Middletown transcript., 1873-03-15
Orl oinal portrp.
For the Md,iieioma Trdnscript.
Tom Pepper.
"ro srRikr Tug TREMBLING Lynx =

When was lld aud attended school.
As all lads slould do, according To rule
The Lei-6cr OF ldnrnng 10 climb. ani To iunl
The drowsy old Da1,inc prrchci on hi stool,
With all sarts oi tricks aud inventions
lh strings obj. buttons, aud pins in his chair.
And grease in tis ukpo's, and hurrs in his hhi'
And such-lisc innocent l,tsiincs 10 wear
Out his p,icnet aud temper ani move him TO
swclr
That boys were the devils inventions;
There was ont of the number Tom Pepper his
nHu-,
Whose origin ,ir,h. place or whence he came,
And whi.hrr b. went, TO honor or shame,
M Que ever kue", hu, for iocdi tame,
As the pafers say had no rival,
For in hone pf the scrdprs could he ever be
ctulht
Though 'ie mHs he. Of truth held him ever 50 taui
And an Lut hiIn-rlt Enthusiastically thought
The culprii see urcd hu, It all came to naustt
By some NJ! s,erious cnnniysl.
Some person. thought Tom u gallant would 10.
Aud take lite quite easy. others arsnri that he
Had hes, take t' ouH siid Tie Old Domnic--
men TOT u en- Il good ffig dV y,
He would prove In spite Of creation "
Onc day Tuib Was missed from his seat in the
srhhni
Aud the pomtp ic asked for him ALWAYS his rule. }
When litr bIt, pnhhns rose up from his stool.
Twas the lrEt day Of AIfil Il don, mcan TO
iudl
Bat klhaN * Dc 4, 'aku,g rteaitsnf
The seasons r rNl',l 90 anu returned nsniu,
liui no li1iug4 o. Tom or hjs whereabouts came.
His coming uuI .r.tyiH. wctr murlly the samrl
Nut 4 single ftppfl or wh.rer ui 'ituc
On tb. 81 n,. nf thr ',lni came TWIN.
TILL ttfUu 'rr our nt-h, ~ lhr village inl
ro'i 'hc VIVA lrrs d,rr 10 thrir eur. Of siu.
Whilst ihc 50 lntiot ui a, he liquor poured IN,
fai Tom re- hr' 90 tnmptuio'i IL sin
Had tertl ainkod ont ~ he' Tor llins
Aud ihr Ha. li ,lni,hm,ur etar ~ pass
81! tbr ,ray f,rl. .,plju. vi smntiu. MSS.
''Nt. ~ hls f''uru rs u iur"i1n .tnhn.sv
From he'll ~ lic u,hu' The prince !Iunbufaa )"
Around i3Er ii,uir nul lgfn.ug throne
rhc l'tvi! Va .pnu"uci ~. ,an,,irr, .hpuc.
ro ii-iru iu lf"rr'i rupurl 81 h, "Mu
nh,ets aiioB, on ESD thti lc saw nul btouch,
% Hlt
No~ Tam nt Misc 20 hi, oNn ryrui,'inn.
kul, fN1tei p in- weakness md iueiin ttau.
lili wsf3s, hr thua- li'. q, lieutenant seierirI
\, prumrh. to Ntfa '.p Foo u,s. br r', sl
To trp-pl,s s t- lEnn the onHlilr. - rrasuu.
And b, ..snh. 49,! signs restore tUH ~ season
rnyu r,a,n Z te eauly.0a' .i.tt. lie h,l .rra
The aau3s q |Hrtpi ote Ha ueet.t, le' Necu 81
far ti#riiH Hes msi. aas ris.r fai tu. =
thr icin, 81 5olt ruiasrt lpsl sltt-t.lsts iu.lolt-
1t meu wh, bi, Majesty sct'si aith devotion,
tni a4Htra .hO qut5sl. itii into his n"lien,
How Mayr uI l,a-umkrts EmlaEea anl
d tur.4
Nnl Icl an tc.ll,i aaA ., gl.llt reatr'ea,
t'aii prep' s,iu#, reeu thr sirtU4,N . I.4hvlia,
t'aaad -fzt, lil ati.,rs 6pes Gfeir Nhih.r
How STATE. nru sirl senator, .ar1bpl 81 IN
aHsAsp..
lniietmeui. against thcm Is mutual whire.~a.h-
Al hi. anil much more dh Tom frppcr rrlia,
Dt his yicn ia aGd out ot ll4r Chureh and til,
Shir,
Till lie cau,r to iiIals On the beauties d rm.g-
,uiu
Aud the spq eimon. sven d The nnima kingdom
For instticr sad h. - tgutIk,, tuG- ut
Di siilnt, Who caught il ~, -uute mlles up aio'
tln tie mid lle-un, isf,ueh ai a cinnamon tt.r
Intending ihls ei' Tor YOUR Majesty
Noa this mamie. belonged ~ The rins-,aiirt
lllc
r,il uItg tNst ianG Ihrte puG1b 10 the side
u, Gi. lapu lor Ipm quicDtt ,cpit.d
rMcll i safs gfs 'eSg .'se lno suonci
ThcfitHfu ii.ufeu "a raa- is,k with his iokeu
sSig mvy ~ ~, -"nd the ssya iron catt
rotr
S,ificl OF INT ~ monitor I,luehrd ~ hef.rc
We'll I sner u rdS tsuig --the ptob'
g1ftc again,
Tom could stand II no longer and tnrsinc ainlin
~ ith skin tli peisptius and rycs all a.il.,mr
shouted fuot wtil ,uu dare, tts hr lr,psS
from ihc haiB
| 'ikitt n, la,,tfB trthoM any hnt II aH3
Aud t'as ,lnc the proyerb ils past all iruyinr
Tom fcVf'Ur ~as kicked vHt oi he'll ier hing,
ODESSA GARp.