Smyrna times., 1883-05-16
ittlatua Coke Verses Clara Fizpssik,
BY THE BARD OF TOWER HALL.

NoTE-From the immense patronage bestowed
upon GARITEE, MASTEN Il ALLEN, TOWER
HALL CLoTHERs the bard of the establishment
has been led to believe that his poetic advertise
ments have met with universal favor and has
worthy of careful peruSal than any of his former
efforts The poem will be lengthy and will be
continued monthly until finished, its effect being
to show up, side by side Clara Fitzpoodle with
nothing to wear and Lttleton Coke with moth
ing to do;' and in doing this the author in the
language of the immortal Shakespeare, would say:
Look upon the picture, then ON this"
A poetical lawyer in our good Quaker City.
Has given the public poem or ditty
In which, with satirical language refined,
With shrewdness and cunning TO act as abettOrs,
He spreads to his readers q feast of the mind
By q butler. prepared in the kitchen of letters.
In fact, on Pegasus lance he has tilted
Against O fair maiden by whom he was Tilted
Miss Clara FitzpOodle, of RittenhouSe Square,
A lady of fashion who'd nothing to wear
We know that lawer is famous for tact;
In matters of fancy and matters of fact:
And, therefore, expects that insmaking plea
Where he, both the counsel and client, lst be
Defending himself every word he may utter,
If questioned, would lead to an earnest rebutter.
Yes if the opponent against him Rrrayed,
UnschoOled in the law, was matrOn or maid,
Though clad in an armOr of justice and TRUTH
Appareed in raiment of merch forsoOth,
He would say to the judge to the jury declare
The woman opposing has nothing to wear.
The story that's told, in the poem or ditty,
By the lawyer and poet of our good Quaker City,
/ shall not pretend in its fullness to tell,
But give You the gist, as nut from the shell.
There lived young lady in RittenhOuse Square,
Miss Clara FitZpoOdle-MiSS Clara the fair.
The maiden had pride, and, still better by far,
A rich, an indulgent, a doating papa.
A man who in youth on a fortune was bent
| And lOned out his cash at hundred per cent.
| Until the financial success in his Sharngs,
Made the aggregate sum of his earnings and shaw
ings,
| For his wealth and beautiful daughter, admired
! Smiled on by women and flattered by men.
! He headed the list of the proud upper ten"
| Now clara, his daughter, was handsome and gay
| And some one had dropped in her hearing one
| day
The simple remark, from unguarded tongue
| In the GOrcible language of Go it while young
| Now Clara was young and her father was old;
She was heir to his Golfers of silver and gold
| And she also had heard-twaS pity alack-
That money, got over the Evil Ones back,
| Would go under his-no matter when itwould go
| Tis q proverb familiar, that all of us know.
So the maiden determined herselfshe would bless
| By being the leader of fashion and dress;
And Ito post herself up) with her friend Mrs. Dar
| riS,
She took sundry trips to the city of Paris
In her regal regalia whene'er she was seen.
None took her for less than an empress or Queen
Whatever she saw, if twas marked a Ia Iaods.
Was purchased, no matter what price she beStow
ed;
If dress or a coat, or bonnet In style
The latest" were words that were sure 10 heguilt
And gazing she purchased, and buying did gaze
Determined that nothing to please or amaze
Should be left in the city of Paris, while she
Could draw on the banker, her father, and he
Would honor the drafts of his daughter, the fair
Miss Clara FitzpoOdle of RittenhouSe Square.
At last with hopes in a state of fruition,
She bade Gu rer0ir to her friends, the PariSianS,
And taking a steamer think twas the Ohio
Brought home her effects as the bulk of the ca
, 60"
ITO be continued
And the author would respectfully ask hfSreaC
ers to retain the papers containing this poem
and also to bear in mind that
GARITEE, mASTEN & ALLEN
continue to keep their usual large stock of MAJ
nifceRt clothing for Mems, Boys and Children
| wear at
TOWER HALL may 24-l
J. Nos. SIS and $40 Market Street, Philadelphia.