Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1883-11-07
Liss!sssa Coke Verses Clara Fisspsa.la,
BY THE BARD OF TOWER HALL.

CHAPTER ".
Describing his mansion, in vain should tell
OF the carpets from Turkey, the carpets Brus>ell
Which, i'll richness of finish, III pattern and dye,
Gave Il bloom 10 the cheek and d light TO the eve
All! well might the feet that those carpets shuIl
press
BE proud of the honor of such a caress;
As proud as the bee when in summer ii goes
To lake for its carpet the leaves of the rose
And over the carpets in pattern ~ rare
Some pencil artistic had wrought on the ceiling,
AndcupidS and cherubS were smiling from there
The taste and the skill of the artist revealing
There were mirrors and pictures, aud sofas in
pairs.
Pianos and ottomans, lounges and chairs;
Statues in marble, where artists had wrought
The poets conception, the embodied thought.
Curtains of dunaSk, and curtains OF lace;
Tassels suspended in beauty and grace;
COrniccS golden and gay chandeliers,
TO brighten and Tighten that charming abode
All that convenience and fashion endcurs,
The richest in finish, the latest in mode
He'd a nice trotting gig, and very light chai>e,
A carriage, q COachman, Il pair of line bays;
With trotier admired, spirited Stced.
Perhaps from the stock of the Tartar Ukraine"
very distinguished and popular breed
MaZeppa once rode without bride or rein
'Tis certain AM not enough Of llnguist
To give you, i'll Tartar the points that distinguish
A horse of this breed of which Bryon has said
" 1t moved like The winds, like comet it sped"
Now, the horse of my story was not quite So fast,
He had never been matched gainSt Il comet or
blast;
And in case that he had, am now of the mind,
! should bet two to one on the comet or wind
Though our pony, when crowded would come to
the score
Inside of two forty five minutuS or more
The Emperor Alexander, of Russia, the Gar,
Is always unhappy without his cigar;
And Llttleon Coke was most wretched indeed
Without Cuba wrappers inCosing the weed.
For smoking he thought, to his life gave Il ZeSt,
And having the money he purchased the best
He also was fond of his wine and champagne,
Though believing SObriety right in the main:
But, when ask ed by friend if the pledge he
would sign:
| lie bade him begOne, with frown:
! He would not surrender his rights anyhow:
! He had read the Maine Law, and had heard of
Neal Dow,
But he was not prepared to kneel do,r1
! But with LittletOn Coke with his mansion 50 fine
Had something within him his pleasure Ia mar
\ something that could not be washed ont with
wine,
Nor could it be smoked out with pipe or cigar
| This something within, all the gold he pusScssed
Could not lure from his bosom or bride to de
part,
And this something was nothing, twas this more
or less
a tenaniless chamber a roid in his heart
| He often had thought if Il married mans life
| With his feeling and views had accorded,
He might to his bosom have taken wife,
And rOid in his heart GrOitt Cd
With this thought i'll his mind to his couch OnC
night,
While tears from his eyes were stealing
He went in the hope that some spirit of light
A balm of relief revealing,
Might come to his pillow, suggesting there
Some maiden his love and his wealth to share.
Then vanished the world, and its troubles befor
him.
The balm of fo.getfulness gently stole DER him,
And, leaving his burdens and sorrows behind,
The angel of sleep, on its soft, dOwny pinions,
Had uShered him into those blSSful dOminiOnS
The bright world of fancy, the realm of the mind
Go be cOntnucd)
There is no necessity to 60 anywhere else fO
| your Clothing; we have every kind and ever
price and being determined to satisfy our friend
and give them regular bargains, they are bOun
to be pleased. Inspect our vast stock.
TOWER HALL, may PAL
SIS and $40 Market street, Philadelphia
GARITEE, MASTEN & ALLEN.