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      January 8, 1870.] The Tomaha Wk. \ 13

      January 8 , 1870 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . \ 13

      Thm Roundabout Rambles. Being A Continua...

      THM ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES . BEING A CONTINUATION OF THE SUEZ NOTES .

      [From Our Special Correspondent.] Me Per...

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      friend venture of to hi say s called , but just on as S we were re a starting nd made to some have it eac out eful , a overtures . He was up * instructed pagmo to say , on behalf p of the dam on Count my ages , tcndertaki th fo at r the , 7 tg sho to C kill ount his ' the s n , hon hyena ous our system , would and pay had be substantial sustained appeased , were when fixed he discov a great ered deal it in the p hi lac gh e , of and his hot- matter bottle . cam These e to last an , unpleasant dead-lock for several days . However , yesterday all

      was need s ettled be bound our m utual kill the satisfaction hyena , but , the mig terms ht instead being put that it up I are to be goin raf g Hed to have for as here the chief on Twelfth prize in -day the , C hristm nd as a there s Tree is that a good we we deal hav of e reasonable made lip our novelty minds about to do with this alternative it . As to , the that damages is what , be they inter were este arranged d in the 'Cdmp satisfactoril ana and y too Fhtsbury , the Count Sparkling happening Wine to Co // 7 t / l and « -VXAVA being k /^ llXg willi IXA ^ n to drop ± \* f yj the tAAV matter bbVl on VIA under \ -

      taki dam W ^ n npany ag W g ed to ^ ' « , Champagne order nine of dozen him g W at of 22 M . a s . a ght dozen AAX , dry «» . , , Having thoug my X . J h J paid sli U-IX ghtl ^ VX for y this on the spot , and the affair of honour having therefore been ch bro e u ght aft to er the hap fashion py con of clusio his country n , the ,, C and ount has kiss since ed volunteered me on both to stay , a month with me at Clapham when he visited England . other Indeed European , a very nice residents feeling here has ari out sen of the ong affair the , and English at Spag and

      more English ' s sug cel g ebrat estion ion w e a N re ew goi Year ng ' s Day have , and a r e e gula avour r good , as he puts it , to " fancy ourselves going in for the regular thing , just there as if we will we be re in some a joll difficulties y old Eng to lish be got untry over house in carry . " ing He admits the idea about co it mp in letel the y , but ht says . We th have ing is alread to be done asked if ev we e Euro y set - pean of any note g in way the place , and a good many Turks ry and Egyptians as well . More of this to-morrow .

      Preparations for Spending NEW YEAR'S DAY in the East . I HEAD my notes for to-day as you see above Jan , for . I 1 , have 1870 . no who doubt situated but that as they we will are be miles of value to many from other home Eng in a lishmen forei , land , , wish honest nonest to old 01 remind themselves and , customs customs away of the old country , iue and will win gn its

      show cheery cneery the lurks a " how way ways s to ana do the thing , . , Spagmore opagmore " and I am say say sure s s we I hope we may . 10 a . m . I wanted Have had to have a long a quiet talk over evening our p party rogramme , but Spagmore for this evening will in- . volume volume sist on s s " of of astonishing the the Illustrated Illustrated the natives London London , " News Nevus and has y , wi with th been a a view view looking to to getting erettiner over

      hints will insist from on the our back having Christmas a regular numbers old . English Spite my mask protest , with , he a Yule of other lqg £ things and Father that I Christmas have never , and in my a bar life < Mi seen of in beef any , and country a lot house He saysi , on that New that Year does ' s day not , at matter least , as , and well that as I it can will remember go down . capitally of the imagination in the East . , where they cultivate so highly the powers

      programme It is no use while arguing I go put the and point try . to He get is some going holl to draw y , crackers up the , a log , and a boar ' s head . 11 . 30 a . m . does Cannot not grow get any in of Egypt the things , and thoug anywhere h the . waiter Holly , said to begirt he knew with ,

      what . it was exactly , and could get me plenty , he simply brought me a jar of pickled capers . I did find one man in a bazaar , to whom 1 explained the nature of crackers , and who said he knew a friend who . could let me have one ; but when I went to the address getting off they without produced purchasing a torpedo it . , and As I to had the some boar difficulty ' s head , in I could could n not ot m make ake a anv ny o one ne understan understand d what what I I wanted wanted , thoug thouerh h

      dressers several . With the more regard intelli to gent the peop Yule le log referred , the onl me y thing to the , of hair the - kind I could discover , after endless questioning , was in a dirty Garriwa room , in a Islands back st . re It , , temporari , was not ly the occu proper pied b thing y a native , but sli of ghtl the y shaped could not off part in with a ball it convenientl at one end y . , as Besides it was , his the god owne . r said he 1040 am

      ... has Just called as . I have He says jotted he down has no these objection lines the to letting Garriwaa his I god slander out for be useless the evening to hire for him ninej , as ? we ence m . ay , perhaps e exp , lained wish to that burn it would him . hav He e wants told him to know eihteen what I will . give for him out and out , and I * * g -it pence -K- «¦ *

      We have had a little parley , but I have got it at the price on say He has gone would round not m to fetcfi throwing his god in while a pair I of look old them boots out as . well . * . * « •*¦ * * -a The thing is done . I have scraped off the expression , and g wi iven th the the boots Islander . He se n ems ose thoroughl and a necklace satisfied in a and piece after of paper a few

      parting prayers and a kick at his god y , has gone , into a cabaret all and events ordered tell S g pagmore hteenpen I nyworth have got of a rum Yzile ' . loq However : , I can at # . * * ¦ « : : - - - : ' - . •*• *

      Everything is ordered . Supper to be laid by contract 3 p . m with . a restaurant for a hundred at one franc a head . It is to be about thoroug it . y Spagmore English , and has also restaiirateur got some music says . he He knows could not all but find has a regu arra lar nge cor d n with et and three pia serpents no accustomed and a pair to evening of cymbals parties who , p k romi x n ow / x ^& AO sed the ^ VL to ba % *\ s s i- ^ s e - * part p fcy e ^» rf * ¦¦ . s e w ct v ^ of w i * x n th wi Turkish & e necessary Aivvvuwu hymn 'i y dance vtMi thoroug ^ ivv ^ music xixuux hly , \^ and by * - * J e Vic have ight J-il

      ment to di - rections nig , ht and . for The Spag those " more Masque who has are " pu is to it to be take o the n t parts o feature paper in with of it . the the Certainl entertain requisite y he - h that as p now icked it up may a lot turn of out pro a p great erties , success and I should . I subjoin not wonder his list : — Properties for a " New Year s Revel" in the East . 37 3 ditto yards of of pink cocoanut ribbon . matting . Head of an Egyptian .

      mummy A A crocodile Turkey carpet . . A A set hearth of aluminium rug . . A copy of the Koran egg ( calf spoons . ) Thunder \ Mask of monster

      A double bass Scene from the Merchant of Venice 6 Dress pairs of of English silk hose clown \ Borrowed from the A One water stri - ped mill ditto ( impracticable ) / Grand Opera House . 2 One flint stilt -lock guns

      250 Ghost ord ' s ers dress for ( the Hamlet it ) / p Programme . How to manage same . The scene represents A view in old England ( i ) ( i ) Scene from Merchant of Venice . Old Christmas ( 2 ) enters ( 2 ) Old Christmas to be represented and commands ' , good cheer in by a Turkish Ghost gentleman ' s dress , wit got h the up to hold her reign ** . heart Egyptian h- rug mummy ( whitewashed ' s head ) a fas nd -

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Jan. 8, 1870, page 13, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_08011870/page/9/