Smyrna times., 1882-04-19
The Stranger and the Spike
BY THE BARD OF rowFE HAil


\ stranger 20 the city came.
Its glorious sights t. see
The Hall of Independence loved
BY all the brave and free;
Inc pleaSan' parks. the water works
The bridge they call Suspension
ANA all the many sights thar might
BE worthy of attention.
he saw the women gaily dressed
come tOTth from hut and mansion;
lie saw them with their lungs compressed.
Ana with their skirts expansion
He saw the lily and the rose
On many a cheek unite;
And never thought of -" liquid ROUGE"
Or dreamed of "IUy aOhite'
He saw the ladies sweep the walks
with sill k and satin trails,
ana caught the glance OF beaming eyes
Behind illusion wells
And one whose eyes he thOIl1ht wprk. hri0ht
by chance her veil let fail:
Tie looked 10 catch CLEAN of love
she had no eyes at all
He stood aghaSt. but it was So
For seeing was believing,
And he condemned illusion wells
As awfully deCeiVing
He got into q city car
One day while il Was raining:
They numbered twenty-one inside
And every rib was Straining
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
y market woman. large and fut
And on her brow a frOWn
Looked Wsttul on the strangers lap
hen on his knees SAT down
She had market basket full
And an umbrella too
All soaked with wet; She thrus, the point
Down In the strangers shoe
His shoe with water Overfowed
ANA pallld was his cheek:
he tried to get the woman up
But had no breath t. speak
He found. at last. that she was Dutch
Ana in DESPAIR he Tries
To see II any in the car
Gould give the Dutch for rise"
lie got the word. and left in haste
To get some STOCKINGS dry
And ever after when il rained
He let the car go by
Another thing the stranger did
or course he made a call
And got Il suit of the very best,
Up ut the TOWER HALL;
And thus arrayed he looked about
To see what next to do
Then went upon scafiOld high
To get another view.
Upon some object. far away,
His earnest gaze was bent,
He made step his footing missed
And headl0ng down he went.
number who were standing bV
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. no shade of fear
At length he spoke and said My friends,
BE firm and act your part:
MY clothes were bought at TOWER HALL,
And not stitch will start.
own that my position hers
do not really Ike;
For all the hopes have in life
Are hung upon spike
And 1t the story gets abroad,
My credit will be ended;
For rivals with malicious tongues
VIII say have suspended
The crowd by this time got @ rope
And rigged nice invention
They lowered 1t down, 1t was too short;
He asked for no extension.
They gave him time, for time 1t took,
To get the rope he wanted.
But soon the stranger from the spike
Was taken down undAuRted.
His pants tVere slightly out Of shape,
But tceTe not torn at all
lie asked the crowd to be excused
And left for TOWER HALL
BTt wildly on the crowd dlA rush
TO where he led the way
The hFm did sell thousand pair.
" VPaatGEe9ns tsdt saS -
Ia you want to get suit
Ofclothes that all must like
Remember famous TOWER HALL,
The stranger and the spike.
We offer the most reliable clothing for Mems. b
nd Chlldreh's wear. at the very lowest prices
,uarautee every garment perfect.
GARITEE, MASTEN & ALLEN
TOWER HALL CLOTHING BAZAAR,
Nos bl8 and $40 Market Street. PhiddeL0l