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| The following poc m is furnished by t a member of the Smethport high I j school rhetoric class: 3fThe Brave Defender*.By Norman Bermender.’Twas a cold winter s eveningAnd darkness did prevail;Not i treath of air was stirring 1Throughout the entire vale.. J The old folks ’round the fireplace J We telling stories bold,; Of courageous knights and rulers » Who lived in the days of old.When suddenly through the night There rang a loud, fierce cry;’The Germans are upon us!Come quick, for we must fly*”The people started to their feet When e’er that cry was heard;They rushed through the streets the village.And into the darkness they sped.There were united four score andtwenty , v JIn the,center of the town. JResolved to defend their long-loved homesFrom the enemy gathered ’round.The Germans with triumphant treadCharged on that little band.Hut to their surprise found a wall of•toneMade of men of a foreign clan.The light raged heavy and hard,Hut it was to be for naught.And at dawn not one of the bravebandRemained from their fight, wellfought.And now in the days to followWhen peace reigns again in the hearts of men,There will be told ’round new fireplaces the story How those heroes died for their native land.
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Smethport McKean Democrat
Smethport, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Nov 08, 1917
Page 7
Full Page
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