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It hasn't got into the papers yet, but I've had the official wrinkle. What d'ye think? the Governor has resigned! True as gospel. Sent in his resignation to the Home Office the night before last. I saw it coming. He hasn't been at home since Tynwald. Look sharp and get better now. Good-bye!" Philip got up for the first time the day following.
On the morning of the 9th of May, 18 , three persons important to this story stood among the passengers on the deck of the Isle of Man steamship Tynwald as she lay by the pier at Douglas getting up steam for the passage to Liverpool.
Ever going to get up at all?" It was the Clerk of the Rolls. Under one of his heavy poundings the catch of the door gave way, and he stepped into the room. "Degenerate Manxman!" he roared. "In bed on Tynwald morning. Pooh! this room smells of dead sleep, dead spirits, and dead everything. Let me get at that window you pitch your clothes all over the floor. Ah! that's fresher! Headache?
They're building piers enough for the trippers, but never a breakwater the size of a tooth-brush for the fishermen. That's reminding me, Phil the boys are at me to get you to petition the Tynwald Court for better harbours. They're losing many a pound by not getting out all weathers. But if the child doesn't cry, the mother will be giving it no breast.
At length he stood at the Governor's right hand, with all eyes upon him, for the favourite of the great is favoured. He was then the highest figure on the mount, the Governor and the Bishop being seated. The people could see him from end to side of the Tynwald, and he could see the people as they stood closely packed on the green below. The business of the Court began.
That night Philip slept at the "Mitre," and next morning he went up to Ballure. The Governor could not forget Tynwald. Exaggerating the humiliation of that day, he thought his influence in the island was gone. He sold his horses and carriages, and otherwise behaved like a man who expected to be recalled. Towards Philip he showed no malice.
'Deemster, he said, 'they tell me there's to be a disturbance at Tynwald have you heard of anything? I said, 'Yes, I had heard of a meeting of fishermen at Peel. 'They talk of their rights, said he; 'I'll teach them something of one right they seem to forget the right of the Governor to shoot down the disturbers of Tynwald, without judge or jury. 'That's a very old prerogative, your Excellency, I said; 'it comes down from more lawless days than ours.
"You remind me," said he, "when you're a-gate on your doctrines, of the Kaffirs out at Kimberley. If one of them found an ould hat in the compound that some white man had thrown away, they'd light a camp-fire after dark, and hould a reg'lar Tynwald Coort on it.
You will never use it. 'Will I not? said he. 'Listen, I'll tell you what I've done already. I've ordered the regiment at Castletown to be on Tynwald Hill on Tynwald day. Every man of these there are three hundred shall have twenty rounds of ball-cartridge.
You were on the top of the Tynwald, and there was a great crowd. But come and sit down and tell me everything. So you are better yourself? Quite strong again, dear? Oh, yes, any where, Philip-sit anywhere. Here, this chair will do this one by my side. Ah! How well you look!" She was carried away by her own gaiety.
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