On this page
- Departments (3)
-
Text (7)
-
H 4 THE TOMAHAWK. [March 21, 1868.
-
CAJZ1EJD A WA Y: A FAREWELL ODE TO THE BROMPTON BOILERS.
-
You There must 's a work wake I and woul...
-
PAINTED SHIPS AND PAINTED OCEANS.
-
- the is We no matter longer have just i...
-
RE-APPEARANCE OP MR. SPEKE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY.
-
taken So the to naug the p hty lay boy ....
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
-
-
Transcript
-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software. The text has not been manually corrected and should not be relied on to be an accurate representation of the item.
Additionally, when viewing full transcripts, extracted text may not be in the same order as the original document.
H 4 The Tomahawk. [March 21, 1868.
H 4 THE TOMAHAWK . [ March 21 , 1868 .
Cajz1ejd A Wa Y: A Farewell Ode To The Brompton Boilers.
CAJZ 1 EJD A WA Y : A FAREWELL ODE TO THE BROMPTON BOILERS .
You There Must 'S A Work Wake I And Woul...
You There must 's a work wake I and wouldn call ' me t miss early for , call worlds me earl at present y , mother going dear on ; here ; But Well they , I know ' re carting you'll not the believe boilers mother away , , mother a word , of they what ' re I carting say ; the boilers away . There Has been ' s many exchanged a black about eye , of them course for , a moral a fight one they I mean ' ve , seen ;
But ^ W—^ _ no more need of cavil __ now , the , fact ^^ many ' s as plain 4 A as day ^ t , They boilers ' re carting the . boilers away , mother , they ' re carting the away Good wak taste e had slept so sound , mother , I thought t ' would never But the Press , at last has given it a most decided shake ;
While Yes , at they length ' re carting its up and its boilers doing , oh away ! and , mother is ' nt Brompton , they ' re carting gay its boilers away ! As But I Mr cam . Cole e up from ancient Knight friend sbridge best whom known think as the ye should C . B ? I see He thought of my that sharp look , , mother , I gave him
yesterday—And And he he carted carted the the boilers boilers away awav , . mother mother , , he he c carted arted the the boilers boilers away . You He means know it to is raise his boast on what , mother , that an in eli bri ibl ck e s white red and site white , , appears g , When When A palace the the for boilers boilers which are are Parliament carted carted awav will . mother mother very gladl the the y boilers boilers pay , — are are carted carted away ,
, , away . Yes The The , turnstile chimney all are gone and pots ! refreshment , paint No longer s , plaster -rooms art casts her , umbrella triump , and an hs -man al can ysed , and disp jam charts lay tarts , * , For they've carted her boilers away , mother , they ' ve carted her boilers away .
The The cabs public they scarce come believe and go , theA mother : eyes , the ; they omnibuses think the pass thing , a farce—They stay ' ve got ! resigned to Brompton , think its boilers mean to Yet they ' re carting those boilers away , mother , they ' re carting those boilers away !
The No South longer three Kensington most shall ug scar l no y e things more fashion , on mother off earth and , need man keep ever fear the to yet world be devised desp at bay ised , ; : Yes , the boilers are carted away , , mother , the boilers are carted away ! For So p I lease wouldn call ' t me miss very the early sight — for oh worlds ! I mean , it ' s it such —mother a brig dear ht idea , ; They ' ve nearly done—a pole or two to go , and then—hooray ! The aw boilers ! are carted away , mother , are carted for ever ay
Painted Ships And Painted Oceans.
PAINTED SHIPS AND PAINTED OCEANS .
- The Is We No Matter Longer Have Just I...
- the is We no matter longer have just is a first beyond been -class awakened dispute maritime . to That the power striking we . Thanks have fact a that fleet to statistics , England and an , The enormous worst fleet of the , nobody thing , , however not even , is a British that the taxpayer enormity , will , such deny as . it Let is , us happens get out to a schedule be of a and very look cardboard at figu and res . tinsel On the character 1 st of . Of December these just , 1867 35 , were we had what 432 they vessels represented of all kinds themselves in commission to be . , namely , of some sort of use for warlike purposes , the immense
- The Is We No Matter Longer Have Just I...
g than surp igantic lus nine of sham -tenths nearl . y The of 400 our long shi fleet ps and being was short on nothing of the the 1 matter more st December or is , less that than more 1867 a made up of wooden vessels . Three , or four first-class American , , same Monitors number could of have well disposed armed men of could the whole have 400 effectuall as easily settled as the a rabble of defenceless children . It is to be presumed y thereand momen fore we that t leave represented the it whole to those naval by acquainted about power 35 of with iron Great -clads the Britai actual of various n strength is at sizes this of ,
forei sentiments gn navies about to judge " ruling whether the waves this , " force and justifies self-comp national lacent allusions Of course to " nothing Britannia will , " and be done " tig . ht Magnificent islands . " and expensive largel three- y deckers on the , pockets with captains of the and British crews taxpayer , drawing , will , by go the waltzing way , put about to the this Pacific monstrous to the foll end y at of a time much . earlier Perhaps date a , period for a squabble may be with some obscure South American Republic , boasting
howof ever ever the its its water fleet fleet of of with five five unp iron iron leasant --clads clads . , would would rapidity bl blow ow and a a good good effect . deal deal One of of it it thing out out this however enormous , Parliament should fleet is insist utterl upon useless , and it that should is , cost that as as little as possible paper . As a specimen . of y what could , be done with a the view consideration to economy in of this the authorities way , we beg at the to offer Admiralty the following : — to Cost of Armament , & c , & c , of H . M . S . Humbug . 121 Guns
. £ s . d . 121 Guns ( best deal , bronze painted , with toy 1 Sham spring Telescope s ) , as per contract ( gilt cardboard . ) . . . . . . 242 010 o o Theatrical roar of artillery Thunder in and forei Bi gn g ports Drum for . imitating . . 110 Ballet Gunpowder Master to ' make s Salary smoke for for teaching ditto . sailors . . 006
captain m , and first ~» mate , hornp — i pe and •* " Grand j- ~ m V , 500 pas Pea des -shooters Marins for " crew . . . . . . . . .. . 500 126 1 Peck of best dried Peas for use of ditto . . 004 A gammon Log Book board ( imitation ) . . , to . open . like . a back .. - 026 A copy of "Black Eyed Susan " ( burlesque ) for
Compass captain , 's Needle privat , e & use c . ( fixtures . ) . . . . . . . . 026 006 Hand Cocked -book Hat to , Tin Nautical Speaking Expressions Trumpet , Timbers , Paper man ( for shivering , and Copy ) , Small of Speech Part for for a Captain leading , comic to be used on going into actionthe lot . . . 110
, Anchor Prompter , ' Capstain s Salary , . Chairs . for . Court . . -martial . , . 200 And Blue so on Fire . , and other necessary properties . 139 But , to be grave . Such a list as the above would be about
ten crisis as as much much millions , as a to to very the the of much purpose rmrDOse longer . for for The the the one sooner defence defence that such costs of of a us this this fleet annuall country country as y this about in in is a a blown out of the money water the better .
Re-Appearance Op Mr. Speke For One Night Only.
RE-APPEARANCE OP MR . SPEKE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY .
Taken So The To Naug The P Hty Lay Boy ....
taken So the to naug the p hty lay boy . We has quote promised the to following be good very , and interesting has been paragraph from the columns of a contemporary : Murdoch On Thursday , occupie evening d a private the Rev . D Mr rury . Spek Lane e , Theatre accompan . The ied comed by Mr y . tomime of 7 he Sch with ool fo its r Scandal'he of Cornwal seemed l ev enjoy identl heartil afforded y ; and the the distin pan- - guished , visitorwho scenery was unconsciousl , the object y of considerable
curiosity , a vast , amount of enjoyment . y The entertainment selected for Mr . Speke ' s amusement was comedy not ill chosen have nothing . Though whatever the in scandal common -mongers with the of scandal Sheridan of ' s pantomime Mr . Speke ' s with creation the scene ( thank laid goodness on the Cornish 1 )> yet the Coast buffoonery , would of ap a pear to be particularly suited to the reverend gentleman ' s taste s
-
-
Citation
-
Tomahawk (1867-1870), March 21, 1868, page 114, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_21031868/page/2/
-