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When Maimie married Charley Brown, / Joy took possession of the town; / The young folks swarmed in happy throngs- / They rang the bells-they carolled songs- / They carpeted the steps that led / Into the church where they were wed; / And up and down the altar-stair / They scattered roses everywhere; / When, in her orange-blossom crown, / Queen Maimie married Charley Brown.
So beautiful she was, it seemed / Men, looking on her, dreamed they dreamed; / And he, the holy man who took / Her hand in his, so thrilled and shook. / The gargoyles round the ceiling's rim / Looked down and leered and grinned at him, / Until he half forgot his part / Of sanctity, and felt his heart / Beat worldward through his sacred gown- / When Maimie married Charley Brown.
The bridesmaids kissed her, left and right- / Fond mothers hugged her with delight- / Young men of twenty-seven were seen / To blush like lads of seventeen, / The while they held her hand to quote / Such sentiments as poets wrote. - / Yea, all the heads that Homage bends / Were bowed to her. -But O my friends, / _My_ hopes went up-_my_ heart went down- / When Maimie married-_Charley Brown! _