. The brownies through the Union . mindWhere we the leather hall can find,This night a fitting place we U seek,And i)lay the game of which I long the Brownies found their wayTo grounds where they could safely then in numhers fail,The band at once for sport prepare,Each side selecting such as seemBest suited to compose a team—Those quick of foot and strong of hand,Who could the roughest treatment rushed, they tackled, tripped, and trampled on each other well;They piled in heaps till scarce a legOr hand or head could move a peg;While here and there a r
. The brownies through the Union . mindWhere we the leather hall can find,This night a fitting place we U seek,And i)lay the game of which I long the Brownies found their wayTo grounds where they could safely then in numhers fail,The band at once for sport prepare,Each side selecting such as seemBest suited to compose a team—Those quick of foot and strong of hand,Who could the roughest treatment rushed, they tackled, tripped, and trampled on each other well;They piled in heaps till scarce a legOr hand or head could move a peg;While here and there a reddened faceWas peeping from some open space;But he who lay upon the ballWas under, out of sight of looked as if each Brownie thereWould sm-ely need a smgeons dragged each other round and round,_And back and forth upon the ground. 7t> THE BROWNIES IN CONNECTICUT. You \l wonder what that had to doWith foot-ball rules—but Brownies knew:They bad their lessons well, no doubt,And all the points were carried In spite of all the teams could sayThat none except themselves should play,Sometimes excitement rided the bandTill every Brownie took a hand 71 THE BEOWNIES IN CONNECTICUT.
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