The Steam-Packet: A Tale of the River and the Ocean — page 164: what you’re looking at

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THE STEAM PACKET, — 123 CHAPTER XIII. IN WHICH THE LUMINARIES DISCOVER THAT THERE IS A “‘ TIDE IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN,” WHICH VERY OFTEN CONDUCTS THEM TO ONE TOWN WHEN THEY ARE ANXIOUS TO VISIT ANOTHER. Ir may be very well supposed that Mr. Pifpaf had experienced quite - enough of Dunkirk and its amuse- ments to last him for the remainder of his days; and he accordingly summoned the Executive Committee of the Club immediately after break- S fet to propose the prosecution of the voyage that day as far as Ca- Jais. The august assembly met in solemn conclave; and after three quarters of an hour’s ‘daiberstion: the following official document was the result :— ‘‘ PIFPAF, CHAIRMAN. “The Executive Committee of the Honourable and Independent Order of Luminaries, sitting in lumine, have Ba upon the arrangements Pollan: — “1, The Steam-Packet will depart for Calais this day at one o’clock precisely. «2. Gentlemen Luminaries are requested to empower Mr. Tiptile, the treasurer, to settle their accounts with the landlord of the Hotel de Flandres, in order to avoid confusion. ‘¢3. Gentlemen Luminaries, who may have popnnced any obser- vations upon foreign men, things, or manners, to paper, are requested to furnish the same to Mr. Rumtutch, the Secretary, who from the opinions of forty intelligent persons, will be thereby enabled to form a pretty accurate one of his own. ‘¢4. Gentlemen Luminaries are particularly desired to pay attention to the resolution passed in London, on the 7th of April, 1839, to the effect that a Museum of Curiosities be instituted in connection with the Glub ; and gentlemen Luminaries are desired to bear in mind the fact, that as yet only one object of vertu has been presented toward the said “Museum, viz., the identical brickbat thrown into the Lord Mayor’s cairiage on the 2d of March of the same year. capnaetael “«« June 6, 1840. i RUMTUTCH, Secretary.” Gomicbooks (E(0)