PLATE VIII.


They dealt that soldier thump on thump
(He hadn't any notion,
When on Tell's head he raised that bump,
Of raising this commotion);
Tell's arrow sped, the people crowed,
And loudly cheered his action;
While Tell's expressive features showed
A certain satisfaction.

[Illustration: THE CROWD DANCED AND SHOUTED]




PLATE IX.


Now, when the cat's away, the mice
Are very enterprising,
But cats return, and, in a trice--
Well, Gessler nipped that rising.
And when those soldiers lodged complaint
(Which truly didn't lack ground),
The people practised self-restraint
And fell into the background.