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      No. 2.—"Our Acting Deputy Mothers." Ther...

      the calls of duty and honour . What but the ever-watchful love of such of a characters mother can ? hope But how build can up any the mother intricat hope e fram to ework reap them honour from and their prais earli e in est the perso to n the of her care childr of en , if she l atten eaves - dantswho have little lov years e for their charge and mercenary less pride in their , duties ?

      Ii 4 The Tomahawk. -[September 19, 1868.

      ii THE TOMAHAWK . - [ September 19 , 1868 .

      A True Tkagi-Comb1dy. Told In A Series O...

      A TRUE TKAGI-COMB 1 DY . TOLD IN A SERIES OF POETICAL EPISTLES .

      Epistle Viii. To Willie From His Friend....

      Epistle VIII . To Willie from his Friend . My dear old Willie , though you gave me strict And Fresh Orders thoug pain on h I , certain w would hen pain top not ics wantonl yo n u seek to y write to inflict ease , by flight , Still To To now seize seize I mv irre r sistibl > en and and y feel an an account accou pricked nt indite indite my pen

      To Of which you of it so is me n thing ot like that l has u have just heard occurred . , y yo It houg not h pre , for ne ws , I hav ' t e look to tell on , it as bad , And everyone must think 'tis just as well . At first ' twill make you desperately mad ; But ¦ ^ I k ' ^ m , once . much r n ¦ ¦ yi if subsided a * mistake j — r ¦ fc t v «*« a «> anger ^^ n 4 a ^ if a you j ' ¦ ^ ^^ natural won * ^^«»» ' ^ be * - swell ^ ^^ g ^ m lad , ; J

      At So once glad approach indeed , I ' the subject re that of I had my letter better . The Not plai with n truth is coz , that . old Bullion fellow ha s bolt without ed , her His fat old gov your ernor , after him has , jolted , ; No A one nd they knows are when all in he such started a state . But about the her dolt . did—Not As s a ug w ord he pos iti er v el e y wished ethoug to h flout she

      her—Would ^ v *^ ^ b a . ay ^ but ^ too willing * ^ ^ A l y have ^ m , set him ^ a free ^^ . But This such bea a s wretched t , this ass creature , this moneyed is this boor miscreant , , That To he outrage had no or desi insult gn , her you . may His be whole sure want , Was For to him elude to breathe an atmosp . here It made too his pure coarse lungs pant . This He felt clumsy that it son would of D kill ives him took . to So flight , in fri . ght ,

      What by pursuit his father thinks to gain , Henceforth I can't imag she ine will , now inflexibl the thing e remain is ended , . So if nd you that onl ' s y wh can y I yourself rejoice he contain has offended , . You Fate and and your this hopes fool . have For notabl she is y free befriended once morej

      And will not be their plaything as before . You When What must the can not whole a judge poor world girl her conspires do harshly by self for to -assertion the bind past her , . fast , To baulk her will and baffle her assertion 1 For all the choice she had from first to last ,

      She might as well have been a Turk or Persian . What You'd must be a fool have to taught lay the them slightest all a right stress good on lesson . They That do they not will know never the worst know though it , but the ; and truth I trust Is Therefore elsewhere in freel sp y ite mentioned of your impetuous and discussed youth ,

      And I now my must own sense tell of loathing what will and whet disgust , tooth , For vengeance on you this despicable cur , your Who on fair things has cast so foul a slur .

      Epistle Viii. To Willie From His Friend....

      He did not go alone , but with him went With A certain sots like creature him . , Now very m uch the our fashi feelin on , vent And if you long his back g to lay y the lash gs on , ; I neither But gladly will dissuade your meritorious you nor preven passion t , .

      And Speak we bu will t th cat e w ch ord this , old caitiff boy , if and we I can ' m . your man ; Moreover I would bet that we shall find him A vast deal sooner than his gouty sire . And You once will , , in thin spi k re , you by fairl fine y po g e e t be hind re , him , Strike That s grubs ome sharp , thoug notes h gilt , for , should ever t never o remi quit nd hi the m mire . Go Now od- bye , k old now boy all , . my You conscience 'll always is find quite me clear here . .

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      A LITTJLM IRRITATING .

      His Who Name Is . Mr It . Would Seton Ap...

      his Who name is . Mr It . would Seton appear Karr % that Telegrams this person from has India been appointed are full of po Forei st is gn worth Secretary something to the ha Go nds ver ome nm , e nt fri of end Be s n gal , a leased nd as , and the his enemies—i . e ., other people ' s friends—are sorry . Beyond had this little the least diffe effect rence on of o anyb pinion ody , , Mr c . Seton does Karr not app appears ear to to have be vice an ord who inary has and just unimportant mand to member obtain for of hims the Bengal elf a ood Civil la Ser ce - .

      We here in England take a proper interest in everything gp of moment that really concerns the welfare and prosperity of our squabbles Indian emp and ire jealousies , but we of do the not little want great to be men worri of e a Calcutt by the a coterie . a matter When a of telegram course print comes it in from a great icuous distance type , newspapers nd the public as

      as a matter of duty read it . consp Mr . Seton Karr , appears to be aware of this , and has taken advantage of the knowledge , togethat to ther self force or p with e his op his le a office probable in name England . into control this have country the over sli the ghtest . Calcutta He interest cannot telegrap either really in clerk think him- ,

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      11 QUI SEXCUSE . "

      Forei Whv Gn Lands Is It That Deem Engli...

      forei Whv gn lands is it that deem English it necessary people to of offer degree to the when public they some travel ex in - cuse for doing so ? The Archbishop ^ of Canterbury , like many abroad others of , and his the countrymen papers announcing , has been his spending return insist the dull on inform season - ing us that " His Grace has received much benefit from his not not sojourn to to our our on knowledge knowledge the continent , that that . " the the It has Archbishop Archbishoo never been was was stated ailing ailins , : at . . least And And

      thing although Lambeth was we Palace seriousl must , the admit y the , illness we matter have of so with no great him special a , could functionary correspondent not have , if been any at - kept We a are secret verjr . much inclined to believe that the little sentence above quoted is one more instance of that bad habit of excusemaking too , which which is now is - neither a-days indulged necessary in nor even honest by greater , —a bad folks habit than , archbishops iw . If people are ill and ii » change of air ¦ is

      v va a * n ^ sn »» ^^ W ~ ¦ Wr ^^ ^^ IT ^^^ vv < fc ^^ Mtm + t » ** ^ mt ^»** v «**| k w ^^ a > *»«• «•«« necessary ^ m ^ v ^ r - ^ w « - >——— j on for us them to , congratulat let them take e them it ; when and even they , if get they better like ; , but they ^ if may nothing call is the matter with them beyond a desire to see the world ( a very laudable speak at all and , let proper them wish frankl )— y if give they an consider honest reas it necessary on for their to holiday general - public making , who , and have not neither stoop to the excuse right nor themselves the inclination to the to criticise their movements .

      Moonli Going Ght For " Was The Bought Co...

      Moonli Going ght for " was the bought Cost for of ^ an 30 , Old and yet Song this !— city So by " Paris day has by cost Napoleon the French changes nation not — his who policy will , say we how may many perhaps millions find ? this If same song— metropolis the price of once the more " Marseillaise going for I " the price of an old

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Sept. 19, 1868, page 114, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_19091868/page/2/