Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-02-10
Dropping into Poetry.
THE EDITOR DOES 1T NATURALLY.

THE EDITOR DOES IT NATURALLY.
IF you please sir, said the young
lady, tirnidly, as the exchange
editor handed her chair, j have
composed few verses, or partially
composed them and l thought you
might help ME finish them and
then print them. Ma says they
real nice as far as they go, and pa
takes the Eagle every day.
She was handsome creature,
with beautiful blue eyes, and y
crowning glory as yellow as golden
rods. There was an expectant look
on her face, hopefulness that ap-
pealed to the holiest emotions, and
the exchange editor made up his
mind not to crush the longing of
that pure heart if he never struck
anorhsr lick.
May l show you the poetry =
continued the ripe, red mouth.
'You will see that l couldn't get
the last lines of the verses, and if
you would please be SO kind as to
help me-
Help her /! Though he had never
even read line of poetry, the ex-
change editor felt the spirit of the
divine art food his soul as he yield.
ed the bewildering music. Help
her Well, he should smile.
'The first verse runs like this,
she went on, taking courage from
bis eyes:
| ''How softly sweet the autumn ar
| he dying woodland fills,
And nature turns from restful care,
TO anti-bilious pills, added the
exchange editor, with a jerk. just
the thing. 1t rhymes and it's so.
You take anybody now. Half The
people you meet are
4 suppose you know best,' in
terrupted the young girl. Il hadn't
thought of it in that way, but you
have a better idea of such things.
Now the second verse is moro like
this
| "The dove-eyed kline upon the n DOR
| Look tender. meek, and sad,
While from the valley comes the roar,
! COZ the matchless liver pad |!
roared the exchange editor. 'Ther
you get it. That finishes the
second SO as to match with the
first. 1t combines the fashions witt
poetry and carries the idea right
home to the fireside IF l only haC
your ability in starting verse
with my genius in winding it up
Pa quit the shares and open in tho
poetry business Tomorrow
think SO 2 asked the fair young
lady. 1T don't strike me as keep
ing up the theme.'
You doE't want to. You wan
to break the theme here and there
The reader likes it better. Oh
yes! Where you keep up tht
theme it gets monotonous.'
perhaps that's so,' rejoined tn.
beauty, frightening mp. i didn'
think of that. Now I'll read tho
; third verse -
".How sadly droops the dying day,
As night springs from the glen,,
And moaning twilight seems to say
"The old mans drunk again,
wouldn't do, would it?' asked til,
exchange editor. Somebody els,
wrote that, and We might be ac-
; cused Of plagiarism. We mus
have this thing original. Suppos
: we say-now just suppose we say
, Why did l spout my Ben 2
is that new 2 inquired the sweet
rosy lips. Sat least [ never hear,
1t before. l don't know what
means
New? Deed it's new. Ben
the name for ovcrcoat, and apou
means to hook. 'Why did spou
my Ben 2 means why did l shov
toppers That's just what twiligh
wonld think Of first, you know
Oh, don't be afraid-that's JUS
immense =
|. well, I'Il leave it to you,' sal
. the glorious girl, with smile tha
/ pinned the exchange editors hear
to his spine.
. sThis is the next verse
"The merry mkmaid's sombre song
Reechoes from the rocks.
II As silently she trips along-
with holes in both her socks
e by Jovcn cried the exchange editor
d You sec-'
81 sOb, no, MOP remons trated til
y blnsl,ing maiden. Not that
o Certainly, protested the ex
!, change editor, warming mp. 'Nin
8 to tour she's got 'e,n and you &C
II fidelity to fact with wealth {
Z poetical expression. The worst (
Il poetry generally is, you can't stat
q things AS they are. it amt lik
q prose. Bnt here we've busted a
= the established notions, anu put u
= all actual existence with the veil /.
Z genuine poetry over it. l thin
- that's the best idea we've struc
vet fU tt1f tt G.'