Smyrna times., 1882-04-05
The Stranger and the Spike.
BY THE BARD OF TOWER HAL!.

BY THE BARD OF TOWER HAL
\ stranger to the city came.
Its glorious sights 10 see
The Hall OF Independence. loved
BY all the brave and free:
Inc pleasant parks, the water works
The bridge they call Suspension"
Ana all the many sights that might
BE worthy OF attention
lie saw the women gaily dressed
Come forth from hut and mansion:
he saw them with their lungs compressed
And with their skirts expansion:
Tie saw the lily and the rose
On many cheek unite;
And never thought of li0Hid rOuoe"
Or dreamed of lily lchite'
lie saw the ladies sweep the walks
Win sill and satin trails
And caught the glance of bearing eyes
Behind illusion wells
ana one whose eyes he thought were bright
BY chance her veil let fail
ne looked TO catch CLEAN of love
she had no eyes at all!
he stood aghaSt. but il was so
For seeing was believing
Ana ne condemned Illusion wells
As awfully deCeiving
lie got into city car
one day while IL WaS raining.
They numbered twenty-O one inside
And every rib was straining
nome cOuid get ont for none could use
heir hands 20 give pull
in front the smiling driver sat
And said he was not full
market woman. large and fat
And on her brow frOwn
Looked Wistfn on the Stranpar's Ian
Then on his knees sat down
she bad market basket full
And an umbrella, too
All soaked with wet; She thrust the point
DOW III the strangers shoe
HIS shoe with water overhOwed
And pallid was his cheek:
He tried to get the woman up.
But had no breath tu speak
he found, at last, that she was Dutch
And in despair he tries
TO see if any in the car
Could give the Dutch for rise"
He got the word, and left in haste
10 get some stockings dry
And ever after. when il rained
lie let the car go by.
Another thing the stranger did
OF course he made call
And got Il suit of the very best
Up at the lower HALL;
And thus arrayed, he looked about
To see what next to do
Then went upon q Scafio!d high
To get another view
CpOn some object. TAR away
His earnest gaze Was INT
lie made q step his footing missed
And headlOng down he went
number who were standing by
Supposed his life had ended
But. halfway down upon spike
He caught and hung suspended
crowd collected round the ypoi
The sad result TO hear;
Eat still upon the strangers cheek
There came.no shade of fear
Al length he spoke and said E" NV friend.
BE firm and act your part:
My ciOtheS were bought at Tower Hail
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 II the story gelS abroad
My credit will be ended
For rivals with malicious tongues
WIN say have suspended
The crowd by this time got a rope
ana rigged nice invention;
They lowered 1t down. IL was too short;
He asked for no C1tenSi0R
They gave him time for time 1t took
To get the rope he wanted
But soon the stranger from the spike
was taken down undaunted.
HIS pants Were slightly out Of shape
But lUtTe not torn at all
lie asked the crowd to be excused.
ANA left for TOWER HALL
Bui wildly on the crowd did rush
To where he led the way
The firm did sell thousand pair
OF pGntdlOons that day.
So when you want to get a suit
Of clothes that all must like;
Remember famous TOWER HALL,
The stranger and the spike.
We offer the most reliable clothing for Mems. Boy
ind Childrens wear. at the very lowest prices, al
guarantee every garment perfect.
GARITEE, MASTEN & ALLEN.
TOWER HALL CLOTHING BAZAAR,
Nos. 5l8 and $40 Market Street. PHILADELPHIA