The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-03
A YOUNG PoETESs WHO CALLED ON
THE EDITOR.

'If you please sirr said the young lady, tim
| idly, as the exchange editor handed her chair,
Il have composed few verses, or partially
composed them, and thought you might help
me finish them, and then print them. Ma says
they are real nice, far they CO. and pa takes
the Eagle every day."
She was a handsome creature, with beautiful
blue eyes, and n crowning glory yellow
golden rods. There cXpectant look OH
her face, hopefulness that appealed to the
hottest emotions, and the exchange editor made
up his mind not to crush the longing of that pure
heart, if he never struck another lick.
May show yOu the poetryf continued the
ripe, red mouth. you will see that l couldn't
get the last lines of the verses, and if you would
please to be 50 kind as to help me-
Help her, Though he had never read
line of poetry, the exchange editor felt the spir
il of the divine art flood his soul he yielded to
the bewilderinS music.
Help her, Well, he should smile.
''The first verse runs like this" she went on,
taking courage from his eyes:
How softly the Autumn air
The dying woodland fills.
And nature turns from restless care"
'To anti-biious pills. added the exchange
editor, with jerk. .'Just the thing. II rhymes,
and it's so. You take anybody, now. Half the
AZ suppose you know best" interrupted the
young girl. 81 hadn't Thought of it in that way,
but you have n better idea of such things. Now,
the second verse is more like this
The dove-eyed kline upon the
Look tender, meek and sad
While from the Valley comes the roar-"
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mango eu''oi- ineio .ou Set u ma. hhsi-
es the second so as TO match with the hrst. 1t
combines the fashions with poetry, and carries
the idea right home to the fireside Ii only
had your ability in starting verse, with my
genius i'll winding it up, I'd quit the shears, and
open N the poetry business, tomorrow. AT.
Think sof asked the fair Young lady. at
don't strike me as keeping ND the theme
1on don't want 10; lou must preak tne
Theme mere ana inere. Inc reader iikes III pei-
ter. On, yes! Where You Keep up the Theme, IL
gets moho'oh"is.
ierhaps thal So rtJoihea tne oeauty,
DriShtehlnS up. didn thiilk oi that. NOW,
III read tine lhiru verse.
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