The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-07-04

IL 1OO 6Oh IWO lhAhS.
caps down, but few men write good
checks and good verse at the same
time"
We'll" be 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"
$50 that is what he meant" unused
Miss Ainsworth.
Whats what who meantT' 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"
mo-" explained Nettie. Il think you
will find that he said they were great y
ITS the same thing"
Great is a word capable of wider
latitude Of definition" she reminded
him. Read me some Of the verses"
you'll laugh" he commended
mo-" she promised: ''Pll be very
gOOQ ana quiet.
Here's one l thought up last night, -
he began bashfully:
my lady's eyes are blue and kind,
Her charms are charms of face and mind
Her equal would be hard to find;
IT'S she l love most dearly.
My ladys face is pure and sweet
My lady's hair is dainty, neat.
And trim her tiny little feet,
And she's an angel-nearly."
81 think that last line needs a little
polishing" said Miss Ainsworth grave
ly. The lady of the lines might object
to being called a near angel"
II say" cried Gerald in shocked
tones. you don't suppose meant that
do you? That's poetic license-to make
the rhyme, you know"
Suppose you make It. And she's an
angel, clearlyY" suggested Nettie
THAT would be more polite"
Gerry's face frightened ITS aw,
fully good of you to suggest that he
said. It's whole lot better"
lis there a second verseY' asked Net
tie.
mot yet" admitted Gerry, coloring
you see, the different verses should
be alike In meter. Now, when I start
second verse it sounds different.
had second verse to this It goes:
IT never loved another girl
With half the tender passion
That keeps my head ali in q whirl
In this unusual fashion.
If she would only give her love
To one who loves her dearly.
ia 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
urement
81 think" observed Gerry, that III
have the verse done in a 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. 81 think
you are more ingenious than poetical.'
But 1 want to be a poet" he pro
tested. 1--WE got such 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 1 coulC
get up the nerve to tell you her nam,
1 wouldn't have to write this stuff"
why don't you write her a propose
In rhymeT'
Didn't 1 tryT' he groaned. IT pu
in three weeks before ST. Valentine
trying to find rhyme for her name"
Now" announced Miss Ainswortl
triumphantly, Il know where one o
my valentines came from"
Rotten, wasn't itr' he asked de
spairingly.
well" she admitted, you nigh
have found a better rhyme for m.
name than let Le.'"
81 worked four hours to get that,
he asserted. You try It and see how
hard it is"
She went to the table and scribble,
on the fly leaf of book. Then sh
brought 1t TO him.
Your name might be Eva or Grace
/ Or Agnes or Annie or Lefty,
| But it's not, and I'll make a brave race
For the love Of the fair lady Nettie
"See how easy it is? p she demanded
as he looked up.
Il can do it myself now" he an
nounced as he in turn moved towart
the table Presently he returned t
the fireplace Read this, please" b
said as he handed her the sheet o.
the other side of the paper she read:
Her hair may be blond, black or red.
Her name may be Hettie or Lefty,
| But the girl l am anxious to wed
Is a brunette. and her name Is Nettie
That's what I've been trying to sa.
to you for most two years. he went Of
earnestly. "It may be bad verse, but
think I'll make a better husband thai
Will a poet Say Yes dear" b
urged.
And Nettie said, YES. dear" SO soft,