      read knock . . Come I look in in 1 the glass , put on my usual smile , and am y

      To The Party; ; (And We Hope They Like It*) :

      TO THE PARTY ; ; ( And we hope they like it *) :

      ! > Tell Me Not Grey I'Ve Changed My Min...

      Tell That me from not Grey the constancy I ' ve changed my mind , Of Tory bold breasts Reform and I fl country . kind ,- j y True , new opinions I embrace , i And The seeking first foe for ' a m " resting field -p lace /* j To democrats I yield . I Yet As this yoii inconstan , too , shall cy adore is such : , I could If I loved not lov honour e thee more dear . so much ,

      King A M Otho Oan ' * Man From ! (O A Th...

      King A M Otho oan ' * man from ! ( o a ther Maniac man ) . —King Otho is dead ,- long live \

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 3, 1867, page 144, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_03081867/page/4/