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    Place that aux should Dames be . A irls ...

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    Place That Aux Should Dames Be . A Irls ...

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    trousseau husband , noble a troop in rank of at titled least bridesmaids but the white , a dress is a shroud which hides a dead ; heart . Four worn , anxious-looking faces—men this stimulants time—trying , nodding to keep half themselves -stupefied awak over e some with winning cards and without a green pleasure table , , losing playing without mechani regret cally , ,

    l d eaves ead to the everything room , the now bright ; but sun as breaking each at length , spite of which blinds , when and they curtains wake , a paper from is their handed heavy to sleep them , , have will tell don them e away what with last gambling night ' s Hells pleasure ; let cost us congra . We - ruin tulate , l ourselves et us have , and a quiet if we , rubber are co at urting the Club respectable . cunning A crowd and of greed eager busy of gain faces stamped , with deep on line them s of

    every agitated share by every list , rarely rumour looking , feverishl at y their study own ing , into ledger their , putting own their pockets hands and every finding now no and money then saving there , putting fathers them of families next into , those and of other widows foolish and , how steady to , jog turn -trotting creatures over and who over . don These ' t know are honest men ; these money are an honour to their country ;

    to these splendid are our palace great s City in the men West . Home -end ; at home night to dine can pr off ocure rich , and late t he nd next on ev evening ery luxu their ry that names money in . the those Gazette who trusted —an honourable them dishonourable bankruptcy poverty , and . for last Still . Horses men , , but too some ; me ralief n trying to to the infect picture these at succeeding noble animals where with the their animal own s cannot vices , hel and p them only

    selves lagg . ing Vul ways gar faces ; but , nois they y harsh rub , voice shoulder s , pushing , to to shoulder touch with their noblemen who if not are their glad eno hands ugh . , social Gentlemen intercourse and , cad each money s ming trying , le to here cheat in the deli other ghtful . w Here hich comes is haggard a face alread that sho ; uld shouts be young triump , but h broke greet him the h Ring from ! m . all Before O ^ his biVlV nobl Tomahawk UlUilliii e comrades Xk . can ; he join has in

    the * - " * v « . shou w . »* w t the * . ***^ scene changes ¦* , and the V' same CllA . ¦ J . XJm fa , c e but appears a r more apid haggard buzz of still whispers ; this , time aad no shrugs shouts of , Ring shoulders have , and broken some him cold , and looks , for this Eng time land th ' e s richest he has noblemen learnt one is or a pauper two sharp ! " , But tricks never , and min the d , breed of horses is improvedall means let

    . By us But keep are np there racing not . brihter visions ? Let us to higher scenes . The g Court : that at least is distan happy t . lands Many stran ss before ge faces me , : sover one e who igns is from the first of his , race pa that ever visited our shores I but see for a on peop e face le , Tomahawk I see a Prince looks welcome in vain . him A , cloud the

    a rainbow come . s over May its promise picture , not but be in a false cloud one . Holier visions now . There can be no social life bright without raised picture to rel now i Heaven gion . . Men Surel so and devoutl y women there will and too , be w see ith a ! cro eyes of priests in beautiful robes , y and , incense and candles , and all the external splendour of a

    gr cr charity eat eat faith faith too , , . and and no no doubt doubt its its self self--devotion devotion and and Certainly , for here are the priests and here wonderful are devout pa sister tterns s , and ping piecing them , together cutting gay ou - p coloured lain , rusty silks black , and , and a crowd gloomier of gloomy sisters men cursing in these mAAVrOV * workers » IW * «> V » of v ^ fc fine *»* arw raiment * UikUlWUb AV for * their WAiVA * OUIdl sins . ,

    filth A y crowded outside alleys , in and the courts dark , damp obstinate lanes human and beings starving and dying of fever and consumppoverty tion , —dy . ing This without is the a greatest faith , except crowd in . the of all curse , and of but amon there (» them are some few angels bright among forms so flit many to and I One fro ; word more . Let Tomahawk end his review in t a he rig hearty ht Merry Eng Christmas lish fashion and , b a y H wishing appy New the Year world I

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 27, 1868, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/attw_27061868/page/9/