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Tomahawk (1867-1870), 15th June 1867, Edition 1 of 1, Page 69

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      my bridge dear ? " , with what do they propose building this famous the " King With of good Hell intentions , rising from and the works table on and theology wiping , " answered fingers the on his room nap . kin . He kissed his wife , nodded to the rest , and left towards the

      accompanied Five minutes by later Cerberu and s , he and was costumed walking in the most extra gates - , business hat ordinary . Slung that of across garbs day . , his considering He shoulder wore a , li that by ght a dust black he had coat leather to and attend patent a white to strap City felt , lessl was y the , was case a long of an opera ght - blue glass veil , and . He round walked his hat briskl , twisted y , whistling carean tures passed air " from b Ah y his Ixion Robert miserable I" le he Dtable exclaimed subjects , and undergo to f smiling one i " ng diabolicall their - * find ***« terrible ¦ that -. »—» y wheel as tor he

      tUlbOt . 4 & . J . Z , * JLAiUXi * lily . \^ JVV ^ J . CVlI . J . l . tk « VX * . V-VAAVj , you J v -. . -- — ——that your troublesome woe ! Eh , my stone boy , Sisyp ? " To hus another ? My dear , " Still fellow suffering , you reall from y " filtered ( should rarqon , . see " taken And a doctor the so . on p " . To At a , third eh last ? , he I " What hope came , that Tantalus to one water ! ' inon properl wretch vieux y being intense who was discontented surprise employed of , seemed Pluto in dancing , this rather miserable up a to red be hot fond creature treadmill of his , poor so work . far To from than the , otherwise .

      " " Hallo Hallo ! ! " " said lied his the Infernal ascender Majesty of the . red hot treadmill . " " You So I seem am . rather I find joll it far y up easier there and . " leasanter than the work I had to attend to when I was up above p . " siderable " What curiosity on earth . used you to do then ? " asked Pluto with conof " the Oh . Post ! I was Office a junior . " clerk in the Savings' Bank Department The deuce exclaimed his Infernal

      " you were ! " Majesty compasionatel and At chained last Pluto y ; " him then reached up I to pity a the kennel you gates . " ( of over Hell which . He appea called red Cerberus a board , with business the " legend ) , and , then " Beware was ready of the for dog his — voyage no admittance . He had except not long on to vessel wait neared . Charon the ' s shore steamboat , he heard soon the hove voice in of si the ght classical , and as Salt the requesting the " gents" on board to " get their tickets ready . "

      on The The board passengers nassenerers , and the ferry disembarked disembarked steamed . . away His His II again nfernal nfernal . Majesty Majesty stepped stepped The " Well diabolical , Charon , waterman my hearty , did what not ' s your trouble best himself news ? " said to answer Pluto . p lacard question , upon , but which merel were y pointed written with the the words stem , " of Passengers his pipe to arc requested " Stuff and not to nonsense speak to , " said the man Pluto at . the " Wh wheel y , Charon . " , my boy , don t know me ? "

      VLISIJ . I you Jf KJUL JVlAVrt * HIV < astonished " Why , bless immortal me , if , falling it ain ' on your one ' onner knee , and the King kissing ! " cried the hand the of " his Hav master ' n ' t you , " cussed seen any if I like knew it before you in ? " that asked ' ere Pluto dress . !" " Oh , lots , " replied Charon , " I ' ve ' ad a-board this boat a carried many gents a pistol a-dressed ; them in kind that of ' ere passengers custoom , mostways and they all comes of ' em to me in such a precious ' urry that they leaves their brains on

      shore " Leaving be'ind their ' em !" brains behind them must cause them a sad blow ! But perhaps they sacrificed their brains as the most worthless Plutowith things a meaning they smile could . bequeath to their creditors , " said Charo its , utterer n grinned his . master He did not see king the ? joke , but was not the wag " If it ain ' t imperance , to , ask your Majestywot brings your

      , ' onner " Business to earth , Charo this morning n , business ? " . The fact is , I want to buy some Electric new Telegrap slaves h ; , a this nd what is not with an easy The thing Tomahawk to manage , and . " the " S ' pose I'd better put your Majesty ashore , some bar-bar-ouse h ' sland " By no in the means Pacific , Cha . " ron . England is the country to get to .

      The Thf ' bar » -bar m missionaries issionaries -ouse h ' slands of of that that * ( as Dleasant you leasant call them p olace lace ) of have have the all all Pacific gone crone , leaving to to the the their own land—to me !" to " a All party rig ? " , your ' onner . I s ' pose then your Majesty ' s a-going

      my " other No , Charo haunt — , I the am races so tired ! " of balls that I shall go to-day to mind " If a I putting ain ' t taking a coup a le liberty of oboli perhaps for me your on ' onner Wauban would for the day for Led the . ger What . Derb He ' s do and sure you who to think win came a gent about aboard told the my me shi matter who p just ' ad yourself afore backed settling your 'im

      Majesty ?" Ten " Well minutes , really later , I don and ' t know Pluto , I stepped forgot to on consult shore . the Fates . " ******* trees It was burdened not an with inviting leaves shore as . dead The as wind door whistled -nails . It throug was h sum the - paths mer , , and were yet stiff the and grass cold was . All brown Nature , and seemed the bird still s l and ying sombre on the . somewherePluto looked

      Evidently there was something wrong . car about , two him horses , and , at and last a jockey discovered ; nothing the object more . of The his car search was — a a or carriage brougham worthy , or of cart the , but King of triump Hell . hal No chariot mere , made coach , by or man drag - , kind their , doors and . presented It was simp to His ly a Infernal huge betting Majesty -book to mounted bring him upon to been wheels suggested , and harnessed by the to King two of weird Hell horses himself . . The Pluto desi took gn had his the weird horse slowlturned his

      jacket head stand . , and His then Infernal natty the rider boots Majesty of , he smiled recognised , for in in the ite jockey of y his before silken the him smile the gaunt , and the form strange of his old party friend started Death on . their The journey skull returned . { blinds Pluto of soon the houses began to dra get wn bored , and the . He bells found of the the churches cities with tolling the . passed " Hard him work on for their Charon road , " to he Hades murmured . As , for as a Death crowd , he of kept Shades an left these excursionists to the

      account of the bodies by Styx— j they In were a short his time perquisites a flag-decked . town was reached . They passed through crowds of avenues drunken of men tents , and booths painted , and women carriages behind ; they them left . heard Soon , shouts and myriads of " Five of to fools one against began throwing the field— themselves bar one ! ' in were the who path seemed of the advancing never tired cortege of watching . This the pleased wheels Pluto of his immensel chariot as y , to their discomfitureThere

      coming was dirty they passed ; for y defiled one one over drawback . cannot the puppets touch to the sporting , sport— men great the , wheels or pitch became , without . quite betitious At this Hades point had the been car stopped exchanged , for for the real journey Hell 1 was over . Ficpencil And takes now the up the author thread ' s pen of falls the story to the . ground , and the artist ' s

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      Irritating To A Degree.

      IRRITATING TO A DEGREE .

      Than It N Appears Ineteen That Feet The ...

      than It n appears ineteen that feet the above new the London ground University , at a trifling has risen cost no to less the country £ 6 ooo . of Still ; £ o ., ooo the , with great an necessity additional demanding debt for its a contract immediate of have comp ; , actual letion . A carried batch of an insi amendment gnificant members involving in the a small entire house delabour struction and of y time the present . Mr . Tit work e , , who with the by profession contingent happens loss of money to be , not House unconnected , that the t with preparation the brick of * - a lay new ing desi — trade . — , reminded ( by j himself — — the ?)

      liuuov " vncvi * uv x" ^ Mr . *»^*« . - »• ••»•• wgn o \ / concerned tiVht would -rope not . dancing cause What any , they or fact great need , matters delay is a p . " little illory Whether as for far the as this the man public be , or literal men are , who Great , entrusted National with Institution the public for the money mere , run fun up of nineteen seeing it knocked feet of a down again .

      Head Or ! Chignon A Young , Startled Lad...

      Head or ! chignon A YOUNG , startled lady us of the our other acquaintance day with , the wearing inquiry , "Are enormou all the members of the Jamaica Committee bald-headed ? " We were electrified strange inquiry . " Wh ? " y " , madam Because , " , " answered replied our , " do fair you querist make , " they this seem all so eager for the head of Eyre . "

  • Citation
    • Tomahawk (1867-1870), June 15, 1867, page 69, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_15061867/page/7/