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    • BEHIND THE SCENES AT FLORENCE.
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      The Tomahawk: A Saturday Journal Of Sati...

      THE TOMAHAWK : A SATURDAY JOURNAL OF SATIRE . "INVITAT CULPAM QUI PECCATUM PRETERIT /'

      ' " ... -. F _ .. _ - -- - - -• ——No. 27...

      ' " ... -. f _ .. _ - -- - - - ——No . 27 . ] LONDON , NOVEMBER 9 1867 . [ Price Twopence . ,

      Behind The Scenes At Florence.

      BEHIND THE SCENES AT FLORENCE .

      Florence—The Pitti Palace. Pretty Victor...

      Florence—The Pitti Palace . pretty Victor , and Emanuel worthy of ( my reading attentions letters { ) rings — . Yes ) . , the Zittelina is very ( Enter Secretary . ) Send a bracelet and my portrait to the Hotel d'Angleterre . What is this ? Ha ! State business—Corpo di Baccho / I ' ve a wretched life of it . Why can ' t they let me be ? I am already beginning to be sorry that I was ever tempted out of my native saw < xu

      uiuuuiaius . x luuu ^ iii x mijjiuvcu v ^ ivu . x-iisiemu . a . vast subjects amount grumble of dignity at my ; extravagance but instead of , and that add , my nothing precious , what new - ever to my dignity , for although they quarrel among themselves very successfully , they always get the worst of it when it comes to quarrelling with other people . What a nation ! If I had my they will 'd have I'd make courage gamekeepers enough even of them for all that , and . Well I am , what not sure are these despatches ? I suppose I must open them , though I wish to Heaven they'd let me try my new breech-loader . Ah ! The

      tranbaldmi are garnering - on the Holy . bathers frontier . Well , if they can take Rome for me—let them . There ' s very good shooting in the Campagna . But I wonder what Louis Napoleon will say ? ( Enter Rattazzi . ) Well ; have you heard the news ? Rattazzi . —Yes , Sire , and I have caused Garibaldi to be arrested . We must save appearances . The Romans are only waiting for Chief an , will opportunity turn out to the rise Pope . The . We Garibaldini shan ' t interfere , even without . France their can ' t , although thev are besrinninsr to telesrraDh to me about it

      go alread in . y and . When occupy the the thing country is done to preserve , of course order we , shall and g naturall ive His y can Holiness ' t interfere the castle now , and of St she . Angelo won ' t . interfere France then , then . , as We I have have said only , to await events , as they are certain to come . Victor Emanuel . —Glorious , glorious ! Caro mio you are course a treasure it can't . be Poor helped old —and Pope there tho is ' , a I ' pack m sorry of English for him hounds , but of there too already . "D 4 TT JJf A & 77 T __ T % nt ffii * A itrA mnel 1 V \* ± &*** it \ vsri VY + TXX * T-T ?•«* % / % . «

      J . ^ X * . . MC ¦* - * UW ** J * . * , \*» VVW IXiUQb K /\* XXX XXX XI . X X OiXl ^ Ui Victor Emanuel . —Of course . Tell them we mean to look here after is our a despatch own affairs the , French and they Minister had better has just do the read same to me . . See It , demands the strict observance of the September Convention . Answer it , and tell them civilly that we can't make the Garibaldini observe it , —and don ' t forget to convey that we wouldn ' t if we could . Florence . —The Piazzi di Santa Maria Novella . n . APIPAT . T > T ( in tii . P . ¦/»/>/>¦/>//>} ~ "Rnm < = » ic + T-i /» ranifa ! r » f Ttaiir

      a You nation are Italians and what . You it wants want are Rome accursed , and those . What who come are Conven between - tions Relig to ions you or , and anything what do else you ? care You for will Governments not be deluded , Monarchies with ideas , of justice and order when the Seven Hills are calling you to come and plant the tricolour upon their summits . You will not be persuaded that it is your duty to obey your Government—nay , you know that your Government does not oppose your desires .

      Victor Emanuel may tell you to desist , but I tell you to go forward Romans , and . you So crushed will not are hesitate they , . that Think they of dare the not poor move oppressed or raise a finger . They are sons of Italy . They should stand forth in that They their whether mi endure ght and all thev , def and will y suffer their or not oppressors all . . We We will then . brine But will : they them free do them back not , do into and it .

      the fold of Italian freedom . We will bless them with our liberties the Austrian , dower —and them restore with our the glorious reign of debt order —contracted and prosperity against to Rome ( aside to Mazzini )—Eh ! what ?—Yes , we will plant upon the Vatican the Red Cap of Liberty , and if Victor Emanuel will not help us we will do without him—if Monarchy fails us , we w sp ill irits establish who have a many Republic wants . Let and all no those money ardent , strong and hopes glorious and few fears , who long to see the backs of the Papalini—already Tvrr » lrf » n nnrl flvincr frnm our hravf rprf shirts let them come

      with me . A special train is waiting , and return tickets will be issued . ( Exit . ) ( Enter Superior Officer of Police . ) Officer . —Strict orders have been issued that no demonstration Omnes is to be ( winking permitted w . ith Is one the accord General ) . —Certainl Garibaldi y not here . ? Officer ( also winking ) . —Because I am directed to conduct him A back Voice to . — Caprera You will . find him in Rome . ( Cheers . ) Cries of " Viva Garibaldi . " Confusion . Tableau . Scene III . —The Pitti Palace .

      Victor Emanuel . —The Garibaldini beaten , and the Pope tranquil ! This is becoming serious . ( Enter Rattazzi . ) Rattazzi . —Sire , the Emperor means to enforce the Convention . Victor Emanuel . —Nonsense ; I can't believe it . I won ' t . believe it till Rome is taken . Rattazzi . —The French troops are embarking at Toulon , and the French Minister demands a categorical answer as to what we intend to do . If you persist , you must fight France . sh Victor all do nothing Emanuel . . —I'll fight anybody . [ Exit Tell Rattazzi him that . The Garibaldini will be in Rome in ten or twelve hours . The

      licuui will letiVG biui iy , cvu icasi ) fcv » gvi tu v / ivim v v * v , v > i : iicx ., cvuvi there enough remains to lay , my therefore hand , on twenty the States hours of for the me Church to act— with time a grasp which neither the French nor anybody else will be able to shake off . ( Enter Rattazzi . ) The Ra Pope ttazzi ' s . Zouaves —Sire , the are firm Garibaldini , and the are Antibes beaten leg at ion all staunch points . . A Victor day has been Emanuel lost to . — us That and to comes Italy . of trusting volunteers .

      Well I will , take there immediate is no help measures for it . Telegraph of the strongest to the kind Emperor , and draw that up a proclamation against Garibaldi . If he should get to Rome must before wait the French a little longer we can , always and trust draw in Providence another— and if not Papa , we Bismarck .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Nov. 9, 1867, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_09111867/page/1/