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168 THE TOMAHA WK. jApril 10 , 1869.
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JUDGMENT BY JDjEJFXUZT.
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An "Outsider" has written to a contempor...
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"Pol, Me Occidistis, Amici." No. Iv. How...
I don ' t know that I should care at all what became of my murderers . This amiable confession on my part shows that Parrots are proof without of revenge their superiority , or malice to , or man cruelty . —in short , it is another This brings me to the subject of Capital Punishment . This I think w ^ a ^ aaa & v , in m *^ m . some "m * ^* * <»« b ^ ^ b » respects ^ ^^^^ m ^ ^* ^ bt ^ wm , a ^ m mistake ™«» « w ^ mmm _^^ v ; « especiall ^ b * ^ r- h ^ ^^ ^ r- « « w y w when » «« ^^ m m limite bbj vbkam » ^ ^ p > d b «^ as »^ ¦ ^ r- a ^
person punishment injured to that to enjoy crime which the retribution puts it out which of the overtakes power of the his injurer . a punishment No , give me , hang torture ing — is nice none , slow at , deliberate all ; for does torture it not . Tfc destroy ^ at is acutest sensation at the ? very moment when sensation would be the If onl agony I 1 could BJBW get Vb hold of some h -mrmm for instance vvv who
habituall ^ H ^ ^ m M ^ m A - ^^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ m ^ y y m put ^^ ^^ sand * w ^ " ¦ ^ m in a - ^^ ^ r his < A ^^ ^^ ¦¦ ^ brown ^ Bl ^^ ^ ^ B » ^^ sugar ^»»»»» ^^ ¦¦ grocer ^ B ^^ , ^^ wpuld - ^ r , ^» BB - ^ r not ^ m ^ B ^^ I ^^ ^ v enj » ^* w ^ A ^ oy ^^ , y m tor w ^»^ ^ - them turing him with ! I his should own brown like to dig . holes I know in that his flesh would , and irritate fill him ; up because he would feel not sugar only the physical pain , but also the moral anguish of knowing that his sugar was being wasted . of ^^ ^ But Cap - ^^ % » BJ m ^ ital ^ do ^»^ W not Punishment ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ any ^ m ^ M M B >^ of V * v VV you . I ^» think do ^* B » ^^ not ^ mm ^ that Br ^ ; m ¦ onl ^^ I y disapprove t I ^ would w » - ^ B * ^*»^ B * Bi extend ^ altogether B »™» ^ v *»~ - ^^ ^ its ^ - ^ v
sp you here put of a man action than . When to han peop g him le ? ask " I " would To what answer worse , " To use what can better Now use , when can a you Parrot put a dies man h . , e or is still a woman beautiful either —you ? " can stuff a Parrot ourselves —yes ; it , you comes may well laugh from , you and men say , we who are have always got stomach stuffing s made creatures just for like your pigs equals in order —but to show , I mean where , you you can may stuff look a among Parrot
when when he he is is dead dead , , and and so so , . as as I I once once heard heard one one of of the the girls erirls say sav ,. you " A thin can ' g t deny of beauty that is even a joy when for ever dead . " and That stuffed is a Parrot we are is beau ; for - tiful . But who ever heard of stuffing a man ? I have heard of kept mummies in pickle , which ; but I believe they are are not men " th , ings salte of d beauty and peppered ; " are they and ?
I once did see a stuffed man—at least it was a woman—and a called more " horrid Julia Pastrana thing I never " I believe saw in — my and life the . onl The y animal reason wh was y Another she was relation stuffed , of or yours could in be the , was animal that kingdom she was half is the a monkey monkey . . I wish you joy of him . of an No keep economical ; hang ing them as punishment m . any It men saves , and because time women , too you , as get as you well rid like of as , the say money expense I—it . is I
alway alwavs s did did and and always alwavs shall shall advocate advocate a a summary summary mode mode of of dealing with disagreeable persons . stay I ing remember in the house upon where one occasion I reside , , somebody I don ' t quite or other know who what was he him was , General I think Nuisance they called for him brevity a general —howeve philanthrop r , he had ist some —I theory called which was called the " Happy Family" theory , by force of
perfect which he happiness maintained if you that gave all each animals plenty would to eat live , as together nature did in . He never tried it himself . I should think if he had done so for one night—with a Bengal tiger say—that there would not have tremendous been much left lot of of nonsense him next about morn this ing . theory However , and , , he in talked order to a had illustrat sometime e it , he sobserved Vr absolutel WT 9 t 0 y in put a a wretched running white up and l mouse h ¦ down v ¦ , whom a ladder f I
with ^ J ^§ ^ p ^ ^^ the ^^ P ^»^ b 4 * ^^ 0 most W WO ^ 0 W irritating ^ ^ ff ^* * ^ V 4 m restlesness ^ ^^ WW cage W ^^^ J ^ m ^^ , into ^^ ^^ my palace ^ v ^^< w m ^ v ^ ^ , and * v ^ w ~ ^ left ^ ' ^ w » v * ^^ it gether there , say ; which ing he proved was sure , if nothing we should else get did , on what most a fool happ he il must y tohave been . Well , this wretched white mouse had some food of its own for for put reall reallv in with there there it . was was I think so so little little it was of of bread it itI I had had and eaten eaten milk it it . all all I can before betore ' t be I I sure had had , y ,
quite made up my mind . When , the white mouse saw its food three had down gone , friendly sniv , elling it seemed pecks in , a disconcerted just very to vexin remind g , manner and it that began . I its gave to conduct run it up two was and or ne this annoying ss , day or good , have , and nature been then , able I as composed some to make people myself out | would what for call paroxysm sleep it , i . nduced I never of weak me to to leave that white mouse there so long . However , my weakness was soon punished . It appears that the colourless creature , finding sense to all eat its what food seed gone of , began mine had to get dropped hungry on —it the had bottom not the of
the and not it cage down eat ; my the thoug seed gilt h bars ? if However I could of my eat , it windows did its bread not , , just but and went as milk if on , it wh running was y should doing up the that ladder long . trick I just . . opened It was one not eye to be , and expected I looked that down I could sideways stand be on quiet the miserable ,, my little little dear . beast " , as much ¦ ¦ .. as . to . say ¦ , " You had better down However on it , and it would drove not my beak be quiet throug , and h its so head I quietly ; and after dropped that room it was this quiet General enough Nuisance . Next morning with them , when there they was came a tremendous into the
to-do , about the white mouse . " Oh , , poor little thing ; that my beast real Poll name " —they , which call me is Polup Poll hloisboio because they Polydorus can ' t Psittaeus pronounce — of " That the girls beast tried , Poll to , has hit killed me with dear a little paper mousey knife , . " but Then I did some not mind that . I know girls' fingers are soft enough . - They soon gave over that , and turned all their rage on General Nuisance .
" th How at General in cruel theory Nuisance it he was was to had put right not the , and much poor that little to we say thing ought for in himself to with have me , got except , " & c on . very well together . From this little anecdote you may glean two morals . First . —If you have a theory , and want to try an experiment to concerned prove it , in you the had experiment better be believes sure first in the that theory every one
. Secondl get y rid . — " of When it at any once one ; by or any a summary thing is method disagreeable . to you If I had allowed that wretched mouse to go on all night fidgetting about , I might have got no sleep , and that would have been very disagreeable .
able Whenever , either by any propounding men or women new theories make themselves and trying disagree to carry - or them by into crying practice out and , or making by claiming a fuss what about they some call their injustice rights or , if other enquire they which are whether suffering they the pretend theory under to any be be true injustice suffering , or what . under This their , is ri never g all hts a stop are waste , or to of time ; and if they turn out to be right you must turn out to be to Governments wrong , which al now ways —take weakens ¦ advice your bvb authority : tell the . I ¦¦ am ing talking
sons V *^^ ^ r ^ ^^ to « ^*^ « be h * a ** ^^ ¦ quiet * m $ « v ^« vv ; if they ¦ ¦*»^ r won my im ^^ r ¦ ' t be w a ^ b ^ ^ b quiet ^ ^ ^ b ^ bbob — why »^ ^^ annoy w , hang »^ v f ^ them per ^ l . You and 'll wrongs get rid , at of the them same and time their . troublesome And if any theories others , try rights to , follow their example after you have got rid of them—why , hang them too . In this maxim lies the whole secret of strong government , I assure Parrots you , are as cruel a Parrot . . And as I said before , nobody can say
168 The Tomaha Wk. Japril 10 , 1869.
168 THE TOMAHA WK . jApril 10 , 1869 .
Judgment By Jdjejfxuzt.
JUDGMENT BY JDjEJFXUZT .
An "Outsider" Has Written To A Contempor...
An "Outsider" has written to a contemporary to complain that very appeared justly of the on Tuesday criticisms morning on the last new in p the iece Tim at es and Queen Daily s Telegraph respectively . He says : — ItJ seem WW " Can ed ^^ fc to fc ^ B my * see » J W W eyes a VV theatre M * and VMIiJ > W eai about % - - s *^*^ Mb have one VAAV deceived - VUii third V-V tlAAWU filled me j a I JL on . hJ see W V Monday * *** m W ed ^>* to b ^^ h see * ni W W g scener ht J WW ? ***** y I
l which esque I had the same previousl hous y e noticed : I seemed in She to h Stoops ear constant to Conquer hisses ^ throu and a gho bur u - the Will erform anybod ance ; I e certainl xplain y heard me how no calls a co before medy wh the curtain is hiss . ed and re damn ceived ed , ' ' by the obtains audience * generall in the y favourable evening becomes opinion' ' in ver the y favo papers urabl of y the next morning ?" nor day day Yes the night night , we Daily , will the the Telegraph exp gentlemen gentlemen lain it to sent who who an any " go go Ou critic to to tsider pass Dass to . " the judgment judgment Nei 1 Queen ther ' the s for for on Tim M these these on es
two would journals therefore , being hav most e been probably honest well to have employed said elsewhere nothing at . all It about the Queen ' s . The piece , however , had a good name to the it , that unhappy of Mr comp . Tom liment Taylor was ; hazarded so with . true The " critical result is " unsatis instinct - that factory might to the otherwise theatre , h as ave it taken directs place special in a attention corner . How to a fiasco long will If Sheridan the public were take to to bring learn out what his journalistic Rivals for criticism the first is time worth in I " 1869 faulty , we dialogue should , have " " worn lamentations -out theme over , " and its what " bad not construction , —should— , " z / he did not put his name to it !
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), April 10, 1869, page 168, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_10041869/page/12/
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