Smyrna times., 1883-06-13
iitslataa Coke Verses Clara FissysslA.
BIZ THE BARD OF TOWER HALL.

HALL CLOTHERs, the bard of the establishment
has been lei TO believe that his poetic advertise
ments have met with universal favor and has
concluded 10 give his many readers poem more
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 FtZpOOdle with |
nothing to wear and littleton 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 satrical language refined.
With shrewdneSS and cunning to act AS abettnrs,
He spreads TO his readers a feast of the mind,
By a butler prepared III the kitchen of letters.
In fact, on Pegasus a lance he has tilted
Against u 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 a lawer is famous for tact:
In matters Of fancy and matters of fact:
And, therefore, expects that in:making plea,
Where he both the counsel and client, must be
Defending himself every word he may utter,
If questioned, would lead to an earnest rebutter
Yes, if the opponent against him arrayed,
UnschoOled in the law, was matrOn or maid,
Though clad in an armOr of justice and truth,
Appareled in raiment of merch forsOOth,
lie would say to the judge, to the jury declare,
The woman opposing has nothing to wear.
The story that's told, i'll the poem or dtty,
BY the lawyer and poet of our good Quaker City
] shall not pretend i'll its fullness to tell,
But give You the giSt as a nut from the shell.
There lived young lady i'll Rittenhouse Square,
Miss Clara FitzpOOdle-Miss Clara the fair
The maiden had pride, and, still better by far,
rich, an indulgent Il dOating papa.
A man who i'll youth on fortune was bent.
And lOned out his cash at a hundred per cent,
| Until the financial success in his sharngs,
| Made the aggregate sum of his earnings and shay
| A round half a million, and then he retired,
For his wealth and beautiful daughter, admired;
| Smiled on by women and lattered by men,
| lie headed the list of the proud upper ten"
| Now clara, his daughter, was handsome and gay,
Aud 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 10 his Golfers of silver and gold
| And she also had heard-twaS a pity, alack-
That money, got over the Evil Ones back,
Would go under hiS-no matter when itwOuld GO
| Tis prOverb familiar that all of us know.
So the maiden determined herSelfshe would bless,
Hy being the leader of fashion and dress;
Ard ttn post hcrselfup) with her friend Mrs Oar
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 n Ld mode,
Was purchased, no matter what price She bestOw-
ed;
If a dress, or Il coat, or a bonnet in style,
The latest" were words that were sure 10 bcguie;
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's
Would honor the drafts Of his daughter, the 1alr
Miss Clara FzpOOdlG of RitlenhunSe Square.
At last with hopes in a state of fruitOn,
She bade du TrOir to her friends, the PariSanS,
And taking II Steamer-I think twas the Ohio
Brought home her effects as the bulk of the car
GO
(TO be continued
And the author would respectfully ask his read
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 mag
nifcent clothing for Mems Boys and Childrent
wear at
L TOWER HALL may "a /!