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      188 The Tomahawk. {October 31, 1868.

      188 THE TOMAHAWK . { October 31 , 1868 .

      Jsfow Ready, Price 8s., Vol. Ii. Of The ...

      JSFow Ready , Price 8 s ., VOL . II . of the " Tomahawk , " Beautifully Bound , Gilt Edges , Bevelled Boards . Order of any Bookseller .

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      * # * Edit Correspondents Or On Any Cons...

      * Edit Correspondents or on any consideration are Informed whatever that . Contributions Contributors should cannot make possibly copies be of returned their articles by the If they the ( Mr . Editor attach Heather . any ) Letters to val ensure ue , to on them attention purely . All . BUSINESS letters Envelopes on matters literary containing , should 1 solely matters be addressed Answers should to be to Puzzles the addressed Publisher must be to marked after the " Thursday Puzzle , " or evening no notice following will be the taken publication of their co of ntents the paper . Answers . cannot be received

      London, October 31, 1868.

      LONDON , OCTOBER 31 , 1868 .

      The Week.

      THE WEEK .

      A Tory Paper Has Likened The Premier To ...

      A Tory paper has likened the Premier to Luther . Surely this must have been a misprint . " Lucre " was evidently the word in its editor ' s thoughts !

      We Understand That, Owing To The Asinine...

      We understand that , owing to the asinine conduct of some of the extreme Conservatives in the University , the chief political cry at Oxford is " Nae mo' Bray . "

      A New Distinction Has Been Gradually Gro...

      A new distinction has been gradually growing up in High Society . Formerly a person was spoken of either as bon ton or mauvais ton . But now there is a degree beyond both these which is known as Clin-ton . ,

      Wrapping Ourselves For One Moment In The...

      Wrapping ourselves for one moment in the mantle of Dr . Cumming , we are enabled to prophecy that Archdeacon Denison will preach a powerful sermon shortly at Oxford on the Irish Church question , his text being from the book of Joel . eaten eaten " That : and and which that that the which which palmer the the -worm locust locust hath hath hath left left left , hath hath hath the the the canker ranter locust ; ,

      worm eaten ; and that which the canker worm , hath lefthath the caterpillar eaten . " , The application is obvious . The palmer worm is Sir Roundell j the locust , Mr . Gladstone ; the canker worm , Dissenters ; and the caterpillar , Rome ! The sermon will do great good !

      Dura Necessitas.

      DURA NECESSITAS .

      One We Of Have Our Contemporaries Admire...

      one We of have our contemporaries admired very heartil in the y the cause creditable of the efforts British made drama by . Devoting a large space in its columns to theatrical mattersit tion has alway and burlesque s fought . hard It against has also the taken degrading very hig tyranny h ground of on sensa the , - the subject amusement of music provided halls , pointing for the out public the by extremel these y places low nature , both in of temporary singing and in dancing their laudable . Thoroughl efforts y sympathising to purify and with elevate our con the

      One We Of Have Our Contemporaries Admire...

      in character the Sunday of our national Times of amusements October 18 , we . were laudatory pained notice to read of Vance . Considering the character of , the songs which this musical (?) buffoon shouts out to his admirers nightly , songs any vulgar paper with , which out fun wishes , and prurient to advance without the cause wit , we of public cannot morality imagine , treating contempt the dancing of and such aversion of Miss a person . Austin In in another any favourabl other part y term of noticed the s than paper , and those we that find of spoken of as " nightlreceiving iv \ ivui wellearned vai uv win

      young j \ jLiiig person pusuii Ojjwrvv ^ iJ . vji as XJLi & iiu y . v . g n ^ . u - -u com . - - p Miss liments Austin . " Now but , we fortunat have heard ely for those ourselves who have , we seen have her not allude seen to her dancing , as being of the very coarsest and grossest nature , to in encouragement fact us that , a vul our gar contemporary in exaggeration a performance of should the which French be degrades careful can-can to the . award performer It seems any and audience alike . i Now ^ U « the UJ . V moral U 1 U 1 aJL that bUCtt we YVW wish WIOII to tVF point £ SVSlJ . lt , is JL » J this ft . J . JL . J . iJ « . No -I .- * VjFXAV one will VV J . JLJ .

      for Times one j no moment one can question doubt the in which high character direction of its the sympathies Sunday lie so . much There in are the few cause Conservativ of true social e journ reform als which . We have done this without any prejudice , for very undeservedly we have say been would the subject ask is of , how severe is strictures it that an in editor its . columns is obliged . What to admit we such notices as those we have referred to—written in a of nf spirit the the diametricall pap r > ar > er eif which which y opposed he he edits edits to ? ? the Is Is it it professions not not the the case case and that that practice too too

      what often cost the to proprietors political or of moral a journal consistency force upon they care their not editor , certain , at matter interests which ? Now they is suppose this fair to be upon advantageou the Editor s to of their a journal pecuniary ? Is favour it wise with ? If a by few inserting , do they puffs not of lose certain it with indivi the duals many they ? curry We fact would to earnestl heart y that advise it is Ml far proprietors better policy of newspapers to forego to the lay ques this - tionable pleasure , of pandering to the vanity of any clique , than pal to in this pable offend cas inconsistency e the is decidedly body of does their , in the offend general long them run readers , the is . best certain And policy ; that Honesty . such

      On Receiving A Portrait From A Golden Li...

      ON RECEIVING A PORTRAIT FROM A GOLDEN LILY .

      When They Whom Will This Portrait Strike...

      When they whom will this portrait strike Shall ask with eager word of The If The in giver Lil , y lexion and they if h it ave feature be heard like it of ; Be faithful comp and , sufficient , Perplexed , I shall perforce , admit It is , and yet it isn't .

      . Is that her hair ? Is that her eye ? Is It that is , her without cheek their ? I lustre can ' t . deny , No outlines could be juster . Is Its it her nameless form ? It is , and without motion . Is it her look \ grace Why , just about The very faintest notion .

      But is it like her on the whole—Undoubtedl Her attitude , without her presence her soul ? Her wither y ; selfher essence . , But female , beauty , scarce could be More lofty , yet serener . Well You , as haven you like ' t —/ ; but have then —seen , agree her , .

      Cer Not Tain Horse From -Trainer The Dey...

      cer tain horse from -trainer the Dey fond of of Tunis legal * proceedings —We understand and favourite that a - A scratchings dmiral had , w rouse as he a the rd , to British observe Lion , a short within time him ago !" , that " The

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 31, 1868, page 188, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_31101868/page/4/