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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 18th May 1867, Edition 1 of 1, Page 17, NOTICE.—THEATRE ROYAL, DOWNING STREET.

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    • HUMOUR LIGHT AS AIR
    • THE CLUB SAUNTERER ON THE LOUNGE; OR v TITTLE TATTLE A LA MODE.
    • NOTICE.—THEATRE ROYAL, DOWNING STREET.
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      In Such Piccadill A Crowd Y Was Of Peopl...

      The The handsome delicate Lydia but innocent ( to whom chariot mawvaise in front honte , With With Was never Aspasia Aspasia imputed ; ; and and ) merely merely sits listlessly re re--mentions mentions by , his his eye eye ,,

      While her luncheon and crockery strewed on the road , Too aptly her own wretched ending forbode . While Then a the hansom drivers cuts use in rather thro' strong the throng speech , then .-to another each other , . And Lord that Adol handsome hus Budoon dragoon , Who from high on his seat p a fair lady , is bowing to , . . The Is addressed press becomes as , " Now denser ug — ly , each where moment are you adds a-goingfto to it , ? " , But Our we postillion give him is " a blowed glass of if champagne he'll ever get , when thro the ' it . " weight Was removed from his mind , but most strange to

      relate—It appeared in his head And he nodded To and settle swayed instead as ; tho' loth to decide , With himself , As on the the safest whole of , if courses ' twere better to ride , On or under his horses . , So then < we took champagne , and decided quite readily , That Then He was then we sitting all he took appeared as some upright to more sit as , upri up and much ght at could once more we be steadil . could y see . , Then To To take take we a a knew short short he cut cut was he he safe turned turned ; and , sharp sharp when down down leaving a a by by-- the road road hi .. gh * road ,

      And We agreed said nothing that no — doubt but prayed ' twas for the the safest souls of of courses the horses , ; ' For Twas he a was very going clear the case pace , , And And that ' twas each really one a p of ity us it wasn wasn ' t ' t backed a race , for a place . For we ran through the rest just as tho' they had been We Standing fly along still , past and villages there soon and wasn downs ' t one , to be seen . Thro' peaceful fields and over spreading downs ; Rapt Still onward in a dreamy , while , silent each one pleasure beneath sat . his hat ,

      At " Haven length ' t one we got of us there moved ? It , then ' s a precious spoke , " way 1 say , , " I never knew ' twas half so far before—* " ' The Hallo race ! B will y Jove all be ! I over say . , it Ha ' s half ! that -past town four ! ! " " And Epsom there at ' last s 1 Hallo And ! there What ' s the is that wide long -spread blue down line , ? " " Here Can it ! be Rustic water ! ? Stop Or ! is Where it only are wine we ? —what ' s that town ? " And what ' s that line—and where ' s the race-course gone ? " The Rustic stares , while grins his face enlighten ,

      " That line's the sea—and that there town is Brighton . " We But were we never done ^ told —sold , That tale to mortal ears , ; We said that we posted Of that To day Brighton ' s journey , and for boasted years . And I hope that you

      I'd not Will have be secret it known too for , millions ; And if ever you go To the Derby , drive slow ,

      And don ' t put your trust in postillions .

      May I8, 1867.] The Tomahawk. 17

      May i 8 , 1867 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 17

      Humour Light As Air

      HUMOUR LIGHT AS AIR

      Some Of Our Ponderous Reviewers Have Bee...

      Some of our ponderous reviewers have been laughing consumedly at Mr . Hume , the author of the Life 0 / Governor Eyre , for The what allegation they call is that the " Mr absurd . Hume errors has stated with which that the it abounds Rev . Mr . " . wherea Cooke , s of it Jamaica was the , son was of murdered the reverend by the gentleman rioters at Morant who was Bay put , to prefer death to . read Well the , we Death fancy of we Governor know some Eyre . peop Mr le . Hume who , would if he has has made found a out slip that of the too pen many , is , Cookes we imagine spoil , not even the a literary only man broth who .

      The Club Saunterer On The Lounge; Or V Tittle Tattle A La Mode.

      THE CLUB SAUNTERER ON THE LOUNGE ; OR v TITTLE TATTLE A LA MODE .

      Racter I May . I Say Make At Once No Pre...

      racter I may . I say make at once no pretence that I am to an honesty exceeding or respectability ly offensive . cha I - listen avail myself at key- of holes an , and invitation take my to note dinner -book . with I am me an wherever inveterate I to snob snoo be , , ana and considered a a tnorougn thorough paced pacea flunkey nunicey it is merel . . This 1 nis avowal avowal lain is is statement not not intended intended of ,

      as a joke- —y a p the facts correct . I attend number a friend of nails 's funeral contained that I in may the lid send of to his my coffin paper . I go out into of my soci " ety exclusive that I information may pick up . " scandal When , I and am make hard cap up ital for and news give , I write a picture twaddle of about the contents myself . of I my describe wardrobe my laundress . In the , summer benefit of , when readers I leave the town number for the of seaside visits I , I chronicle to the sands for the the price of my my necktie , , and the cost of my boots pay . I pay my hotel , which bill by I puffing send once the landlord a week to in the the paper column which of snobbish has purchased nonsense my services . In factI advertise my creditorsblackguard my

      enemies , and ruin my , friends . I left America , some years since have to write made " London my way Letters into " the for offices the provincial of some press of the , but princi latel pal y papers of this metropolis . I call myself a "Tattler" or a name " Lounger , I should / ' or a be " Saunterer known in . " England Did I g as ive the myself "Advertising my , right of Flunkey my articles of Grub . To Street three / ' grains Here of is truth a recei add pt for four the tons concoction of liesa pound pound of ot flippancy flippancy , , and and a a soupqon sou-peon or of blasphemy Diaspnemy . . Flavour Jf lavour ( Cat , at

      discretion ) with old anecdotes , stale puns , and slangy allusions to all " the Friend personal Bozzy pronouns at the Mermaid you can . " lay This you done r hands , serve upon up with and any private letters that my strike you at the moment , as sists spicy in , or giving libellous long . roundabout I am often extremel names to y funny all sorts . M of y wit objects con . - " For agricultural instance , if instrument I have to mention in constant a " spade use , " among I speak the of it sons as an of Adam , for the purpose of turning up the soil from the earth , or vice My present versa" bud Such get of a news description contains I consider a nice p intensel iece of y scandal funny .

      of ( partl one y of true Lord ) about Derby a certain ' s butcher marchioness ' s books for , a the very week interesting ending total May the 4 th , a telling lie about the late Csesarewitch , two anecdotes apropos tacks upon of " the Friend memories Bozzy of at three the dead Mermaid men ; , " a four puff sp of iteful Messrs at- . Spiers and Pond ; and a brief biography of my deceased wife ' s sister To ' s commence godmother then . . On Thursdav lastat Covent Oarden

      Opera , the Marchioness , , is [ unfit We regret for publication to say that in the the rest columns of our of the correspondent Tomahawk ' s . article

      Howas ever we , this have fact the should best reasons not dishearten for believing our outspoken that if he litterat presents eur , himself will meet at the with offices the of heartiest some of of our hearty daily contemporaries welcomes . — Ed , he . Tomahawk . ]

      Notice.—Theatre Royal, Downing Street.

      NOTICE . —THEATRE ROYAL , DOWNING STREET .

      Lord Derby Is Happy To Acquaint The Nobi...

      Lord Derby is happy to acquaint the nobility , gentry , and public at large , that the new comic medley " The Reform Bill , " and and or the everv " Forlorn demonstration demonstration Hopes , " is 01 of ni satisfaction satisfaction ghtly received bv with lull full cheers and and fashionable fashionable , laughter , every oy

      audiences " Hocussing —several the Rats of , " the " The scenes Den being of the redemanded Wild Roebuck , especiall , " " The y Gre are most at Cave successful -in / ' and . The " Grove double of - Weeping shuffle being Willows invari . " abl The y encored dances . The " Baiting of the Compound Householders" excites roars of laug cii-inrriva hter— l while T . rtrc \ the T ~) r » rl acting " » V i < j nnt always 1 in frVl meets <» Vn » V with » ifr r \ loud f » v » crirtincr expressions tr \ tViic of

      mode of advertisement ; but in justice to himself and the authors inform of the drama his patrons , he feel , that s it p necessary laces can for be once booked to do for so all , the and coming also to vacancies—two years in advance . Theatre Royal , Downing Street . ( Thank you for the hint , Buckstone— " Derby . " ) 1

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 18, 1867, page 17, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_18051867/page/3/