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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 15th August 1868, Edition 1 of 1, Page 67, " EN VOYAGEr

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    • " THE BURN'HAM SCRUBS R. V. C"
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      August 15, 1868.] The Tomaha Wk. 67

      August 15 , 1868 . ] THE TOMAHA WK . 67

      " The Burn'ham Scrubs R. V. C"

      " THE BURN'HAM SCRUBS R . V . C "

      All The This T Amiable Roublea And Nd In...

      all this t amiable roublea and nd in gentle whose reader cause ( for I am whose putting sake mysel I am f taking to all lands this i cape nconvenience before , me — : as I am I write staying I have in Brittany the most at—but magnificent hush , as well I have not not paid be t as oo yet definit for my e ab lieutenant out my ' hiding s unifor — m I mean is ju , my as resting place )—the amiable and gentle reader , I repeat , will reme JL Will ^ mber XA 1 \ J V ^ that w LILb W WV a couple V ^* * - ? l-i » - *^^ of ^^ * ¦ chapters ^^^^ ' - ~* r- * «• ¦»**¦ " ago ^ " ^ t > ^^ I was * -Vfcrf on ^^ . »— the * r « . ^ -vr point | - » - ^ r *—— this w of ¦—¦

      —cha introducing pter I will him to com the plete host the of the ceremony " Princess . Now Royal then . " . In Quite ready A very ? red face fringed round with shaggy piebald whiskers , small eyes and bushy eyebrows , a scowl and a great many white pimples -aproned , grey hair , dirty and shirt wrinkle -sleeved s " , at and discretion disagre . " eable Short . Amiable , podgy , reader , I present to you the ( host Ten minutes of the " for Princess refreshments Royal . " ?)

      Part 2 of the Ceremony . ge ntleman ost of . ( or lad " Princess y ) of the Royal nicest , " honour I beg , to of the present most to brilliant you a abilities . A gentleman ( or lady ) as beautiful as the morning star ( or lad , as y ) lovel as p y icturesque as smiling as Dinan Italy or , as merry sedate Peru as Put . A ney gentleman , as commercial uxiiiuax critical aa as as Corfu ^ Co uliui nstantinop . A ix gentl g ^ iitiwiiiU le , eman as conscientious 'ii \ ( or ^ lady *«** - * j ) j rivalling ixvauiug as Clap Shakespeare k ham _? j . j . ci . rwv , and * . o £ /\ - 'Cii as . \* ,

      in Mr . Poetry H . Cole , Gustav C . B . e Dore the " in Drawing the lobes , A . uber In a word Music host , and of the " Princess , Royal , , " I have the p leasure to present , to you my friend—my firm , valued , and distinguished friend , the amiable and And gentl now e reade know r ! one another . « " Wot are you yer talking about ? " exclaimed mine host , in thickl answer y , to " it Cocklo ' s my b ft ' ' lief s question you ' re all about ' toxicated the suppe —beastl r . He y ' toxic continued ated . "

      the Privat gent e mean Dubbs s no put manner in a word of ' ar here m . . 'E " Mr says . Potts to me , I ' ' m sure ' e comes , sir , a along man , of ' I ' ' ve is w got ord confiden , and when ce in ' e Mr says . Potts there I ' ave all , and a r I e gim w ental ' e ' s knows supper I D know ubbs , s ' ' ' as contin ' ow th n ere ers , ixtill ' that be there a regimental will be a supper h ' ocean . of I will beer b , a e , ' ' he eap conti of tri nners pe , , likewis ' liver e and a g " bacon m , and ny h Dubbs ' onions , ' . he There cont tinner rotters s , * I should a mug not of be gin surprised to top up if there with . should ' " And be our a few Private pigs '

      having " I am exhausted surprised his , la list ndlord of dainties , " said C was ockloft silent wi . th dignity , " that ¦ you orders haven . ' " t attended to the orders of your superior—I mean to my " Now look ' ere , " bawled Potts ( who , not to put too fine a point to to be be upon bullied bullied it , was bv bthe th very e like like ' toxicated of of vou ) , . . " I With With ain ' t ver agoing sword sword to s s stand and and ' ver ere y youyer yer

      bless shackos yer , and I knows yer fi yer gures ! Wh . y Oh , I , never I've seed ' eard anything all about so ridicklus you—law ! Why , ye ' re a couple o'jacanapes . That ' s wot ^ 7 / are . " very " Potts hungry , " said , unless and I , there good we effected naturedl seemed y a little , because reconciliation chance I reall of with our y was our obtaining getting host house any tl P — o —¦ tts — supper ¦—— , yo j -v u n ' re a «« r far a n sensible w < W A **^* P *^ A ^^ man 4 « title IMI *«• — * a r ^ public yj ** *>^« A ^^ man AJt « Mil * , or \ tf A , rather , 1 % A * V 44 vi , 4 *•** a public K # fc > 4 l ^ A * W ;

      wish to man be unloyal ( a prouder to Her Majesty )—and the I ' Queen m sure , or you unjust would to your not own pocket I tell you frankly that we are volunteers—defenders for of your the food native place set before —and us are . willing As a , true nay - , born anxious Brito to n pay and w an ell bottle inheritor and of the the you breeze flag that , as an for a honest thousand publican years , as has a man braved and the a brother to the valiant , I tell you that you must not refuse the salt of joviality

      ; Potts , " and was he evidentl pointed protector y with soft of supreme ened your . hearths " contempt You and talk your to sense Cockloft homes j but , ! " " as wh for y , ' e's When quite we ridicklus got inside ! " it With appeared this he that led supper the way had into been the prepared tavern . after all . The cause of our host ' s incivility was to be traced to o Cockloft ffence to ' s Mr uniform . Potts , the . wearing of which seemed to give great 'e mean " Yes s , " by said it . the Oh enraged , you can publican ' t blind me , " I J knows But I says werry riot well another what word . Let 'im give me any more of his sauce and I ups to the

      table threat he disappeared I silently tak . es away the meat . " With this ] dreadful deal Cockloft boards , Dubbs supp , o rted I sat tres dow tles n ) and the prepared table ( it was to m ake ur merry bill of . fare And : — here perhaps it will not be out of place to give the

      A Plate of the Best Wheaten Bread . A Cruet of the Strongest Vinegar . Salt . Salt . Some Rtbs of Roast Beef ( more bone than meat ) . Salt . Salt .

      A Cruet of the Greasiest Oil . " Something { fortunatel " which y eate 7 the i early Landlord i ? i the called evening ' " Lobster by Dubbs Salad ) . " we " all And here now ?" , " said Cockloft , taking the head of the table , " Royal " Not Artillery quite , sir , is , " below said Dubbs in the . bar " S , ergeant and ' e wants Gunn , late join of the the mess . "

      sergeant Cockloft . ' s Cap face ital fell man ; he when mur not mured drunk to , me but , " when Gunn ' s our ' s take drill n too I saw much him , I drinking do believe with he the would landlord commit as we a murder came . in . I am However afraid , it ca We n ' wait be ed hel impatientl ped . Here , Dubbs trembling , show him ly to up see . " whether our fears about Gunn ' s sobriety would be realisedAfter two

      . mi door nutes was ' pause thrown we heard . a heavy step on the stairs and the " Sergeant Gunn open , " said Dubbs , with a broad grin . { To be continued . )

      " En Voyager

      " EN VOYAGEr

      The Excursion Fever Has Taken A Firm Hol...

      The excursion fever has taken a firm hold of the London public superintendence . Ten year of s ago a conductor an orga was nised looked trip to upon Paris as a under curiosity the of society . Now , however , not only does Mr . Cook flourish in with an extend even e more d business enlarged , but notions a doze than n imitat the o ori rs g inal ave inventor sprung up of the office system . Now be - booke a-days d , by throug taking h to Greenwich ticket at b an trai exc n ur with sion

      a cou , you n a may vailable to bring you home by the river ; y or you may m of visiting e a cir every cular tour object of of the interest Isle of between Thanet , with Margate the o and pportunity Ramsgate ; or , if you have more time and more money , you can go on the to th Al e ps co , n tinent ok in , . c all M at ilan Paris , pass , spin a Sunday round S at witzerland Venice , and and over e home responsibility by Vienna , for and a fixed the sum Rhine ^ payable without in forethought advance . , tro Such uble con , or

      veniences as these are not extended to Europe alone . This year some a enterprising party has been individual made has up to chartered " do " the a steamer Holy Land for , a while trip to Iceland and back at ^ 100 a head . expect If we that have the arrived caterers at this for public already locomotion , it is not should unreasonable soon pro to - vid everywhere e some tours and less seen hackneyed everything , for in those the cockney people fi who ed ac ceptatio e been n of the terms . If it is easy to convoy large parties through

      a civilised little judicious Europe without pre-arrangement inconvenience , it or is confusion to be hop b y means that th of e excursion object . agents will now turn their talents to a more useful Switzerland There are and numbers Italin of an persons excursionist for whom band a would tour have through no att attraction raction , and and there there y are are others others who who would would be be contented contented with with

      th photographs e leasure , of of a Palestine week or , so or would in Iceland consider even £ 100 in this too much weather for . The p great majority of Englishmen , howev , er , like travelling , and although without assistance independent the enoug would h in their ideas to a when vail th they emsel can ves do of , y g beaten it Mr would . Cook routes prove ' s or in of a Europe any convenience body without else ' . s travelling much Any one trouble experience can , travel forethought , if over they , the felt or knowledge organise some of foreign such tour languages as the following ; but if Mr for . next Cook year would he would really be rendering a good service to numbers of peop , le

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 15, 1868, page 67, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_15081868/page/9/