The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-07-14
A VALENTINE
VERSE

ONrE upon time Drouei wrote a val
ue verse 20 girl aul sent it
na-a foolish thing % lo. aud lrsu-
H~laiis foolish But rre gil in
exceptionally pretty and
charming and Drouet qua not then
frlw rtAf she is as mischieyogs as ca
irltil. H4a b. known this lt is pos
t.J me verse would not have been
.--t
Ile erl scratches Tor living by
z la- u the daily press and The maya
1Lr, ~ 500 scanned Tie verse critical
,. 10 more than one sense She smiled
Ct-rr AAttie. amused bI' nevertheless
Iea-e womanWise. 10 receive 10. read
il tr several times after she almost
klea T. ty heart. aud tucked il away ln
;.e souvenir corner OF her desk Then
s. i.r-., an about IL for some time
Qe u- a little bio 81 verse some
or -ea, Elk she explained with blush
WI le dearest chum pulled Il forth
q. cav and insisted upon looking 81
own is- been thinking III throw
.l- .'tt4t stuff away before long
A-a statement il not strictly true
ssve. rte purpose OF changing tho sub-
u Eur the girl hat begun 20 like
~. as. very much by that time. and felt
--a lrling.y unwilling % talk about
ta AsaiH She read the paper tucked
: .nas and forgot all about ID once
Ll- ast month she received a letter
r = coun'ryman OF high-sounding
tart Ao wrote that he was preparing
a. anthology Of Chicago poets Might
~ rn' include the name Of the girl. some
q whose lovely verses lie had seen. and
~-l-l She not kindly furnish him with
in- names u other Chicago poets whom
FL mirht know?
Tie girl. who had no mind 10 later
subscribe 10 a costly. ieather-bounl
hie-edged list Of unknown writers.
merely Tor the not altogether unaccus- ]
Toned pleasure Of seeing her name in I
ir.at. briefly answered that she felt
quite unworthy OF the offered honor.
hAt vas about 70 close the letter when |
brilliant thought flashed into her I
.alsAter loving mind She added a line I
tAs hat John Drouet. q No La 4
s@ir street had done some beautiful \
verse
lAe girl had no thought that she would \
'+tr hear more from the matter. unless
ief John Drouet should happen "a 4
me- I'm that he had heard from the
country literateur with the i'm
i.tssise name. But she laughed mer
itt over the matter in secret every time
1T memory required to her. She hoped.
'to mat John Drouet would somehow
Manage 20 let her know II he ala hear
I. M 'he anthology compiler so that
=. Misht enjoy some open merriment
{ -is expense. The anthology man evil
-tl'.y believed in prompt action. Three
aiier mailing her own reply the
'- received a letter from the man
-'se verse she had recommended.
Lear Miss Martha" so he addressed
The Enclosed letter Is seIf-explan.
10Y Since you were good enough
Y commend my poetry to this man.
4 5000 enough 10 write something for
lF % send him. You kn-w | can't
'''t Poetry. In fact. never wrote
n, one bit OF verse in my life
.nned TO the top Of this letter was
Asfid epis;le from the Astrological
-p.ier The florid epistle explained
-a' Miss Marcia Cunning. Washing.
.n aonicvard. had spoken admiringly
Joan Drouets verse. The girl. high.
AMUSED. was by no mean ready to
Fe from the field in fat OF John
II .aet She copied the valentine verse
!. 'fns i OF TO the author.
i'oE about this for real poetry" ,
Y iesssly inquired.