The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-28
TOWNSHEND.
A Winter Time.

a tale this is. in simple rhyme.
Of Townshend, in a winter time.
The people here, are always jolly,
Although, as yet, they have no trolley.
In summer time they 90 to the city
Whenever they WISH in the good old
jitney;
! Il winter time they go by rail,
And seldom do they ever fail
10 come back home III q wrathful state
Because the train was so very late.
The C. Y. people are not to blame
| That the service is so very lame.
They run one train to save the fuel,
| To help put down the kaiser cruel.
| One day. some people went to the city
| And waited long-it was q pity
| All night in the station bare TO wait,
| For the train that night was VERY late
Some looked rather sour and glum
| As home next day they safely did come.
/ The clock struck three in tIe afternoon
| When they reached the Townshend
waiting room.
! A few days later the engine broke,
And it is true that all the folk
| That day at Brattlehoro did arrive
Two hours before the clock struck five.
On Friday night, the eleventh of Jan
uarv.
The train went north to Londonderry.
\ heavy snowatorm during the night
Covered the road quite out OF sight.
They tried next day to make the trip,
But had to stop and rest bit,
A nice long rest at Jamaica town.
Waiting a snow plow to help them
Twice have they tried, snow pillow to
send;
The first one tumbled end over end
And found at last a place to rest
On the snow and ice of the river West
The next, it is said, just left the track
And did not 90 way down the bank
: The drifts are ten feet high, they say
We think in Townshend awhile TO stav
They send hor:a to carry the mail
, To NeWfane, where there is iail:
Thence to Townshend and Jamaica
: \ finer towns are III America
! The SaXtons River stage one day
Went over there and had to stav.
Next day on horseback went the MALL
= There was no airship in which to sail
,. Some Of the people here did 90
. Away down south to escape the sno---
; But the papers read that Jack Eros
{ Went to the south and carried the cold
Express and baggage and much O
i freight
: At the Townshend station now do wait
We fear it viii wait for many night
For no train as vet has come into sight
While the people all are waiting
For the train to come they keep o
( knitting
Things nice and warm for the soldier
kit;
/ They all are trying to do their bit,
. As the papers say we all must do
i If ever the war we would put through
l. Old Kaiser Bill ought to be hung.
# For the many crimes that he has done
{ The people of Townshcnd at Christina
p time
e, Did put on their tree full many a dim
n Dimes and dollars and pennies. too,
lie Made up sum that waa good TO view
,e Tho money was sent TO the children loI
$ Whom the kaiser has robbed of paren
ard home.
When the dimes and dollars they dt
' count,
lie Found 500 was the amount
Time goes on, and it Is true
No train has vet come into view.
Us Remembered long this winter will b
" And written down in history.
sh At Candlemas day we will all wat,
out
And see if the ground hog gets abou
Ie We hope the bear won I see his shade
As For if he does We viii have to wallo
e About in the snow for six weeks nor
While the bear will sleep and peaceful
- snore
Until spring comes for sure to stay
We hope it Will come before next Ma
We win all be glad when the SUNNI
III comes.
When the motor ear and the jim
huns,
h When the c. Y. track is clear at las
And the troubles of winter all are pa:
II. s.
FL Jan. &c
al Herbert Burnap, q student in Lela1
N, and Gray seminary, was called hor
Friday to attend the funeral OF /