The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24


Blow your pipe there till you burst"
Once more he slept into the street;
And to his lips again
Laid his long pipe of smooth straight cane;
And he blew three notes such sweet
Soft notes as yet musicians cunning
Never gave the ennptured air
There was rusting that seemed like busting
Ofmerry crowds justling,at pitching and hustlin
Small feet were pattering, wooden shoes clatterr
Little hands clappingand little tongues chatterin
And like fowls In a farm-yard when barley
scattering,
Out came the children running,
All the little boys and girls
| With rosy cheeks and fiaxen Curls,
And sparkling eyes and teeth like pearls,
Tripping and skipping, ran merriy after
The wonderful music with shouting and laughte
| The Mayor wa dumb and the Council stood
A. ii th,y were changed into blocks vi wood
Unable tn move a step or cry
| To the children mcrrily skipping by
Aud could only follow with the eye
That Joyous crowd at the Piper's back,
But how the Mayor was on the rack,
And the wretched Councils bOsoms beat
As the Piper turned from the High street
To where the Weser rolled It's waters
| Right In the way Of their sons and daughters!
However he turned from south to West,
And to Koppelberg Hill his steps addressed,
And after him the children pressed;
Great was the JOY in every breast
He can never cross that mighty top
He's forced to let the piping drop.
And we shall see our children stop"
When 10, as they reached the mountains side,
A wondrous portal opened wide,
| As ifa cavern was suddenly followed;
And the Piper advanced and hechildren followed
And when all were in 10 the very last
The door in the mountain side shut last
Did / say all? No! one was lame,
And could not dance the whole of the way;
And in after years, il you would blame
His sadness he was used to say
ats dull in our town since my playmates left
can't forget that I'm bereit
or all the pleasant sights they see,
which the Piper also promised me;
For he led us, he ,ald, to joyuu, land,
Joining the town and just at hand,
Where water, gushed and fruit trees grew,
And flower, put forth iairer hue,
And everything was strange and new
The ,parrows were brgherthan peacocks her
And their dogs uutruu uur iallOw deer
And honey bee, had lost their stirgs;
/ Aud horses were born with eagles wings;
And Just became assured
Ny lame luH would be- speedily cured
1hcmu,ic stopped and stood still,
And found myself outside The Hill,
Len alone against my win,
10 90 lmpng now a, before.
And never hear Of that country more"
Ala, ulu, for Hlmcliu!
There came into many II burghers pate
text which says that Heavens Gate
OpeS to The rich at at asy rate
As the needles eye takes II camel in
The Mayor sent East wes North, and South
To offer the Piper by word OF mouth,
Wherever it was mems lot to find him,
silver and gold to his hearts content,
II he d only return the way he went.
anu bAAllb AliN NllllhlNll bthlllu Hllll'
But when they saw twas a lost endeavour,
And Piper and dancers were gone forever,
They made decree that lawyers never
should think their records dated duly
IT, after the day Of the month and year,
These words did not ~ well appear
:And 10 long after what happened here
on the twenty second of July.
Thirteen hundred and seyeny.six:'
And the better in the memory to fix
The place Of the Children's last retreat,
They calleu it the Pied Piper's street
Where any one playing On pipe or tabor
Was sure for the future to lose his lubOur.
Nor suffered they hOslClry or tavern
TO shock with mirth street 50 solemn;
But opposite the place Of the cavern
They wrote the story on column
And Oh the great church window painted
The same to make the world acquainted
How their children were stolen away;
And there ii stands to this very day
And must not omit to say
That in Pennsylvania there's a tribe
of alien people that ascribe
The OuLlandish ways and dress
On which their neighbours lay such stress.
10 their fathers and mothers having risen
out Of some subteTaneOus prison
Into which they were trepanned
LO & time ago in mighty band
our of Hamelin town in Brunswick land,
But how or why they don't understand.
So, Willy let you and me be wipeB
Of scores out with all men-especially pipes;
And, whether they ripe US free from rats or from
mice,
If we've promised them aught, let us keep oul
promise.