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Show TODAY IN HISTORY SLIGHTLY JAZZED - --mi y f - - I o thought ihc story of tho Tied Piper was just a myth, didn't you'' Well, it isn t. for myths do not nave dates and this tale has one It is today 544 years ago. On July 22. 137G. a stranger came into the little city of Hamel, in Brunswick, and told the city council that, for a con deration, he would rid the place ol all its rats. The council agrocd and he went to bat. Producing a pipe not the briar soit he blew a tune and all the rodents ol Hamel followed him to the river Wi ler. where all were drown cd. Tho council, however, refused to make good. "You have no written contract," they retorted to his plead ingr,, "and, besides, what arc you going to do about it-"' "1 II endeavor to make that clear to you in about seven minutes by j the town clock." said the Piper, tail-in-' out his saxophone aud blowing a dulcet Jn7Z. All the bos in Hamel, this time, followed him out of town Cut ono came back, a lame boy who couldn't keep up He said the Piper had led the procession straight into a hill, which had opened for Ihcm and closed clos-ed behind. IT you don't believe It, there's the hill today and the dale. oo |