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      7»Ly 33, '87q.1 The Tomahawk. 27

      7 » ly 33 , ' 87 Q . 1 THE TOMAHAWK . 27

      The Roundabout Ramrlrs.

      THE ROUNDABOUT RAMRLRS .

      [Continued Hv Our Special Correspondent....

      [ CONTINUED HV OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT . ] On tiik Goodwins , July 18 /// , 1 S 70 . not A a I' doubt last I lirml but that y believe in i few we an weeks * in for at a most good we thin shall ;; . There see our is tiniiiti Hotel upon these ; delightful sands an accomplished fact . You will note that the idea is certainly new . This is our strong point I will . lose In no a day time or in so sending we shall you have one our . I prospectuses perhaps oug out ht to , and tell you strictly that the although truth . I The date ( act my is letter , we on are the close luwttwifis to the , G this oodwins is not , mand moored is , not whenever looking we y to can the get " light a chance -boat " , and at the the end man of in them com . - The man in question has requested us to "be off , " and "drop for our a larks policeman , " severa , we l times hover ; about but , as , and he is so unable , in case to of leave any his danger post , could being grapp on the le Goodwins on to him , at this once is . purel As y to official our . address It is , therefore meant to , generall give confidence y that our to scheme the shareholders is practical , and , and alread to show y far progressed the public . several We have ideas , of course that occurred , had a to good us , presented deal to talk such over solid first attrac , and - tions ing out that our it hotel was some scheme time . before For instance we finall , ) the settled question upon carry arose - , ( natural ioodwins ly enough really belong in the ? Lo coarse rd Bolchester of debate insisted , to whom liarl Godwin do the was the rightful heir ; and , that the family being extinct , the that Crown the was Chief the should ground be landlord put forward . Spagmore as the at last once descendant suggested of the line , and make his claim to the House of Lords at once . on He fact showed , by us mixing how easy up the it would popular be to tradition found the of Chief Karl 's Godwin rights with South Central Africa . The story then would stand thus : — The Goodwin Estates . Anno Earl Domini Godwin 724 , the , being fourth one son afternoon of Feolf enraged , Duke of with Sworsex his younges , born t terrible daughter oath , Grildnfroth that if she , winking refused his to be eye married with savage before fire midni , took ht a the day after , to-morrow , to a Mr . Daniel Robinson , a respect g - , fresh able alderman prawns till of " Margate the wild , sea he waves would moaned never eat their another moist pint dirges of in Scarcel the proud y had cellars the incautious of the crumbling , but earnest castle old of gentleman theGodwynne spoken . " these feudal fearful kitchen words beneath , when his an feet unearthl ! y roar was heard in the * « * • dangerous 1 n a few shoal seconds known all was to over mariners ! The as result the Goodwin was the present Sands and seen glistening from that on day the to fatal this , waters after dark . It , a is revolving supposed li b ght y the may good be , peop ing at le his of rebellious Kamsgate child to be . Those the sp , irit however of Karl , who Godwin have appro still ac wink hed - opinion the spot that and the examined phenomenon it more is due closel to y , purel have y expressed natural causes their and selve is s , a b practical y the Trinity joke managed House . , for reasons best known to them- , Sequel . have turned The been to present this passing country Earl the , the from winter heir Pok for to yar their the , where estates health his , for who illustrious the has last just famil 1 , 100 re y - years his ancestral , has , however home , and resolved it is stated on once that more he taking has alread possession heavil of mortgaged the property , in the land of his adoption . y y very Something well with of the that public sort , , and Spagmore he says believes if another , would Earl go Godwin down should turn up and claim the sands—* ' well , let him have ' em . " * * * ligh Another t somewhere idea of in ours the was neighbourhood to start an , in opposition the hope revolving that the - disagreeable would either confusion oblige the we Admiralty should create to buy among us foreign up , or else shipping force event the Map we peop could le threaten to come again out with to shift a new our position chart . , In and the so latter get a

      dilli bonus < till for . keening Kitlier tin stationary * Chirf could . The spin rcvolvinj round ; - the light top would of the not maM bv li wii . ilf li minute . 1 ni ^ lvl- 011 li ^ Ut the , or bowsprit let oit . a l Perhaps » r \ . inl and in a M ;\ heav y ' s y m . iU sou h -wc ever * tcr } goin with ^ a before hi ^ li sea the running wind , , might an Ka's scarcel t liuliaman y notice , with either every of bail those set . o dange f course r signals , woul , d and l > e // conic > r look full out u \ , jon and our we should beam . j ^ This o in , for however heavy ht , conquest damages . , and Our put third the idea Chief was on tlic to seize throne the . There S . uuls would by rtj ^ have ol being been a the regular l . ' ppcr H Constitutional ouse , and Spagmore Government being , Lord returned liolehestci for one end to first have of would the quarrelled Sands have been and with revenue me the for harbour ^ the but -master other our . object of < ) ur Kamsgate would only difficulty have , reca been lled at our rowe representative d in shore , and , declared laid our hands war with on what it , and we could then after have dark got . and We Deal might in then turn , have and pursued quarrelled the with same Peg fore we i 11 gn IJay policy , Sandwicli . Thi arrangement last moment because nearly came the Chief to something made reat but difficulties fell through about at tlu tht g cro London iun . boat He , refused cut off close to wear to the nnj boiler 'thinjf . but I quoted the funnel Shakespeare of th < to him and assured him he would indeed realise the iinmorta ! thing purpose bard's smaller admirable , as he , and said conception lhat in when Pckyai of he . an the fvnds " uneasy Kmpero it too head r much never , '' but for wears all him to any , he no funnel summons and a all Cabinet , and leave Council him in , that who posi stand tion until him he on is his refreshed head , or abdicates . Os the Goodwins . Been out on them half-an hour ! LadToffaunt 4 p Lord tn . y y , my , The Uolchester A / ittc , w all ho of is them now , sober out too refuses ! We to are set ^ oin foot ^ to on pic them -nic . because He says , he "The , says last it will time bring he set bad , foot luck on ' to em the was sh in rimp ' 35 ing , and trade lhat . , of in a ' 36 larking potttv / with s ' rimps dead was men invented ' s bones — . and " I that dare it say all he come is ri ^ ht along . Delightful , this ! Lord B- has just proposed the toast 4 5 /• of ' « the t a hree fternoon -times , - " three Success , and to the our man new in undertaking the signal . " boat We with have the had nob it catch to it , a is word shouting he says to . us Thrown through a bottle a speaking of champagne trumpet . at him Can . ' t 6 . 30 fi . M . say Tide nothing seems about coming it to up the . others Spagmore . And savs that the when fun it will gets be hig to h all enoug of a h sudden it will moisten , and give the them Sands all , a and "joll that y goo then d ducking they will . " shift Tht man Chief in has the volunteere li ^ ht-shi d p to is bring making us his more scal row p . Given than ever him . leave Tin . . Immense fun . We have buried old Bolchester 8 p to . m . his neck . He is asleep , and the idea is to sec him wake up when the Sands shift and not know where he is . Tide is certainly com Spagmore ing on says at last all . you Can have ' t say to I do like ivltui the the look Sa of nds things do disappca , thoug i h is knife shi to p . , stick and It has to dropped them greatl . y into Revolving excited the water the li Chief g like ht has , a who rat commenced . has He taken is making a on carving signal for , fun it . . No Hope use shouting old Uolchy to won the man 't wake . . Dare say the Chief is only in to F the rantic minute yells . on It is board rather the dark signal but shi I p fanc . Light that revolving must be fifty the Chief struggling up the mast . Yes , , it is ! y ? «•? Spag lt * s more all over was ! going I can to hear throw Lord a sandwich Bolchester at shouting him , the . Just Sands as became like batter-pudding , and now—Strike Swimming out for for it ! my Reached life ! Ca at n last see ! something shining ahead . ? ? « ? It is the Chief w . ' f / i /// .- * revoh'itt ^ -FiJd . ' ^

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    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), July 23, 1870, page 27, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_23071870/page/5/