Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-29
THE MATRIMONIAL MUSE.
Bright Bits of Verse From the simpson Vile
Sawbuck.

From the Detroit Free Press.
The editor Of the Simpsonvile Sa,cbuck was
putting the marriage notices into shape, and as
the names of the happy couples we're rather I'M
usual it occurred to him that he might make it
pleasant for all concerned and possibly sell a
few more copies of his paper.
Let me see," he said, chucking to himself
and sorting over the copy, "here's Jim Old and
Fannie Smith. Jims been on the books for =
long time. l wonder how this'll strike them?"
and he wrote:
81 sse yeaf Sssoa
And since we've been here. now many . year,
Sweet fannies the first TO get Old.
''There, I guess that's good for a dozen
copies, and with sigh Of relief he pulled out
another:
..Um-Mr. English and Miss French" he
soliloquized. 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 he worked away for
ten minutes. Il guess that's the pole will
knock the persimmons," he smiled, as he wrote
this after The formal notice:
''ye 'taime, he said
II rave her heart wrench.
g! do not understand" she said.
~ am not ench
II did not like You So
And have made you
English. don't YOU know"
He read it over once or twice with evident
pride and went for another.
William Higgins and Katie Black" he said
thoughtfully. Il don't know Katie, but Bill
owes me "a for printing his wedding cards a
month ago. guess I'll remind William of his
promise to pay on the spot" and he took up his
pencil savagely and wrote:
May blessings be with Bill this day.
He couldn't get girl that's white,
And 50 he took Black one
'If that doesn't fetch him." laughed the
editor softly, ''Tllgive him the "a for q wedding
present
He looked up another
"Ah, here's Harry Thorn and Ann Rose,
that's an easy one. l can write that kind at SO
much mile running measure, and he dashed
off this
Oh. Harry Harry. Happy Ann.
Rejoice tn 4 you were born,
No Rose without Thorn.'
"That isn't so bad" he unused, az he reached
for more aids to poesy, and he dragged out an
other:
''Mr. Hogg and Miss Mary Law" he repeated
as he chewed on his pencil "Well. I'll say
what please, think as don't know either of
them, and here goes" He worked few min
utes and had this:
He's taken the Law into his own hands,
She loved hin trus or So OT never could do
Such thing as marry Hogg.
"That's a little left-handed. may be- he
sighed, but it will amuse their friends even if
they don't like it themselves. Besides,
Hogs haven't any business getting married,
ANYWAY"
Here's something better" he continued, as
he picked up another notice.
MIR. Sweet and Miss Angel Think Of it, he
murmured. why. 1t just makes itself poem
and he scrubbed away for this:
May all the Joys of life betide
his sweet young groom aud Angel bride;
The groom's i'll luck. he's drawn Irize
Nor is the b' de otherwise;
She's bound to be Sweet for all of her life,
And he's got All Angel for wife.
"That's WORTH at least twenty copies" and
the tickled editor began to juggle the extra
dollar in his mind.
Here's one more" he went on as he studied
the names. Charley Poor and Harriet Home
There's a good deal in that. possibly" and
he began to grind the machine and ran out
this:
An woman's trust in man is great
Surprising all endeavor;
Sweet Harriet leaves her Home content.
Though she be Poor forever.
.'By gravy" said the editor, chats a corker
I'll bet"
Hi, there" broke in the devil; ''there's q
fight on the corner and the feler's got out his
gun. and the editor dropped the muse and
hustled out for the news.