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    • MAKING THE MOST OF IT.
    • HONOURABLE MEMBERSHIP.
    • ' ANSWER TO DOUBLE ENIGMA.
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      My Idol—The " Man About Town." A Betting...

      and swearing , because , forsooth , I ' m not strong enough to gamble I tried to soothe play once him m . ore !" "No good , old boy / ' he cried . " Hang it all , I ' ve lived like a die gen lik e m one an , !" and if the worst comes to the worst , I know how to dra He m-drinking did die bailiff like one in , the if dy parlour ing lik , a a hard gen -heart tleman ed m woman eans a in stark the dead boudoir , cold , and and uncared the body -for of , o a n self the -murdered bed of a man darkened lying room I

      212 The Tomahawk. [May 23, 1868.

      212 THE TOMAHAWK . [ May 23 , 1868 .

      Making The Most Of It.

      MAKING THE MOST OF IT .

      Shows The N Histori O Signs Ca Of L F Ab...

      shows The n histori o signs ca of l f abat ever ement that s ; on in the not contrary long ag , o bolder at the Chat n ever elet , the management has abandoned the half mythical period of seventy years back , and made a decisive dash at immediate facts event . s connected The next novelty with the re " cent Theodo British re of Expedition Abyssinia / are ' to be the freel p y lot handled . It need for the scarc purpos ely be e said of furnishing that the very the groundwork most has been of

      follow made ing of thes sketch e materi of the als argument , from a F will rench show point : — of view , as the Theodorus of Abyssinia . aspirations Theodorus having , a youn bee g n forced enchman to quit his mble native birth country , but lofty in against consequence him , und of er some the Small sagree Debts able ' proceedings Act , rinds himself comme , nced after ¦ walls three years Magdal wandering athe in ital of Abyssinia desert , a stranger Here the within Ethiop ian

      festival Queen , Semiramis in honour , , falls the cap m Indian adly in goddess love with , . Sheva him , , at which a grand he , domin disguised ohas with ma a n pot aged of Day be and pres Martin entma ' s rries blac him king . This a p act ink the which Assy is , r ia egarded n laws , provokes the assem an bled immediate guests , as consp an out iracy rage again of th s e , nobles , who are about to plunge their daggers into the hearts h he of e is is a a descenda descendant py pair n , wh of of en Me Methuselah Theodorus thuselah , swears a and nd that that by the as as god such such , Akis he he , that will will

      the open East to France . This , by tableau means closes of the the Su , second ez Canal act , . the Act treasures III . of in the dungeon of the Bricish captives , and discovers opens three Englishmen , who are named respectively , Rosbif , Mister Britannia Squarr , and . O Notic 'Sydenham edat , the loaded celebration with chains of , some and sing mysteries ing Rule in ti ho o n our they of excite Confucius , , icion giving are away seized pale by ale order gratis of Theodore to the popula and

      their , true mission susp is discovered , . Upon them are found docu , - , ment enamoured s , which of show the Queen that an S Eng emiramis lish noblermain from a p , hotograp Due Cambridgge h he has , bought in the a sh icture op in Peekadilli with the ori ^ has inal sent and them in the out event as spies of , the to comparison compare proving p satisfactory , g authorised , them to offer her jeal his I WU 4 o V hand usy 1 > 1 *> J T f at -W together this **** J discovery VfcAiJ W with T W * T , the % and •**» V-V English forseeing * V ^* W W W *> fc * ^^ Crown the * » A *^ prob Yr . ^^ *^* able ^ Frenzied t »^*^ W success *»*^ ^^ ^ r W with •* of -w ^*

      their mission , Theodore plunges his dagger into the heart of riales Semiramis to avenge , and swearing Waterloo by , forbids the flag the of horn the Messageries -peep , under Impe pain - The of de next ath , to act be takes danced place in in Central Engla Africa nd , the . great This feature closes Act being III a . sur representation les beaux rivages of Le jardin de Chelsea de la Reine . Here au fialais Due de Cambridgge Cremorne , members meets Sir of Disraeli the Cabinet , Sir , Brig at a public , Sir Beales masquerade , and , several and , after other a

      grand secret banquet of his love of ftlum and decides -fiud-ding on and the toast Abyssinian -water , declare Expedition s the . Act army V , . 500 opens , 000 on strong , the , day encamped of the before attack Magdala , showing . Lor the Napier British , who gives studiously the word keeps to advance his feature . His s concealed staff , who by wear a black ~ ed- mask tailed , coats and long , little yellow cocked whiskers hats , , have and hooked carry a boule noses douge , prominent under teeth each arm at their , refuse hesitation to do , appeals so . The to the Commander troops , but -in they -Chief rep , astonished ly by the with national his small custom force of giving him which the da the ? n . whole Theodore British then arm appears sur-, upon y

      Shows The N Histori O Signs Ca Of L F Ab...

      renders without striking a blow . Lor Napier , seeing the day is lost , tears off his mask , and discovers himself to be the Due b Cambrid eholding his in rival disguis face e ; upon to face whi , ch declares Theodo that re , m F addened rance has at band accomp stab lished s himself her sacr . ed The mission British and tog regaini ether ng with courag his e devo the ted n ing storm in , the Mag clouds dala , the holding angel the of the sword Suez , of Canal vengeance Company in one appear , hand - ^ and a share list in the other . we If shall this d be oes happy not sa to tisf hear y the what Parisian will . craving for grandspectacle , '

      Honourable Membership.

      HONOURABLE MEMBERSHIP .

      For Englishmen Ced Now And Th Are En , V...

      for Englishmen ced now and th are en , ve to ry look much ve against l th thi eir n w s i boldl ll it may in the be , face . Scandals may be smothered ry for ugy a long g time , but y they will what out has — j an ust d now in to become the light a of very day , patent at last . scandal " Perhaps indeed therefore , has hope been that quietl the y k parti now cular n to li exist ght , of a nd particular respectabl day y i gnored not shone in the a ever nd did respectability not mean to meal shine - AAAV mouthed a bAAVV good 4 and roun i . ¦ . mmaculate d XAXAMi period UAUbV yet as MfkJ . it How ever - ,

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      sations . amounting , y if not to treason , at least to fraud ! upon Laughter , with indeed greater —a set decorum of boys , at and a school higher debating spirit . society But this would is not behave to be expected is this ugl of y j " ok the e that first the legislative press seem assembl to y consider in the world it almost . " So con old - ventional , and therefore scarcely noticeable . All we can say is , with the thing it . is an outrage , and having said __ this we have "done

      ' Answer To Double Enigma.

      ' ANSWER TO DOUBLE ENIGMA .

      Party—Place. The Last Line Should Have R...

      PARTY—PLACE . The last line should have read , — " And feel what alone they can never feel , shame . " The correct answer has been sent by Cornubia .

      * ,* Editor Correspondents On Any Consid...

      * , * Editor Correspondents on any consideration are Informed whatever that . Contributions Contributors should cannot make possibly copies be of returned their articles by tlio If they attach any value to them . Letters , on purely business matters , should be addressed to be the marked Publisher * Acrostic to Insure . '' attention . Envelopes containing solely Answers to Acrostics should

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), May 23, 1868, page 212, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_23051868/page/10/