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August 17, 1867.] THE TOMAHAWK. ; 161
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A NATIONAL WEAKNESS.
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riddle We dissolvers appeal to the of ch...
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AN EASTERN QUESTION.
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the As statement a good that deal the of...
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Reflection made in Hyde Park. — How stra...
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August 17, 1867.] The Tomahawk. ; 161
August 17 , 1867 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . ; 161
A National Weakness.
A NATIONAL WEAKNESS .
Riddle We Dissolvers Appeal To The Of Ch...
riddle We dissolvers appeal to the of cheap philosop literature hers of the to hel penny p us press —will , to any the one great of them answer us a few of the . questions following ? We invite some two thousand well-meaning and half-military Belgians to visit us . We treat them as host never dared treat guest before . able With , every we take wish their to do luggage them honour from them and , make starve them them , comfort neglect - them , take them to Cremorne and a fifteen-shilling " select" ball clt at Islington . I . olIilgH »» ll . . Why ¥ V 11 / * cannot _»<*! 11 H . / W we yv \* of admit « . v * j * ni , iivh honestl \ -ohj y that v » ai . the vu ^ whole » i » lish wiw
thing was disgraceful instead shouting paeans over Eng hosp way itality of doing and things getting V maudlin We get over the " Sultan Old John in the B midst ull's roug of us h tunate honestl and Downing handle absence y say street him that of , to fairly the the Sp Soverei whole ithead enoug reception . h . But from He wh goes nearl was y cannot spoilt to the by the O the act pera papers of unfor , the to - gala ? Why too can they not gn cease talking y every stilted nonsense which about the eve superiority n for AVI French of the English to was V V the M > W Fren magnificen ch programme rf —¦• t in h « b the ,
TV JUiX ^ ii ^* V ^ 11 A- A ^ UVM p ¦ " ** rogrammes ^ " ^^^ WVAA ^** . *^ * w «» jfc * m »^^««*»»^^» v w «*^ a > extreme ? and Wh give y do our we moral welcome support all the to ruffians revolution in Europe , no matter to our in shores what , shape obedience it break and what out , all not over at hom the e world , to the , and mystification preach constitutional of Europe class in Why general naval do and we tui to n the in out the stultification a world fleet off could Portsmouth of blow ourselves out , that in of particular the any water second ? in ten minutes power and then get up on our stilts again over the Supreof England , i
macy litany What ui do j- ^ iigidiiva we mean x . by expressing sympathy with the ill-fated c Emperor areer we Maximilian have , almost , when to a throug man , rejoiced hout the snug whole ly of but his verily Mexican over every liberal success that was bringing the bullet nearer to his heart ? thing Wh more y do we than , while express boasting sympath to be y with friends Greece of , order in its , disreputa do some - - ble when Cretan the latter quarrel is unquestionably , and denounce in 111 the mv the ri i Turkish htand pursuing Government umr ^ - ,
cisel Irllvil y the C laiici same path 3 Uil ^ that uUJtiuiiuui any European j ' o g power * """ > , would ^ u pursue , pre ^ jm . \^ - under similar circumstances ? Why are we pointing with our Pharisaical pride to what we vast term majority the " ignorance of our poor and town bigotry population of the , Continent and a large , " when minority the of that of our counties , is about the most miserable and degraded in the so-called civilised world ? And with all this under one ' s eyes , why do we talk big things of our Charityand maintain our workhouse system to enable us
to In practise a word it . wh , y are we eternally boasting about our anomalies , blundering , in our logic , and denouncing , the while , all our neighbours as fools ? at To indi descend gestible — - dainties why do we in sit evening down in dress tens , and and twenties that too to at pick a monstrous anxiety of ourselve hour , and s , and at to a the ruinous ineffable expense bore — of to our the friends serious — in jji the kui ; cause ^ auac __ of ui true 11 ub _¦ sociability juuiuuiiii ^ ?• # . __ . ^__ __ .
stifling cases Why ^ and rooms do hint we , and crush to them pack our in them acquaintances their by cards dozens of invitation b up y hundreds our crowded that into they stair our are - , to Wh make do themselves we meet quite in the " afternoon at home ?" to talk scandaland call it " five o y ' clock tea' ( " Why take bnindy-and-water , and , , for the sake of euphony , urge the necessity of " improving our nervous tone ?" presence Why can in we a curtain be so very box at proper the opera , and ? yet Wh wink y send at our one cheque son ' s to lU WAAtll charitable X \ . 4 LUA \* institutions JJl ^ lllll 11 VS 41 . ? of WJL a 4 . V V certain * V >* bUIli ViUJwj class j , and U . 11 U copy \* KJ £ MJ as » t- _ f nearly liVWi IJ _ t • •¦ ^ k ^« V * «
shutters as we can and a certain live in person our back ' s park drawing equipage -rooms ? ? Wh Wh y y shut always our raise all this conventional dust , which blinds nobody reallybut ourselves ? of it all ? Suobbisw of the moralisers . help us ? Say , what is at the bottom Snobbism our great national failing ? Nothing of the sort ! We are magnificent snobs in our way—nobody will deny thatbut world humbug . We is are our not forte offensive . We humbugs are the . biggest We do humbugs not attempt in the to humbug others , for our business is purely with ourselves . We
attempt are our to own victimise victims , our and nei too ghbours utterl . y so If we to admit do raise of the any dust wilful it our is for own the honest . If , strai lookers ghtforward -on suffer purpose it is their of sending fault . it We all take into , no account eyes of them ; our object is , to blind ourselvesand we world being do it . most dishonest effectivel , Eng y lishmen . Yes , — are without the bi any ggest express humbugs purpose , in the of
An Eastern Question.
AN EASTERN QUESTION .
The As Statement A Good That Deal The Of...
the As statement a good that deal the of Sultan curiosit " y spent has upwards been naturall of , £ 32 y , aroused 000 during by his stay in this country , " we have done our best to fathom the mystery . Hitherto , only ^ 5 000 have been satisfactorily readers accounted with for , an but accurate we are statement now , in a of position the expenditure to furnish of our the whole sum . Subjoined will be found the correct account extracted the gove ( rnment by permission , or cooked ) from counterpart his Majesty , to ' s be diary published , together in with the official journal at Constantinople : —
Official Account , as Pre- Private Account of Actual pared for Publication in Expenditure . THE . RitZ'Namek-I } Jerdjie'Hixdis . / s d jC s . d . To the Lord Mayor , Lent . Lent to to the the Duka Duka' ' for tor distribution distribution . . 2 2500 500 o o O O m ,,
Do Aambr . ' to / the dgge Prinss . 7 , 000 o o Snuff Ge -box . for . Mr . . 1000 o O Degall . . 5 000 O o Society y . for Pro- , Condescending pay- , moting Christian ment of - Petition Knowledge ^ y _ . . ^ 500 ^^ - _ _ o _ O __» «^_» _ A -. 4 _ t ^ V ^ _ t A . -A ^ ^_^^ _ k
for Infidel Amuse- British and Foreign ments supplied by Bible Society . 500 o O the unbelieving Other Societies ( ra-To Lormair ihsArcIibiskoppe . . 10 , 000 o o Christian rious ) . Missions . 7 , 500 o O JCantjbern 'for sub- in Turkey ( Bill at
mitting to Islam . 10 10 o 3 months ) . . 13 , 000 o o To Lorderbiy for Steward ' s fee ( Bouchanging the Con- logne to Follvestitution of the stone ) ' . . 1 , 000 o O Infidel dogs --- ^^ t _ © that Decoration _____ for the
of the Imperial Proprietor of the bestower of pros- Alhambra . . 500 o o perity . . . 5 5 © Do . for-Mr . E . T . Smith . . . 500 o o £ 22015 15 o Further Donation
,, to Missions in Turkey . . 220 o o Frock Coats , & c , for his Majesty and Suite ( the
"Unbelievers ' Suit , " as advertised ) . . . 532 10 o Decoration for Mr . Hyams . . 500 10 o
Evening Dress for comp Opera le te ( Alpaca suit facings ) % . 3 3 o Ka haat - - kontm ( various purchases 4 — ) 122 10 o
One » glass of real Turkish Sherbet . 001 Decoration for Proprietor of Applestall . . . 500 o o
Wesleyan Missions S in teward Turkey 's Fee . to 500 o o Antwerp . . 2 , 500 o o Lost in various Public Receptions 009
One Turkish Bath Further Loan to B ( radshaw with Decoration ' s RaiL ) - 500 3 6 Duka-Kambridgge 10 , 363 2 ix way Guide . . 007 £ 32 , 37 * 17 11 j £ 32 > 378 1 7 11
Reflection Made In Hyde Park. — How Stra...
Reflection made in Hyde Park . — How strange it is that the " Great Unwashed " are so fond of the tub !
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 17, 1867, page 161, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_17081867/page/3/
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