The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-11-12
THE MATRIMONIAL MUSE.


names of the happy couples were
rather unusual, it occurred to him
that be might make il pl asant for
all concerned, and possibly sell
few more copies of his paper
"Let me see," he said, chuckling
to himself. and sorting over the
copy, there's Jim Old aud Fannie
Smith. .'im's been on the b,,oks
for long time. woDuer how
this'll strike them," and he wrote:
Our city IS prord Of the youth Of her girls,
They're younger each year to behold,
Aud since we've been here, now many q
year,
Sweet Fannie's the first to get Old. 4
"There, | guess that's good for
a dozen copies" aud with sigh
of relief he pulled out another:
"Um-Mr. English and Miss
French,' he solllOqnized. They're
high flyers. Waut something nice
and quiet. DON'T like TO sce their
names in the papers, but they buy
up all the copies they find," and
he worked away for ten minutes.
II guess that's the pole win
knock the prrsimmons," he smiled
as he wrote this after tue formal
notice:
'Je taime," he said.
1t gave her heart wrench,
al do not understand = she said,
81 am not French"
"You were," he said.
81 did hot like you 80,
And have made you
English, don't you know
he read it over once or twice
with evident pride, aud went for
another.
civilian Higgins and Katie
Black" he said thOngbtfnllI. 81
don't know Katie, bur Bill owes
me "a Tor printing his wedding
cards a month ago. l guess I'll re
mind William If bis promise to
pay on the spot" and he took up
his pen savagely and wrote:
May blessings with Bill this day,
He cOuln't get girl that's white,
And so he took Black one.
"If that doesn't fetch him.
laughed the editor softly, Iii gi'e
him the S4 for a Wedd ng present"
He loo ksd up another.
"Ah, here's Harry Thorn and
Anu Rose; that's an easy on.
can wit. that kind at 30 much
mile running measure, and ne
dashed tff' this: #
Oh, Happy Harry, Happy Ann,
Rejoice that you were horn,
Aud thank thu man who said "There il
No Rose without Thorn"
"That isn't bad" he mused, a.
he reached for more aids to poesy
and he dragged out another.
"Mr, Hogg aud Mis- Mary Law"
he repeated as be chewrd ON his
pencii. "Wtll, I'll say what /
please, | think, as | don't know
either one Of them. and here goes.r
He worked few minutes and had
this:
He's taken Law in'o his own hands,
And happily may they jog;
She loved him true, or she never coald do
Such thing as marry Hogg.
"That's a littl- left handed.
maybs.," he sighed, ''but it will
amuse their frien'Is, even If they
don't like il themselves. Besides,
Hoggs haven't any business get
ting married, anyway"
"Here's something BETTER" he
continued as he picked up anoth-
er notice.
'.Mr. Sweet and Miss Angel.
Think of it," he murmnred. "Why
il just makes itself a poem," aud
he scrIbblrd away for this.
May all the joys Of life betids
This sweet young groom and angel bride;
The grOom's in luck. he's drawn prize;
Nor is tn. bride much otherwise;
She bound to sweet for all Of her life,
And he got an Angel for wife.
s'That's worth 1T least twenty
copies" and the tickled editor be-
gan TO jnggle the extra dollar in
his mind.
Here's one more," he went oil
as he siudi.d the nHmes. ''Chay'
ley Puor and Harret HONE
There's "a good deal in that. posi-
bly, aud he began to griud tn,
macbin- and ran out this:
All, woman's trust in man is great
Snrpassins all endesyor;
Sweet Harriet leaves her Home content
Though she be Poor forever.
"By gravy" said the editor
s'that's corker. I'll bei---"
'sHi. tn. re-" broke ia the devil
s.there's fight on rhe corner aud
the fe,ler's got mt his gnn," an'
the editor dropped the muse snt
hus led out for the news.
Cardinal Howard's death redace
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