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February 20, 1869.3 THE TOMAHA WK. 85
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" DROPPED AMONG THE PRIGS." A NOVEL OF PRINCIPLE. (N.B.—Not taken from Britannia.)
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February 20, 1869.3 The Tomaha Wk. 85
February 20 , 1869 . 3 THE TOMAHA WK . 85
" Dropped Among The Prigs." A Novel Of Principle. (N.B.—Not Taken From Britannia.)
" DROPPED AMONG THE PRIGS . " A NOVEL OF PRINCIPLE . ( N . B . —Not taken from Britannia . )
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® 6 * fg rorsglffgoe . A Legacy with a Vengeance . CHAPTER XII . Found in the Cellar . Deep Their down spirits where try damp to rall departed y , sprites By Their pouring parching liquid throat fire down ' s long alley . ( Ballads of the Beerhoztse ) ( No . 2 in the Books . ) ( 1 ) Prefatory Note by Major Blake— . To the Reader ( private ) . I hear readers it of said this in estimable certain circles Journal , in that fact , the I may notes say and by mottoes all intelligent are b , y to very be far vain the , but best he part loves of to this be appreciated story . It , is like not all in men the of Major genius ' s nature . He therefore accommodate takes authors this opportunity who wish to of infuse stating wit that and he humour will be , sparkling happy to to humour Major , he Blake may , 102 say , B into Albany their works ( Major , on B ' s very present moderate chambers terms )' . . Apply Out After into the a Moonli stone passage ght there , down ! some stone steps : steady there now then , Moonlig , down ht some ! one stone at a time steps — — hold a vault the — lig a ht door a little . higher ; door The open butler s without has got . A the gentle key push in his . All hand three , unnecessaril enter . y , the Dark . The moonlight is not allowed in the cellars , because of cold its . being rather lightheaded . Very dark—and damp—and empty " Nothing bottles h . ere , " says the butler , looking into a rack full of bin Very of fine fine old port bees here ' -wing , " mutters ( 26 s . the J ohn dozen Thomas . ) ( 2 ) , looking into a Baronet "He . might be hid underneath the bottles / ' suggests the would not " He be n mi k rather so ght ; , " because says a rash Joh , proceeding afte n Thomas r all , hiding . . The At the in bottles a same heap might time of he bottles break does and then where would the broken glass be ? Perhaps in your , legs They , or eyes . and are soon searching in the further cellar . Nothing I say ag ! ain Nothing , ( in order 1 1 to fill othing up a line ) Nothing ! insid They e ; are for , about after all to , crack the man a bottle might or ha two ve been to see the if any Bottl one e Con was - juror Stop . John Thomas is pointing . The tails of his coat are stiff . What is it ? Isn It is ' t So that mething Something . ? for # # copy er * s . ) © m # Si ° # * as # r ** isks ** , please ***** ## , Pri # n ***** ter , ?? for I ' m **** very * hard # » up * Something with a sodden , dirty face , a dirty , sodden shirt , whiskers sodden Something with as they a with liquid carry the silvery it across dark moonli , red the colour passage ght p . layi . ng on its clotted " Something Don ' t let m dead ileddy ! s Yes ee — it , dead please drunk don't ! , " said John Thomas . It might remind her of # *****
but tenor ( 1 I ) , must I th used ough be to a treated little sine worn this with song . ( an 1 d do with to ) sometimes the grea Jiig t hest effect consideration sing . at My evening voice . is parties still a , Polp ( 2 ) ineck Major Schloss B . can ( 30 confidentl s . the dozen y recommend , a reduction of 10 P per omeranian cent , on taking Wine , lived importer a hogs at head the , who ) . expense It flatters was of manufactured himself those friends that , , not who that for , after is , nothing grown a lengthened , has esp he eciall for experience y so for long the the —you cooking never and can the tell wine by one perfectl dinner y \ or so—he is sure , understand both
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They with lay the it on best the embroid sofa and ered cover table its -cloth face . , regardless of expense face Never from , mind the the expense of men . . Anything to hide the dirty , sodden " Did you find eyes anything , John Thomas ? " asked the baronet , u a corkscrew or " A " Onl key with this , " a Sir label Rupert . ( 3 ) . epitaph On it : — was written the following touching and pathetic Cellar Key . Sam Leopard .
advises ( 3 ) This his friends shows the to follow folly of his having plan and dup to licate have keys one . lai Major -ge gold Blake key to fit every lock ; it saves a great deal of trouble , and you can wear it on will your have watch the chain inestimable . If Major satisfac Blake tion ' s of friends knowing follow that this , if advice there they is a tegrity duplicate , hono key , it , and must poetic be in talent the , possession are above susp of the icion Major . , whose inwelchers ( 4 ) A . rare Major tract B , . but is a very welch clever positi . ve The . Welsh are clever j so are man ( 5 ) to If supper you really , and wa letting nt to sleep sing , there to you nothing , and drink like askin as much g a p of leasan your t best disenga winejas ged . he likes , till you go to sleep . Major B . has a few evenings ( 6 ) / introduced this . ( Major B . )
CHAPTER XIII . THE SECOND-HAND CLOCK . He who moves the hands of a clock" trifles with get the a claws scratch of . Time , and must not wonder if he ( Wisdom of the Welsh , 1641 . ) ( 4 ) gamekeeper It occurs to should the have author a that key of it the may cellar appear . singular that a But This remember bthe , Reader ! , it was a confidential gamekeeper . All Nobody quiet y snores again way in except the old John house Thomas . . Very quiet in the drawing-room . There is the chair in which my tea-cup father with sat— the I mean odour in of which the brand my Lady y still sat lingering . There is in the it . wooed There . is There the banjo is a sixpence on which which Flossy dropped played out while of her Leopold pocket , when and which she comes the housemaid to sweep will the room pick up the and morning put in . her pocket quietl Very y . quiet One , in two Sir kick Rupert s ; he ' s gnaws room . his See lips , he . sleeps " Give —not me very the photograp Oh , Golly h ! ! " His foot moves sharply as if kicking some one . that But Some quietest thing of covered all in the up library under — the at least table , so -cloth it seems . So , with very dead drunk—oh so very ! Hush ! Ferdy is sitting up in his bed . to He send has him been to sleep reading . But Bradshaw it did not ' s . Guide ( 5 ) backwards in order two A clock three is four striking five ! —the It stru second ck - s hand even clock before in the hall even . One on a , second , -han , d clock , that makes twelve . , , u Onl n y the two village ? This , clock is deuced . One , strange two ! !" Ah Clocks , what in their a thing striking it is to disagree see , . ( 6 ) Let " Devilish us and odd look , " murmu at the red clock Ferdy . . What is that ? Hush ! go Look ! See ! and ( A I few really asterisks must stop , plea ) . se , Printer . It ' s just my dinner-time , ¦ XL * . *** **** *** **** *** . Who ' s that ? Where ?
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 20, 1869, page 85, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_20021869/page/11/
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