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      Befo Re Mr. Tom-A-Hawk, The Presiding Ma...

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      February 27,1869.3 The Tqm Ah A Wk. 89

      February 27 , 1869 . 3 THE TQM AH A WK . 89

      The Kaleidoscope Reflections.

      THE KALEIDOSCOPE REFLECTIONS .

      On Some Social Glories Of England. Folke...

      ON SOME SOCIAL GLORIES OF ENGLAND . Folkestone , Feb . 22 , 1869 . all great SUPPOSE and noble that ther desi e gns must . be I am a special induced providence to commit ruling myself over to an this opportunity opinion , , of because displaying having the , as social you know glories , long of hungered England for in the their occurred welcome true to lig me ht news , at , last as , and . a fittin I I can think g scarcel heading I may y keep to add this , calm a communication golde as I n jot one down , has . suddenl A shi Mons p and y . Paul accepted changed Brioche my cards , invitation with at whom Etreta to I t spend struck last year a up mo an , nth has acquaintance with absolutel me at y - my after charming dinner—but firoprie never te '' mind at Bromptom , he is the . very I cer thing tainly I asked want just m now yself , a , n and d that here ' s something is an occasion . I have not never to be even lost " . don We e" will Londo do it n note together how . I is mean struck to lionise with Eng this lish Frenchman customs , ideas everywhere , and institu , and - tions on with . Must this on stop the her ie e . r . Waiter says the boat is in sight . Go p

      CASUAL NOTES TAKEN ON PIER . Sea Ah look ! the s like re ' s — the like boat , well . — Roughish like rolling weather spinach , bu t a Sailor fine s says ight . , meaning boat , I suppose , " lively as three pints of grog , ain ' t tainl she , Sir . 1 I " wo I nder don ' t whether quite follow Mons hi . m Paul , but is a first is " - livel rate y sailor " cer- . Bette y r he shouldn't be . This fine fresh blow around our old weather-worn coasts will show him what a rugged hardy race of isla Hulloah nders ! we there are . goes Couldn my ' t hat be ! better Sailor weather will stop to impress if . Sailors him . stop anything . No , he ' s missed it . Doesn't matter—there ' s a hat ething . Here British they an are d chara alongside cteris . tic i I n wonder seeing a which boat i n is without Mons . Paul / NOTES ON BOAT . for some y six one peop else le , and on board three . on Two their smoking backs . , one But waving they all at look me been comfortable four hour . No s and , he a can half ' t , hav and e come at it . w . Steward as " very s dirty ays they outside hav . e " suffere " Yes , d there ? Steward ' s a foreign says , " gentleman Dreadful , Sir in ! the Enough cabin to . " kill Ha a s por ill he - steward poise . " doesn Steward ' t laugh doesn it ' t generall laugh when y mean he s real says distress this . — When and eve the n danger . I thought so—it ' s Mons , Paul /

      On Some Social Glories Of England. Folke...

      *** " IN THE RAILWAY STATION . It * was hard work , getting him up the ladder , but we managed may it . He have looks been very stylish bad certainl once . y As —like far as a wreck I can of make something him out that he seems to have started on the other side bran new—a sort of nautical He has d lo ress st his , with hat . a goo I try d deal a Fren of ch unnecessary joke about fur this about , but it . refreshment doesn ' t take . I ' tell s not him up we to have a joke ten yet minute . Of s course before , he the want train s starts English , that restaurants there ' s nothing at the stations like a meal are after first sea -rate water , and , that strong the ly some advise trifle him of to that try bottle sort . d All stout this , boiled in Eng beef lish , and of course parsni . , He or doesn " Apres ' t understand le voyage , , or c' £ pretends st mieux not de prenner to . I try un French poo de : — quelque chose pointing . Supposez to a Bath vous bun tryez . ) de No patisserie , he won ' t Britannique . . " Quelque . " autrer ( This sponge chose ? " cakes ( That , some meaning hot water a p , and late an of advertisement acid drops in of tins Fry , and two to Sons impress ' chocolate him , creams this is . ) the Just kind like of my thing luck that . When happens I wished . Of little course remedie he refuses s for . I sea smile sickness , and , tell and him point . it ' to not the the Pavillion buffet , but . " He Voil doesn a le vrais ' t follow restaurant me , and Ang evidentl lais . C y ' thinks magnifi it ' s que a dedans military . " rate hosp we ital . go Can it in ' t Eng help land it . . Ah None ! the of train your . Fren We'll ch show creeping him over the here calls . himself We are Pol in a first seem -class s happ carriage ier . at last . Mons . Pol ( he for " his Tickets . , if you please , gentlemen . " I give mine , he fumbles

      " Us sont bien civil ces guards de chemin de fer en Angleterre , " has I throw found in it to . fill up the pause , and impress him slightly . He " Here , you can ' t do this . This is only for first and second . Yours I suspected don't go as till much 8 . 52 . . " Mons . Pol has come third . However , and I remonstrate " mistakes , . and " say something laughingly about " strangers " at " it . Oh Never , he knows a boat what comes he ' in about but one fast of enoug ' em h . trys They to ' sneak re always up you like ' this " agoing . Here to , pay 5 you— one you pound must three turn and out ninepe ; turnk nce out —and , unless you don t look like it . ' gu This ards , who last , is apparently said with having a wink nothing at me particular and a coup to do of , other hang about " This with gentleman iron pincers is a on friend the ch of ance mine of , " a I ticket observe turning at last up , . the stop thing it while seems it ' s quiet to be . getting disagreeable , and it ' s better to with " Well a ni , ght Sir ticket , you'd . " best I thoug get him ht my out manner . He ' would rights have in a " car fust - ried insult hi third m off -class "—it passengers won't . Wh in y Eng do land they ? always humiliate and ON THE PLATFORM AGAIN . Folkes Train tone off is without worth seeing us . . I exp He lain talks vehementl him in Fr y en now ch , that and says something about the docks . He takes it for Portsmouthbut we ha it doesn ve got 't matter five hours . I thoug and a ht half so— before it ' s going 8 . 52 to . rain I feel . con And - vin " c Avez ed I - shan vous 't jam be ais able vu to le impress grand tour him . de Martel— ' le Martello tower 1 '" " * ' Eh Non bie , jamais n , —nous ! le ferons ensemble , " and we ' re off to do it !

      Latest Intelligence.

      LATEST INTELLIGENCE .

      General Grant To Mr W . Reverdy Ashingto...

      General Grant to Mr W . Reverdy ashington Johnson , Feb . . 23 , 1869 . hold Wal of , y that ou old British cuss , lion you . of Darned if we the don tail 't mean to ketch yours y , go t he ' darn s paid . up . slick every darned cent . I ' m General Grant , , you LondonFeb . 24186 9 . I ' m cussed Mr sorry . Reverd to hear y Johnson it . to General Grant , . ,

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Feb. 27, 1869, page 89, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_27021869/page/5/