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    • LADIES. MILES.
    • A DIRGE.
    • THE MAJSTIACS COLUMN; PUZZLES FOR or, LU...
    • ANSWERS TO THE PUZZLES IN OUR LAST.
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      Io2 The Tomahawk. {September 5, 1868.

      IO 2 THE TOMAHAWK . { September 5 , 1868 .

      Ladies. Miles.

      LADIES . MILES .

      The Lords Of The Creation \Yill Soon Hav...

      The Lords of the Creation \ yill soon have no speciality left to them . At the Isle of Man Regatta the other day a novelty was petitors introduced only . The in the prizes shape consisted of a boat of two race lockets open , to as lady the boats comisland were pair carried -oared them , and o a ff couple . There of young can be ladies no doubt belong but ing that to the the females once & are a running time used the to males be t a called VMllv close race the manl aaaiaka for proficiency * sports in There ¦*• what ¦

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      ceed . Now that two of their number have managed to overthemselves come the difficulties capable of of pulling acquiring a pair-oar the , they remaining may fairl masculin y consider e exercises . It is rather late in the season now for an athletic grounds sport meeting of Beaufort , but if House next year for the Lord occasion Ranelag ( h wh would ich no lend doubt the his softer lordshi sex ) , p some would . such , for programme he is a polite as the nobleman following , devoted might to easil the y be arranged : —

      FEMALE AT ^ LETIC SPORTS . The Meeting to be held at Beaufort House in the Spring of ' 1869 . Events . 1 . —Quarter of a mile Flat Ra . ce . Open to ladies of all ages . First prize , an emerald ring ; second prize , a bonnet . 2 . —Running years and Hi upwards gh Jump . . Prize Open , a paten to ladies t sans of flectum the age crinoline of forty .

      3 . —Steep placed lechase twenty , over yard twenty s apart fli . ghts Open of hurdles to ladies , four of feet all hi ages gh . , box First . prize , a gold hxinting watch ; second prize , a work-4 . —Boxing Match . Open to ladies of a certain age only . Entries to be made on the ground . No scratching allowed . pairs Three of blows white out kid of gloves five to . decide the heat . Prize , a dozen 5 . —Four-miles Walking Race . Open to young ladies who

      have have not not passed bassed their their third third season season . . The The boots boots worn worn must must than be of an the inch ordinary in diameter descri and ption not , vi less z ., with than heel an s inch not and more a half in height . First prize , some diamonds ; second prize , work a sewing sneatl machine bound ; . third prize , a copy of Mr . Lawrence's , y

      6 . —Consolation gold ring . Race , one hundred yards flat . Prize , a plain Admission to the ground five shillings . N . B . —No gentlemen allowed in the enclosure . the Such ladies a programme might count as on the a large above attendance would prove of the attractive harder , and sex before Jn truth whom , the - public to exhibit have their had strength rather , too endurance many of , and the prowess athletic . sport meetings latterly , and a novelty would prove acceptable .

      A Dirge.

      A DIRGE .

      The Days Of The Existence Of The Colosse...

      The days of the existence of the Colosseum in Regent ' s crumble Park are and numbered decay , into although ruin ( a its fate walls which will latel not y has be threatened allowed to them ) like its great Italian namesake . Its stones are on the point of being whitewashed into lots , to fall beneath the hammer of Nig the ht will remorseless be rolled auctioneer up and disposed ; the bird of ' s- at eye an view ^ immense of Paris sacri by - has fice been ; and so neat frequentl # villas will engul shortl hed y occupy in the most the spot terrible where of Lisbon

      earth-*« « - •»* ••« WW ** % J *~ r * % * WW » W * W y J * " O M 1 p W «* VV « * J . J , W * 1 V A 44 VU *» faW < L ***^* W W * ^*» -4 ** t > ** quakes . It is a melancholy fact that the Colosseum has long since lost its attraction . The Swiss mountain with the artificial lake suggests are not the what idea they of a used weather to be -beaten . The mountain canvas screen , now- ; a- while days , the lake is evidently nothing better than a muddy tank . The

      The Days Of The Existence Of The Colosse...

      bravel gether waterfall y ; to — and his there work the used very is to no be eag longer a le waterfall , althoug to be once seen h , poor — on has his bird dried own , he particu up alto held - - lar tion rock of . something The grotto , of once the cel same ebrated kind is at now Margate but a ; bad while imita the - dark mystery of the ascending room has long since faded before all modern the numberless buildings that " lifts pretend " which to are be now tall in The ordinary public use will in

      . be no no doubt hel regre for t it the and loss if of bl the ame Colosseum attaches itself , but there to appears it to is to Londoners p themselves ; for the want of whose countenance anyone and patronage the poor old , Colosseum has been permitted to languish and die .

      The Majstiacs Column; Puzzles For Or, Lu...

      THE MAJSTIACS COLUMN ; PUZZLES FOR or , LUNATICS !

      1. What Is My First ? A Merry Little Dev...

      1 . What is my first ? A merry little devil Who likes a bit of humour in his evil . What Remove serial the me s ans second you all will know disclose , I suppose . ; The two together my name a rank which boy As well as man in this strange world enjoy .

      2 . My first all carpet factories contain , You My whole 'll know ' s a my toy second with which by his our earl children y strain , play , And warm themselves upon a chilly day . 3-

      M One y first kind is of a popular second eng is ine taxed of death bthe , state My whole is my sufficient to take away y breath , , And in army and navy its service is great . 4 . ¦ My My . iim -. first w second VV ^* ** is ' a s word a U card V *** N which * in L 1 . A a - *» game fc— is friendl AA *\^ which * v A ** y thoug * is S / hi < k *^ h g K h low , 5 ,

      And My whole a word is which a place you to 'll which easily great guess peop if you le go try , . 5-Thoug A fruit h of not native of equ and al excellence of foreign growth in both , ; And Princes Its hue of ' confections s are like still that distinguished of which gold and shop cheese b keepers y its name and sell flam , e , , Those with it made do all the rest excel .

      6 . My My wh first ol is e may a drink be , taken my second in stone ' s a , paint tax , , or wax . 7-As My a first is a river of iron , my secon wood d is or known of stone My whole passage is a town , in that part , of our land , Where the buildings are most of them spacious and grand .

      Answers To The Puzzles In Our Last.

      ANSWERS TO THE PUZZLES IN OUR LAST .

      1. Waterfall. 2. Beauty. 3. Limestone. 4...

      1 . Waterfall . 2 . Beauty . 3 . Limestone . 4 . Faithful . 6 . Garibaldi . B Three rom Answers pton Stray , Gul h Buz ave nare wings been and , received Old Orp John heus from , ( Awful Ramsgate Jack Solved Duffer ) , Slod , It La , ger Linda Becassine and Princ Tiney ess de , , Samuel E . Thomas , Annie ( Tooting ) , John S . F ., Washperle and Her Our Lunati Charlie c Husband , A Staunch , Alte Jacobite Volare , , Four W . McD Hastings ., Mabel Scalps May , T , . Grannie H , N . - , p Baker ilgrimlard ' s Bills idida . , W . B . W ., Burley , Owl with Toothache , and

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Sept. 5, 1868, page 102, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_05091868/page/12/