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    September 25, 1869.] THE TOM AH A WK. 14...

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    THE PARROT PAPERS. i Second Series.

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    No. II. i STILL AT DIEPPE.—THE FINAL CAU...

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    September 25, 1869.] The Tom Ah A Wk. 14...

    September 25 , 1869 . ] THE TOM AH A WK . 147

    The Parrot Papers. I Second Series.

    THE PARROT PAPERS . i Second Series .

    No. Ii. I Still At Dieppe.—The Final Cau...

    No . II . i STILL AT DIEPPE . —THE FINAL CAUSE OF THE CREATION OF FRANCE . A PREPOSTEROUS NOTION . ADISCITSSION . MR . GEORGE , j THE LOW i-tKj w AUTHO PEOPLE rcj ^ jxri ^ R n , . jfvxN AND THE AJ * THEIR * n PA . n . LL iit MALL WRETCHED w jr . e # j . GAZETTE ^ . ti . c . jl » STATE ai . " j . jc A . DIGRESSION HOW xxv _/ vv TO xvj ON jju BE ,

    * REALLY CHARITABLE . —THE USE OF NEWSPAPERS . MR . GEORGE ' S LETTER ON BATHING . I find I am better for the change of air . This country is of so useful me u se n restoring after all , for health it possess of Parrots es a c limate Eng which lishmen . found This ^ must ** ^ b ^ h ^ p ^ v ^^ p ^ ^^ P have tf ^¦ ^ b ^^ r ^ p * ^^ pP been P ^^ P ^^^ ^^^ ^ h ^ V the ^ V ^ . * ^^ ^^ p" ^ final » ^^ ^ . ^^ ^^^ tf rf ^ ta cause ^^^ »^^ P ^ V ^ fe ^^^ ^^ p' of ^^^ P ^^ the W ^^ ^^ ^*^ creation ^^^ ¦ . ^^ p ^ ^^ F ^ pr ^ r ^ v ** *^ * w of ^ v ^^ m . France ^^ ^^ ^^^^^™ W ^^ p" ^^^ . v

    better That . pale I heard -faced some brat— one Bobby say , the I think other they day that call we him came —is here also not on my account , but on his . This is putting the cart before the accou ho nt rse of with the servants a vengeance . . Next they'll say we came here on op opinions M inions y op , inion as as I I said said of before before the French , never never peop do do alter alter le has . . There There not altered has has been been . M an an y

    spersing amusing , a discussion few interjections here , at or which ejaculations I assisted when as I listener thought , inter fit . - examp One of , has our taken party to , writing Mr . George for the , it papers appea . rs , He excited , by some by un my - derhand influence or other—for surely no editor in his senses , anything even thoug fro h m he such was a a gab man and on not account a Parrot of , could merits hav , e ad obtained mitted ad mt 1 mission into the Pall ¦ Mall * Gazette of ii a letter in which he

    described " ¦ ^ ««^ ^^ 4 —^ ^^ ^ ~| ~ ^ hd » the 4 ^^*^ ^ p ^^^ bathing VP ^*^ h ^^ ^* T ^ ^ at ^^ . ' this *^ ^ P' PP ^ V ^ pla ^»^ v ce ^^ v w ^ p . ^ V I don ^^ ^ P ^^ ^ t ^« know ^*^ ^ ^ ^^ r ^^ ^ b much ^ b ^ v w w ^ k ^ m ^ m ^ mw about ^ h ^* «» ^ fe ^^ the good Pall one . Mall It is Gazette apt to , but take I believe up rather , as pi tow pfiss Subjects go , it , but rather it is a I fou mitted nd i - n into the good houses society of ver on y fir the st-clas same s peop grounds led that In fac prize t , it -fighters is adused one , b to ut be it was entertai recogn ned ised by young by fashio noblem nable en society ; their . Your was aristo a low - cracy - ^ p- ^ ™ v ^^ j ^ likes ^ mt ^ rt ^ p » " *^ to * p ^^ ¦¦ r ** read ^ pr ^^*> ^ abo m w ^ r - ~^ u ww t « P paupers W ^*^ F ^ ^ p »^~ ^^ a — n ™^ d " ^^ low —~ " » ' " wo » » ^» " m ^ fc * - ™ e ^^ n - —« , so p ^ - » - long m - *^ ^ pw v ^ w as ^* d it * vp

    is not asked to take them by the hand , or kneel in church beboy side s them sleep . Accounts four togeth of er peop in le vermin dying -thronged in filthy beds cella , rs and , of swe young arg ive ho to rribl thos y , e who wom hav en e living comfortabl like rabbit e ho s use in s , good hole in dinners the earth , and , ! p in lenty relatio of servants ns are like , a very the h p leasu ickles rable which sort of iv pain e a relish . Such to p meat leas- . One g can shudder and say " p ery dreadful , " g and perhaps go so

    far far as as to to express exnress an an op ocinion inion that that the the wretches wretches oug ousrht ht to to be be cl cleaner eaner ., t as hat we it is their an own enormous fault if they amount are not for more -rates comfortable & ct — o for , pay poor , , say but nothing having of subscri roused ptions oneself to to charities this laborious —whose effort fault of can sympath it be ?— y , th it at is perfectl is where y absurd it seems to to expect me these one to do anything are - else so . useful And ¦ 1 they drag b to light these interesting vr secrets newspapers of the ¦ private ¦¦ ™ - lives of ,

    ! low a w * ^ pr state peop ^ . ^ m * m *** w le ^ of ^ ^ , v ^ tir and things ^^^^^*^ ^* they ^ ^^ , ^ r ^^<^ in ^ v express ^^^ vr much <¦*«« ' . ^ m ^ r ^ p a better ^ « great r"v ~~ J ^ v ^~ ^^ deal language ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ of ^^ " ^ indignation ^^^» ^ than ^ «* ^ v « — one - ^ ^^ at ^^ ^ could w such ^ a ^ ^ . ^ ~*^ ^ m oneself , without taking a great deal of trouble , and one reads conscience the article and is satisfied agrees with one it , feel and s there one ' has s an been end of it . virtuous One ' s and benevolent ; and one ; is not fatigued . It would very never do for well-dressed people with delicate constitutions to go near

    these creatures and see their dirty disgraceful condition . It dirt might and make bad smell one , sick I always , or did might . I spoil can quite one ' s symp dress athise . I with hate thing society —it in pays this respect them— . and These they newspaper really describe fellows it can all do very the cleverl v ¦ 1 - ^^ r v ^^^ ^ p ^^ m y j ; ^ m and w ^ b . h I ^ B ^^ P ^ v I p ^ H ' ve V ^^ r ^ no ^ ^ V W doubt ^^ W ^^ V ^ V ^ F W ^^ ^^ every ^^ V * ^^ p * ^^ ^ > bod p ^ ^^ p ^^ ~~ y w , ^ m including ^•^ ^^ ^ i * " ^^ ~—m ypi ^ p ^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ E ^^ B the ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ dirty ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ P

    what wretches is called themselves a digression , are very . To much return the to better my hempseed for it . This ; Mr is . made George out ' s , letter that bathing duly appeared , as carried ; it on was here smartl , was y written very indecent , and it , manage and that these , spite things of what much some better stup in id France people . say Everybody , they do liked not the letter much usit made the ladies blush

    very among , young lives a little are , bu v t girls monotonous like blushing . , it ' s a change for them , and their peared One , a evening man ery cam , shortl e to visit y after us , who the had letter a of copy Mr . of George the paper apwith him , and he did abuse this letter most heartily . His name

    I found was Plainman , and plain enough he was , uglier than a low cock r atoo adica , a l , n al d ways not half speaking as intelli ill ge of nt his ; add own to thi country s he was . Well a nasty , I saw everybody smiling when he came out with this tirade against m Mr . George nvictio ' n lett that er , a this nd I w m histled e he had loudl p y ut , in his foot rder in to it express . Mr . tone George — looked rather aghast , then he said in a sulky sort of " I wrote that letter !"

    for "Oh it . " , did you ? " rejoined Mr . Plainman , "I am very sorry " " Wh Because y ?" I think it from beginning to end a tissue of misrepresentations " Do you m , ean if not to somethi insult me ng ? worse " asked . " Mr . George biting his ci ^ gar as if it was his enemy ' s nose . If " I mean want to tell uarrel you the wait tr till uth , and ladi I am es are not afraid of fact you .

    I sho you uld be sorry to discuss the matter before them gone for several , reasons , " said Mr . Plainman , very calmly . alw ays ho most rrid d trait isgusting in this ly in earnest fellow a ' nd character that he is is never , that afraid he is of should speaking be sup wh pressed at he thinks . They , or are believ always , es to contradicting be right . Such one fellows , and ^ a ^*^ re ^^ - not ^* ^* r ^ - fit ^^ ^* ^ for x ^ ^ decent ^^ . ^^ ^ rf ^^^ - ^ * # society *^ - *^^ ^ pp ¦ ^ p « .

    The young ladies all got up to leave the room . I notice the never young pays ladies them hate any Mr compliments . Plainman . . I As don for ' t me wonder I loathe at it him . He he called me a stupid bird once . He little thought I wrote for , the papers a * - n — eat ^~ W d - ^ r ^ he v ~ ell ^_ ^^ r . , 1 ¦ when v ^^ i ~ d - ^ p ^« , ( i they George ^^^ pi ^ m ^ ^ p *~ ^* were ^^_ ^ | " , H 4 I , alone ^ have ^ J ^ ' ^ » W ^ fe ^ ' k ^ he p ^^ n ^ own ~ 1 |~ turned W W tf ^^ h you V ^^ *^^ round m ^ ^ b ^ pk a . ¦ V n «^ ^ h y W years to J ^ p ^ ¦ ^ If Mr m *«^ , ^ and . . ^ . P ^ ^ George ^ to ^ I « Bfe ^ re ^ ^^

    -p have I falle am n very into sorry the too you common wrote mistake that disgraceful now-a-days letter of . think You - ing that to be flippant is to be clever . You are imitating a class w of ho writers have — no I respect cannot fpr dignif truth y the or m decency with trie . names Under of the authors pretence — low of correcting est tastes o abuses f the , m and ost v defending ulgar and morality the most , you degraded pander of t man o the - ki what what nd , vou and ou call call you c smartness smartness are not one . . straw It It is is for a a dishonourable dishonourable truth , so that you a a dastardl dastardlv can get y , y

    trade , and for God ' s sake , my dear fellow , give it up , . " point Thi of s was whistling a pretty , bu long t as sermon I wanted —once to liste or n twice , I wait I was ed till on the the though end , when not very I said original " Bosh , was ! " clever very , and distin ra ctl ised y ? a T laug his h r against emark , Mr He . looked Plainman at me , But and that said did very not quietl put y , him " That out bird , the is low not thing a bad . type of debased vpr iancesee it is with . "

    —~ M y ^ - * m *^— - ^ p » ¦ v - ^ p * * . w ^ ff ¦ w v < ^ gnor «^ h ^ ™» ^* ** ** m ' ^ ^ ^ P * ^*^ , you J ^ p » *»¦» ^^ ^ mf ^^ ' ^ ^ i ^ r *• ^^ " * ^ you r - *^ ^ r ^^ worth Now noticing , corning . from It would such be a quarter folly to , expect of course such the an remark underbre is not d dolt to understand Parrots . Debased ignorance indeed ! a little I should brown like to have to hel Mr . them Plainman down ' s . eyes I could on a biscuit dine off —with that dish . Mr . George sugar looked p rather sheepish for a few moments you after J - ^ ^ W are — Mr - — — ^^ . one - Plainman ^ — V ^^ of ^^ ^ those V » ^ ' ^^ s M ^ ^^ speech fellows « ^^ ^ ^ ^^ ¦ » , th ^^ who en W V » ^ ^ PP h e admire W ^ . W said 41 * ^ ^ 4 b , ^^ " everything ^^ Everybod » W *¦ J V ^ ^ * * * ^^ y that ^ know »«* * r * # «^ is Jfe * s

    French "A v , ery merel good y iDecause hit that , it " thoug is not ht Eng I . lish . " to " flatter I am mjr nothing countrymen of the sort , or , " to was blind the myself answer to . their " I don many ' t choose vices and " while vulgarities I admire ' *— their a nice many creature good points to talk . " about vulgarities !—next " You ' re 'll t prejudiced ¦¦«•« Schneider jn , Plainman is perfectl , you know you ? " are j I suppose

    •» . J * ^ f " I you r shall ^^ ** mm ^ say say *« . > nothing r ^ r ^ , ^ * ^^ m . ^ p * ^ of p *^> * the •«» | - ^ > sort ^* 4 k ^^ ^* , nor * y T proper r ^* do ^^ I' ^ 1 go * and see her . But that " Oh has yes nothing it has to ; do I suppose with the you subject think . " it decent for women to walk about in tunics and trousers . You ' re a nice sort of moral man "If — women you are . were " always so decently dressed as they are here when * —— ^ p * - —^ dressed ^ r « . w ^ <^ ^— ^ pp ^ p ^ p for ^ ^ r " ^ bathing P-. W ^ p ^ ^^^ — pp » w ^ p ^ , w I — should " ^ w ^ ^ pp- »> v «*¦ go « k ^ . p to w ^* the ^^ 4 . ^ ^ pV opera ^ p ** m ^ 1 ^ A ^ v bV and A A ^* balls P ^ fc ****»*

    with " Now a great you deal are going more p to leasure talk rubbish . " about shoulders and bare bosom as they s and are in all tableaux that sort vivans of cant " . Pah ! you'd like to see women letter " You is true are or talking not . rubbi I say sh it . is not The . question I say that is , bathing whether here your is conducted very decently , that women do not go near the men ' s

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Sept. 25, 1869, page 147, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_25091869/page/11/