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Article TRYING TO CHANGE A SOVEREIGN. ← Page 8 of 13 →
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Trying To Change A Sovereign.
Colonel Careless and that well-worn " stock property" the Boscobel oak . The tall , swarthy man , striding at a great pace in early morning across the parade ground , stopping ever and anon to give a stranger his hand to kiss , and bestow " God bless you " : strolling clown the Mall at noontide , the little puppy clogs carried by a page in a basket , mamma spaniel waddling uneasily , and looking upwards anxiouslbthe boy ' s side ; Charles throwing corn to
y , y his beloved , clucks ; Charles mimicking Clarendon at the council board ; leaving his chair of state after the manner of his grandfather to lounge over the chimney-piece , ancl have a " crack" with Buckingham and Seclley , turning the gravest State matters to jest and ribaldry * At , in , and during all these times old Rowley was thoroughly aware that the assassin ' s knife was sharpened ancl readthat the silver bulletsf were cast and awaiting ramming
y , down in the murderer ' s ever handy " piece , " whether military or fowling ; that the learned Doctor something or other—generally a Dutch name with a Latin termination—was fully prepared with a reproduction of the horrible historically infamous agua tofami or a supply of the contemporaneously notorious " succession powder" wherewith to qualify Majesty ' s chocolate or
to sweeten Majesty ' s coffee , presented by the little black boy on bended knee ; the negro with the jewelled aigrettee and plume , and wearing the badge of servitude in a silver collar , ancl gyves of the same , and bearing the equivocal beverage on a golden salver . He of the invariable sable suit and peruke . Don't you remember aiient that huge black wig , how he peevishly complained of a stage tradition , not even now entirelobsoleteand which he would seem to have thought intended
y , to convey a personal reflection ? " They always represent villains on the stage in black wigs , " said Majesty petulantly , " whereas 'tis well-known that the greatest rogue in England" ( alluding of course to the ostentatious " cauliflower " of Dr . Titus Oates ) " wears a white one . " The brain beneath that sable structure knew all the clanger I have above sketched , and the man was perfectly indifferent . I do not qualify this b y saying—appeared to
befor I verily believe he was . "If the public only knew , " said an eminent railway engineer to the talented author of "Under One Roof , " " the risks they run , especially the " shaves , " which take place in every railway journey of any length that they undertake , they would stay at home or set up the coaches again "—the latter
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Trying To Change A Sovereign.
Colonel Careless and that well-worn " stock property" the Boscobel oak . The tall , swarthy man , striding at a great pace in early morning across the parade ground , stopping ever and anon to give a stranger his hand to kiss , and bestow " God bless you " : strolling clown the Mall at noontide , the little puppy clogs carried by a page in a basket , mamma spaniel waddling uneasily , and looking upwards anxiouslbthe boy ' s side ; Charles throwing corn to
y , y his beloved , clucks ; Charles mimicking Clarendon at the council board ; leaving his chair of state after the manner of his grandfather to lounge over the chimney-piece , ancl have a " crack" with Buckingham and Seclley , turning the gravest State matters to jest and ribaldry * At , in , and during all these times old Rowley was thoroughly aware that the assassin ' s knife was sharpened ancl readthat the silver bulletsf were cast and awaiting ramming
y , down in the murderer ' s ever handy " piece , " whether military or fowling ; that the learned Doctor something or other—generally a Dutch name with a Latin termination—was fully prepared with a reproduction of the horrible historically infamous agua tofami or a supply of the contemporaneously notorious " succession powder" wherewith to qualify Majesty ' s chocolate or
to sweeten Majesty ' s coffee , presented by the little black boy on bended knee ; the negro with the jewelled aigrettee and plume , and wearing the badge of servitude in a silver collar , ancl gyves of the same , and bearing the equivocal beverage on a golden salver . He of the invariable sable suit and peruke . Don't you remember aiient that huge black wig , how he peevishly complained of a stage tradition , not even now entirelobsoleteand which he would seem to have thought intended
y , to convey a personal reflection ? " They always represent villains on the stage in black wigs , " said Majesty petulantly , " whereas 'tis well-known that the greatest rogue in England" ( alluding of course to the ostentatious " cauliflower " of Dr . Titus Oates ) " wears a white one . " The brain beneath that sable structure knew all the clanger I have above sketched , and the man was perfectly indifferent . I do not qualify this b y saying—appeared to
befor I verily believe he was . "If the public only knew , " said an eminent railway engineer to the talented author of "Under One Roof , " " the risks they run , especially the " shaves , " which take place in every railway journey of any length that they undertake , they would stay at home or set up the coaches again "—the latter