The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-05-18
SPRING POETRY.
A man who Answered fos Him aad
Entertained = Cited Poetess.


'sis the real editor ln n
A fairly good looking Young lady
stood in the doorway and glanced
around the apartment In an snqu,-
ring fashion.
ave don't keep any suppositious
editors on this paper.n said the
horse reporter.
"Well. l want to see the real cd
itor,n continued the young lady
lone that has got authority aud
can do something
"Most any of them eau do some-
thing,n was the reply, 'sif you lot
them tell 1t, but sbou. having au-
thority that's different they IRE
pretty much all married.
"Who has charge Of the poetryi1
continued the yosug lady.
"The janitor, mostly. although
be doesn't clean the windows often
enough TO keep the stock reduced
and give all the poets y tsir
ohance.a
~ have written . poem which I
should like TO see printed In the
Tribune, because it's my favorite
paper; papa has taken IL for TWEEN.
~ years.' f
ayes, We know all about that
said the horse reporter. "Every-
body that comes along with u spav-
ined old poem has u wild iniatua.
ton Tor this paper, and the amount
OF desultory Affection that has been
v,cariously lavished on this power.
full organ OF public opinion would
make your head swim. What kind
OF \ poem Is this anyhowi IL it
something about we shall never
meet again, Arthur; never meet
again, till the bloom ison the heath.
er, and spring chickens turn to
hens f-becsnse ii it il We dOn't
want IL. There's more heather.
bloom aud see the rosebud's burst
ing beauty poetry sruund here now
than you cnn shake a stick ut.
What We want nov 10 something
that will jibe with the season-no
oh the merry, merry Muytime,
With It's wealth Of floral bloom but
u verse or two that has q contcm.
poraneous hunan interest, such as
"lIcat the carpet gently, papa;
do not slug 1t quite so hard;
kor you never can replace it
Short Of eighty cents q yard"
"non't you think that is nice po.
ctryOp asked the young lady.
swell, there isn't much Il am
wandering BY the Brooksite,' or
'Hark. the lark his note Is trilliua'
about il, but it's goo !, ser.
viceable rhyme that appeals to the
every day nature Of people--a sort |
Ot free.for.aIl PierIan spriug at
which alike the rich and poor may |
luaff without stint. Poetry that
goes right into the family circle
and strikes . common chord In the
hearts Of all humanity is what's 20. |
ng to take the cake from this time
,n. Something like
Don't forget the garden hose
Wipe the darling baby's nose,
Pat the lookiug-glsss and toothbrush
safe away.
Herr is Lulus other hustle,
Come, now girls, get up and hustle.
We are moving-it's the merry month Of
May.
any poem is about spring.time
90" said the young lady, "but 1t is
lifferent from that
"How does 1t gof' |
The poet produced roll Of manu-
'cript, aud read as follows:
sat beside tho strcamlet,
watched the water flow,
IA we together watched 1t
One little year ago,
The soft rain pattered on the leaves;
The April grass WAS wet. W /
Ali folly TO remember;
'Tis wiser to forget.
Tho nightingale made vocal
June's palace paved with gold:
watched The rUss you gave ne
Its warm, read heart unfold;
But breath Of russ end birds song
Were ffsught with villa sgret.
'Tis madness 70 rensmbsr;
'Twsre wisdom to forget.
The streamlot now IL ffosen, ,
The nightingsles ars nsd,
The corn-islds sre deserted, II
And every rose is doad. |,
! sit beside my lonely age,
Aud pray for wisdom yet l.
For oslmnsss 70 rsmsmssr |,
Or courage to forget.
"Yon must hare written that In
Virgins year, said the horse re-.
or.or. "You've got some daisy
inds Of weather strung along
hrough that little epic"
"But | don't sse-r tN
"Ot course sou DON'T" said the
rieud Of Rarns, .sThere are none
0 blind as those who won't quit :
'ritiBg poetry. But III show you. :
low, IN the first stanza or your :
oem II tells about your sitting by 9
he creek where you and whatever ]
is name Is sat sOne little yearago'-
Though where there Is any differ