The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
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THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIM
ny RoBErr BROWNING,

THE PIED PIPER or HAAELIN'
BY ROBEET BROWNING.
Hamelin Towns h ntunSwlck'
By famous Hanover city;
The river We,eF ieep and wide
Washes its wall on the southern 81 ie
pleasanter spot you never spied
But. when begins my diuy,
Almost five hundred yearS ago
Tosee the townsinlk suller so
From yermin wa, pity,
Rat,
They fought the dogs, and killed the cats
And bit the babies In the cradle
And ate the cheeses out of the yats,
Andlicked the soup from the cooks own ladle
Split open the kegs of salted sprats'
Made nests inside mems Sunday hats
And even spoiled the womens chats,
BY drlwning their speaking
With shrIeking and squeaEing
In fifty different sharps and flats
Atlas the people in body
To the Town Hall came hOcking
"'Tis clear" cried they, "our Mayors noddy
And as for our Curporati0n-shocking
To think We buy gowns lined with ermine
For dolts that can't or won't determine
What's best to rid us Of our yermin
You hope, because you're old and obese
To find in the furry civic robe, easel
Rouse up, sins Give your brainsa racking
To find the remedy we're lacking,
Or, sure as fate, wen send you packing|
AT this the Mayor and Corporation
ouaked with a mighty CONSERVATION
An hour they safe in council
Atlength the Mayor broke silence:
aFor gpilder I'd my ermne gown sell
wish were mile hence
It's bid one rack ones bnin-
I'm sure my poor head aches again
I've scratched it So aud all in vain,
Oh for a trap a trap, trap!
lust AS he said this. what should hap
At the chamber door, but gentle tap
BLESS u.s." cried the Mayor whats that
with the Cooperation as he sat,
Looking little though wOndrous fat
Nor brighter was his eye, nor moster,
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He advanced to the counci.moIe:
By means of a secret charm to draw
All creatures living beneath the sun,
That creep or swim or hy, or run.
After me so as you never saw!
And chiefly use my charm
On creatures that do peopIe harm.
The mole and toad aud newt. aud viper;
And people call me the Pied Piper"
And here they noticed round his neck
scarf of red aud yellow stripe,
Iomatch with his coat of the self same cheque
And at the sgarls end hung pipe:
And his ingers. they noticed, we're straying
Asifimpatient to be playing
Upon this pine. as low il tangled
over his yesture 50 uld.mngled
"Yet" said he poor piper As am.
In Tartary freed the Cham.
Last lime from hi, huge swarm, of gnatS.
Ieased I'm 4 sin fine Nilam
ora monstrnu, br,pd ,r vtmpyr, hats.
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# Ican rid your town orr,t
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From street to street he pped advancing,
And step forstep they followed dancing.
Until they came to the River Weser
Wherein all plunged and perished
Save one, who. stout as Julius Caesar
Swan across and lived to carry
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