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    • THE PEEP-SHOW.
    • MOTTOES FOR SPORTSMEN.
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      June 6, R868.] The Tomahawk. 233

      June 6 , r 868 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 233

      The Peep-Show.

      THE PEEP-SHOW .

      Under The Scaffold ! Scene And . A —Crow...

      UNDER THE SCAFFOLD ! Scene and . a —crowd Dawn of — heads to diml wer y of visible a church in , the the faint wall lig of ht a of prison early , shout morning of drunken . A hoarse laugh murmur ter . , stiengthened occasionally by a eyes BEFt to the RE holes I invite in my you Peep , ladies -show and I gentlemen wish to make , to an app explana ly your - tion Bj * * . ^^ V B > *¦ . W The B ^ ^ m ^ m « j « t ^ scenes v ^» r ^ B" k a » By * bb * ^ I ^ frequentl ab ah - ^^ -m ¦ ^ ru a ib ^ BB 1 ^^ W ^^ y have BB-B . ^ B ^ , ^^ had ^»^ b Bj ^ BP B |^ B > the V a > *¦ ^^^ honour B » a" ^¦^ ^ m ^ ^* ^^^ " afc of ^*^ a » present W ^ ^ " ^* B ^ ^^ ^ B * B ^ -

      on abuses ing 40 the your . , mimic I am notice happy board have to s had say of , my until that establishment the now ori , some ginal reference of at the the picture to present living set paint moment the , is tablea a thing u in of question the past as . " an However example , I of have good elected manners to . " attend Public them executions are still no living longer in exist our , but very the midst crowds . As that there used are to ¦ breathing among us those who believe that the crime of murder will increase tenfold with the abolition of Jack Ketch & ok ' s official bj

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      study of the model from which I have been able to paint my picture was indeed a trial—that my whole nature revolted at the notion of seeing a fellow-sinner launched into Eternity—that my heart was full to breaking as the hour approached for the final a > at w > « tv ^ v ™ scene w ^ w ^ ^ b ^ ^ v ^ h ^ aT of - ^^ —» the ^ v a > ah - ^^ trage ar a * - *^ v % bb ~ ™<^ d ^*™ " y J . v Remember ^^ ^^ ^ BTahahav var avah ^ h v- ^ r bb * aw that b » a » t iiii ^ a- the v # *> a . ^ a- medical ^ bb * a ^ ^ a * . * b a > - *^ b ^ b » b » ^ student ^ b * ^^ b » "b ^ b * ~^ r ~ - ^ ^ r

      di must attend must shovel at the the post earth -mortem on examination to the lid of , that the the coffin grave re- - member gger this and believe me when I declare that only a strong ; sense of duty could have led me to the doors of Newgate on such a those B day BBbb at who such attend an hour such . Shame scenes ! a for thousand cruel ¦ *¦» excitement fc times shame for ! upon w w + ^ ^ t ^ ah . » ~ » " » ^ <* - - ^ ^ ^^ B ^^ bjp w ^ ar a » " »» B » ^* " **^ ^^ ^^ ^ i ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ¦ ** ^ . ^ ^ ^ p * ^ ^ ^ p »» ^ i * ^ " ^^— ^ ^^ ^ ^ ^^^ *• ^ ^^ ^ ^ * r , m ^ ^— ^

      deserve savage " praise sensation rather . " than But surel censure y the for journalist their self and -sacrifice the author ? In conclusion execution Times report , , with let must me but say have one that exception been the indited accounts , were by utterl in some the y absurd papers one writing . of The the tions from the furnished dictates by of nearl his " y inner all the consciousness penny papers , " and were the descri equall p y - false appeared . As in far the as pages I have of seen the Express , the only . trustworth So much for y statement explanation A ; crowd and now . Caps to my hats task . and bonnets . Shawlscoatsand

      rags . A great many , paper , caps ; a great many , silken , hats , but few quite a very new few , a bonnets few well . -worn A great , and many a few coats ( not — many many ) rags good . , A a shako here and a sailor ' s hat there , and plenty of helmets . and Corderoy thousands trousers of boots , and . good Umbrellas cloth trousers canesand . A blud few bare . feet So much for the dress of the crowd . , , geons

      And now I will divide my picture into classes . First I will take gallows the nearl pure y criminal exclusivel class y , but —that which which , in matter is said to of pat fact ronise , was but the sparingly represented the other day—was decidedly in the minority and workmen . Then , the I labourers will take and the small largest tradesmen class—the . Last mechanics , I will deal with the " swells "—the dissipated government clerks and

      fast young attornies , the whiskerless subalterns seeing the first of " life Come , " and then the let wig us - look wearing at the fogies watching hs ! Great the heavens last of ! it did ! ever see such , a sight ? Look at roug that creature over there covered you with rags , and reeking with the fumes of stale tobacco and bad gin . Look at the hideous leer on his pock-marked face—look at his ¦ Look * ¦ ^^ W v « r ~^ V V hair ^ at «¦ ^ - his cropped ^ ^ ^^ ^ face B H ^ BT ^ P , when * V bullet ^ V ^ ^| BT ^ ^ he ^ ^ - shaped V ^ is * ^** out ^^^ ^ T ^ ^ B of ^^ BB head temper «¦ -B )^ ^ B 4 k ¦ Bk , V ^ B * and BJbT •¦ and WJ ^ BT BW his V |^ Br you ^ B ^ ^ thick V will ¦ T V ¦ ¦ W ¦ BF - shudder set * ^ n « neck Bl B ^ BP ^ B — !

      creased glance at tenfold his face —horrible when he in smiles his , rage and and the shudder loathsome will in be his inthe mirth morning the creature light is the a half very -erased libel on rouge humanity on the I cheeks And see of the by creature shawl , the 's companion dishevelled . hair See , and the crushed the bloated bonnet features and the . Worthy ragged mate pupils of , these so worthy are they a master who ! will Surel use y , the these knife are the and hangman raise the ' s

      death Why , - they dealing are bludgeon discussing ! the Quite probability so . And what of the are doomed they saying man ? dy performance ing " game of . " the Will last they dread be sentence impressed of the by law witnessing ? Not a the bit ot it—on the contrary , they have come to the conclusion that a " and bloak listen " can to them die but . once Yes , . there If you they don stand ' t believe laug rne hing go a up little to them , and romping a little , and swearing a great deal . There they stand

      the the Ketch pupils pupils . And of of what the the do hangman han they erman learn , . listening listening ? Why : to to , this the the sermon sermon " That a of of bloak Jack Tack ' must e ' op ' ' op off ' the off the ' ooks ' ooks on one a nice of these summer ' ere ' s days morning , and like vy shouldn this ' ere ' t before is what such I heard a'ighly said respectable with a wink kumpanee over and 1— over Eh again Bill ? . " These This creatures impressed with the dignity of the law ! The idea is ¦ performance absurd W ~ . ' they However hav B | W e J , come they Bk 4 take to witness a great Bb B ^ deal and Bb k of will k pleasure be PNtf 1 intensel Bb «> in B . ^ the

      disgusted ~ " ~ — " *)» ^ W ^~ ^» ^ «^^ ^ , not ^** W 4 h to ^ ^ B ^ J say A # * P rebellious ^ . j ^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^ B ^ ~^^ , if ** « P their ^ * T . — J ~ , H man B > I . «^ W is ** saved ^ ~~ ^ from ^ ^^^ ^ B the ^ | _ " B > y Wh rope and y fare of dog the worse -torturing gallows in search b and y the cat of - arrival a killing little innocent of ( and a pardon they fun mi ) or g is ht a -nothing go reprieve farther to ! the excitement of a real execution ! the Surel largest y you class have —( seen class enoug number h of two them ) the ; and labourers now let and us take mechanics i-iicuin , 3 . . Intelligent imcuigciu B B Bpeop peupic A * A le these luc & J c— —liicii men who vviiu B , , from ii uin BB their tiicir KB con con--• ^ > * . . _

      versation Penny Press , have for eviden years— tly perh been ap s constant * ' from the subscri first bers . " Listen " to the to rather them and slow hear work what , aint they it I say Better . " , Look thoug J e h Bob , coming , waiting here here than is stewing I ' ve got in to be the back room b . y ten I ' ope past they eight will . be I say punctual , won't , the thoug ' Dail h , for y Detonator' come out strong about this ' ere ' demoralizing scene ! ' Oh I do love that ' ere paper dearly ! " And the man

      jeered actuallv actuall at y laughs lau by g the hs ! I Hig Mentor Mentor h priest mocked mocked of his devotion b bv y Telemachus Telemachus ! Could . , you the the con Idol Idol - ceive such a possibility ? . And now you may ask me what brings and the these full-flavoured people here denunciations 'I I believe of , honestl the Cheap y , pure Press idleness . As a lanthropy quack advertises , so does his the disgusting unscrupulous wares under leader- the writer cloak make of p use hihealth of ¦ ^ - morality — ¦ " y , false ¦¦¦»» as ^* " , f and »» af " » b » - » > ^>* k eg M sensational ^> t « upon ah * B * •> " ¦¦» Bfc ^ T which - > " — - >»•» . ¦ Of ¦ " to »¦ — hang a - »¦» verity •» " p icture , m the va . « , * y s penny g , Was at once > papers m ^^ M ( kT un ^^ bV hjf

      have much to answer for ! snobs And — now the men for the in the last Government class—the dawdling Offices , , the slang fast ily attornies -dressed strong and the of " such bad form creatures " Guards 1 There . What is some can one excuse say for sufficientl the un y - in educated the gutter God and -forsaken nursed roug in the h , — prison the poor —there wretch is some has been excuse reared for Jiim ^ for ^* ^ " whom . ^ v * Some - ^» - ^ * . ^ refinement B ^ bT b excuse * ba ^ bP ^ ^ ^ ^ r ^ m is ** has Abb there «¦»** bbt done ^ h » ^ , too a > « r , nothing B > Bk 4 for ^ vr- vb «^ the bb ^ b . , V and b ^ mechanic bj ^ bv ^ b > B a b ^ bj vicious w ^ *^ — ^ m- ^ ^ r th & V * v ^^ e press ^ 1 ^ man J | V ^ * , ^ J . > ^ ° ^ ^ ^ ^ .

      can onl by y the be too b found ye much , if for . you them But hinted for 1 these Did at their their snobs training snobbishness ( who would at Eton ) , be what disgusted lead excuse them ^ , them to this , their or their residence conduct at the them University to be unworth ? Shame of upon the ; very proves y title man . they Would have assumed Colonel so Newcome lightly , that brav holiest echivalrous of titles—gentle noble - deli N ^ ^^ ewcome ~* ^ Bh ht ^~ ^ ^ B a *^ Christian ~^ B have ^~ B > ^ B * B » Bf Bf a » attended BTW B & —the W K A > *^ V * heart B > ^ an * f ^ ¦ j'V *> W execution of ^*^ ** « an f ^ ¦ , B B » honest 1 ^ > ~| J ~ ? BV B > V Bj , Is man Bk | Bf the B > % « V fl B ? sig Shame Bh ^ ht B * M K * , one ! B to a f g ^* ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^^

      before thousand And you now times , you you , h have shame ave discovered seen ! my poor nothing painting sensational . In the ? scen Well e set , I never expected that you would . An execution is not sensational not half : it so consists exciting of as a a dull third vi -rat gil e and melodrama a dreary . traged But it y is —it bad is and God worthless most earnestl as an and examp from le j the and bottom this being of the heart case . that I thank it is never to be repeated y . my

      Mottoes For Sportsmen.

      MOTTOES FOR SPORTSMEN .

      Mr. C— Pl—In.—Leave (St. Ronan's) Well A...

      Mr . C— pl—in . —Leave ( St . Ronan ' s ) well alone J M—rq—s OF H—ST—NGS . — " No scandal about Elizabeth . " Sir J—h H—y . —More Blue * than Green . t * Gown ? t Blcovt ?

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 6, 1868, page 233, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_06061868/page/9/