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    " '¦ - ' * ¦ " '* - *• ' - ¦ . - I I !¦ I II | I . ..... , 1 .... - ¦ U . ¦¦ -II ... .. I . L ¦ . 1 December n , 1869 . 3 THE TOM AHA WK . 271

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    [ Note the Dalila . —Mr . of Palgrave M . Octave Simpson Feuillet , who fran has kl " avows freely that translated his new " piece is adapted from a novel . Wi , th the y aid of Mr . Simpson ' s excellent splendid ( ( this this is is satirical . NOT satirical ) acting ) , we play have , and attempted Mr . Allerton tp give ' s a short English version of the great French original . ] part $ . —® y teonr in fyt ttta * .

    Nap It les was . A a new very opera great , entitled night at Boabdil the , Theatre by Caspar of Alvano San Carlo , was , mi being rather ght produced lay unprepossessing ourselve for s the open first appearance to time libel . , . Caspar so If we we was will said a not he young was say ug he man ly was we of ugly but ! He was very awkward , and did not know what attitudes to do ; but PBP with then his he arms was , and a genius had a way and genius of sitting excuses in ungraceful a

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    of an age demanding the respect that should be always paid to grey people chiefly hair were remarkable ) and most intimate for Count a very . Carnioli very false bea gentlemanl rd ) ; and these creature two , want " Princesse you to li , sten " said to the the Count tune , of " I the am Tenor so glad ' s song you . are It here is per . I - ^ fectl ™ ^ t ^ r ^^ F v ^^ y w delicious ^ b . b . ^ p * ^ B ^ B > bb * ^^ ^^ p" ^ p * B » «^ pf — ¦ jp perfectl ^ p * ^ bp ^ *> ^^* ^ B" ^^^ ^ p * ^^ y superb b ^ p * b * b » B *^ " ^ b | p » Bfc p ^ p ™ ^ ! "

    she " Oh had , " a cold lied —a the bad Princesse —bad cold , and ! she sneezed . Poor lady , fact By the -and Neapolitan -bye the Tenor critics on began the next his song day . described It was not it as good " com , in - the monp much So claque lace di that sgusted and Caspar is mi unmelodious was ght appeared y the , and Princesse they , to weak bow app , at his lauded this acknowled wretchedl vanity it , — that app y gments sung she lauded actuall . " . it Yet so y for a moment forgot 1 her rank and bbbb vpb position bh and flung a bouquet at

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    And Such then is life , poor I lady , she fairly broke down , and— -sneezed ! Part M . —Hofoefcf fcg a < £ rantrmot ¥ jer ! room It was was neatl past midni furnished ght in . the It Princesse contained ' s a boudoir couch . Her table bed an - organ a servant , a gard walked en y , and in a and fountain informed . She her was that about a gentleman to , retire 4 fc v ^ v when ( ,

    unknown s ^ v " ^ V Show w ¦ . V v ) desired v ^^ hi m p ^^ h ^ ^ B ^ B up admitta p ^ m ^ m ^ m at ^ ^ - ^ " ^ once ^ nce - > v ^ r ^ . , " ^ h ^ h . ^ she b' ^ v ^ mww ^~ ^ B * said ^ r ^ ^— ^ v ^ , ^^ and ^ b ^^^ b ^ r ^ v v then ^ ' ^ B 1 wb ^ ^^ added Bb ^ Vb # aft 4 b , in \ * "v an Bb BV undertone chief . So , an " noy He i may ng just have now come —I have , to g a cold me , back and my my othe handker r is at - the wash 1 " and By -and , and -by on the worse visitor term was s ushered than ever in with . It his vvas unmanageabl Caspar , pale e arms .

    asked " What haug wo htil uld y . you with me at this hour of the night ? " she look Caspar like a gasp codfish ed , — pa tried ssed , his I say hand , and across tried his successfull "brow , and y ! tried to " Caspar Are you shook ill ? " his murmured head . the Princesse , sweetly . " He Ah obeyed ! then . / ' He she sat said down , " pr before ay play the me instrument a tuae on the and organ indulged . " in the wildest gestures . Now his BW fingers were rolled , over the notes ¦

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    asked " What sweetl do . you come here for in the dead of night ? " and To played give with you y back his hat your —playe handkerchief d with it . !— " did He wonderful gasped this things out , with once " M in y , like dear life a love third but , " - said rate I doat — the fourth Princesse -rate . mountebank , Come " I have with onl ! me y seen and live a and my guilty , life B . If upon consent you we will order horses B and 4 fBk

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    the ¦ * " m > & ^ mad ^ You ^ « ^** h ^ BaBjp love 4 buffoon W *¦ B ^ B another ^ ^^ ^ . ^^ . 4 ^ nP * Give V ^ ^¦ P' , I , her know ^ I Tf Bl Bh ^ * up > p — - . »* , ^* and . the 4 *>¦ ^ P mild fl y , VJ > with 4 * daug * ii me hter * J . Do of you Sartorius B ^ P . hear Bk ? , I love "Oh you ! " he !" murmured , and once more that strange look appeared O , so strong upon ly- his —of face the — codfish that look ! reminding one so strongly" ^^ You *¦ ^^ m ^^ p Bk . ^ B > love ^ B > ^^ ' pV . P 1 me ^ P > ^^ ^^ ^ Bi ^ pr ! BF > " —¦ he mmm r ^ ^ b ^ weak cried ^^ p * P ^ ^^ ^ bv ^ pBB . in — " all ^ I ^^ Bl , ^ V _ ^ so ^ p _ ^ a ^ p do ^ awkward ^^ . ^^ « ? * ^^ ^^ « « ^ B ^^ r ^ r ? *** ^|*^ v — 4 B » ? ¦ I , ^ ^ B » ¦ so ^ p ^ Bk i very ^ v ^^ y bad pf ^^ p ^^^^ p ^^ V * PJ !

    —I , who am painfull y ^ I . I I I ? " He Yes not / knowing ' she said what , and else taking to do him fainted by the . shoulders , kissed him . her It , husband was a pretty , and looked sight . like The his haug — , mother hty woman ! loved him like fJart OT . —myt m * % SLhtffoott i

    Bohemians It was the , and house forei of gn Sartorius members , the of the mad Savage buffoon Club . Being , he and gay his quarter daug to hter three Fides in the were morning still . up , although it wanted only a buffoon " Fill , me wildl up y a — bumper " fill me of up , gay I say . gin I " and water , " said the mad " " A I wonder success , ? father Of , course if Caspar it has ' s . opera Why has , it been was all a success robbed ? from " ^ me ^^ V . W ^ Don fc ™*^ ^*^ ^^"" ' ¦* t you ¥ ^ B » Bi ™ ^ rememb P " ^^ ^ - ^ » ¦ diddle —Pi « t P « pr ¦ er ^ P-Ai that BI * B iddle ™ B » ^ little — B ^ B * i fol ^^ " thing W ^ de » 4 ^ ^ »» of ^ - ^ B » mine Bpi A ^ B » « P ^ ^ B * , S beg r I ^^ J ^\ inning 4 * 4 k « V « . * *^ ^~^

    rum deed And , , turn he he , was tumtitum careered . , about — the stage — like a ray mad ?" buffoon , as , inover " See yonder , " cried ? It Fide contains s , wildly Caspar , " do you and observe the Princesse that omnibus . They are She elop gave ing . ! a " terrific yell , and died . formance The maniac descriptive buffoon of grief went throug and bad h a acting sort . gymnastic per" What shall I do with her ? " he said at last . " Oh ! I know

    land I will B Bt . 4 " put PI ^ H ^ P ' ^ P 1 ^ P > her * ¦ ^ B ^ ^^ ^ 1 ^ ^^*^ v ^^ in m ^^ ^^^ a ^^^ V portmanteau - ^^ w V . ^» V ^ B ^ B *^ BB ^ p ^ B . Bt and pi ^ Bi ^ PP * 4 ^ Bjp > take ^^^^ v * 4 ^ tf ^ PB ^^^^ V her BP W ^^ ^^*^ B ^ with f ^ f ^ B Bft me ^^^^ P « Bv to B ^ ^ Switzer ^ ¦ ^ . ^ BB ^ B _ . ^^ B . ^ B ^ r V V - . No sooner said than done . In ten minutes Sartorius was c two areering superannuated wildly to Switzerland omnibus horses in a . broken-down cab , drawn by He carried the portmanteau containing the body of Fides on

    the the roof roof ! ! On On the the roof roof , . I I say sav , . on on the the roof roof ! ! $ art &&— . STlje l & asaacrefci ^ ootiUi To return to the Princesse . began After to Caspar tire of had him . lived He some would little play on while the with organ Leonora and would , she look look like like a a cod cod--fish fish , and and both both habits habits gave save her her much much , annoyance annovance ..

    had This sung being in the Caspar case , ' , s she opera determined . He at to any elope rate with couldn the ' tenor be ivoise who than In the Caspar mea — nwhile he might the , a Count nd he Carnioli most probabl returned y would and , be warned better . her Casp , — ar if against we like . the Princesse , or the Siren as we , may now call " You ¦ pq . ^ P know BW cannot W B ^^ BJ . B |> ^ m ^ ¦¦ VP Br marry ^ " ^ m B * ™ r ^ ^™ ^ " _ f her ^ " ^ P » BJP ^» " , BJ " ¦ h BP ¦ e V said ^^ ^ - »— . V

    marry " I his grand , I know —" , " murmured Caspar , " a man may not " Quite so , " interrupted the Count . " Give her up . " " I e will did , , " but he rep then lied the weakl Sire y n . pretended that she really loved him hear , ? and Bolted sold him ! Yo by u bolting understand with ? the Tenor . Sold him ! You Caspar " I must . " And follow I will them take — with the me Siren as luggag and the e this Tenor tooth , " -brush cried and these horse-pistols . "

• Citation
  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Dec. 11, 1869, page 271, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_11121869/page/9/