LOVB COP\nKig«IT.I9Q7.BY KCIBKKTUS LttVß HOW, lean and Hist or ye'll have missed, Without ye heed my rhymes, - A talc that stirs, of hims and hers, &&&& * In o!d New England times. n Plymouth Rock was still the dock gfjL WmSP Vhereon did land our sires, ~ fy " "wi' by did dwell one Goodman Pell, But late from Albion's shires. An ei<c anear, ior neighbor s cheer, But these two fairs with proudsome ain Did Goodman Potter bide, Ye common flock disdain Whose pilgrim soul was sound and whole— And set them both to plight their troth Forsooth, it had been tried. To but a single swain. A maia as sweet as man may meet This favored wight is Ezra White. Was Perseverance Pell, A fairsome youth is he. And there were swains of mickle brains But 'twixt ye twain this fuddled swain Loved Patience Potfer well. Cannot himself agree. fYe maid of Pell he loves full well, Ye Potter lass ye same, But for his life which one to wife Poor Ezra cannot name. "My only loves," quoth _ t{sW Ezra, "doves '• * i' j Went loudly up and "Come one, come all, to ylj Publick Hall!" "That maid ye name is fairest, same V v<ir " v Is Ezra White his bride." Sweet Patience there upon her chair So gathered they to have his say, ® n w ' s^ patience sate, Each man, and claim a kiss by prompt appearance From her who might be Mistress White— aS rea^y lor er a * e * Elected to the bliss. y c votes are casl . a |j in al [ast Yc tellers make ye score. MFor Patience ten are told—but, then, rim or Perseverance more. " Eleven polls (bless God thdr souls I) iil Made Maiden Pell the winner. *\\ • \ S ° <hey be^un ' twenty-one, \ \, And ef — ever y sinner! j L I While Patience sate, demure, sedate, /J^ = * L And Ezra, much amazed, O ° Upon ihat kissing himself was missing, Quite starkly, darkly gazed. Then up ruthed Ez. "See here!" he says, "Fresh lips for me, say I!" says he. "My choice in truth ye make. So Ezra White did grab One kissed by twenty is kissed a-plenty, Sweet Patience Potter ('twas thus he got her And her I will not take! And kissed her right smack-dab! A jp\ r vf were anc ' *' s said, r "> * ® n W e ' on £ wedlock well, JL—^ UL hT\ / i I Ift While lived and died as no man's bride | I ®*oor ® *oor Perseverance Pell. inM® «lV jrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjrjir v @ CAMEkOU COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1907. I ©O ( >r ° m pt S \ x* 1 > 1 Get Acquainted R p QN this basis, We h>i» be to make your business ac -1 ~ ~ ~~ quaintance. I "XT II r ~~ 1> ! The Great Success rC I of This Bank W ! I St Is due to its careful business S I | methods. 112 T rp I I 1 Prompt serOice in small ac- A I counts, as Well as large ones. J"li —— y There is only one sure Way to haOe money SAVE IT. P? S J. Only one sure Way to saCe it — Deposit it in a Good Bank. You can start an account in • * this Bank With one dollar. __ INTEREST PAID ON TIME CERTIFICATE DEPOSITS. I. suota-mturns r.&m.i ■i.uiaßßt*'at I Capital § a Surplus $100,000.00 I I $90,566.70 123 Years 1 I 23 Years Experience I I Conservatism | Foundation EMPORIUM, PA. 1908
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