The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-06
THE n1TRIMONILL MUSE.
Bright Bits OF Verse From rhs simpsonvilie
Bawbuck.

The editor of the Slmpsonville Sawbuck
was putting the marriage notices into
shape and as the names Of the happy cou-
ples were rather unusual. 1t occurred to
| him that he might make 1t pleasant for
| all concerned and possibly sell few more
| copies OF his paper
LET me see" he said, chuckllng TO him.
self and sorting ever the copy, heres Jim
Old and Fannie Smith. Jims been on the
books for a long time. 1 wonder how
this'n strike them?" and he wrote:
our city Is proud Of the youth Of her girls,
They're younger each year TO behold,
And since we've been here, now many a
year.
Sweet Fannles the first TO get Old.
There / guess that's good for a dozen
copies" and with a sigh Of relief he pulled
out another:
Tm-Mr English and Miss French" he
scllioquized. They're high flyers. Want
something nice and quiet. Don't like to
see their names in the papers. but they buy
up all the copies they find" and ne worked
away for ten minutes. II guess that's the
pole thatll knock the persimmons,' he
smiled. rs he wrote this after the formal
notice.
"Je tame" he said,
III
81 do not understand" she said,
II am not French"
"YOu were" he said.
81 did not like you so,
And have made you
English don't you know
lie read It over once or twice with evil
dent pride and went for another.
william Higgins and Kate Black" he
said thoughtfulIy II dent know Katie.
but Bill owes me 81 for printing his we'd
ding cards a month ago. ] guess III re-
mind William Of his promise TO pay on the
spot" and he took up his pencil savagely
and wrote:
Nav blessings be with Bill this day,
Although he is n slack one;
He couldn't get n girl that's white,
And so he took Black one.
''If that doesn't fetch him." laughed the
editor softly. "I'll give him the 81 for
wedding present"
He looked up another.
"Ah. here's Harry Thorn and Ann Rose,
that's an easy one. can write that kind
at so much mile running measure" and
he dashed of this:
Oh, Happy Harry, Happy Ann,
Rejoice that you were born,
And thank the man who said, There Is
Nc Rose without a Thorn
THAT isn't so bad" he unused, as he
reached for more aids TO pOesy, and he
dragged ont another:
'Mr. Hogg and Miss Mary Law" he re-
peated as lie chewed on his pencil. well.
I'll say what l please, l think, as l don't
know either OF them. and here goes" He
worked a few minutes and had this:
He's taken the Law into his own hands,
And happily may they jog;
She loved him true. CT she never could do
Such thing as marry Hogg
That's little left-handed. may be-" he
sighed. "but it will amuse their friends
even il they don't like it themselves. Be-
sides, Hogs haven't any business getting
married. anyway"
Here's something better" he continued,
az he picked up another notice.
"AIr. Sweet and Miss Angel. Think Of
it," he murmured Why. il just makes it.
self Il poem" and he scrubbed away for
this:
May all the joys Of life betide
This Sweet young groom and Angel bride:
The erooms in luck. he's drawn n prize;
NCr is the bride much otherwise:
She's bound TO be Sweet for all cf her life,
And he's got an Angel for wife.
That's worth at least twenty copies"
ana the Tucked editor began 10 1ugSle the
extra dollar in his mind.
"Herc'S one more" he went On "a he
studied the names Charley Poor and
Harriet Home. There's coed deal in
ihat possibly" and he began to grind the
machine and ran out this:
ALI. womans trust in man is great,
Surprising all endeayor;
Sweet Harriet leaves her Home content
Though she be Poor forever
"I}y gravy" said the editor there's a
,Orker. I'll bet"
Iii. there" broke in the devil: there's
fight on the corner and the fcler's get |
mt his gun" and the editor dropped the |
muse and hustled out for the newS-De- |
rot Free Press.