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    • RIGHTS AND WRONGS.
    • DOUBLE ACROSTIC.
    • ANSWER TO DOUBLE ACROSTIC IN OUR LAST.
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      No* Ft—Bcmlogne* In The Sad Sea Cabin, A...

      follows : I was dressed as a bebd ^ in a cocked hat and spectacles , and they said my grey whiskers ( it ' s a great big story to say they ' re white ) didn ' t show a bit . The Fair . —While I was there they had a fair . Such a fair ! and such shows i Among other things there was a waxwork exhibition . I was delighted to notice an English general gi officer gantic in epaulets the usual bell uniform ropeand ( slate spurs trousers ) , and , hunting was greatl coat y , pleased ( and perhap , s a little , surprised ) to hear that this formidable warrior was no less a person than " Milor Dudley . " The proprietor of tlie establishment was very glad to see me would , and f and asked asked me for to what sit for ? He him said as a for model Guy . Fawkes I said . I I murdere , d him , and dashed his brains all over the place , and told him that jokes of that kindjalways did make me so wild ! When he had come to life again , fand had picked up his brains , he explained that hefmaderne angry on purpose—he wanted to get the me matter into clearer a " wax to , " me his . son I said ( a boy I was at school satisfied ) added , and , asked to make him to dinner . We did so , but mentioning the " Oriental Question " in the presence of a waiter the man went mad—at four he was foaming at the mouth , at six he was raving and tearing down the walls , but I regret to say at seven he was much much worse . He was ' " seen , * in the last stage of insanity buying a copy of ^ Will leep— -o a ' -the sleep -Wisp from which ! It did he him never good recovered , however . — Such it sent is life him ! to friends The M several unicipality thousand . —On local the generals Emperor and ' s Fet the e Boulogne day I , a army few , went to , the Church of St . Nicholas to sing , a Te Deum in honour of the occasion . Everybody liked my singing awfully . So did I . The soldiers presented arms at one portion of the servicewasn ' t it charitable of them ? As far as I can make out the Municipality of Boulogne consists of

      2 Mayors . 30 , 004 Lord Lieutenants . 94 Marshals of France . 7 , 563 189 Harbour Admirals . Masters . 3 Vestrymen . and 1 National Guard .

      The uniform of the municipality consists chiefly of swords , worst cocked -drained hats , and town spang ( I les shoul . In d think spite ) of in all France this , Boulogne , England is , the or China ! Eau de Cologne is not exactly the prevailing odour , yet everybody talks of the—Oh !—de Boulogne ! The English Colony . —Boulogne ought to be called the Commercial Chamber of Horrors Super Mare . It ' s just the place to meet all the celebrities of the past season . This gentleman widows failed for and ^ 25 orp , hans , . , much That lad to the y was annoyance acquitted of after several murdering billion her father . That youth over there was the co-respondent in the yonder Strawberry is the Leaves nice young Divorce girl abou Case t whom ; and a stroking ll that un that pleasant dog scandal ( the Grundyton affair , you know ) was talked two months ago . Then we have writers by the score , and artists by the hundred . The men paint their canvasses and the ladies their faces I The Hotels . —The "big ones certainly the best , especially the Imperial—table d'hotes not very good anywhere . When you are at Rome , do as the Romans do . When you are at Boulogne , eat nothing but * air . It ' s the only thing I can reall y recommend And . n Bu ow t I you have don done 't get . even Perchance that good I , on the return porte to . the subjectbut until then I beg to sing the following may pretty little song ( the , words are my own and copyright ) : — Fare Fare thee thee well well , my for own a while dear Boulogne , For And the the steam waves -boat are beg read inning y , and to the bile steam it is up , And the waves are beginning My to Boulogne bile ! ,

      Ioo The Tomaha Ivk. \August 28, 1869.

      ioo THE TOMAHA IVK . \ August 28 , 1869 .

      Rights And Wrongs.

      RIGHTS AND WRONGS .

      When Are We To Hear The Last Of The Duke...

      When are we to hear the last of the Duke of Newcastle ' s " affairs ? " One day last week His Grace ' s little matter occupied the Bankruptcy Court the best part of the day , "but the only

      When Are We To Hear The Last Of The Duke...

      progress that was made on the occasion was to arrange that which the case has should been raised stand over by the till Duke Octob ' s er legal next adviser , when , the if a point peer of For the realm our part can we be a think bankrupt that , there will be is discussed very little . doubt about the matterand the Dukeof Newcastle should be onltoo glad to submit , himself to the - operation of the law . In any y case , however , the dispute may finally be decided , one result will be it arrived will be at , shown for even beyond admitting a doubt that a that Duke he cannot may be be a something bankrupt , much less desirable . When small people get into debt and run away from their creditors , we know what to call them . Surely it is not because the Duke of Newcastle is known to be enjoying himself at German watering places he should be made an exception to the rule . On the contrary , there is a less excuse for a man who has had so many opportunities of learning better ; and we do not hesitate to condemn the proceeding as a disgrace even to the House of Lords .

      Double Acrostic.

      DOUBLE ACROSTIC .

      A Now Were Noble Flash Not Prince Ill-Ma...

      A Now Were noble flash not Prince ill-matched , whose and tradesmen , appetites delighted freed and here form from to dwell till ; And toil y , alike Jews , vie with the ocean , ' s swell . Beside the shore these elves fresh flown from heaven , Sport and display their limbs in fancy free , Careless Fearless who of their looks grim , or how play themselves fellowthe they Sea . look , , 1 . The tinsel of antiquity With which some trim the robe of art ; Who fills his mind or rooms with this With wit as well as gold must part . 2 . A quality which some men praise Who only outsides see ; He ' s this who coward is at heart , But brave would seem to be . 3-This people I must fairly own Are rather strange to me ; They plagued my careless schoolboy days By getting near Judee . 4 & 5-Half loving and half dreading storms , How much the first the last resembles I When pale from home they wing their way , Be sure the Earth with tempests trembles . 6 . A sobriquet of honest men , Which serves perhaps , to keep out water , But not the Spirits ; Sindbad-like By these poor J ack's made a light porter . 7-This So word nurser is like tales a s monster eats , who men , : I have seen y this too , ay when , sweetl up y made , Devour young people now and then . 8 . The man whose history foretells The future fame of German springs ; The bath seems foul to smell and sights , But to believers comfort brings .

      Answer To Double Acrostic In Our Last.

      ANSWER TO DOUBLE ACROSTIC IN OUR LAST .

      L Oa F O Th O V Ioloncell O E E L Answer...

      L oa F O th O V ioloncell O E e L Answers have been received from Slodger and Tiney , and Tomey and Joey . One hundred and five incorrect .

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Aug. 28, 1869, page 100, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_28081869/page/14/