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Should they happen to fall in the way of any foreigners, we beg them to believe that this is not the way in which American women converse. But we think that there can scarcely be a cockney so spoony as not to "spy a great peard under her muffler," and know that it is a man awkwardly masquerading in women's clothes.
He is to be humoured to the top of his bent. His passion is to be cured by indulging it. If he succeeds well and good, there is nothing more to be said. If he fails, his failure will sober him, his friends argue: render him docile and tractable, obedient to parental commands for the future. Oliver Peard. After a year under Hudson, young Cosway entered Shipley's Academy, already mentioned.
He had sent for the telegraph master, who came trembling like an aspen, and from whom it was elicited that he had already telegraphed to the Home Office at Naples, and to the general commanding at Salerno, that Garibaldi was in the town. Peard remarked casually that he supposed he knew his life was in jeopardy, and then handed him the following message: 'Eboli, 11.30 p.m.
If Peard has been called "Garibaldi's Englishman," truly Jessie White Mario deserves yet more emphatically the title of "Garibaldi's Englishwoman." She has published a large life of Garibaldi, which is far and away the best and most trustworthy account of the man and his wonderful works.
In one old play it is said, "The women that come to us for disguises must wear beards, and that's to say a token of a witch;" and in another, "Some women have beards; marry, they are half witches;" and Sir Hugh Evans gives decisive testimony to the fact when he says of the disguised Falstaff, "By yea and no, I think, the 'oman is a witch indeed: I like not when a 'oman has a great peard; I spy a great peard under her muffler."
Tom Peard first advanced as chief and oldest of our gang, with a bob-wig on his head, surmounted by a high hat bound by narrow gold lace, white lapels to his coat, a white waistcoat, and light blue inexpressibles with midshipman's buttons. By his side hung a large brass-mounted hanger, while his legs were encased in a huge pair of waterproof boots.
I have a very pleasant recollection of "Garibaldi's Englishman," Colonel Peard. Peard had many more qualities and capabilities than such as are essential to a soldier of fortune. The phrase, however, is perhaps not exactly that which should be used to characterise him. He had qualities which the true soldier of fortune should not possess.
Spencer 74 " Henry D'Esterre Darby. Venerable 74 " Samuel Hood. Superb 74 " Rich. Goodwin Keats. Audacious 74 " Shuldham Peard. Thames 36 " A.P. Holles. The Rear-admiral had his flag on board the Cæsar, 84. The guns of the enemy's ships being much heavier, increased their weight of metal to triple that of the squadron. The Superb had Lieutenant Waller, and fourteen seamen and marines, wounded.
It was also believed at Naples that he left orders for Castel Sant' Elmo to bombard the town if Garibaldi entered. The Dictator was so much pleased with Colonel Peard's telegraphic feats at Eboli, that he sent him on to Salerno to repeat the farce. With this document in his hand, Peard went out with the National Guard to meet the real Garibaldi who was on his way from Auletta.
Let me know what she is immediately. "'A sloop of war, or frigate, my lord," shouted the young signal-midshipman. "'Demand her number. "'The Success, my lord. "'Captain Peard; signal to cut off the flying enemy great odds, though thirty-two small guns to eighty large ones. "'The Success has hove-to athwart-hawse of the Généreux, and is firing her larboard broadside.
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