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      July 9, 1870.3 The Tomahawk. 13

      July 9 , 1870 . 3 THE TOMAHAWK . 13

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      TJTJS ROVJV & ABO UT \ RAMBZES .

      [Continued By Our Special Correspondent....

      [ continued by our special correspondent . ] Off Gravesend , July 4 th , 1870 . when You 1 I see posted from , my where last I that date circumstances my letter . Little would did conspire I think to readers bring the rap me id may changes to such have by a that locality this have time as marked grown this ! my somewhat Possibl existence y , accustomed however during , your the to past few months . I date this communication from " -Ojf

      This Gravesend comes " of and another association week with may the find Chief me at and the I Anti see podes no ter- 1 mination now my to life but despair . His restless , sanguine , and rather But you unprinci will p wonder led spirit how , will I got be here the death . I will of me tell . you , for the story is simple enough . The . Chief ' s . marriage having fallen brother through , b in consequence of an after of - his dinner having joke mentioned the evening to the before bride the ' s

      day fixed , for y way the ceremony , that he had , fifty-two wives already in change Pokyar , " as , we Spagmore found it more put it agreeable , as soon to as " possible get him . away Naturally for a him afraid , especiall , " after our y in recent an irritable experiences and , disappointed of venturing anywhere state , a yacht with occurred and Lord to Bolchester us as the very who thing ever . A since party that was attack soon of made internal up , lumbar paralysis , that , , you , may remember , resulted from the

      us Chief a beautiful ' s shot , has little been craft mad of about upon the 250 subject tons . His of sea onl air , condition has lent was that he was to come with us , and that Spagmore y and I were even to I believe manage down when to the the we whole engag get out concern ing beyond a crew . This the . It N we ore is a have \ very ve shall , raw hitherto - find crew it done , out and . , always Fortunatel got y a there mouthful is one of something disagreeable , and -looking wears fello a tarpaulin w who hat has , on whom we can b fm thoroughlrely . I do not know exactl » r how

      far ^^^ F ^ V ^ V W he V ^^ ^^* ^^^ has *^ ^^* ^^ w * been ^^^ ^^^ ^^ " ^^ ^ out ^ v ^^ ^^ m ^^ ¦ r to ^^ V ^^^ ^ sea ^ r ^» j ^^^ ^^ ^ v , y but w ^^ ° " ^^ f ^ M Spagmore ^ F ^^^ ^ V ^ V ^^^ ^^ " v ^ w *^ says ^ •^^ « w ^^ ^^ we ^^ r ^ V may ^^^ ^^ ^ h ^^^ ^^^ r ^ depend ^ ^^ y W r ^ r ^^ V ^ V ^ members upon it he him knows in command what he is on about board , arid a leasure that he boat thinks at South he re - - end fifteen years ago .. To see him . look p along the horizon , and take a turn fore and aft , vvithoiit holding- on to anything , ' is quite call enoug him h to the satisf mate y you but that we have Spagmore not spoken doesn ' t to exaggerate him yet . . Spag We - more says I must , do that the moment we lose sight of Gravesend .

      Captain I ought and to add the that Chief I Honorary am the Captain Admiral , . Spagmore the Post not The worth rest , of much ' our , cre thoug w ( S h pagmore nauticall calls y inclined them . " the We hands have " ) four are - end regular theatre sailors , where that they we p h icked ave been up at play a low ing salary twenty from nights an , in East The - P and irates % o of through the Archipelago little bits . of They appropriate can all dance business a , hornp such ipe as , thoroughly saying , " Aye maritime / . aye ! your phrases honour . As , " guests "Ava , st we there have , " and my other aunt , Lady ToffyLord Bolchester »¦ im and mm a scientific friend of at

      Spagm . 1 r o re ' s , who - ^ J , has ¦¦•¦ " » % ^ ^ ^ got Oi ^ - ^ some ^^ *^ m . *^ i ** paten Wi ^<* , m * - * pi t ^ storm m-mr * ur m life ^ nr - * r v ^ - preserving v w «^ ** »* »^**^ apparatus w- , —™^ ^ v ^^ £ 3 on if it board is too , calm and has to try joined it , we us are on the to throw distirfc him t ' understanding overboard , off that the He North seems Foreland to take , and to leave the him sea . . The He Chief has , is however well on ; repeatedl the whole y . kicked the compass , and hidden the life-buoys . I am afraid , too , he have is left up to Gravesend some mischief about with five Lord minutes Bolchester and are ' s hammock being towed . We

      out by ^ a tug . Wind ^_ ^ w ^^ A M N ^ K ^ B > . W a ^* ^^ ^ b . N 4 H . ^ MB . by . . . E vq ^ A . , Steaming along beautifully . 2 Q " ot a doubt of it , yachting is splendid fun . We have got a chart of the river on a table beis is fore evidentl evidentl us , and v over over see exactl these these y little little where stars stars to go oetween detween after the the the numbers numbers tug leaves . . us I I must must . It y

      say with a chart like this I do not see the good of the compass . It ' s all very well for the needle to point to the north , but tliat gate does there not show would . us be the some way < sense we want in to it . go . If it pointed : to Marsouth says A little the of compass M disagreeable argate is first of , and use with , then and Spagmore that steer the north about way till to the use you matter it get is . there to get He We . have agreed to refer it to the mate .

      Have explained our respective views of the matter to the mate but weig he hing eviden _ what tly he does is going not mean to say to . - g He ive is his looking opinion at the without compas well s , ever as if he it was has something got in his mouth quite new about to a him good , and deal turning . ' He the has what given - Yes a look , he at is the going " offing to speak , " then . I at will the take main it -mast down , then verbatim at nothing , as I . daresay it will be worth remembering if anything goes wrong .

      Nothing like picking up practical knowledge from practical men . Ah I hereit comes . * . * .. * , * # ' « . Opinion of the Mate . matter matter " Look of of you that that here to to anv , gents of of the the . No lot lot of of offence vou aboard aboard ; to ; you this this , sir , here here or , for craft craft the - , any you

      —¦ from his Lordshi , p ' s self below down to the foreign gent as , ¦ isn what 't quite ' s to ri come ght and of it tight if that in his 'ere top . tug gallant drops ( the behind Chief of ) , — you but ? , That ' s what I ask , meaning no offence , as a party as has seen as along much down of the to the s ' rimp Reach ing trade yonder , from , come the twenty bay ( - Hern two e year Bay next ) all from November ' 32 to , ' 39 as any as would of 'em send , not old to hands mention clean as sick much of the barge whole life

      concern into dock business and such like , —though it comes a touch of in the of one way and of " five fresh a month hair . " cheaper JBut that , and ain ' ain t what ' t much I ' m to a boast -drivit ing ? as at , the which nob is says —no in offence . the play to . you Say , gents you — leaves nvhafs the the tug upshot Sou-E of - by-Sou , and gets a bit of a breeze , and makes a dozen knots like afore to them have clouds a pot on comes it that to much them . clouds Say busts you does afore , — youVe though done I'd

      half of it . But that ain't my affair . Well , then , gents , asking you your whatever pardon , look do come here , . as Say a party you ought does who it ; hails well , aboard I'll stan of d you by . for Still it , , it gents ain't , dooty there ' s as a will dirty keep bit over you there off the , ri Gull ght aheads . Take of my us word , and if you don ' t want to see how the Goodwins tastes for supper , you take 'd her best up throw agin themlubbers the wind , and ( land the crew you ) at overboard the gardens , and ( Ro let sher me - ville So ?) . Still , if you gents wants and dooty if , I ain ' t a- ' going Bill C to hoppers sheer off ive .

      means say the your Goodwins say , ; * , well , I'll you put her say about , and ask , no * questions * . " * •* * * * »•• # Of course , after such a decided opinion , I am for Rosherville . Spagmore The Mate mere says , ly however scans the , he leeward doesn ' t offing see the . fun We of have turning explained back . attracted it to the Chief at once , and by he the , of idea course of tasting , is for going the Goodwins on , having for been

      sup per sure . he I can thinks ' t exp they lain are to him some they quiet are dangerous unprotected sands famil , y and out I ' m of reach of a policeman . * ? * * * * No help for it ! We are # to go on # ! * * * *

      and The tide tug . has There just seems left us too . We to be are a now lot of at both the mercy that 8 of I p never . wind m . noticed is lively . before Hulloah , and , ! there there , is ' s not a , sp a lash question ! about it , the Yacht * # ¦*• The Chief has thrown the compass overboard !

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      Greater Gen. Perseverance Boomj Was Wont...

      greater Gen . perseverance BooMj was wont . He to lived -overcome in the past great ; diffic but there ulties is with a com still - cease mander d as alive much at in this very moment as he who does resembles inname . the Mr . Baumhas great deemphatically revived perseverance Cremorne . This Season ( his first ) has been remarkable tation of the for words good . management BalletsDinners in the Music fullest Fi possible reworks accep and a score of other things to be desired , are , all excellent , . Not , only

      lenge this this , , as as other order order places is is now now of the the amusement rule rule or of . , tne the so far day day as , , cremorn Cremorn respectability e e can can is ciial chal con -- - in cerned popularity , as easil . y As as the it has modern long since . Cremorne been able of 1870 to distance is equal them to Vauxhall if we describe in its it palmiest as " Vox days ( hall , w ) populi ill classical ! " ' scholars blame us — ¦ r" * - . — .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 9, 1870, page 13, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_09071870/page/11/