The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-03 00:00:00

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II:iV D'S .31 AGA ZINE.
b R.buctolt coutinues the chdr (lave or,upied
v Vet. Hood, with a spiri' which does linolir to the
In' %PT; of his tam:•nted predecessor. I 1 contributes
f'urta,ore eh !pte,-6 •• 0,1.1 ,h r.,nger of Van Diemen's
4"f,' a porno.: of Ihe i,ecood 8,1,es of his " Tales of
...e.eAillcs." VeryCis vcr chaim• r, these lye; full of a
we!! sustained interest, art] marked by great p avers of
a
Zacription. `•l'reparations 1.1. the Fight," " the
a . new Stratagem," " the Skirmish," and
Lilinnan making a declaration," all of these are
Vver. Perhaps, in chapter 19 and chapter 23, Mr.
illiman is sCirnewhat of a mire e:;sential cockney than
°lle meets with in the existing varieties of that genus.
Sill' •
!man is the cockney rath, r of Seymour's coarse but
rigorous caricatures of cockney sportsmen than a por-
traiture of real life. " he Bar of England" is a :ort
of vindication of those gentlemen who b ing barristers
likewis., rep irters for the press, which is much tc o
V.horate fir the purpose. The re solution of a bar-mess
liti!r their exclusion was a preposterous and presumptuous
ivhich has already cu, its own throat, and
11°1'1,1 be left to the oblivion it challenged. " Rambles
through B hemian Villages," are (pate pleasant enough
make us heartily wish we c :old avail ourselves of the
11e (unman to accompany the agreeable author on such
eturesql,
xpeditions. " Entlj Mion," is most moon-
i4e; mystic, dim, and somewhat incomprehensible ; the
5441 I,f keeping which the pictare of such a stolen
121ilventure on the part of a lady probably required. The
3il eh spti-rs of " this Chronicles of the Fleet,"
:r'',he Turnkey's Daughter," are rather heavy. " A
Tale, of New Z .alind" is a say age_ piece of drollery. It
is t" g ,od to abridge ; and then, it is so like one of
Ileinrich I leyne's diab .lical jokes, that we are tempted
to give ala a extract. Here it is-
1. " Beneath roof thatched with the leaves of the flax plant
1.1 Parnmereboo His form was untrammelled by the artifi-
Tal restraint of braces, because he was without that article of
istfs,s which those conveniences are intended to support ;
elitiasherirtad he shoes or stockings, or waistcoat, or goat, or shirt,
col ar. His only garment—a sort of mat which
adorned his person when he went abroad—was carelessly laid
a'cle, displaying without encumbrance the elegant patterns co-
"%sly tattued in various devices on his bistre-coloured skin ;
acid
as he smiled as he thought of his coming repast, he showed
ermidable row of teeth strong and firmly set to make a fat
Man tremble.
In his left hand was a bit of fern root, at which he
right he to nibble while he waited for his breakfast ; in his
kill he held a native tomahawk with which he was wont to
a slave or a wife occasionally when it pleased him to do so.
" He was an unsophisticated hirer of nature
I." Where, he said, as he threw away his fern root, and gave
Initornahawk a little flourish ; ' Where is Wirriwarriwow
Wirriwarrivrow appeared.
101,. She was as little trammelled by artificial restraints as her
ts't'it Being engsged in the domestic duty of preparing the
4tinal meal the had dispensea with the mat which some-
La shaded her charms from stranger's eyes; and she stood
grnire had formed her, perfectly unconscious that her ap-
grit7ee would have exalted considerable surpri.se in ihe Re-
Nes; t7t"'et of the white people. She stood—in the wilds of
I‘tes„-.'aland— in the unsophisticated state of nature's love-
Nlng ,Ta4el save a row of shark's teeth round her neck, and a
111,tr,;,1 'es' pendent from her nose, she was a pra tical
il-
when ,I,,T' of that most poetical and del.cate idea of beauty
, \yr 'rued, adorned the most.'
paved ere is my breakfast,' said the chief; as he spas he
w."ith his tom s ha is k—prornis,cuous-like.
°eft 'rriwarri - ointed to the path which led to their
age 6. p
4 nee,
whitl'
• e man comes
scateri_ hat sort of a man is he ?' said the chief, his mouth
"ag with anticipation.
ee T,, very tat one I.'
chief e) es sparkled.
4, tili, yourself,' said the &lief, with your mat.'
"b eyed ; she threw over her copper-coloured
a sort of New Zealand Polka,—rather scant,—and
"`" the apiiro .
" Ao se
of tile eta auger.
cause it had nnuns Ise Snivelle .irrived—not at the door—be-
oer,—but at the entrance of the chief's
„.
" 'urveyed the lady with intelligent curiosity.
The chief frowned, and then smiled as he made a rough
mental
r calculation of tenpenny nails.
'mile . Snivelle beheld the native's teeth, and tried to
404 but he could'nt.
sight " thief looked at him earnes'ly ; Wirriwarriwow was
; the stranger was very fat , but he might get fatter.
r witted eboo meditated.
ill'. Snivelle was rather at a loss to communicate his
s to these Aborigities,—and very original he thought
ceri ;aim th
y ey were; but, seeing that be could not speak their
lassgeage, and they could not speak his, he was unable
7 communicate his ideas by speech ; but be remembered
'Eat the language of signs is universal. He opened his mouth,
and imitated th action of chewing with much energy.
Wirriwarriwow comprehended him perfectly : with the
willingness to oblige natural to her sex, she immediately pre-
sented the stranger with the bit of fern-root which her hus-
band had but hatf eaten. The stranger took it ; smelled it ;
Pared it with a knife which he took from his pocket, tasted it,
and i.hook his head. _ _

711eciii7f1O:1;d at the stranger's knife, and his mild was
troth: tad with strange visions ! He stretched out his hand for it ;
t wit it, felt its edge, gave a chuckle in his throat which resem-
bled the gobbling of a turkey, and secreted it in a corner.
Mr. Snivelle was charmed with this instance of native inge-
non n ess.
" The chief invited him by signs to a great feast. Mr. Sni-
velle being very hungry, accepted the invitation with the most
energetic readiness.
.." 03e of his wives was dispatched to give intelligence to the
tribe that a white stranger had arrived, so fat as to be valuable
" "lallY, and exhibiting sundry foreign qualities curious and
• entertaining.
. .The feast prepared, an old and dignified chief, the supe-
rior of the tribe, presided. Having had the advantage of
several e . •
ell a at. maturations with Europeans, the great man was
pe,,,1:,(11,dr00d with the manners and customs of the white
that tt. and wishing to show off on the occasion, he commanded
to the"oekrags.should be prepared with a sumptuousness suitable
- 'ldea c"'on• The steam of the earth-ovens arose on all

tu: In due tia,, the assembly sat doe n to table; that is to say,
while their yettucked their leas under tnera and sat on the ground,
" The dreaTe„afht in the dinner.
tr.,
He 'e 'Great Chief was magnificent in the ea-
his nor
Int" stun f e °;1 that occasion a drummer's jacket, which
hi- .oins w ' •°l* nim wsa
ne-easarily open in fiord ; around
butcher, fall tied a blue aapsron,'w.hich bad belonged to a ship's
dignitary . his head he wore a judge's wig,
a nativef that
intended for a
dialed by in New South Wales, but which, having been repu-h
hogs , had been bartered
the
a trader.wat
orn or a b
re -oe, awl haYd been seized by the Great Chief as
the to„4—,ell,t too grand for any other head than his own.
.At
sehi,„re the Wig he had placed a cocked hat. His admirin
°lull gazed at him with a sort of awe. Mr. Snivelle looked
t4i,/,11)1,',1V for the dinner.
With great ceremony.
dish was a baked young
dog. There
was
to.. t Ceremony. At the bottom was womaans,towletdwas borne in
two .14 boiled missionary as a middle dish. At the sides wt.' e
Piccaninny Me: with their toes appetisiagly displayed
''''ll,Bll the crust.ruatineb sat by his friend's side out of compliment,
-141 to assist hiri to do justice to the good things b-fore him.
4_tio detached with his finger. a delicate piece of the top
"I,a,[. for his guest, with a cut of the centre one which he accom.
s_l'"shed with his tomahawk, and pointed out the piccaninny's
as the most delicate morsel. But Mr. Snivelle turned very
Pale, and felt very sick. The Great Chief was pleased to take
notice of his indisposition. lie pointed to the banquet.
"Mr. Snivelle shook his head, and endeavoured to make
his"drtlity friend understand that he was not hungry.
Nns delicious,
• I}visus regarded him with pity andamasement I The
kis:Theyd among
ed him
and they r,,R
said some Nto"'lie
oemselvea and pointed at the stranger,
guished i began to to .think, lovingly. They
to the Great Chief: fortunately that distill-
With individual was able to speak a few words of English.
much politene=s interpreted the conversation of the
t»ttsophistocated silaigaeys too their guest.t _,The talk ran thus :
Great Chie—
" Mr. Augustus Snivelle
~ Great Chief—, Yn_ch,mNbo.fee ?
" Mr. A. Snivelle—al' ifloott.,eatch fish ?'
" Great Chief—' Say you make mat ?'
• "111 r. A. Snivelle—. No.'
" Great Chief—' Say you fight?'
Great Chief—'
" Air. A. Snivelle you
Brother.'
you no got d "
4: Me: A. Snivelle—. Eh
!heat Lhief—. Say you nice and fa'.'
Sniveile—' They are very obliging.'
Great Chief—' Say you no good only to eat.'
4: 2. 61e. Snivelle—' I wish I could get something to eat.'
blathereataCt ' Little mistake. They say not you eaf,
" Mr.y e
Snivelle—, What 1'
" Great Chief-1 Say they make you very fat, and then they
eat, you up.,
ML A. Snivelle—. The devil they will 1'
,t,301: Mr: Snivelle jumped up quickly. The natives jumped up
ra.,; They were very merry, and they danced round the white
tic; and sung a festive song. Pummereboo acted as leader of
th nand; the rest joined in chorus. The following a
tOlstion of the roundelay as sung by these unsophisticated
‘gretl of nature :
" Wa±laloo ! Wallaloo !
Love white man and eat him too
Stranger white, but that no matter !
Brown man fat, but white man fatter !
Put him on hot stone and bake him 1
Crisp and crackling soon will make him.
Round and round the dainty goes ;
Eat his fingers ! eat his toes I
His body shall our palates tickle !
Then we'll put his head in pickle I
CHORUS,

On the white man dine and sup,
Whet your teeth, and eat him up l"
The Greet Chief had the kindness to interpret these senti-
f4 rain to Mr. Snivelle for his informatioh ; but that gentleman,
itil;o„r‘r°ol acquiescing in this disposal of his person, capered
lll2J;*ith fright even more energetically than his entertainers.
eht. 4 atas in vain that Vie endeavoured to escape from the
ter.;'flud eircle ; he was hemmed in by the savages. and to his
favor, the circle grew less and less every moment ! In his
gi4'e fear he gave up all his valuables ; his watch, his spy-
his moustache-brush in an ivory case, his gold chain—his
l'h.,Y„thi4C-t• The • natives were delighted with his liberality.
sung, and they jumped, louderand higher than ever.
I: And no, they closed nearer and nearer, and Mr. Snivelle
hi:tauted louder and louder: at first a friendly native seized
h--"at end then another tore off his coat ; and a third dis-
ffettruhered him of his waistcoat, while a fourth untrammelled
ri.n:(4 that part of his apparel which is ever considered, in
lire- life, most indispensable; and presently he stood be-
them in nature's garb alone, as the poets express it, which
if,.the most unpleasant one that can be ; and the savages re-
-0,4'11 tu find him fatter even than they had hoped ;v and one,
'flg up his tomahawk, was about to salute him with an un-
vphistieated salutation of its edge of flint, when the unhappy
t_tr: Snitelle, fear lending him wings, as he afterwards de-
47.(ithrd its made a desperate bound through the excited throng,
chile the savages set up a yell of auger and disappointment
itt u v
*8 "'cape, fled to the woods, and concealed himself in the
-.llk of a hollow tree.
There, for three long days, and three longer nights, did he
?villain ensconced, hungry and cold, and making many silent
tows that. if eat. ifvtr he escaped from the hands of these unsophis •
t
children of nature, he would ever afterwards content
without with suun minor advantages as civilisation offered,
Lthout seeking for tlie a.tractio s' of primitive simplicity, of
which he had experienced a New Zealand specimen. At the
Zed of three (Lys, hearing no sound of his enemies, he ventured
11:?eelt f, um his covert, and teeing the coast clear, he made the
st af his way to the nearest European settlement, where itp
shared a wiser and a thinner man.
" Lext day he returned to England, and from time
itritard, whenever he heard a sentimental enthusia=t t
eatlling"
hasuperiority of a man in his natural state, he would relate
rtas adventure in New Zealand ; and thanking Heaven that he
d escaped from' the- watering mouths of Pronmere-
t tc' and Wierlisarriwow, and the rest of the copper-eoloured
rtlttmity, he woukl bilis the song of the natives: