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    • , THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE PALACE.
    • THE SHIJP OF THM FUTURE!
    • STARS AJVL> GARTERS.
    • "DELAYED IJST TRANSMISSION:'
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      December 4, 1869.] The Tomahawk. 259

      December 4 , 1869 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 259

      , The Volunteers At The Palace.

      , THE VOLUNTEERS AT THE PALACE .

      Has [Not Reference E.—Be To It The Clear...

      has [ Not reference e . —Be to it the clearl crack y understood metropolitan that corps this sketch ] in no way

      Scene.—The Walls Drawing- Room O In Buck...

      Scene . —The walls Drawing- Room o in Buckingham sofa Palace benches . Gor- - geous geous Official footmen , sweeping , gorgeous in Court up some rgan dresses dust , gorgeous lining in a corner the . staircases , gor , a 7 i First Gorgeous Footman { to Official Sweeper ) . —What are Official you doing Sweeper there ? . — Oh , only sweeping up the "h ' s " dropped U . J . * - ' HJ- ' ^» - - b UJ y the * -Al * - » Corporation V ^ V-JA UI \ JX . C 4 . 1 , 1 . WAX of WX London J ~ 4 \ JX * . \ A . \ J ± X . . 9 M I ought UUgUl to l , \ S h 1 J . U ave V \_»

      another fellow to help me to do it—it ' s too much for one man ! the Second Volunteers Gorgeous . By jingo Footman , they are . — a . nice Look set sharp of fellows , for here ! ( Sneers come audibly . ) ( Enter gorgeous Colonel a number unifo in of a rms grey Volunteer . They uniform are . } attended Officers by in an more Energetic or less Energetic [¦^ \ p . mtt . i iv .. Colonel x ^ w-LiV-JJ-x ruis there in A . J . X Grey v > ri \ . ii d . * — x Now ^ u there . then Li . it , n , j and iuuiw look sharp o xiai ] there ^^ , an all

      of you let . me Here get , you to the go front . — ( an Push you es his way — to another you part . of First the room Commanding . ) Officer ( angrily to Second Commanding He ' s not the Officer senior ) officer . —What . I ri should ght has like to to have go on him like as that my ? client sure as . I Wouldn ' m an attorney ' t I run — up I the mean costs a colonel for him . ! That I would , as Second Commanding Officer . —Yesit ' s too bad ! 'Ere I '

      a tm ¦« , 4 ««•« -ma come Thursday all , too , is always from the _ such country a wery to . busy be treated _ day in like our shop this . . You First 'd be Commanding surprised at the Officer lot o' cheese . —Indeed they buys , Colonel on a Thursday ! ! it altho ' Second ad ' it would y been Com ' m a anding Saturday been wery Officer I iri shouldn ^ oiavehient . — ' t Always ' ave for minded my my friend luck so Snooks now much , if , the Pawnbroker— -I mean the Colonel of the 194 th Loamshire First Commanding , Officer . —Hush , here ' s the King !

      ( Ent try Grey er the to look King hurries like of Soldiers about the Belgians officiousl and to forget y . . Energetic Volunteer the shop . ) Colonel Officers in ( m Third eaning Hi Commanding s Majesty ) speak Officer French ( to a ? Eh Friend ? 'Cause ) . —Does I never he learned mean—I French don ' t speak —they it . ' t teach it at the Charity School—I Friend . —Oh . ! ' e speaks every bit as good English as I does . the Satirical ) must Officer indeedbe ( aside excellent ) , —The ! King ' s English ( if this be

      Several case Officers , . , —Hush ! Other Officers . — 'Ush ! Colonel Lord Elcho reads the address with adviii'able effect . find Volunteer a use for Officers their swords ( for — the they first strike time the in ground their lives with ) them I lit III' as CM if £ / they l / r (/ Gj rutw had umbrellas « . //( . c / f K in -K 1 . JJ , and it- / lish np we ivi , re i Deli t- in i-rv fin the t of * pit fi > i > jj ffi \ of ct a

      fou thea CERS rth tre a . t word finding The . King themselves replies able Eng to understand . gh about O every - Admiring Critical Captain Lieutenant . —Don . — ' It t ' e isn spea ' t k English English — ' well it ' s , 'Any French ? . Didn Admiring 't you ' Captain 'im say . — " No , " — that 't ' s ! French , ( The Offic King ers is . ) introduced to Distinguished Commanding ThKing ( smiling affabl si )—You wit llSir ?

      A XT e -ii . xvi . i > uf \* i irt-u > t'ri > g i * jy i * i y , jr j , . x are cvxv . w wwu e , , * j * i i Quite One we of ll , your the Majesty Distinguished . SSIne King Commanding shakes hands with Offcers him and . — p dants manding asses and on , friends in Officers tense deli ) , g , " h who t of tells one the of story the for Distinguished ever to his descen Com- - Pu Anoth tneyshire er Rifle Distinguished s , your Majesty Commanding . Officer . —294 th tinguish and Th passes e King ed on Commanding . — to Ah another , Putn . eyshire Delirious Officer ! ( smiles . deli ) ght affably ^ An , shakes other hands Dis- ,

      Scene.—The Walls Drawing- Room O In Buck...

      Admiring Critical Lieutenant Captain . —Oh . — , Well ain't , I ' affable ' t know ! ; ' e didn ' shake ' ands with me . Admiring Critical Lieutenant Captain . — . But —No you , but ain I ' t should a commanding like to be officer ! ! ( Departure of the King End . of Etirious Ceremony enthusiasm . ) of Officers . CURTAIN .

      The Shijp Of Thm Future!

      THE SHIJP OF THM FUTURE !

      The In D Last Ruid Thursday 10 'S 1 Pape...

      the last ruid Thursday 10 ' s 1 papers 322 tons appeared . We do a report not know of the wh trial at she trip will of cost the country , guns , but , , if the figure is high the following extracts t from axpayer the . account After a great question many details will greatl , and y a interest return on the account British of tl " In She " leaking the vibrated captain of the fore ' s valves and cabin aft , " , we pails in the are filled most told th unlooked with at— water for were manner half . " emptied " The 1 ri of their ing iii seemed tJW contents >^ Ali ^ U . as . " slack iJJlCtVX ^ as if it had J . XCW 4 . never been taut

      - « . J . V X gg ^^^ C 4 . * J UJ XX . J . I , J . XI * V V-X U \^\^ Xi LdL 4 . lt . " sea The under general such circumstances opinion on board would was send that three shi months into dock at shaken and , repair to . such " an extent as to , require complete p overhauling We " The conclude compasses this would will not be put travel all ' ri at ght all . ; " but fancy such a gallant thing would craft be in comp action lete ! . A few old Adelphi pirates and the

      Stars Ajvl≫ Garters.

      STARS AJVL > GARTERS .

      The Mr Prince . Onslow And Princess , Th...

      the Mr Prince . Onslow and Princess , the Rector of Wales of Sandringhan on their tour , who in the accompanied Easthas received and from from the Sultan the Viceroy the order of Egypt of the the Osmanli order . of Not the onl Medjidie , this , but the Prince of Wales , in consideration of Mr . Onslow y being- , his decoration private in chap the lain Royal , has presence graciousl . It given is certainl him leave y not to usual sport his for cannot clergymen possibl to emblazon y wear his themselves honours either with , orders in the , and pulp Mr it . Onslow in the b that tXi ye-lanes although LiiWlV of / his the bAl parish \ # Prince 111 . We of Wales are , therefore deserves VsO , inclined credit to think for Ji \ J

      , U > t ^ , UgAli J . J . m ^^ *_* J . VV . LV *> J « Vll * h 7 \* X V every \* V K * X . y ^ i ^ Ull a - L marldng Royal Hig his " ¦ hness appreciation has been . a of little " a no injudicious doubt * . faithful *«_« in giving « a * servant his licence , his to other a priest civilians in hol , is y orders always to held infringe to in a law its which very strictest , in the case letter . gates Who knows to a new but princi that ple this ? little If Rectors -concession may may wear be Stars opening we sh the all and surel the y have Archbishop the Bishops s a pair claiming of Garters Grand at least Crosses . of the Bath ,

      "Delayed Ijst Transmission:'

      " DELAYED IJST TRANSMISSION : '

      To Although Enable The Govern It Is Stat...

      to Although enable the Govern it is stated ment that to take every over exertion the working is now being of the made teleweeks that graphs the later by new the . The first arrangements Chancellor day of the will new of onl the year y Exchequer , come it seems into pretty , too force , has certai some as n yet understood done nothing that he towards will make raising use the of the requisite loose cash funds at ; and his it dis is - posal panies to . carry This out is all the a bargain very bad entered beginning into . with That the a private scheme co like mlowed that which to limp is forth now 11 * 1 & in ill about an inco lliVVlllJJJ to be lete \ broug manner 1 ht forward 1 is AiJ to VV b should e regretted be

      aliUWWU and it is IV iUli mor e over , V > - , questionable « , ** mp . whether . WV AAUJ . AAU Mr . Lowe is IVgl justified ^ lV ^ M ; , for which in appro the it , priating was ungling never , way even intended in whi a . ch tim Of the e , public course Government , money no one is is taking responsible purpose pos for - session of the telegraph wires ; but the public , who are not uninterested affair carri parties ed th in ro the h new to a arrangement conclusion , in wou a business gladly -like see and the straightforward manner ug .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Dec. 4, 1869, page 259, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_04121869/page/9/