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    • THE " WORKING MAN"—HIS SENTIMENTS.
    • A VOICE FROM THE BOGS.
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      October 9, 1869.] The Tomahawk. 163

      October 9 , 1869 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 163

      The " Working Man"—His Sentiments.

      THE " WORKING MAN "—HIS SENTIMENTS .

      " One Man Is As Good As Another, And—Bet...

      " One man is as good as another , and—better . " Orator Stubbings at Liege . Mr . Editor—YouVe not * eard much about me latel . The last time I wrote * to you wos more than two years agOj and y since then sort sort of of I ' chance chance ' ad bad for for times me me these these —werry twelve twelve bad months months times . . . There Beales Beales aint is is shut shut been ur no > . up

      It and ' s q even uite disgusting Broadhead , but is " a wbirk -going arid off no to America beer" seems with to Firileri be the , . ord Give er of the big day stick ^ whi , I says ) as , and you good knows ' eavy , aint boots my , sentiments and I will . arg argue ymeht with too Mr ! . ' Gladstone 'irnself , and get the best of the it , . 'Owever I am a , la Wolunteer tely I did . ' I belongs a chance to , and a reg I iment made where the most they of g ives hossifers me a uniform £ > for and \ ± it beer and , and so t hey much should as I Aint please I to a swill man .

      J . XJL ^ * . M . \ J & JM . i . \* , \ . ^ pays WCVJf M . J . AC , j CV 1 . AVL OU VilVV ¦ S . LIW UX \ -W . , £ ^ . & J .. LU . C *» A 11 CI . 11 . for industry and , and a brother heavil ? Ain y t too I a . working ' t In I return wop man my they ? wife In may course with cover * the so th I ' must orny emselve be ^ arid s pai up of d and in silver suchlike lace and games call , for theirselves all I care . " captins I don ' t " mind and " as leavetenarits long as they , " don t order me about . . When they do that they gets a bit of my ment mind , is and a lorious a good institution strong "bit arid too will . Oh be , ine Wolunteer useful in move tirries - of war ! g , merry

      strong Well ? , I You . went knows over ' to joll Liege y drunk * I did I , can and be . didn at home ' — come but you out , s tuririin ' t know . Them ' ow awful foreign ' appy chaps I can * el be ped abroad me to . * lots It ' of what drink , call but they saw , while weren they 't qui ck aid enoug , and h called , so I p out ut my " Weeve ' ands upon the Ong whatever lay , " I for some themselves such stuff . , until I up with my fist and gave ' em one We ' ad such larks ! The werry first day we ' ad wot was lsC called « . £ X % ** VX C a * . Church V ^ Al Ul i / . U Parade J . CU . CbU . Wa lookin . , Not 11 V ^ V at that \ . ± M . < the A >\* I -t ' J m . furriners J . A partial ^/ O . X bAO > J > and to bW sermon OWIUXV / IU s , but USUb

      it riled was they such _ were jolly at our , goings on . They are lovel seeing y Papists ' , these and a ' sirigi furriners rig just in ^ and front it . of did their so wex church ' em . to L see aw us bless a pray ye , we didn But ' t care y le ; t thern What bring we said their was monkey " Why tricks aint over they to Protestants London and ? " their ah , we lovel woul y Mas dn't stop , and there just , wh ' e ow n s we tones would and ' oot sticks ' em could ! ' Oot be ' got ! ' Well y ! after thi ' ere Wi Church Parade JL CiX I went VAX to *» W the bJIXW 'Otel V ^ b ^ A de

      tip Wille TV top VufXXa , and p , lace CUCV received ^ X ! WXHO And s . my W did VllUiWl medal n't I get . Then joll UU y I screwed went JL Vr to with a club the - ^ -such cham VIW a - pagne ! You would ' ave laughed to ' ave seen ' ow surprised down them lovel the y decorations furriners lddked . They when did n began ' t say anythjjig dancing , an d u pulling t they to looked a banqu ) Ah et , at they tne d 6 Reform ' n ' ' t Know Club me , ! wbuld Just ' ht fancy 1 show , if I theiri was in stuck vited - up KXjJ UUU nobs 3 * UVV ow brie V ub / JliV ^ rriah ilX arid OXX it is X 9 as C 4-O good gWVSU . as <* J another aiiV / lUVi ! That J . XlCVt ' s what VV JLACfcb I did VIX \ J .

      at this the ' greatest cl , lark was surjjrisecl at the ' en Banquet i ! . Oh , rny eye , that we was They weren furi ' 1 ' t their a ^ ding K .. to t Avait . here , for but * im h , e did , w n e ' t come down in „ time and . b Well egan , a -ea , saying ' tirig . as Oh ' ow it was the such King fun wouldn to see ' t like the furriners , arid ' try it ing was t n o ' t s res top - pectful— -respectful , ! don * t know no such "word ! Ain ' t I as good to loiow as . King ? Airi ' t all riieri ekals ? That ' s what I want , . what

      lit W my pipe , I soon arid gobbled lpuriged uj iip > to tlie they Royal gave table me , and and ' a d e n loo I k just at this pvo ' of ere em King 7 . But . Oh what ! it d was ' ye thi such nk a lark it , Mi t r Bless . Heditor my , soul I ' m , ' anged / saw gave if orie im of them a bit o hossifers if mind , you didn may 't try b for e sure to g j et Arid tne to I go ups away with I my I fist , when sorrie one , collatied me and ' ustied the away . What drunk riled me ! wks I couldn't do iriuch—for , you see , I was so jolly By arid bye doWn comes the King round the table and then

      " One Man Is As Good As Another, And—Bet...

      out you of would 'im , you ' may laughed be sure to ' . Is seen lapped 'im . 'im I on took the the back conceit and of called industry 'im " can old chap be with , " and one was of them as affable stuck- as up the nobs ' . orny And ' and it ivas After fun the seeing banquet 'im try they ing to ' ad grin an at entertainment my little waggeries at the ! theatre , but laws I didn ' t think much of it . I tried to get to that there King ' s made box , but me as was sick . as joll a y screwed i ! But , and law that bless beastly cham ivas - pagne fun ! pg , you ,

      with there I like — me there Li onc ege e ain , or ' t twice no police You but I see ! soon The you shut hossifers can the do m anything tried J I to never interfere you like see ' such arf a imperdence mind to give ! up Daring the , Wolunteers to speak to , so me I — told law up ' em bless . I let me ' , I ' ad afterwards capitation , grant because . I th ain ey ' t begged much of a soldier ' ard to — remain I argues and —not get quite the such a fool , but a uniform becomes me—it ' s better than my native rags . \ And I likes lots of beer . Sol won ' t give up the Wolunteers

      as derstan But there d these was furriners one piece ' cussed of fun I lingo can ' , t leave Bob out . ykes I don told ' t un me - as that ' ow ' s they why we thought got such we were lots of english champagne gentlemen and swill , and ! Ain t that a lark ! English gentlemen ! I ' ope as ' ow the better " working than that , " ! with the ' orny ' and of industry , is something [ We print this letter for / the 1 information 1111 lliail Vll of \ ± those it XL XlXCt

      conthe cern I ¥ disgraceful . \ + O } JX ur ±± ll . r c LXXXO orrespondent scenes X ^ ilLL'l that XVX WJ characterised describes .. W XU in his the visit usual tilVOVj of graphic the may Eng V sty V lish » V 11 le true Volunteers . Mr . Stubbings to Belgium , we . Every may add word ( in of justice the to above a large is literall body of y well-conducted men ) , is not in the Artillery . —Ed . Tomahawk . ]

      And * Many Oh Yes Lik , Mire * Yoti Dd ,...

      and * many Oh yes lik , Mire * yoti dd , . were We a saw credit you to at your Liege country , Mr !— . Stubbings Ed . Tomahawk , and you . ,

      A Voice From The Bogs.

      A VOICE FROM THE BOGS .

      H ( Urroo Let Them ! Brave Forbid Boy Wh...

      H ( urroo Let them ! brave forbid who s ! dare to you !) belongs The In street ght to and bellow Ireland ' s wrongs To stay the 'busses open in square mid-street , Entrance With eloquence the bobb on grand his , beat Bring hansoms to y a stand ! ,

      Beat The , beat " sun the -burst drum " s banners ! in proud wave array ! With Your hireling sorrow music for the , come brave , disp ! From North and South with plaintive cry Of Repeat those the harrowing innocents who tale lie And fatten poor , in the gaol ! ,

      Indignant Munster , bellow , Shame ! W And ake , , Ulster deck'd , join in patriot us ! and green inflame , Run Your , ragged ardour bog with -trotters potheen ! prepare ! Would To cry -be injustice Republica down ns , who ! wear Ev n hats that scorn the crown !

      Who We 'd s tal cor k n of justice own her kindly meant ! ? What recreant soul would sway be content Justice Until , indeed he has !— his We way " mark" a man , Then "brain him at his door—Rude And vengeance Murder stands is our for sim Law ple . plan ,

      Brita Or n ni eign a , tremble to learn in in your time , es , Treason And Felony is lawful no if we me choose ; , A barb ' rous Verdict stamps this Reign As bad or worse than Nero ' s , With And glory dubs gilds our convicts the martyr heroes ' s chai ! n ,

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 9, 1869, page 163, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_09101869/page/3/