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158 THE TOMAHA WK. {October 10 , 1868.
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"IN THE EDITOR'S ROOM:' A TRAGEDY FOUNDED UPON FACTS .
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PRESENT—THE EDITOR AND PRINTER'S DEVIL. ...
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never never " Where seen seen such such are we a a sp solendid ? " lendid I whispered scene scene m in my mv to Smith life life .. , who with easy gallantry had knelt down and kissed the hand of the noble under the dais . we " have Silence left . ! " he M murmured lordlet me , savagel introduce y , " I will to Monsieur tell you when Jules Canard , a most distinguished y , foreigner . " you
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snoring Smith . pulled aside a velvet' curtain hiding a door , and ushered me into another apartment . " " An In d one now of , " the said apartments I , " where were in the we left V wing of the Thames Tunnel " And I " that distinguished noble—was he Milor-Mayor ?" tone " That of the the greatest * Lor-Mayor contempt of London . " Why J' " exclaimed that was onl Smith y one , in of a
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peculiar Royal Famil to his y of nation England —green , and ) in ; in a private another box gallery , all by were himself the , was Prince Christian . This last personage seemed deeply gratified which app by lause the he app took lause to be lavished personal upon to himself the " . Lor In -M fact ayor , , I " heard His Highness observe that " his - reception in England received was most with remarkable boisterous and laug deli hter ghtful by the ; " bystanders a speech which . Wh was I
know not . y , clothed On a in magnificent a beautiful suit throne of armour sat the . He " Lor wore -Mayor his , Crown " himself and carried his Sceptre . His Chaplain ( the Archbishop of Canterbury ) and his Private Secretary ( the Lord Chancellor ) were in head attendance in acknowledgment . He smiled gracefully of the app , and lause slightl with y which inclined his ap his
pearance was greeted . Hall A , squadron escorting of the the " Lor Horse Mayor Guards 's " Herald ( Black , ) who now made rode into ( after the a flourish of trumpets ) the following proclamation : — " O yes ! O yes ! O yes ! This is to proclaim that His Grace of Milor the -Mayor Chiltern , Prince Hundreds of Wales , Duke , Defender Humphrey of the and Faith Lord , Warden Steward of Isles the in Cinque Scotland Ports and in Special England Constable , Lord of the of Kilkenny Vinegar , and in Ire the - land , is about to , vacate his throne . He calls upon you and
everyone of you to make and to pass a resolution of thanks on his retirement . " Hall Another rose and flourish said , , and in a then horrible a gentleman silence it was in the so intense body of ( here the I quote from the Daily Nevus ) : — That he l charged 9 hBk the " Lor W * BV bBBi -Mayor vBk ¦ " with B having Bto h been B singu BF BtBlVh
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beggarly account of empty boxes ( hear , Jiear , interruption , and ness cries of of conduct " No , no which . " ) , and disentitled the " Lor- him Mayor to a " resolution had shown of a thanks mean- . ( Cries of " No , no . " ) He therefore felt himself justified In Moving as an Amendment THE PREVIOUS QUESTION !
The uproar was something terrible to listen to ; and every one expected to see the daring " councillor" ordered off for instant execution . There But as was this a has pause been —a a dead very silence long — letter and , I then will — continue the subject next week . Receive The , my distinguished dear Re * dacteur consideration , of Your grateful contributor Jules Canard , .
158 The Tomaha Wk. {October 10 , 1868.
158 THE TOMAHA WK . { October 10 , 1868 .
"In The Editor's Room:' A Tragedy Founded Upon Facts .
"IN THE EDITOR'S ROOM : ' A TRAGEDY FOUNDED UPON FACTS .
Present—The Editor And Printer's Devil. ...
PRESENT—THE EDITOR AND PRINTER ' S DEVIL . SCENE chair . —A , cupboard room full . of The books Editor oj reference is hard ' , & at ° 'work c , desk at at his centre desk ^ Enter reading to throug hi 7 n Swell h MS Bore . and . proofs , tearing up letters , is ^ c . { Throws Swell hivts Bore elf . — into Aw , a my chair dear . ) " Got fellow a sp , lendid glad to notion see for you a . cartoon BJBF BV ^ Bjp ^^ ^^ ^ B ^ b ^ for B B |^ BB * you W ^ BV Bl ^ B 1 .
on subject Editor Monday of . the — , the Thanks cartoon block ; you finished no . will We by see don our next 't want artist week one on was Tuesday just decided now , . and upon The in never the engraver found an ' s hands outsider by 's Wednesday notion worth . Not the paper only that upon , I which have this it was proof written to the . Here Earl , of boy { printer , and 's devil tell him approaches , with my ) , just comp tak li e - ments , that it requires toning down a little . House Printer ? ' s Devil . — Yes , sir . Anything for Marlborough
Printer Editor ' s Devil . —No . ) , I And have now sent , my the dear proof boy , as to I Scotland am a little . { busy Exit , tell me what you want and have done with it . I ' m certain you won our fellows ' t think are me away rude , doing but the their truth shooting of the and matter the is , Continent nearly all , and . I have to see to all the work . Too bad of them—often have BB BP B < B ^ V Bj ^ had IBmBr BV ^ V ^ BIBB to Bjf ^ B * ' write V * * B » BV BP B ^ three BV ^^ B > ^ Bi ^ Bb ^ H -quarters ^^ M B ^ W * V ^ V ^ b ^^ ^^ v ^^ ^^ p of ^^ v ¦ ^^ the ^ v ^ v ^ H ^ ¦¦ B ^ paper ^ w B ^ V ^ B * ^^ myself B gBh B . W BBF ^ BP BB B . V . * Beastl ^**^ r ^^^^ BW BF W ^ B y W
at selfish this of time them of , the keep year ing ! a fellow { Goes on in grumbling town all the to week himself though as he knocks off a paragraph . ) Swell Bore . —Nobody in town . Thought I'd look you up . Have a chat with you about the news . his W B' B" »« Editor watch B ^ B ^ BTB- B' B ^ » B- Bl . . ) — Now All ^ * ^ » right » ¦ ' I can - . - ^ - ^ { Turn — just B . Bl B ^^ ^ s g J round "h ive ^^^ you M ^ " ^ in ^^^ his five ' ^ ~ " W BF chair minutes " ™ ^ ^ " ^^ ^ ^ and ^ ^ ^ BBT Bf . takes So " ^ B ^ V fire out ^^ —
away Swell , old boy Bore , I . ' m —Can ready you . give a fellow any liquor ? ( Editor motions him to the cupboard — Fizz — pop — guggle—rapid production of a glass of soda and brandy . ) Well , you take a beggar up so sharply . columns Editor long . —Obliged But come to , my how boy about . Life talking is short over and the newspaper news ?
. Swell ^^ Bore btv . —( Ponders * b »^ «* , for ^ three - < m minutes a .. and then b * says suddenly . ) Hang it all , I don't believe there ' s any , news to talk about . Editor . —Just my opinion . Good bye , old boy , time ' s up ;
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 10, 1868, page 158, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_10101868/page/10/
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