The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1869-08-04

] THE following ingenious rythm, whicl
! was floating about in the public paper
twenty years ago, is published in the Mer
Ideh Conn } Republican, as original:
1 a POETRY BUN MAD.
There something very curious in the 2
/ Manner in which you can twist words into
! Rhymes single and double q ~
I To see how one thing with another chimes,
That Is, if you have not wit enough 70
Plan story, or something else TO write
About without ~
Much trouble.
Suppose we try it now. One Asa Stokes,
One of those men whom everything
A surly tempered, evil minded, bearish, i.
Ill natured kind of beings erd3 /.
He was the Deacon of the parish,
And had the overseeing e-.5--. -
OF some small matters, such as ringing
OF the church bell, and
''Took the lead in singing" fs..-
Wei, Deacon Stokes had gone to bed,
One night, in '77,-----
Twas II cold enough to make a Russian
S,hfvnra.-r @a-f.-a- ~.a-at
I think I never knew. one 81 z.gzl E II.
Colder than this; IN faith it was a blue onel
AS by the Almanac foretold twas,
a real Lspland night. Good Lord
How cold twas.
There was a chap there, named Ezekiel,
a clever good for nothing fellow, u
Who, very often, used to getduite mellow;
OF whom the Deacon always used to speak
ia for he was fond of cracking jokes
On Deacon Stokes,
10 show on Z lI5 ,g.5rlJI 81 HFfai Fa4
w bat terms he stood among the
Women folks, and so on. lslt 14sss
Il came to pass, that on the night la q.
He'd spent the evening, for the sake of
Drowning his
BY partaking rt
Vt = 5he merry making ag $3.50 81
And enjoyment tlaf .rsf+i-- l.-.-. e. :.
of some good fellows there, whose sole
Enjoyment, was in all kinds of --.---
Weather, on every night, y r
(" BY early candle light, % .....e, as-.,---.
To get together, ,s.se-5f' f,rl''.-I--.,T =
Reading newspapers, smoking pipes, and
Chewing; telling s'lOng yarns, and 2.
Pouring down 1.-THE Ruin. %
y -iiA stt-s ~ ~ l-r EtA
stPretty well corned, /" and ~
Sup to everything" a ,.r,'--1S -l.1
Drunk as q lord, and happy as a king;
q Blue as q razor, from his midnight reveI,
Not Tearing muskets, women, or the deYil,
With a light heart, much lighter than a
5eather, and with a head, ten times
As hight rs eitheri and q purse, &
Perhaps as light as all together; o .a- -i11
On went Ezekiel, with a great expansion
III thought, iil-1 54E+-l1 ,l1 ioDfll
Up at post before the Deacons mansion.
:, scva3 lf fs8iIoQ9E 8gad zE1s8a.J b.,
" I'm one aFHl round the post, awhile ~.
He stood in thoughtful mood, with y aFi
One eye turned up towards the window, I
Where, with feeble glare, :, -. So -
A candle burned. = -
Then. with a serious face, {. - -
And grave, mysterious - - ~.
Shake of the head, Ezekiel said:
(His right eye, once more, thrown
Upon the beacon il- 1n,5.
That from the window shone D
81 III start the Deacon. +"
Rap, rap, rap, rap, went Deacon Stokes
knOckeF, but no one stirred.
Rap, rap, it went again. .i- --i -
tsBy Georgel it must be after Ten O'clock
Or they take an early hour for turning in.
Rap, rap, rap, kn1y conscience . how 7,'f
They keep fellow waiting. Lord
How sound they1sfeep.n' 1si5.
= sl-.. - iia4a ,lgaErL G8 g9l5
The Deacon then began to be alarmed,
And, in amazement afiftL .secu1fff,l i
IhreW up the. caseEnent, and with cap
On head OF fiery d,9!loD F'TTEfE ~.
Demanded, what the cause was of the
Riot that thus disturbed his quiet. -. u.
ff -e- -s-
quite cool this evening, Deacon Stokes. . !
Replied the voice below. 'sKell.- well.
= sir, what the matter ~ -----, - -,
rs t9qIts es.,5l[ shly Deacon how yqur teeth do
-eYSu Vagabond; pretty time you've
Chosen 70 show your WIT for I am almost /
Frozen. Why, bless you, Deacon,
Dom 6 be in & passion. ''il3 iiSi.'1 -i--,- p
Twas all in vain TO speak again y -4i''
For with the Deacon threat about the lash I
Down went the sash.
Rap rap. rap, the knocker went iaealIn n!.i1 /
And neitherIof'sm was very light rap Il
.hump, hump against the door, went |
a. 'zekiePs cane, @ ! ,lIassz.il- ifDo7
And that, once more, brought Deacon
2 Stokes night cap. - l7.iaI
~ su5EE q Elz5laclt =sE 9E1 .Ti
'sVery cold. weather, Deacon Stokes,
% 70 nightd" -Cll.tl 81 $500 s-LlLllE.- = |
sBegoneS 5ou vile, insolent dog or III 4
iiye you warming, and should serve
y You rig M. --4l- % L-FGl1--4
You villain, it is time to end your hoax. y
w ~, l1l, pless your soul and body, Deacon !
- l9gOkes lE-i 81 rlas 'IigT lgi1l1osl
Don't be SO cross, when I've come here So |
N tAls severe night, which is cold enough |
- to Kill horse
soE your advice upon very difficult
Now, Lord bless you Deacon,
Do make haste and dress you.''
We'll well. out with it; if it must be SO |
8e quick about it I'm very cold -
sAeI, Deacon, don't doubt it. -ti'i
n q lew words the matter can be told.
Deacon, the case Is this i want to know |
Z this cold weather holds all summer here.
" nat time will green peas be along next |
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= Canoe Voyage Down the sIOz,- |
- A5--o % dam. Pa s.
Mr.. MacgregoT, who IS sedoing some of 1
he rivers of the East, thus describes vow