Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 186
ornets under their arms were first;Next Schmidt with a clarinet that shone;Then Hans Von Beck with a great trombone;While after them there would always comeLittle Dutch Fritz with his big bass drum;And, as the gathering crowd he eyed,Birkenheimer, the leader, cried : Ein—zwei —… … AND ROLLICKING CHILDREN WALTZED AROUND. Windows flew open at the sound, And rollicking children waltzed around; The organ-grinder across the way Fled with his monkey in wild dismay; Wagner and Meyerbeers pleasing tones Mingled with those of Smith and Jones; Cheeks swelled to cracking and eyes…
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