The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-23

To YOU FOX TWO 1EARS.
caps down, but few men write good
checks and good verse at the same
time"
Well he said stubbornly, Il don't
think my checks would be protested,
and | write verse Bob Thompson said
they were first rate l read him some
the other night"
so that is what he meant" unused
Miss Ainsworth
Whats what who meant?" demand
ed Gerald
why. Bob said he had been to see
you the other evening and had had one
of the best laughs he has enjoyed in a
long time" she explained
He told me they were good
No" explained Nettie. Il think Won
will find that he said they We're great"
Its the same thing"
Great is Il word capable OF a wider
latitude of definition" she reminded
him. Read me some of the verses"
You'll laugh" he conten ed
NO" she promised; IN be very
good and quiet"
Here's one | thought up last night. "
be began bashfully:
MY lady's eyes are blue and kind.
Her charms are charm. cf .a,o and mind.
Her equal would be b, I'd to fnG
'Tis she l love most dearly.
My lady's face is pure ana sweet.
My lady'S hair is dainty Hrat
And trim her tiny little feet
And she's an aa nearly
Il think Stat l... III, needs little
polishing" said Mis-; Ainsworth grave
~ The lady Of the lac Hight object
to being called Il ne;r angel"
q say" cried Gorald in shocked
tones. you don't suppose meant that,
do you? That's poetic liccnse-to make
the rhyme. you know
suppose you make it. All she's IN
angel, clearly: suggested Nettie
That would be more polite"
Gerry's face Frightened. ITS aw-
fully good of you to suggest that" he
said. It's a whole lot better"
rs there second verse?' asked Net
tie.
Not yet" admitted Gerry, coloring
You see, the different verses should
be alike in meter. Now. when l start
a second verse it sounds different. /
had a second verse to this. 1t goes:
II never loved another girl
/ With half the tender passion
I That keeps my head all in a whirl
In this unusual fashion
! II she would only give her love
/ To one who loves her dearly
\ I'd think the stars in heaven above
Like her eyes shone more clearly"
He paused expectantly. Miss Aims
worth admitted that the verses were
scarcely of the same metrical meas.
/ brement
Il think" observed Gerry, that III
have the verse done in booklet where
| there is only one verse to every other
/ page and the rest of the paper is Gov
cred with pictures. Then. you see, II
would not matter so much"
you should be an inventor, Gerry
counseled Miss Ainsworth Il think
you are more ingenious than poetical.' $
Z buA want W pS a HOtts ut pIO'
tested. I've got such a lot of things
that dare not say to the girl herself,
It's the only way to let them come
out"
Nettie smiled Now it all comes
out" she declared. who is the lady.
Gerry?"
81 cannot tell you" said Goodsell, his
face crimsoning. You see, if l coult
} get up the nerve to tell you her name
l wouldn't have to write this stuff"
"Why don't you write her a propose
| in rhyme?"
Didn't l try?" he groaned. Il pu
in three weeks before St Valentine.
trying TO find a rhyme for her name"
Now" announced Miss Ainswortl
triumphantly, 81 know where one o.
my valentines came from
Rotten. wasn't itY' he asked de
spairingly.
WELL" she admitted. you nigh
have found better rhyme for m!
name than let he.'"