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    • LONDON, AUGUST 17, 1867.
    • FISHING FOR CORONETS.
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      162 The Tomahawk. [August .17, 1867.

      162 THE TOMAHAWK . [ August . 17 , 1867 .

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      London, August 17, 1867.

      LONDON , AUGUST 17 , 1867 .

      Those Two Distinguished Radicals, The Ea...

      Those two distinguished Radicals , the Earl of Derby and the Right Hon . Benjamin Disraeli , were entertained on Wednesday last at the Mansion House . On the occasion in question Lord Mayor Gabriel was so witty that we have not the least hesitation in describing the excellent gentleman as an arch angel .

      Mr. Whalley Has Been Nick-Named By Mr. O...

      Mr . Whalley has been nick-named by Mr . Osborne the " Political Paganini . " We suppose the next time the Honorable Member is called upon for a song in the House , he will beexpected to accompany himself on his own fiddle ! If this " mot" of Mr . Osborne's is to be believed , the "Musical Clowns "have at length found a rival ! £

      A Poor Old Fellow Of Seventy-Four, One R...

      A POOR old fellow of seventy-four , one Rossoman , died a few . days ago , from exposure to the weather , at the Bethnal Green . Workhouse . . He had just left the infirmary , attached to that charming establishment , and was very weak and ill . The " Superintendent of Labour , " Badderley , forced this old fellow

      to work in the rain—a proceeding which resulted in the poor creature ' s death . The question is , what did the man die of ? May we write the word- ^— " murder ? " '

      The Abyssinian Affair Is Becoming Too Ab...

      The Abyssinian affair is becoming too absurd . The last despatch is to the effect that if Master Theodore will only be good and give up the English captives , Miss Britannia will apologise for Master Theodore ' s misconduct and ask his pardon ! The Queen's " presents" (!) are still dazzled before the eyes

      - of the wretched black , as a bribe . Surely our conduct in this matter has been the reverse of dignified . It is all very well to talk twaddle about the cost of " little wars , " - but our army is meant for something more than ornament .

      Fishing For Coronets.

      FISHING FOR CORONETS .

      It Was The Season When (See The Cartoon ...

      It was the season when ( See the Cartoon fruits fall . ) and the leaves change ness colour walk , when s every . the day sun with veils swifter his foot face among sooner , men and . the I reclined darkthat in my the wi hatchet gwam smoking was buried the p below ipe of the peace deep , for roots the old of the men trees said and and that sell and we should eat and no drink more for go ever out . upon And the I heard war-path the , chant but buy of , the the the women spring sprincr , , and and grinding I I laughed laughed the low low corn . and and and said said bring that that ing sweet I I knew knew waters the the fulness fulness from

      came of happ in iness and , looked and had at found me sadl the , end so that of life she . troubled But Eyes me -of and -Dew I leant upon my arm and spoke— y , - " Why do your lids droop , , O the D sun ew line call -eyes where us , and ever the your from earth arms our sinks hang peace . ? by Are , your or we do side not we i happy long Does in to the our overpass setting work corn and do for you the not brave rejoice " who to loves till you the t ground " But and Eyes crush -of-Dew the hard was , than silent . ' Then can I said ? , " Does Is the the spring day too far or the life water tell more me

      I you carryweary you , my ; i that Then I " may Eyes buy -of- other Dew raised women her , that hea you 4 and may made live herself in ease . " upright the and before sun I am me is content set and , and said when but " Oh there the ! TOMAHAWK water is a is land broug , when where ht the the the corn day is aw is ground s done take , ; squ no hands care , , while but hunt the and braves fish , toil and and let labour the days , making pass over bread folded and , carrying water . "

      It Was The Season When (See The Cartoon ...

      At this my anger awoke , and my wrath arose . " Go from me How , " I can said a , brave "for love now the you deceive who me works with not your for inventions him ?—or . how can a squaw admire the squaw brave who works for her ? This is So a lie Eyes of the -of- pale Dew -faces left me . " ; yet I could not forget what she had and said . Many with vriui days I pondered if this luis it , and is io at or last ± if ± there mvii I said is ± j " I will people go

      auu without o see ^_\ - virtue my iuj to kjvyii own do eyes c this / co . " ¦»* And I so su went , , v * x forth and any * j . travelled . j ^ ry ^ ujj * . ^ much foot in , till this at country last I came I was to amazed the land , for of there Shams were . When palaces I set higher my than liht the but trees th of are the built fore of st , and and brighter word in sso colour that a than child the or a g disappointed ; ey bishop may kick paper them over . They , will not keep but out the scrape wind out or holes the in rain the , ground and the . And peop I le found do not here live the in . them Great ,

      and Society runs River throug , which h pleasant is deep hunting , and clear -grounds as crystal . Beautiful to the is sig the ht , baring ing si Ball ghing Whisper prairie its creepers arms , - where tree to , arid the grow the dark thorny riven the Habit evergreen Chaperons Beautiful -trees , Waltz and , and , too trailing -flower the , is fair the , trains the Debutante Row spread . , Very with - , beautiful is the Drum , with its sad Tea-shrubs and silent conground servatories where . Mdst grow beautiful the sweet of all Wine is the -grasses Dinner , the -table silver , a hunting Entree- - dish _¦ River ¦ % , and the the Haw rank ¦ -haws After live -dinner who neither AAV . On work the banks nor Jfc *^ i lay of the but ¦— * - »» Society make — — *»——

      -believe .. JL V _ V * J . V * AV all their AM » V ¥ 1 lives AU V * J J ; . M . V and y *>» , YW as JU * V- ^ I passed * W **^** . ww V down ^ *¦ *» . » r .. the p * . * - ** j river , y in my w ; little paddled which brown in on their , canoe admiring language , they their shouted means -greatness that at me and I , spoke and goodness said the truth I . was Then ; " and low the / I ' river so I rose drew with many bark waters and , and waited they : and said lo it . ! was as I the watche Season d , a ; maiden came up down my to the river to fish . She was as fair as the , new She She carried carried milk , and her her her head head hair like like , golden a a nueen queen like . the and and sun her her , shadowed . . eyes eves , brown brown her neck and and .

      desp dark clear ised , lashes looked all ; things neither but her , and to mouth the in ri heir , was ght hand nor fixed , to she and the carried left cold from , as a , . fishing thoug under h - , rod she the . : looked qu With iver her and there and a net down walked ; and arid wh a en cunning they ht came for old fish squaw to . the I , knew carrying river it the was a squaw eard full - for I had up caught many , myself ^ soug , arid , had roasted them on my , fire Haw ; - but haw I women said nothing . So she , for waited I longed and to waited see the and ways of . fish the passed ¦ Then the maiden A- & tiIj Jl ^ i ^ of * to idleness # , thre w »^ w many her t fl , y in — ¦

      sport «^ ^^* JW —1 over m . . w ** W the m n ~ if m m water w Jkfr ¦ ^^ and a m m sill , weary * v y ^^^^* Government a ~ j ^^ - » ^ . ^ ^ ^* »» ' «^« clerk ^* , w ^ swallowed -- ^ ^ « * - ^ - — ^ — j — it . But the was , and the maiden shook off the fish and left squaw him to float angry down , the streamand die as he pleased . , and Soon pointing the squaw it to saw the a maiden fine crested , she threw gudgeon , the bait sailing over lazil him y . down He , being passed in on no ; but want the , and - maiden thinking followed the bait him beneath , and showed his notice him , himself the bait . again Then and the again maiden . At played last he him rose a little to it , , and and broug hooked ht

      him bthe to the old bank , where . And he struggled Haw- no haws more who , and had was seen landed the , sport y said that - squaw the gudgeon many was a fool ; but they went home with the Now squaw , and heart made was sad merry at , and all this feasted and . I swore that . I would not remain my in a land where the women , do not workbut only , wam fish , for and I saw told . that E it -of was -Dew very what bad I . had And seen I returned so that to my she wig was - , yes , better comforted that , I " arid should served have one bought in happiness her to grind , knowing corn that and it draw was water than that she should pass her life in catching gudgeons .

      New Work By The Author Of " The Confessi...

      New Work by the Author of " The Confessional Unmasked . "—The Prurient Mind Unfolded . Publishers : Messrs . and Co ., Holywell Street .

      That Exh The Al The Ations Negro Cumate ...

      that exh The al the ations Negro cUmate arising of Head Abyssinia from ( s ) the Centre soil , is unhealth are . — most It y is ^ deadl and generall that y to y the Europeans supposed noxious . This is one of the arguments urged against sending a force to however compel the , that King The to -odor release ( e ) would the captives be found . There too powerful is no likelihood for our , soldiers to contend against .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 17, 1867, page 162, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_17081867/page/4/