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    • THE ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES. BEING A CONTINUATION OF THE SUEZ NOTES.
    • IN RE THE POULTRY.
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      January 15, 1870.] The Tomahawk. 23

      January 15 , 1870 . ] THE TOMAHAWK . 23

      The Roundabout Rambles. Being A Continuation Of The Suez Notes.

      THE ROUNDABOUT RAMBLES . BEING A CONTINUATION OF THE SUEZ NOTES .

      [From Our Special Correspondent.] Alexan...

      [ from our special correspondent . ] Alexandria , Jan . 8 , 1870 . more This and will I be have , I antici taken pate our , my last letter bthe from next the boat East . to Spag Mar - - seillesand I cannot say that passages I am sorry y for it . I have had enough , of Egypt . Spagmore says that it all comes of going to Egypt without knowing how to talk in hieroglyphics , and I dare brating say he is our rig dep ht . arture However by a , farewell on Wednesday ball . It next has we struck leave us , cele that - this was would nea , 7 'ly be a success a nice we thing mean to do to , make and , as this our one New a thorough Year ' s affair go . We or two were blunders not quite that up , to we Eastern shallof -ways cours on e the avoid first in , so future made . one In fact conduct , you of mi a g thing ht almost of the lay sort down . , I could special jot , rules down for some the valuable proper experiences myself ; and in case any of your readers should be coming I will just to throw Egypt , out and a mean few hints to g at ive random a few entertainments . For instance there sup- , , pose I take tjie following heading : — Hints on the Management of Evening Parties in the East . It is a mistake to get Turks to stand up for Sir Roger de Coverley . They are all very well once up the middle and down again , but in hands across , set to partners , and all round , they are nowhere . Avoid Sir Roger as a Turkish dance . It is always a failure , and sometimes becomes extremely disagreeable . Then you must not have negus . They will not drink it when anyone is looking , and so you become puzzled what to refresh proper them with thing . I was left ra it -hat to -la S - pagmore koitm and , who hot said water , of and cours he e put , the a couple of ounces of it into a six-gallon jug , but I , do not think there English was way any of particular taking it run is not * m theirs it . . Then We , as take to coffee the coffee . Our — they the grounds . However , you can manage that by emptying it the was coffee the -pots onl , y when substantial used up refreshment , into ice-plates a great . We many did it of , and our but had Eastern come he left guests all earl the had way and . from I took noticed Cairo the one on saucers a distinguished camel with , try him seven . Pasha S of them , who , says this was onl y y , an Eastern customand denotes great pagmore friendship , but that I must explain it to the , pastry cook . Its mention reminds me of another drawback to these entertainments abroad . I refer to the habit the Continental nobility have of pocketing some of the the best plate blood . in I saw Europe a bevy hang of ing aristocrats about the — sideboard in short , from which we missed at least five , dozen silver spoons the next , morning . The most ' marked case that I noticed was that of a dashing Polish count , who walked about the whole evening with ! an How electro he got entree it in dish I do , not with know a jell , y but in it , in just his at dress the - close coat pocket of the . entertainment I noticed him without , itI conclude he had been relieved of it by a couple of Dalmatian r dukeswho had fol-1 lowed the political him about future closel of Hungury y from half , and -past tossing seven him till , one for , cigars discussing with w a it two h a -headed valuable halfpenny showy appearance . Avoid plate as much , therefore as possible , or anything when you get together distinguished people in the East . * * * «• ? « « * abl y th t to at which resume refers . The to great the Circus news . We have letter given is unquestion it up . Not - a single vessel would take the elephants to Europe at children ' s forecabin stroll in the fare ri gg or all , ow the the onl boa y thing constrictor that would to take have an enabled afternoon it to bear the change of climate . Then one of the camels waswe in none heard sal bran ary of a in dy very t and he advance bad Arabs soda sailor , and if wou , the and l full d weather go would permission on have board got cost bad to without . us go a throug small six to this mon for h t tune that , heir ths ' the shi " fl p ying Circus they carving mi idea ght - was knife select abandoned feat , and " after you dark see I cannot pre , on tty whatever say well at regret a part glance it of for how the at Spagmore ' s wish I had written to my uncle at Cl apham , about

      putting had received up the a two ti cool gers and l a . Kaffir However chief we for have a few not days lost , and b the affairas I wi very ll explain rep . y There is a charity , on foot here for y " decayed , Turkish gentlezuofnenP There is to be a large Christmas subscri tree ptions , and being a drawing devoted of to prizes the , purchase a certain of percentage articles . of Spag the - persuaded more along with knows him the the other to Chairman &?/ prizes y tke beasts in of the the , usual and Asiatic let manner them Committee . be So drawn , the and thing has for is settled , and the drawing is to take place at our " hop " toni so g we ht . can Of onl course y append , we cannot their names hang to the some beasts appropriate to the tree trifle itself . , I find I have no more time now till the close of the affair . and Guests Before the I are names close arrivi thi of s ng , the I in will successful shoals slip in , and people a list the . of tree the is numbers being , li prizes ghted . , ******** Here it is : — 11 p . m . Prizes on the Christmas Tree , and their Winners . Official List for the Committee . NUMBER . PRIZE . WINNER . 11 3 2 crackers H . R . H . the Khedive . 5 A hyena and a pot of jam The Countess de la Vayavnee . 15 One orange Paapoosh Pasha . 34 Two Dutch dolls and an elephant . Lady Luff . 71 A boa constrictor and a set of chocolate ninepins Ditto . 100 { grand A camel ( performing ) , two Bengal prize ) m tigers oons , , 2 9 omnib pairs of us spang , a set led ti paper ghts , and a Lenny Noah ' s ark Ditto . 125 A chalk die Paapoosh Pasha . 19 A bottl white e elephant and a brandy The author of Sideboard s and other novels . 49 A crocodile and a slice of seed cake The Potts Rev . . Harvey 12 A musical and performing fish ( set bottle of tea of tray ginger s comp beer lete ) and a , An Egyptian gentleknown man ) ( . name un-142 12 Bedouin Arabs , with feats ( a included five year ) s , ' and travelling an orange engagement Paapoosh Pasha . 95 A Southampton free passage , for and an a set elephant of lead to tea things The Gaddi Archbishop politis . of *¦* «¦? # # ** I open this to say I am afraid everybody is disappointed . morrow However , whether , the prizes they will like it be or delivered not . . at their addresses to-

      In Re The Poultry.

      IN RE THE POULTRY .

      Tomahawk A Question 'S Repeated That Mus...

      Tomahawk A Question ' s repeated that must attacks ( sup answered ported by the most y , in powerfu spite of cy f his contemporaries ) has nothing been done in the matter of the Poultry ? New Name for the Board of Works { for further particulars see the Poultry )— . The Blockheads . Pou A lt Citv ry ( pal try ? ) reason Why s is ? not London a beautiful city ? For

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Jan. 15, 1870, page 23, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_15011870/page/11/