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    • ON GUARD.
    • WHO'S FOR SPAIN?
    • THE BRIGHTON PROBLEM.
    • UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE.
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      November 7, 1868.] The Tomaha Wk. 199

      November 7 , 1868 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . 199

      On Guard.

      ON GUARD .

      British Of All Soldiers The Military Are...

      British Of all soldiers the military are located stations one throug would hout surel the wide world that wher the e hallowed precincts of " Head , -Quarters " would y suppose be the pattern of Royal convenience Highness and perfection the Field- . Marshal Surely [ under Commanding the very -in nose -Chief of , His the as as soldier such such must a a choice chnirfi be properl could could y looked entail entail but but after very vprv and little littl cared e trouble trnnhi for— especiall upon imnn the the y

      authorities disport themselves ; for the men on of the the pavement Household of Cavalry Parliament , who by street twos , and number for the but four a paltry -and- detachment twenty hours of that fourteen they troopers are on duty at a at time the , Horse Guards do not look for or expect anything but the very however simplest as descri this ption is denied of barrack them . accommodation Our vigilant contemporary . Such a luxury , the Lancet the despatched u . uap < xi . uin , ever -u . Guards its nj ready inspector luojj ^ to and vku open ^ the on \ ji . x result up a a . visitation v abuses J . J 1 of . 1 . 0 , 1 his . 1 . vjjli of to cw every the laj . ^ descri guard g ucu is ption somewhat - - room i uuiii , has at ai ,

      startling Horse . " We passed , along the dark corridor inspection , with the glimmering Lancet commissioner of gas to rep , lace " until we groped light our we way had left o , " wretched says the guard tables - , room from , which with a the miserable remnants fire of , and dinner a few had bare been benches but just and removed and dark . and Not a sing lace le comfort more conformable to be seen . to The the windows back kitchen small of splendid a pothouse , uniform than , to mi a ght place be where expected decent to abide , in . a There clean were and thirteen men on VJXl guard two corporals being lodged V- \ JL in separate f

      lUll t ^ V ^ U JLXJLWXX . ^ UCVLUL ; } CVVU V * V / L JJWJ . CLJ . O WV / illg X \ JV * jj ^ XLM . OV * j ^< - * ' * *** ¦ -W rooms neglected —one room in abov a solitary e , where cell , most below erroneousl , the other y , he in a dirty supposed and to comfortless sleep . Ascending barrack-room an open where staircase several , we reached warriors a large w and ere resting on their beds , encased , in uniform , weary not , we may reasonsimp ably suppose because , in expectation day was cold of being and called a single '*) gaslig sudden ht did duty scant , but scending scendinsr duty for a below below fire . the the Nor surface surface was their of of the the , kitchen earth earth , in we we a found found better ourselves ourselves state . De be be - --

      neath dral vaults an ancient . Three -looking crypt and , reminding a table , constitute us strong its ly furniture of cathe- . All the food is boiled coppers andto our astonishmentthese fine guardsmen , like woodcocks , , live , by suction , although , our Scotch alas told conductor ! that it was an assure an oven extravagance d us had that been the beyond promised soup-was the several * public vera gude years mean . ' s ago We / 3 ; were but , Commander tuiiiuiauubi And this - within in iu -Chief a few daily yards transacts Liausauio of the the ( ljl apartment ^ business uuauiboa in of which his illo office the !

      _ .-v ^ ui ^ i \ jLa . LM . y . ui um ^ u ; How is it that the Duke of Cambridge , in his annual tour of inspection , which he so punctually performs , omits to walk roun stran d g , e the that building curiosity which , if nothing is the centre else , should of his not duty have ? Is impelled it not contemp His Royal lates Highness as he sits to stroll in his into own the comfortable little barrack burea which u 1 Do he not nui > inspectio xxji of > 3 j- >^> v ^ t , i , v / xj n , i s 3 , , lik j . j . rw e is charity vi . Acii Househ . xbjr , beg ubgm old in en at . home jiuui the b ? I and cviiu soldiers are a , i \^ not iii / l the ing

      men all others Her , who Majesty might ' s reasonably expect Cavalry common attentio , above n to their We want much s and fear req that uirements the Life *? Guardsman neither commands the is looked respect upon nor in ev private en the sympathy life as the of Don the Giovanni general public of the . area He indolence steps , and j in but his this public is no capacity reason that as he the should very be acme kennelled of military like a < - ¦> . . dog vi . v / g . . In 4 . 11 point jjuiui . v of / J . j fact . u > wb , , the i > ub public j-yctu » ii . o judge juugb not AX him 1111 to harshl XlaiaiilV of y . ! The J . lie

      work Life G , and uardsman the hospital has his rolls fair of share the three of hard regim , ents of say Household dirty , on Cavalry horseback prove and that in hanging full unifor about m the is not damp unconducive streets of to London rheur stit matism ule ution , commence , of and the that cuirass in bad ches colds t for a e which ases great owe coat e very their the com origin former mon to , and r the ticle , sub as of a - for apparel the warm being wrap an imposing of the Line but regiments a somewhat . , The draughty Lancet substitute has done good Let us service hope that in the layin operation g bare the may Life prove Guards successful man ' s . grievance .

      A Cruise That We Hope Will Never Fail.—T...

      A Cruise that we Hope will never fail . —The cruise of th Ed e . " Tom Galatea . ] . " [ This is more to do with oil than butter . —

      Who's For Spain?

      WHO'S FOR SPAIN ?

      Turn Juan Up A Prim King. Has The Ecarte...

      turn Juan up a Prim king . The ecarted game has queen been , but going finds all it his impossible own way to , but not to Spai be n obtained wants a king like governesses A kingdom , by for a king lying ! As at the kings Soho are Bazaar Cid has between no head the to crown hours of and ten Bavieca and four nei , the ghs country in vain of the royal The rider Emperor . would not , hear of such a thing as allowing the Duke The Duke Montpensier of Edinburg to ascend h prefers ^ that ruling throne or any other in 1 " ^ iiwiis

      J . 11 G J- / U 14 . C Ul i _ . UlUUUi gll JJ 1 C 1 C 13 tunug kii . \* . waves vvav ^ j xj .. a more absohite throne" as the Sea-captain has it , " than Ccssar filledhis The war King -ship . of " ( the The Bel idea gians of calling has been Caesar broug " ht his up wor peacefull -ship . "— y , Ed and . ) flies likes buzzing to cultivate round his his Brussels ears . sprouts without a lot of Spanish Who The King then of will Portugal will to s see ettle Spain in that further field . of thistles which divinity , hedges , , and appear which at present is more like an empty ,

      p nound ound than than aa > national national throne throne 1 ? sent There as a ' s special Plon-Plon dip — lomatist but then across he is much Alps more than useful he could at pre be - too on the great other a philanthrop side of the P , yrenees and has . property There ' s in Peabody Hungary — . but Austria he is might not like that . There ' s Sala ( G . A . ) , who knows Madrid has has as well so sn m m as anv he friends friends does Nijni all all over over Novgoro the the d Continent Continent or San Francisco in in Jerusalem Terusalem —but and and he any

      Madagascar , that the balance of power would , , be upset . No , man Sala ! is he out has of been the question educating . There himself ' s Charles and his Lever readers —the for very the highest diplomatic position attainable ; he has become an average bore now , the and cardinals No are ! he not has quite too many so popular cardinal in virtues Spain , and as they just might llllglll . be UW . . is to be of ? Echo !

      Of course , then ! as , soon as King the pantomime Spain season answers is over " Payne , let the " fill vacant it . throne As well be as offered most kings to old as Payne far as , appearance and just see goes how ; and he will for name business of — king well who ! we can don come ' t know near any him for dummy business answering . to the Room for El Re" Zapateado ! Payne for ever !!

      The Brighton Problem.

      THE BRIGHTON PROBLEM .

      Said Old Archimedes He, " I'D Move , Eng...

      Said Old Archimedes he , " I'd move , engi the neer world , of science with ease picked if you a d 'd ull give crumb me : a fulcrum . " The problem all reversed , is found within the English Church , as Good Purcha Chichester s . would give the world for power to move his

      Under Distinguished Patronage.

      UNDER DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE .

      Declare " The That Great Other Vance Peo...

      declare " The that Great other Vance peop , le " call he him is p , leased is going to about call himself the country , or to , towns giving with entertainments flaring portraits , and covering of his vul the gar walls person of , and provincial flaring say advertisement , les murailles s of sont his vul le gar papier songs de . la However canaille j , as and the therefore French to that know is all is right this . , and Is exactl it true y that as it " should The Great be . Vance But what " is we author want - tinguished ised to parade Patronage and reco of m His mend Royal himself Hi hness , " Under the Prince 4 the iii Dis / of

      tiXJ t UiOXIWU A Ctbl UJicvgw w * xxiv ) J . vy y I ** , j- x . j . g £ y * Al . i \* £ 3 & tii ^ . i ^ VWl however Wales " ? He say reat s Vance so , and in prints London it at the at least top of indul his bills . As his , p believe erformances it , to be , in true the . very For grossest , the honour double of -e the ntendres Head , , of we Eng , cannot lish are Society quite , we sure should that this much wandering like this matter clown to is be taking cleared an atrocious up . We liberty with an illustrious name .

      Consolation For Doulton.—More Dolt Tnan ...

      Consolation for Doulton . —More dolt tnan Knave , Eh ?

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Nov. 7, 1868, page 199, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_07111868/page/3/