Smyrna times., 1882-03-15
The Stranger and the Spike
EY THE BARD Of TOWER HAIL.

A stranger to the city came,
Its glorious sights tn see
The Hall of Independence. loved
By all the brave and free:
Tne pleasant parks. the water works.
The bridge they call Suspension
Ana all the many sights that might
BE worthy of attention.
He saw the women gaily dressed.
Come forth from hut and mansion;
lie saw them with their lungs compressed.
And with their skirts expansion;
He saw the lily and the rose
On many cheek unite:
And never thought of liquid rouge
Or dreamed of lilly 1chite.''
He saw the ladies sweep the walks
With silk and satin trails,
And caught the glance of beaminR eyes
Behind illusion wells.
And one whose eyes he thought were bright.
BY chance her veil let fall
He looked to catch CLEAN of love
She had no eyes at all
He stood aghRSt but II was 50
For seeing was believing.
And he condemned Illusion wells
AS awfully deceiving.
He got into a city car
One day while IL was raining:
They numbered twenty-One inside.
And every rib was StTAining.
None could get out for none could use
Their hands to give pull,
In front the smiling driver sat.
And said he was not full.
A market woman large and fat,
And on her brow fr0Wn.
Looked wistfu on the strangers lap.
Then on his knees sat down.
She had a market basket flll
And an umbrella, too,
All soaked with wet she thrust the point
Down in the strangers shoe.
His shoe with water OverflOwed
And pallid was his cheek:
He tried to get the woman up.
But had no breath tn speak.
He found. at last that she was Dutch,
And in despair he tries
To see II any in the car
Could give the DGtch for rise"
He gOt the word, and left in haste
TO get some stockings dry
And ever after. when it raned
lie let the car go by
Another thing the stranger did.
OfcOurse he made call.
And got a suit of the very best,
Up at the TOWER HALL;
And thus arrayed. he looked about
To see what next to do
Then went upon a scafold high
To get another view.
Upon some object far away,
His earnest gaze was bent,
He made step his footing missed.
And headl0ns dnWn he went.
number who were standing by,
Supposed his life had ended.
But. halfway down upon a spike
He caught and hung suspended
A crowd collected round the spot.
The sad result to hear;
Bat still upon the strangers cheek
There came'n0 shade of fear.
At length he spoke and said My friends.
BE nrm ana act your part.
My clothes were bought at TOWER HALL,
And not stitch will start.
own that my position here
do not really like
For all the hopes have in life
Are hung upon spike
And fthe story gets abroad.
My credit will be ended;
For rivals with malicious tongues
Will say have Suspended" "
The crowd by this time got a rope
And Tigged nice invention
They lowered II down. Il was too short:
He asked for no Sotensi0n.
They gave him time, for time II took,
To get the rope he wanted
But soon the stranger from the spike
Was taken down undaunted.
His pants teere slightly ont Of shape,
But tUcre not torn al all
He asked the crowd to he excused.
And left for TOWER HALL
But wildly on the crowd did rush
To where he led the way.
The firm did sell thousand pair
Gf pdntGl0oDs that day.
80 when you want 20 get suit
or clothes that all must likei
Remember famous TOWER HALL.
The stranger and the spike.
We offer the most reliable clothing for Mems Be
and Chlldrens wear. at the very lowest prices, 9
guarantee every garment perfect
GARITEE, MASTEN & ALLEN.
TOWER HALL CLOTHING BAZAAR,
Nos 51s and $40 Market Street, PhiladeEph