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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 6th February 1869, Edition 1 of 1, Page 64

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    • IN THE SMOKING-ROOM.
    • A PLEA FOR A JPOLL TAX.
    • Z>OUBLE ACROSTIC.
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      entitled , receiving , " Behind as the a parting Scenes present ; or , the Fate of theWicked Panta a - loon If of Pl one ymouth has . " read this sketch thus farI be asked a " Have thousan any I d not times laid no the !" colours on too thickly ? , " I reply , " No— , I contend Far be it that from two me -thirds to sneer of those at a who truly parade religious their woman " works ; but of worst charity type " before . Unhealth their friends y in mind are h as ypocrites they are , and neglectful sinners in body the ,

      true they tinsel golden themselves Christian over virtues with , Hope pinchbeck , Faith imitations , and Charity of the . " There is no health in them : " they turn Religion into a burlesque deceitful , and as Piety parrots into and a mockery as talkative . Sp , iteful they wander as cats throug and as h sl the y , world they seek a bore to protect to those . they I would pretend not to wish pity to , and see a my pest most to bitter tliose lived enemy in mated years gone to one by , of and these heard horrible that Miss creatures Mary ; Mawdle and had pur I - have posed pity for rushed dragg her intended ing to the Pontius church husband Pilat and e stopped to the altar the , banns by J ingo , out ! I would pure

      64 The Tomahawk. [February 6, 1869.

      64 THE TOMAHAWK . [ February 6 , 1869 .

      In The Smoking-Room.

      IN THE SMOKING-ROOM .

      Scene.—De?Ise Volumes Of Tobacco-Smoke. ...

      Scene . —De ? ise volumes of tobacco-smoke . Spirits of the Air . 1 ST Voice { supposed to belong to a matt with literary tastes ) , Mr . Brown . 2 nd Voice { supposed to belong to a ma ? t with theatrical tastes ) , Mr . Jones .

      3 RD Mr Voice . Robinson { supposed . to belong to a man with musical tastes ) , 3 ist RD Voice Voice . . — — -Any Only news that ? very Any old new one lie ? about the Musical real Critic nature of the exjjosed Times . on It a ' score come of occasions again , after . No having better critic its or who truer wields gentleman Jove ' s thunder ( in every among sense the of the musicians word ) . exists than he Gilbert Guilty ist Voice , a at Beckett the . —I Queen see ? that ' s . they Isn ' t are that going a p to iece do a written new play by , iV Mr / /^*//// i / txra e rMrrxAiif + arl r % \\ r \\ if * a

      year 3 RD ago Voice at Man . — chester The Queen . ' s piece is a translation from the French , isn ' t it ? called 2 ND in Voice Paris . — the I Marquis believe so de . St If . HJ I / ene remember . Over right there , it it was was not country a triump . hant success . It may have a better chance in this foretold 2 3 ND RD Voice Voice , Monte . . — — Cristo Quite Only has to so . the been Been Adel a to great p any hi . success of As the the theatres . Gaiety Tomahawk ? doing

      very France well for , I a while understand . . Fechter , they tell me , is going to roug ist hly Voice English . —Not melodrama sorry . Clever at the Adel actor phi , but , with we Webster want a in tho it - . 3 RD Voice . —What ' s Marie Antoinette to be like ? 2 ND Voice . —Very horrid , I hear . Shouldn ' t be surprised if there Boucicault ' s a real has guillotine anything and to do some with real it . blood , —that ' s to say , if it ? ist Voice . —But it ' s written by Mr . Palgrave Simpson , isn ' t 2 ND Voice . —Oh yes ! But—{ Fresh voices join u nintelli , and the gibl conve e . ) rsation becomes

      The * Red Cardinals Hands 1 .—Why, When ...

      the * Red cardinals Hands 1 . —Why , when the Pope is passing the pause of

      A Plea For A Jpoll Tax.

      A PLEA FOR A JPOLL TAX .

      Manage Many Mr. Pennies Gladstone To Aff...

      manage many Mr . pennies Gladstone to afford off , the has ' s Income not very commen y Tax led as that the dable ri Exchequer ght anxiety honourable can to possibl take gentle as y - man Service to to cut a minimum down the but expenditure has caused of Ar him my , to Navy look , around and Civil for fresh pedient sources , but would of revenue not , the . Premier A new tax act is wisel always y and a well dangerous in putting exa duty on the importation "from abroad of false hair ? Sixpence a piece on chignons , and a shilling a yard on ringlets , would

      based surely be on a the reasonable assumption charge that enough one ; female and on in a three computation wears borrowed tresses ( five in six would be nearer the mark ) , the year imposition to the of Exchequer such a duty . would Poll taxes give half are -a generall -million of unpopular money a measures of the day , but , som if e retrenchment enactment of and this economy kind would are to be be far the more orders to families the point to than destitution starving . dockyard labourers , and reducing their

      Z≫Ouble Acrostic.

      Z > OUBLE ACROSTIC .

      A M Luckless Y First Invoked Day It My W...

      A M luckless y first invoked day it my was second when first ' s aid ; So silly sheep might ask the wolf For help when of the dog afraid ; So mig sav ht e the her dove from the some hawk gentle entreat maid . Short Short reckonings memories make of friends long friends make foes , they . say , My second ' s mind ' a' spotless blank ,

      Unp Nought leasant but facts its guileless but hover virtues there knows ; Like wasps around the blushing rose . Too Of guileless that dark he pool to plumb in which the depths first Plunged In hopes , with to quench a band of their faithful feverish slaves thirst , . They And paid would him have well done to pull so them if he durst out , . This riddle difficult may seem ,

      Believe me that the moral ' s sound : If e ' er in feel speculation in fear of ' being pool drowned , And Don want ' t pay a friend men twenty to pull thousand you out , pound . 1 . A You terrible 'll find myth him , in a story monster books strange , also , on 'Change . 2 . Where If tlipv a general to run always tTi *» n . fh the < = » v mnsf blackguards turn fir ^ should s far ** . place ,

      Where the fiend sometimes sits 3 ' when he ' s out on the spree—That ' s to say , with some persons , but never with me . 4-Very Their costl story y to are tell these would and be dear blood to the relation nation . — Was it true ? Was it false 5- ? WMd 1 it was I can ' t tell . Like the last , though it ended in smoke and a smell . 6 . And What people should be of other folk ' s rations ,

      excessively so of their own reputations . A name which our we 7 trust . have made famous Read our columns all pages through , then the lucky man name , us .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 6, 1869, page 64, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_06021869/page/12/