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    • UNPACKING PACKINGTON.
    • AD VER TISEMENT.
    • THE SOONER THE BETTER.
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      I 9 8 The Tomaha Wk. R [. November 7, 18...

      I 8 THE TOMAHA WK . r [ . November 7 , 1868 .

      Unpacking Packington.

      UNPACKING PACKINGTON .

      Scene—On The Outskirts Of Lord Harry's C...

      Scene—On the outskirts of Lord Harry ' s Cover . Sir yohn Packington is alone with 'his double-barrel and the remains of lunch . To him Tomahawk . Tomahawk Sir John { from . —Good his elevated day , Sir position J ohn . on Enj the oyed top your rail lun of a ch stile % ) . —Who the dashil are 1 Have preconceived

      conception of the personage you to whom you you are any speaking ? tal Tom k so . pompousl —Tut-tut y , man or look , there so ' s big nobody , you know near me to hear well us enough , so don . 't found SIR you John ! { What slightl do y pacified you want at here the idea 1 Wh of y looking don't you dig ) . keep —Con to - your columns instead of coming into people ' s preserves ? Tom . —Well , I do like that ! How long is it since you left

      the should chair like of to qu know arter ] session for the pen of State for War , I Sir John . — Gad ! I believe you are presuming the you Tom , tipp and . — le this No and presumption seems get off a your pleasant , hi I gh assure spot horse you . in . By the I the autumn want way a , how sun chat . comes Pass with it that you are not down at Shoebury 1 Sir John . —Will you oblige me by not referring to things of

      w which hich you vou are are Tom . —Perfectly ignorant ? Why , my dear Sir John , how can Secretary you give of S advice tate for of War that kind and % I should You get much on well like enough to know as what you know about war ? , Sir John . —This is too much

      you Tom are . — so Oh good , Sir as John to be ! willing I fear to it impart would some be too of little your . immense But as knowled Gun ? ge , will you be good enough to explain the Moncrieff Sir John . —The what , sir 1 warfare Tom . . —The Moncrieff Gun—the greatest invention in modern of Sir State John for War . —You is probabl need scarcel aware y continue of the invention , sir . The Secretary

      Tom . —Now , don't be grumpy y , but explain . You . military men — . You are a military man , I believe , Sir John 1 of Sir the Worcestershire John { coughing Yeomanry — ) . Ah , yes Cavalry —slightl . y so . Lieut .-Colonel Tom . —Exactly . Well , you military men have such a pull over lance us . civilians in understanding things of this sort at a g

      I don Sir ' t J think ohn { much flattered of this ) . —I Moncrieff believe you Gun are , as ri th ght ey . call The it . fact Any is - , one chair might with h a ave heavy invented gun attached it . It ' s simp , the l whole y the American rocking in rocking a pit - , half-price . I don ' t see it myself . invisible Tom . — . That ' s one advantage , Sir J ohn . It ' s meant to be Sir John . —You see , if it is adopted , my work , which is now

      in in the the press Dress , , will will be be at at a a discount discount .. Tom Sir John . —Your . — " work On , the Sir Advantage John ? of Breech-loading Fortifications as a Counterbalance to Rifle-plated Armour for Ships . " work Tom . . — Is I it don a broadside ' t quite catch ? the title ; but it must be a great Sir John . —Not exactly . But I had hoped it would have

      it of fallen fallen mi Volunteers ght like like hav a a shell shell e . led among amoner to my the the appointment authorities authorities as at at Commander Woolwich Woolwich . . - You You in-Chief see see ., Sir Tom John . —But . — you Exp don lain 't ? exp ( Aside lain the . ) gun Til . bet he does not know do any more lain about it . guns than I do . I suppose he won't go till I exp

      Tom . —I think you said ——the of eng Sir an ine exp officer John losive of war named . — , force used Just of Moncrieff so for gunpowder . the The discharge . Moncrieff Confound ; and of this Gun it ponderous , gun I , forget then is the , is whether wei invention a g gun hts by he or was is captain in the or Crimea major and in the am artillery certain or he eng was ineers not , left but dead I know on the he a field pivot . By is means set working of , a cu lasse its own adaptation axisthi of s releases the existing the tomp enormous ions , an machine ivory , bu which ffer , the recoils gun i on s laid itself pointed ; and , and , by rammed the simple home action . , On of

      the ing word the lanyard " Fire , to ' No the . 3 capstan then takes soap and water , and , apply-Tom . —Come , Sir J ohn , you have got back to the Admiralty . " On Sir the John word . — « No Fire . 3 , " comes No . 3 " to attention . , the hammer comes down on the cap , and Tom Sir John . —And — Moncrieff Precisely . is I himself hope that again is lucid I h ?

      . enoug satisfied Tom . — with Quite the lucid lan enough ation for as the it comes public ; from they ought . B to the be way , when are the exp volunteers to have the Henry 1 youy it yet Sir . John Now . — be Why off , , or you I'll i fire gnorant . brute , the ^ army has not got Tom . —Fire away ; I feel sure your wad went in before the powder I

      Ad Ver Tisement.

      AD VER TISEMENT .

      To Liberal Councils Committees , And , A...

      To Liberal Councils Committees , and , all Reform Burghers Leagues . , Town Co M . beg essrs to . announce J . S . Mill , that Gold th win ey have Smith opened , Beales their , Bradlaugh new Reg , istry and for be procured Servants , to at serve which in persons Parliament , with . first Gentlem -rate en characters of advanced , can speeches opinions are and invited writings to and send a in brief testimonial confession s , specimens of their disbelief of / their . Forms may be had on , application . Characters furnished to all

      for such candidates on most on payment terms of . smal Preference l fees . Money iven advanced to sound thoroug expenses h-going Infidels easy , with Red Republican tendencies g . tion Messrs of all . Liberal Mill , G . Committees Smith , and Co Town . respectfull Councils y invite & c . to the their atten fine - assortment of candidates now , on view . Can be , sent on approval to any place in the United Kingdom . It is not often that such

      for facilities the hig are h quality offered of by goods a firm supplied whose name . The is disagreeable a perfect guarantee trouble the and painful anxiety necessity attached and to any worry independent of selecting action fromthe avoided number , and of candidates who may offer themselves is hereby avoided . Address , Messrs . Mill , Goldwin ( Agents Smith for Political , and Co Servants . . )

      Central Offices , Westminster . Please to state the sort of candidate , also degree of Liberalism required A . signifies . These advanced can ; be V . indicated A . very advanced for convenience ; O . O , . thu out s and : — outer . No moderates kept .

      The Sooner The Better.

      THE SOONER THE BETTER .

      Return Mr. George To America Francis And...

      return Mr . George to America Francis and has Train issued has a Farewell made up Addres his mind s to his to friends and the public , . The document , which is dated from happy " Four sty Court le , and , Marsh is spiced alsea , " with is in a Mr little . Train more ' s than own peculiarl the usual y souficon tions . " of With blasphemy my fingers which Non characterizes the jugular his vein literary of Eng produc land , " - writes Mr . Train , with ah oath , " I will never let go till America

      becomes becomes Republic America America from the , , and and Ireland Ireland injustice has has of ages an an Irish Irish . Reven flag flag ge over over is wild an an Irish Irish justice claims . Ireland and the shall release be revenged of the American . The payment citizens of the has Alabama already sador been balanced because he by happens the national to be an insult American to the . " Chinese ambashas Mr to . Train fall back must be quite the Chinese at the end ambassador of his resources as a casus when belli he . H Ho owever wever , he he has has upon started started an an original original grievance grievance , , which which is is some

      some-tion thing the ; and b , etter the . sooner There he is sets one out little on obstacle his mission to his of proceeding annihila- , we pounds are s due orry to to h Limited ear , viz ., Liab a little ility Company matter of , which eleven must hundred be paid before he can get away from his present residence . Will not Nonentity Mr . Train as he ' s fr , iends it would , his be enemies worth t subscribe he money to cl amount ear him out of Europe .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Nov. 7, 1868, page 198, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_07111868/page/2/