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    • LA TVS AND LUNATICS.
    • A JDRA WN GAME.
    • A MAN OF MARK.
    • REGULAR JBRUCERS.
    • PITY A POOR PRINCE.
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      At that moment a pretty young French woman , y ' clept Rose native Cherie , of peeped Boulogne in , , and Pari said s , or , with even a Putney French , " accent If you p worth lease , y S of are a , a leetle miss . She vish to see you vera much . " He went out and saw her . It was the mysterious daughter before alluded to . " You are my brother , " cried the gushing young thing , with sweet impetuosity . but death " few Come at jokes the , no door will lark , make despair s , " was me in the roar my stern with heart rep merriment , and ly of my Ernest , brain or even . on " cause With fire , me to enjoy a hearty laugh !" " But you are rny brother , and my mother is consequently your grandame . " polite " A merry laugh , conceit reeled , , " and rep fell lied weep the young ing to the man ground , and lie . laughed a j gloomil 11 Nay y , , " I but meant believ not e this me , , " Ernest murmured , that the although mysterious we may daug admire hter the gadfly for its wings , we shall never seek it for its so- < r / -e-ty I " With this she left him . In the meanwhile the sanguinary wag , discovered and foiled , was fighting de Boulay on the edge of a precipice . The Jew looked on with some amusement . ' " * Murderous Fool , you shall monster go squash , you sh ! " all shouted die , '' screamed the frolicsome the Creole fiend . , attempting to cast de Boulay from him . preci By p a ice superhuman , but only to effort be dragged the Doctor down forced himsel the f . Creole over the "A weird wag to the last 3 " shouted the blood-thirsty droll , catching hold of the Jew's coat tails , and trying to drag him down The the Hebre preci w p shrieked ice too . for hel . p " Why your coat tails are coming off J" yelled the Doctor , with dreadful a peal jest of upon boisterous his pale , quivering merriment lips ; , and the sanguinary thus , with wag this disappeared , and was smashed to a thousand atoms ! There " Oh , what being a now funny no messh bar to , " their said union the Jew , Ernest , looking married after Philo him . - mel . In the course of time their children grew up , and deathbed noticed . that As their he was father discussing never made with them a pun in , except his last on hour his the relative merits of butter and marmalade for breakfast purposes , it grow dark ; " ' Fetch « 'i candle and throw a light upon the subject , " he murmured . Then he smiled sweetly , gently sighed , and died .

      74 The Tomaha Wk. \ February 19, ^ 7o.

      74 THE TOMAHA WK . \ February 19 , ^ o .

      La Tvs And Lunatics.

      LA TVS AND LUNATICS .

      Let It Be Decided At Once Whether It Sho...

      Let it be decided at once whether it should be a criminal offence to take care of a lunatic without a licence . An " aponewspapers logy " advertisement by a clergyman has recentl at Bristol y been , inserted humbly p in leading the princi guilty pal to having committed the crime above referred to , and offering a most grovelling apology to the Lunacy Commissioners for tion the act of , thankfulness the apology for concluding having been with spared a profuse a prosecution declara at - their hands . We object to this evasion of the statute . Either it is a good one , and should be acted on , or it is a bad one , and column should be of the repealed Times . should At all not event be s utilized , while as it exists a means , the of agony - ishment for the offences to which it refers . It would be voted pun ridiculous enough if pickpockets were allowed to apologize in other the newspapers punishment for ; but their if larcenies one class , of and offenders thereby are to permitted escape any to avail other themselves should not be of . such For an our alternative part , if we , we had cannot been the sec reverend why the defendant in the case we are alluding to , we think we should have felt inclined to take the punishment rather than sink abdesirable jectly to the on apology that account ; but tastes if we differ hnve , laws and it to is all them the more out . I . Jut we forget this is a case , of lunacy , and , allowances cany should : be mack ' .

      Motto Foii The Volunteers :—" Let (Card)...

      Motto foii the Volunteers : — " Let ( Card ) wcll alone ! " " Rail " Truth . —Why is the conveyance carrying the British Association on an excursion like a brown study ? Because it's a train of thought !

      A Jdra Wn Game.

      A JDRA WN GAME .

      The Bishop Of Exeter Has At Last Been P^...

      The Bishop of Exeter has at last been p ^• eva ^ led upon to promise that his in article any future shall editions be omitted of . Essays Here ends a ? td then Re-dienus the con that - troversy may appear , at all events so far as reasonable people are , concerned , , and such we a minority can onl as y hope to make that them the powerless " Irreconciiables to cause " the will Bishop be in any cession further , and worry the time . Now has arrived that Dr th . at Temp he can le has well made afford a to con do - treated so , his connection as a thing with of the the Essay past . ists Whether and Reviewers we have heard should the be last of the book itself we cannot say . Now that it is robbed of done its most , it probabl attractive y will article not , now whatever reach it another would edition have , otherwise so it is terested open to party its editor may , be publisher to bring , or an proprietor action for , damages whoever against the inits have tiresome author been p . hase poured However of the upon , difficulty , him Dr . , Temp by than a herd le the will incessant of consider excellent attacks this Christians a which less no doubt , but Christians who have not allowed their charity to hamper their sense—if we can call it sense—of what is orthodox .

      A Man Of Mark.

      A MAN OF MARK .

      The A Police Report Officer From , Named...

      the A police REPORT officer from , named Paris apropos Lombard of the , who recent was riots wounded , states b th y at a bayonet thrust while employed in quelling the disturbances , has in been the " stomach decorated from . " This a bayonet is scarcel is not y a onl necessary y an inconvenient detail , a thrust and dangerous who occurrence receives it , but unless it is likel it is y that to leave the Government its mark on hav the e person given the Cross of the Leg ; ion , of Honour to the gallant policeman , and that is what we are to understand by the term " decoearned rated . " than Well b , the Leg M ion . Lombard of Honour . has been less honourably y poor

      Regular Jbrucers.

      REGULAR JBRUCERS .

      Has Amongst Done For The Usnot Many The ...

      has Amongst done for the usnot many the good least things is the the introduction present Home of a new Secretary word . In future , all persons , of vacillating characterand who in general make ( vulgarly speaking ) a mess of everything , , arc to be called " Regular Brrtcers . " Vide the Cabmen of London .

      Pity A Poor Prince.

      PITY A POOR PRINCE .

      Verily The Prince And Princess Of Wales ...

      Verily the Prince and Princess of Wales deserve their popularity . One of the coldest nights last week , when the biting north wended -east their wind way was to blowing a drill-shed its keenest in Finsbury , their , Royal for the Hi purpose ghnesses of attending the Annual Ball of the Honourable Artillery Company under of London the . circumstances That it must not have half been -a- a dozen bore , notabilities and a bore which in the , kingdom would have submitted , toneed scarcely be said . The Prince and Princess though were , evidently determined not allowed to disappoint to make the 1 pretence , 500 guests of hob who -nobbing had been with promised Royalty to , and be harmless their Royal delusion Highnesses . The Prince even kindl and y Princess encouraged of Wales them certainl in their set a good example to society . They do their duty with an y amount above all of , they conscientiousness have proved themselves which is more unselfish than laudable beyond , and sus- , picion . This is a good character , even for Royalty .

      A Rug For A Rug.—At The Risk Ot Being Ac...

      A RUG FOR A RUG . —At the risk ot being accused of partiality and enthusiasm , Tomahawk ( as Benefactor-General of the Human Race ) cannot refrain from singing the praises of Nicoll ' s Patent Rug Paletot . It accompanied him on a long J and dreary railway journey the other day , and proved itself . 1 most valuable companion . With its aid he was able to laugh feet is a virtue warmers wh to y should scorn , not and Tomahawk wraps to desperation praise the . If Patent gratitude Rug sharer Paletot of ? his The pleasures Paletot and of his his heart sports , — or his rather attendant his back on horse —the - back Happy , at rug the ! opera Happ y in Tomahawk the railway ! , and on board his yacht .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 19, 1870, page 74, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_19021870/page/12/