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% ig6 THE TOMAHAWK. [September 14, 1867.
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THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.
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As we have every reason to believe that ...
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New and Original Joke by " Le Native de ...
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THE MODERN THEOPHRASTUS.
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No. I.—THE PRIG. an You old fashion shal...
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THE EISTEDDFOBL
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(From our Own Enthusiastic Correspondent...
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% Ig6 The Tomahawk. [September 14, 1867.
% ig 6 THE TOMAHAWK . [ September 14 , 1867 .
The Alabama Claims.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS .
As We Have Every Reason To Believe That ...
As we have every reason to believe that the correspondence recently published under this heading is not only entirely fictitious , but calculated seriously to mislead the public on this now very important question , it is with . much , pleasure we place before our readers what we can guarantee to be accurate copies of all the letters that have passed , or may be expected to pass , between the two Governments in reference to the question under dispute . We need scarcely add that we have them from an unquestionable source : — , _ . w Letter I . IVitV / 1113
.. ar . V > A . IS . JLA « J JM . V . AUA . Y . Lion Sir , , di — -reck I guess -ly . you Slice 'll just it on tickle thick up about that them darned ships old —tJ hoss uir fixings the British , and tJieir crews , and advertise me about the beast-slick . I am , & c , W . Seward . Letter II . LORD STANLEY TO MR . SEWARD . Sir , —Mr . Adams has this day communicated to me the substance of a despatch , & c , & c , & c . I am , & c , " Stanley . "
Letter III . MR . SEWARD TO MR . ADAMS . Sir , —Tell Stanley it's to hand , but that Jonathan , air a deal too smart to swallow corkscrews and sich like logic slaked up in molasses . Lay it on about them Fenians and their doings , and how the United States of America corked ' em up , as they was about to go 11 op down J ohn Bull , the Queen , and haristocracy , like so many skinned hoisters . Yours , & c , W . Seward . Letter IV . LORD STANLEY TO MR . SEWARD . Sir , —In my last despatch , I purposely abstained from making any observations , & c , & c . I am , & c ., " Stanley . " Letter V . MR . SEWARD TO MR . ADAMS . JiR 1 tn ni » 11111111 lie il 3 lie 11 SWctllCl Ull
« , -H .. CJJ ujj cue -n-llllj ^ . ,.,. .. < 111 U . k off etch —jist of his to look tail . friendly and fondlin like , while you gets a good I am , & c , & c , W . Seward . Letter VI . LORD STANLEY TO MR . SEWARD . Sir , —I very much regret that the explanations Her Majesty ' s Government have made , & c , & c . I am , Sir , & c , " Stanley . " Letter VII . MR . SEWARD TO MR . ADAMS . like Sir , we , — 'll If whi the p cusses 'em on won to ' it t . stump Always out , ile hint —till with I advertises a snigger , but you scowlin further . * * Twixt I and you , we means fitin' that beast . I am , Sir , & c , & c ,
W . Seward . Letter VIII . LORD STANLEY TO MR . SEWARD . Sir , —After the very liberal offers Her Majesty ' s Government have made , they must decline , & c , & c . I am , Sir , & c , " Stanley . " Letter IX . MR . SEWARD TO MR . ADAMS . Sir , —Skedaddle . It ' s war . We ' ve been a drivin' at it , and now we ' re going to whip that beast into apple shavings , and feed the rest of Europe with the saass . I am , Sir , & c , W . Seward .
New And Original Joke By " Le Native De ...
New and Original Joke by " Le Native de Putney . " — Quelle ressemblance y a-t-il entre le Tigre , le baron Haussman et l'Empereur Napoleon ? Le Tigre est tachete par la Nature , le Baron fen Haussman ctre . est achete par l'Empereur , et l'Empereur , est a jeter par la
The Modern Theophrastus.
THE MODERN THEOPHRASTUS .
No. I.—The Prig. An You Old Fashion Shal...
No . I . —THE PRIG . an You old fashion shall , know and osten the Pri tatiousl g mostl y neat y b . y He his prefers dress— black which ; is and always always of black see up wears , him after he cloth , on brushing comes g a loves wet across , afternoon them which on . before his He , having is also he home eats much his he from boots g takes iven his blacked to off business gaiters and b carefull y . . every If You he y shoe folds shall - ceive a speck of dust , , or a little way bit of fluff on his coat he takes out per his
treating white cotton the common handkerchief cloth , as and if it removes were the it finest very slowl velvet y . and carefully j and The rather Prig large is never . This without he folds his up umbrella always , which very carefull is generall y and y of carries alpaca in , a shiny case ; if it comes on to rain he immediately seeks shelter where he may remove the case , and open the umbrella with great neatness . After the rain is over , you shall see him twirl it round very fast in order to dry it ; and when he gets home he sets it in a corner of the hall with its spoke in a little saucer . , It is ever by these little affected niceties and scrupulous particularities with that you an old may letter tell the generall Prig . y , which He always he folds cuts very his ti paper ght ; before or a visiting reading card it , which he always puts back in his case . If anything- happen to vex him .
he will say " tut ! tut ! " slowly shaking his head , and sometimes "bather ! " when vastly put out . You shall often meet the Prig when you are travelling ; you will generally find him , sitting in the most comfortable corner with a plaid shawl over his knees and a volume of " Russell's Modern Europe "or Johnson ' s "Rasselas " in his hand , which he pretends to peruse diligently , frowning occasionally and pursing up his lips . If you try and draw him into conversation he will put you down with some very pretty piece of pomposity . Such as " There is a sad deficiency of ozone in the air today , though as you remark it is ostensibly fine" —or "I have never devoted much attention to the subject , but will carefully consult the best authorities on it when I reach my destination ! " He never travels without a Bradshaw , which he consults at every station ; and if the train be but a minute late he looks at his large silver watch , which he wears on a steel chain , and shakes his head very solemnly . He always has two sanrJwirrTifc wrannff ] nr > in nn pnvplnn ^ . wTiirli Yip fr » lr 1 <; nr » fsrrpfnllv nnrl
puts in his pocket , after he has eaten the sandwiches . He carries a small black bag which he locks and unlocks every five minutes ; and in which he puts the penny paper after carefully folding it up and smoothing out all the creases . The Prig is of a most immaculate virtue ( in his own eyes ) , therefore , never expect him to show any mercy to others who are frail : he will crush his own wife ' s or child ' s heart , as readily as he does a beetle with his clumsy boot . And if you are in a strait you shall find no such cunning enemy , and no such treacherous friend as the Prig .
The Eisteddfobl
THE EISTEDDFOBL
(From Our Own Enthusiastic Correspondent...
( From our Own Enthusiastic Correspondent . ) There is not such a country in the world as Wales , ' * LlydgJiyllw ciumnwnul ) " says I , with all my heart crwtnyuw ! ¦ Eisteddfod You don . ' t know what pleasure is till you have been to an
First , there ' s the music . Of all the delicious harmonies I know , give me the harp played with three toes . This prize was awarded to David ap Morgaunwyzwyllw , and well did he deserve it . Such pedal playing what never poetry was heard ! This before prize . Then was gained there was by Ffylldeag ode to hll Cwmyuri ap Wll . wylum Oh . ! Talk of Tennyson ! You never heard such flowing measures . I shall certainl The next y learn prize Welsh which . I saw given was the five-shilling teapot , for the best recitation from the Welsh historians . I was fain to confess , with all my Saxon prejudices , that Polybius and Macaulay had at last f tpnnoK ound a nnr rival l Inner . Such mnv history ht » live ! to Llwy eniov ll it ny . ddh Gwyllywn carried off the
Time would not suffice for me to describe the infinite variety of intellectual sweets which were spread before my enraptured gaze . I feel , from this moment , a Celt . I feel convinced that Wales has a g their lorious throne future and before that it nothing , and that but Welsh the vowels will soon are be alread spoken y tottering throughout on the whole of , the civilised world . The bards will rise from their tombs and I subjoin strike the the songs beautiful of Love poem in Liberty English on on their Wales immortal , which harps I sent . in for the prize of ^ 20 and a silver medal . I must win it—I feel I
XllUvlb * Oh Wales ! thovi glorious land of Wales ! Where never blow the blustering gales : Where Boreas tames his azure might , And owns whatever is , is right !
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Sept. 14, 1867, page 196, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_14091867/page/2/
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