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86 THE TOM AH A WK. lAugust 21 , 1869.
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E PLURXBUS UNUMt
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Some Oxford man has in the Times, very p...
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A HINT WORTH TAKING .
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Mr. Cardwell must evidently have been st...
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HOLIDAY TASKS,
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Mr, of Card 30 well cent .— of To the re...
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is not " Oh too I " late she . sai M d , ake " there the legacy is only to one the alteration baker ' s man to ^ make 200 . " , if it " Thank you for the baker's man , " said Mr . Squigsby , and went on writing . XXI . " The will is now ready for execution , " said Mr . Squigsby , when he had finished and had read it over . " We must have two " I witnesses have thoug , and ht no of that person . Will in the you will kindl can y attest ring the . " bell ? " Mr . Squigsby complied . The old servant entered . say " Sarah I am ready , " said to the see old him lad as y , " well send as round his assistant to Dr . Plummy . " The , and old servant went out . " A marvellous woman ! " thought Mr . Squigsby . " By Jove I'll do it "—and he drank off another glass of wine at one gulp , and shook his head in a waggish manner , as much as to say , " Ah f that is something like ! " rushed In a into very the few room minutes followed a bustling ba slim little middle man . -aged This man was Dr . Plummy and the , assistant . y young when " Ah your , my dear servant Mrs came . Rigsworth . You , are I am very glad much I was better in the . shop I ' ve brought the draughts with me . They were all ready , " and he took out of his pocket a series of bottles . " Good day , sir . Attest the will ? Most certainly . I ' ve also brought a box of lozenges taking them , I think from another you will pocket like , . ma " ' am We ; ' ve they left are the very boy good in the , " shop Mrs , so . Ri there gswo ' s rth no comp hurry lied . " with Mr . Squigsby ' s directions as to it as her witnesses signature . , and The then will was the doctor then put and into his an assistant envelope attested , sealed by Mr . Squigsby , and put in his pocket . you " Good looking -bye better , my . dear By madam the way , " , I sai think d Dr you . Plummy would , like " never the new saw patent Bolliver soap which has just come out . I'll leave you a packet to try , if you don ' t mind , " placing it upon the table . " Good The old -bye lad . " y took hearty leave of the lawyer and the doctor , and as these gentlemen stepped into the street , " Wonderful old lady , " said Dr . Plummy . " So clear , " said Mr . Squigsby . " " Ye She s , " may said get Dr over . Plummy it , " suggested , " but very Mr ill . S — qui a gsb great y . sufferer , sir , " " Get over it ! " said Dr . Plummy . " I'll stake my professional reputation and my knowledge of the commercial value of toothbrushes , that directly the next cold weather sets in she ' s dead in a month . " ( To be continued . —Commenced in No . 116 . )
86 The Tom Ah A Wk. Laugust 21 , 1869.
86 THE TOM AH A WK . lAugust 21 , 1869 .
E Plurxbus Unumt
E PLURXBUS UNUMt
Some Oxford Man Has In The Times, Very P...
Some Oxford man has in the Times , very properly , indigin nantl and the pointed y midst repudiated out of their , with Mr final . much Boucicault training force , at ' s that Putney picture the worth do of University not y crew as a when rule life , , rush songs about with an London antic chorus loose in , outside dark blue low flannel public , and houses sing . boating Credi- - table question as is to hast feel en ing to th which e rescue has of prompted his Alma the Mater gentleman , still , we in must What tell does him he that think he would is evidentl become y a of novice the Times in matters were theatrical it to pub- . lish a protest from everyone against the glaring impossibilities t and ures unreali of modern ties which life " upon are now our ac London cepted as stage a substitute ? Where for , in p t ic he drawing-rooms of the great , shall we meet with those eccentric veterans—those votaries of gaily dressed and independent reto finement assure us the tha Adelp t the tr guests uly noble ? Need do no a Duchess wear Berlin rush gloves into p rint admire the furniture and decorations of their hosts' mansions in strikingly demonstrative attitudes ? And are there not a thousand other anomalies present to us ? What of the examination at Mr . Robertson ' s charming little establishment for young ladies ? What of the " high life " scene in Mr . Burnand ' s very effective Mr . Boucicault inundatio is on n piece ly swimming ? Honestl with y then the tide let . it If be peop confessed le will go and see a piece because there is a naughty young My , an 4
Some Oxford Man Has In The Times, Very P...
dish an Oxford with popular crew in it flavouring , what can ? the Hence author , impossibilities do but serve in Fulham up the the Villas British mirror and theatrical up wonders to nature plate in Basing , is but but we hall poor live street stuff in . days . The of cheap stage still glass holds , and
A Hint Worth Taking .
A HINT WORTH TAKING .
Mr. Cardwell Must Evidently Have Been St...
Mr . Cardwell must evidently have been studying the viting " money would " advertisements -be borrowers to in make the dail immediate y papers app , which lication , after at the inaddress given , supplement their announcement with the parabeen graph inviting , "Forms tenders , 2 d . " for He the has performance recently , in of his the official necessary capacity work , ruled in the that erection every contractor of a police disposed station at to Aldershot tender is , but to it pay has half been -aguinea . It is not for us to argue about the soundness of this entrance be - a fee convenience principle which to those Mr . Cardwell ersons who has adopted wish , to but ad it - dress may themselves to the right honourable p gentleman may if we publish the following statement of sums which , in postage stamps or otherwise , must accompany the applications specified : — Tariff . £ s . d . Application for a Commission ... ... o 10 o Ditto for a Paymastership ... ... ... 015 o Ditto for a Clerkship in the War Office ... 2 2 o Ditto for the Colonelcy of a Regiment ... 10 o o Ditto troller to - succeed in-Chief Sir who Henry it is believed Storks , the is about Conto resign ... , .. , . ... . , .. ... 21 o o Ditto sistant to -rController succeed General , who , it Balfor is believed , the As , is - about to be got rid of ... ... ,., 002 ^ app As lication yet , it s will regarding be perceived the patronage that rates appertaining have only been to the fixed Secre for - tary be In the extended of mean State for to time War the however whole , but in corresp time the ondence fi believe above of the the stated principle Department will will no . , , gures doubt effect a very appreciable deduction on next year ' s estimates .
Holiday Tasks,
HOLIDAY TASKS ,
Mr, Of Card 30 Well Cent .— Of To The Re...
Mr , of Card 30 well cent . — of To the reor clerks ganize 6 the o War cen Office tof by the getting staff and rid per , , per , The circumlocution Duke of Argyll generall .- ^ To y . go to Central Asia himself and master " the question . " Mr , the Bruce three . — bank To study clerks logic who , , and having afterwards been beaten to apologize and impri to - soned by the police for no reason whatever , were for the same cause grossly insulted by him in a speech in the House of Commons , Mr . Lowe . —To learn that economy and efficiency are two very The d Earl ifferent of things Clarendon . . — -To read certain articles in the paper Heredita called ry Legislators the Queen ' s , " Messenger but statements , not those referring headed to " Our the Foreign Office Agency system , which , if ttiere be an atom of truth in what that paper avows , appears to be a positive disgrace to English administration . Mr . Bright . —To stick to his desk and earn his salary . Earl Grantille . —To teach some of his confreres better manners . Mr . Childers . —To remember that members of a First Lord ' s family cannot claim free rations on board Her Majesty ' s The shi Marquis ps of war of . Hartingtqn ^ Tq introduce a halfpenny post , twopenny telegrams , < # nd five per cent , for saving ' s bank investments . MR . Gladstone , —To take car © of himself and get well ,
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Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 21, 1869, page 86, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_21081869/page/12/
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