The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-09-13

And next a German fisherman,
While out upon the Lake,
Then saw " dish pig vat ish ter tam
Pig monsther put a schnaik."
Full forty feet in length, It's said,
This awful monster surely was;
With q snaky, acknowledging head,
And ponderous pair Of jaws.
His long, huge body, round and black,
'Tyemen-ji-ous" was-beside
When his long tail came down "ca-whac OK, .
1t dashed to foam the watery tide.
Then down into the "vasty deep"
This monster made dive,
Nor to the surface did he peep
Until he did arrive
OF Michigan City-there he 'blo,ed,'
There Justice wondrous wise,
Made oath to what he said he knowed,"
And svore "he'd seen it with his eyes"
Ny story now is but half told,
Nor think me here to balk;
The "sarpint' by two ladies bold,
Next was seen near Manitowoc,
Roaring and splashing on the beach,
Which filed their soul, with dirc alright
Nor pause they ill they breethless, reach
A place of safety in their flight.
They even fed 20 Jere's arms,
And We mo1el Plot man
Voc rnval 70 H. - - -,
And blsme him ye sho can.
"He would protect them FROM he swore,
''This cruel sar-pi-ent,"
And beldly paced his Office floor,
lie said just what he meant.
And when sufficient time elapsed
To gather up their wits
And other things that had collapsed,
They vowed they'd give it fits"
They tell the tale, away pell-nsll
The people rush to view
This mighty rnonster-but ah well,
IN vain the ''sarpent' they pursue.
And little cared his snakeship for
Their rage, and hue, and cry,
Since he'd got safely "oI tie bs-,'
His paddles hs let fly;
And off he sceoted down the lake,
Determined ca bum
Her halt nor stoppage did he make
Till LIE to Milwaukee came
Aud there ont sailing on the bag,
'V.ss gent and ladies fair,
The gentle evening zcphors play
With the ribbons in their hair;
And thus while lor;ngly they sail
Ger The bright waters, calm and blue,
This huge "sea-serpent's $; head and tail
All Suddenly appeared in view.
They saw it as some mighty beast
Nc,er known TO human lore,
AS living in our late--at least,
They'd never seen the like before;
rs head was huge-with migaty jaws,
And eyes Of molten Ere,
Many fathoms long its body was,
And bigger than cart-whe els tire.
1t gazcs on them with frightful m4ip,
Then for moment disappears,
But soon close On their boat is seen,
Which filed them with redoubled fears.
The ladies scream-and always will
JUS. at the very time they should ns,
The gent tries hard their fears to still,
But the trouble was-he couldn't.
They tore like mad aboutthe boat,
And one came nearly .unbling over,
One treacaerous oar, too, was afoat,
Our hero's hat, too, was . rover.
Ihe monster rose to 8 fearful height,
Glared on Them with its eyes,
Then madly plunged beneath their sight
No more they saw it rise.
The boat outrides the fearful wake,
They live to tell the fearful tale
Unto their children, of the snake
They saw while on that evenings sail.
And now, good folks, my tale is told,
Just make what comments you see ft,
Trusting you will not think you're sold
In this rampage Of the " What is it 70
A. the above is strictly Of the /" high-pres-
ire order, the author does not hold himself
sponsible for its merits as literary produc-
on. Ne other apology 10 offered