The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-03

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lantly, II awkwardly, responded.
swell, can not exactly be called a
poet" was the reply, "but ! occasion
ally indulge in clothing my thoughts in
rhyme Sometimes really do feel SEN
timentally poetical, and again at other
times am afraid my crude efforts are
the result of indigestion or something
unpleasant However, write
my verses and leave my friends to judge
OF the propelling power"
Arrnida passed into the adjoining room
and soon returned with scrap Of paper
on which were penciled few lines
"Here," said she, sis something jot-
ted down last night after you left
Shall l read 1t to you2" And somehow
there was merry twinkle In the girls
eye, which passed unnoticed, however,
by the sedate Blodger.
81 shall be delighted to hear you do
so," was Mr.. Blodger's response. So in
q clear, sweet voice, In which the slight
ly mocking tones could only have been
discerned by far sharper ears than
Blodger possessed, Armida read, as fol-
lows:
lhave lovers ana oeau1 nun oozen'
Who poster me day By day
NOT 70 mention gay, handsome COUSIN
Whois always aiacR IN my way
But they bore me so much with their chatter
And worry me half TO death,
Till it's really wonderful matter
For, you know, your young highly-dressed
dandy
,ai,hOugb ~ SOS y iuuSa Con,eSs @ he @ comes handy
When we wish some amusement to plan);
Ifancy man who is portly,
Whose hair has tlnge OF S gray, .ou-.,u
VINO G,nn ,HS NJ , ,S Dw vS',, S1,,ow me- nrsyr
Imam VINO can never 20 twlt'ea
m,sn rrnn USo UsinS gecS SOT hardly Sn bc n,tied led
For tewness OF years he has seen;
man who can love like father
Aswcll as heart broken swain,
WIN ekperlcnee s Una. ;oi,S u.s., nin n,n ", f''n0'
A"''' W ''"' '1' - ''''
When the soft light OF evening Is fading
,s And nushea IS 1,S tne NOISY NOISY earn, sn,,,
" And fed @ % are the voices Of mirth;
When the stllled hum of nature is soothing
my ears,
anu naugn' ,op snIUn ~ Hitv nnv SorS0 rosrs 0'
vii With his solid two hundred pounds.
During the reading Mr. bIodger saS
enraptured' and as she nnlshea no muir
INJURED:
"Bee-autltul men, continuing IN
louder Key: "Why don't you sehu Una.
to Harpers, MISS Deiaro; they Woulu
Jump at the chance 70 puollsh u. lho
sentiment Is aamlraDie ana maGnincen0
ly expressed
"oh, I'm not at all anxious 10 rusn
into print was the reply
"on tho contrary you ought TO DO de-
lighted to give such Literary treasures
to the world" responded the old wid-
over, who secretly ielt that Armlda had
taken agraceful way OF paying MIN q
compliment, never dreaming tnat NO
was the butt OF joke In rhyme
"The world would DO all the better
OIL II notoppressed with such enusions''
she quietly replied
During this time Mrs Deiaro had re-
mained In passive silence but she now
spoke up quietly and asked: DO you ever
havo your poems puollshed' Mr. Blod-
gerg
well, have sent many in Tor con-
sideration, but l fear that they 90 not
get the attention which they merit and
are cast aside" he answered.
THAT appears strange. surely your
name in itself should command ialr
and Impartial examination OF your lit-
erary work|
"fes, that may be; but you see, mum
(Mr. Blodger was lapsing into the soap
business againl, I'm only known as
soap boiler, and editors have no use for
such as we. We may and do, have mat
ter to send in which possesses merit
but no money can make those ink-sling-
ers print 1t with name ike Blodger at
the foot"
THAT is pity. fear the reading
public In that way is the loser OF some
rare gems," said Mrs. Delaro.
"True enough, but there is no help
for it." sadly replied the poet Then he
nv collection at NV own ornenso and
co pive a. 10 the world.n
With these words he picked up his
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