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i66 THE TOMAHA WK. \ Aj>ril 10 , 1869.
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WJ2DE A WAKE. {A Little Drama of Real JL...
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Act I. Scene.— of The the lobb first y o...
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Part Ii.—Jules Canard At Dover.* Oxford ...
marries " On the he contrary receives , a Sir medal , " I rep for lied bravery , " when . If a he French becomes officer a lunatic widower , asy and lum wants . " to marry again , he is given free quarters in a After " An excellent a very hasty regulation breakfast , " said , we the heard officers the with bugle one sound voice . the walked very assembl hideous along y , " and , noise I saw proceeded with some some men to sticks the in ballet Esp and lanade g a irl bag uniforms . to fall , in making . As a I " Who are those ? " I asked
. " They " They _ mi are are always the _ . ^ p p i pers laced _ . of in the _• *_ _ front London TT . _ _ of ^ the - Scottish f" * _ reg _ * _ * _! iment ____ 1 _ / J ' was , to the _• ^ *_ frighten _ repl y , away After the we enemy had left . " the London-Scottishwe came to the Londontheir Irish . ranks These . In worthie fact s wherever were bravel I went y defying , I found snow the same and sea disre in - gard for comfort and , esteem for duty . The Volunteers , one and call all , behaved it ) , and deserve with the the most hearty admirable applause " of pluck their " ( countrymen as the English .
the faced My end fri the en of snow ds , the the and 26 Esp th sea lanade Diddlesex without . They , soon a shudder s took eized up . their their I was arms position admiring ,, and at like their a bravery cry of pain , when . I I heard looked a about very loud me , noise and , saw which a few sounded yards from bitter me ly . a I General went up Officer to him in gold and and asked scarlet him , , who ** What was weeping was the matter ? * Boohoooooo I— He shall rep — lied shall V wih } never a burst get of emotion over it , ! " Booho I kno o w \ Boohoo I sha ' — ! an I ' — t !
i ^ VvXAvWVVV " What ¦>_ ¦>_ _¦ is m the ^ matter _ _ / ' said •«¦ ¦ I once more . the " Wh War y , Office it ' s sno sen -owing d me 1 he oh -ere dear ? ! Boohooooooo oh dear ! Why ! It di was -id very Boohoooooooooo unki-i-ind of ! them I sha 1 -all I know tell I shall mamma never ! You get over see if it I 1 do-on ' t I » my " But why do you object to the snow dress % " and all beautiful
go- " ol Why d la- , ace I ' ve i got And on the my sno- ne ow -ew will spoil it all I my I kno-ow it will " Well 1 I , am can so ' t you unhappy get someone I" . to put off the Review ? " Boohoooooooo " Well , I will I see " . It will be very unki-ind if they do-on ' t ! minutes With a later melancholy the order howl came the that gallant the Volunteers General retired were , to and break five off until three o ' clock I
would I was have very toid pleased his mamma to hea , r and this , very as I possibl felt sure y have that the got General the unfortunate War Office into disgrace . All this was avoided by the Volunteers command ( poor ; the , cold General , drenched 's gold creatures lace was ) were saved given ; and just the a ought couple to of have hours been to ) get pleased nicely . drunk in : and everybody was ( or further further We were commands commands sent back from from to the the our Dowers head-quarters that that were were , and .. ordered to wait powers
p town body lace As . , 1 and and was I enj according everything only oyed a the foreigner ly scene . wended Among , and I was my the was way allowed rest very to the was p to leased great a stroll noble hotel with about colonel every of the the - him ( blessed and , envied I was him told ) his , with beauty perpetual . While loveliness thus employed . I looked I heard at an the elderly tramp gentleman of a horse close arrayed behind in scarlet me ; I and turned gold round . I have and read saw the to recount newspapers has mmiw been and variousl I know f ** r that _¦ orted the conversation but *¦ 1 believe I am version about b
is _ W . the -I . VvWUMk onl y correct t ^^ w . ** one * v . «_ The _ * fw m "mi *** y , j gorgeous rep > MT ww «* , j gentleman _»_ *•*< # —• wv «* v w cried «* my _» . ¦ . * y out w ^ # - _ — fc * A % ^ A * Volunteers " Here , some ?" one t What ' s all this about ? Where are the swered Another - — gorgeous gentleman , clad in scarlet and gold , anthe " weather I believe . " , sir , the review has been postponed , on account of " " Yes Nonsense sir j but ! Why General —r ¦__¦ , it ' s quite [ fine I didn !" 't catch the WAJb name 1 ] said
that . « _ , tfc the W . m **« , M > horses 1 *» __ J ___ *_ r - ** ' w feet _ ^ r ^ - _ - _«_ _¦—»— might *^>_— __*___ get ___ L - wet ^•• V * t _¦ - _ . * and V Vt * ^ vWtfl they . « might ^ V AAM •¦« .- - AVJ catch WbVAVI . « cold . " " Nonsense 1 Where are the Volunteers ?" tempting " They to have go to been church dismissed . " , sir , and are now probably
at" Nonsense ! Fall in , sir , and send General Lindsay to me . " to " the Yes fact , sir that . But some may drops I call of your rain are Royal still H being ighnes blown s's attention from gold the lamp lace -posts will be , and spoilt that V we have on our best clothes . All the The " ««¦ «» Nonsense . *> . ^ r General ^_ - » % « r-- _« t ^_ r _ e f «««« , sir WMi saluted * ! MVVVt Fall fc and ** - * . * in . * . ^ . retired - . " - *¦* - »_ h--k - ^^ -h .
were In on a quarter our way of to an the hour saluting our reg -post iment ! had fallen in , and we behaved Shall I admirabl write more y on ? Easter Yes , I will Monday —a few . All lines the . The mistakes Volunteers they made were owing to the blind obedience they paid to the orders and of the fought " regular well . " Where officers all put are over good them it . is They difficult inarched to pick well out excellence soldierly bearing . However , and general , I can efficiency honestly award the prize for
TO THE 3 RD . MIDDLESEX ARTILLERY ( Truro s Tigers , ) mander which , without , officers doubt ( combatant , is a model and non regimen -combatant t , as ) , regards and men Com . - Receive my dear Redacteur & c & , c Jules , , Canard .
I66 The Tomaha Wk. \ Aj>Ril 10 , 1869.
i 66 THE TOMAHA WK . \ Aj > ril 10 , 1869 .
Wj2de A Wake. {A Little Drama Of Real Jl...
WJ 2 DE A WAKE . { A Little Drama of Real JLife ^ in Three Acts ?)
Act I. Scene.— Of The The Lobb First Y O...
Act I . Scene . — of The the lobb first y of act the of Mr Gaiety . Robertson Theatre ' s new { after piece the . ) conclusion Um Somebody ?— { not knowing what to think of it ) . —Well ? Eh ? An Admirer of Mr . Robertson . —Oh , its capital—capital ! Wh So natural y it quite ; and takes like you every up the life Rhine . Look ! Tom at Wigan Robertson ' s helmet is a ! clever fellowSir
V * V Disappointed An , ^ V .... V ** XUXAV A . of , m Mr UAXt . . Author a R . —Point . — What ? You . ' s the . wait 4 point ! •_ of _«• the . « doubling a _¦_¦_> ? you Funny duck , , and but up Unorigi again as nal somebody Critic . — else It ' s { like laughs Woodin much ; with down a friend Somebody ?) . —Wigan ought not to do it . is Somebody going to turn Else out . — a very Take strong my word one . for it—the old man ' s part knows An A what . of he Mr ' s about . R . —Just so : you wait . Tom Robertson
. about Freddy a lot of ( No Germans . I ) . —German . Great , bosh you , know I think . . One doesn ' t care Freddy ( No . 2 ) . —Ya ' as . Act II . Scene . —Same as in Act 1 . After the conclusion of the second act of the piece .
An Somebody A . of . Mr —First . R . — rate I'll that tell you , eh what 1 —it ' s the best thing he ' s place done . ? Full Real of green satire marble , Sir—full 1 I I told And you did to you wait . notice the fireas Disappointed anything he has Author done . Such . —That situations act is , ( as barring a whole the , as entry good of of Mr English . Soutar every in Music day life Hall ; and costume that ) is might saying occur a good in the deal course for MrRobertson il
• 1 ** 1 . «•» » % •* ( Nrw- * ¦» -. r *_ r _ fc ** . j _ a _ h ^_ w- _ h _ . h _ l a ^_ l 1-1 ¦ * _^_ i «_ . _ A __* " . _ . _ have An A . seen of Mr School . R . — ? Say I should ing a good like to deal know for what him ? is Pray more , like Sir , you thing English itself everyday , Sir . life than that ! Everybody says its—the ( juaguely Another as ) ij A not . of quite Mr , sure R . — of Oh what , come it means it ' s perfect ) idyl j . fresh It ' s and an —ohit ' s A 1
_ a , . _ t w tm V * < -P ^ -Oi _¦»«¦«•¦ kmm _*_• on Another that idea of A . the of jug Mr but . R . Robertson —Poem , Sir ? . Who could have hit Disagreeable Somebody . —Stuff J none of you people 4
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 10, 1869, page 166, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_10041869/page/10/
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