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    • THE MODERN PHAMTONi An Allegory of Pall Mall.
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      June R 9 , 1869.3 The Tomaha Wk. 275

      June r , 1869 . 3 THE TOMAHA WK . 275

      The Modern Phamtoni An Allegory Of Pall Mall.

      THE MODERN PHAMTONi An Allegory of Pall Mall .

      One From Morn Off His Sol Apop Raised Le...

      One From morn off his Sol apop raised lectic his bed drowsy , head Wakened by cries of "Sleep no more ! Then Here ' s Sol your uprose hot water , and at cursed the door his fate i j He didn't know it was so late : He'd slept so long , it broke his heart To He think rubbed ' twas his time eyes and to mak gained e a start his feet ; , W There ith varnish stood his bri char ht iot and in the int street all new , W ( Of ith orange mountings thickl g that y daubed would pa on almost blue)— pass The For gold harness , so polishe strong , d of was newest the brass make , To The stand team , all from strains untried and sires never though break , sprung , ( Sir Joseph perhaps would call them " young , " ) At A likel the y ad lot miration —and SOL of the was crowd proud Th Which is bran loudl new y cheered turn-out with of Reform greet , ing warm ! , The Coachman ( who , in days before , Yet Had carrie driven d what one awkward was in his team care or more , With Safely smile , and of at calm the lowest defiance fare strode , ) And Then chuckled proudly mounted as he crossed to his the seat road , , y When Phaeton ran down the street ! You " Hold , Sir hard , jump ! " down he cried 1 and , " Come let me \ drive look J alive ! No I ' m one master is any here thing ! I but 'll , let me J " see Then What out is the roared cause Phcebus of this , delay " Tell ? me pray Will Start , bring or I'm a new ruined spot ! and on my disgrac face e 1 " Sti "Al ll l Phaeton Right / " sat in vain by his the side Coachman , cried , And Were , though flying fast expressions , the coach of stood ill-will still .

      Great Sol Quoth , and Phaeton wisdom , guide " Oh your I hear choice my voice — Your To trust Coachman him with ' s a well quiet enoug pair , I'd dare And on a push he might be sent But To drive with this through team Acts of understand Parliament , You want a far more , you practised hand , , ; He Look never at the could post nave , and done be decided what I : did 1 To Thoug sweep h single out - your handed Augean I ' ve been stable able ! A To very dip my Roman finger Pry in am a pie I ! And So , give up with hint me warning ! I am ; that your 's your man plan 1 " I Was sorely At first puzzled poor Phcebus what to do ' twixt ; the two , ' But Twere wisel well y did to back at last the decide stronger side . About " Humph this ! drive come I down ' ve changed , Coachman my mind for , I find That Phaeton's ambitious dream Has Of managing put us in my our spanking present fix team , , I'm sorry , and , . . we dine at six , "

      Th Quoth e outrage Phoebus d Coachman . Then with clambered awful frown down . Old " But Sol , Phaeton continued , my ' now boy , take ' re c there are , " . Be Keep , if your by chance head cool you — break think your what axle the I taxll An That Suppose d in team your that is wish not you a we to thing re cut run a to dash away play , with with — ! Wer But , e brought you will to , yo an u will immortal —and smash so ! My blessing , boy—and off you go !" Soon in Away the d ! istance away ! lost the to horses view flew , Too And thickl clouds y of in dust the people began 's to eyes rise . , Away ! away ! this charioteer Flus Still hed " urges with on success his mad and career over- . bold " This great Controller uncontrolled , ! ¦ * *** * * * . Till The then end , you Red ask Fire ? ! Well and , down that ' s the uncertain Curtain — !

      The Letter Of The La W

      THE LETTER OF THE LA W

      Be Although The Law—To It Post Is Usuall...

      be Although the law—to it post is usuall up y in the some custom conspicuou —indeed s we place believe at every it to by statio som n e the curious bye-laws omission in force of the on authorities the several , the lines follow of rail ing w p ay la s - , card has not been exhibited on the Underground Railway : — Rules Dist to be rict strictly and observed Metropolitan by the Extension Servants Railway of the Metropolitan Companies in their Treatment of Passengers . I . —Within of every one train minute , the of clerk the advertised at the ticket time offic of the e is departure enjoined a to tic take ket no of an not intending ice of the passenger first and . second On the app third lication appli for - l cation eisu ing rely care the supp clerk that ly the should may t , icket shoul it , be at d he necessary the consider same for time it him , advisable howeve to give r , , sufficientl change for y the delay coin the tendered intending in passenger payment of until the the fare train , to has started . ' II . —Should motion passengers , the guards attempt and porters to enter in the attendance train after should it is in the t the push empting modification platform them to . violently alig The ht same before that forwards such rule the , so app train that lies has to should they passengers stopped may be thrown fall , with at on - backwards on to only the platform . persons III . — -Care should be taken that on the arrival of a train at either the carriages end of the on the line opposite where the side passengers to that on have which to leave they entered that to prevent them , that crowding the doors the should guards be and foun porters d locked in , pos and - tachments session of keys at their should discretion let the . passengers out in small de-IV . —Guards cials in , inspectors the employment , porters , of ticket the Companies collectors , and are strictly all offidressed sible enjoined , and to to on them give no . as account little assistance to answer to questions passengers civill as y pos ad- - London , —• , 1869 . By order of the . . t Board , " not Although posted conspicuously , as we before in observed the Metropolitan , the above Railway regulations stations are , there who may is scarcely be in the any habit just of cause travelling for complaint by Underground , for all will persons bear witness to the faithful and conscientious manner in which the rules laid down are adhered to .

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 19, 1869, page 275, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_19061869/page/13/