The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-09-17
Tales Worth Telling

THE LAST LINE.

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You're just the person wanted. WhaI
rhymes with west?'
! Best" l said, as / took her hand.
But that's done It already
Then blessed, dressed, undressed
oh, there are millions What is it al
about this timer"
"1ts--Oh well, never mind the pa
per But it goes like this
There was a young man of the West
Who remarked to the girl he loved
best,
As he dropped on his knees,
Will you marry me, please?'
and then you put in the last line al
usual"
Rotten" l said. Whoever makes
them up, and why ever do you go II
for them? You're simply throwing
ts!xpence away. How many does this
maker"
This really is the last" said Doro.
thy, blushing.
That's what you always say. What
was the last last one?' There was a
young man Of Bury st. Edmunds'
found you two beautiful rhymes my
self, and even then you never got a
prize. 1t shows that they don't look
at all the answers"
/ was fairly annoyed. In the first
place I had come to see Dorothy for a
particular purpose, and didn't want to
be put off with silly Limerick; and in
the second, when you do really find
two beautiful rhymes to a difficult east
ern town like Bury St. Edmunds--
I'm so sorry" said Dorothy do
just help me this time, and promise
won't ask you again But I should
like to get one prize"
"Oh, very well then. What was the
verse;"
| She repeated the four lines.
Yes, I see. Now we must go into
this carefully. We mustn't be in a
hurry" t..
mo" said Dorothy.
There was young man of the
West We're practically settling his
fate, you know The poor chap is on
his knees waiting for his answer
"Oh, is the fifth line to be his an
swer." ..
obviously. And she answered, oh,
tum ii tum tum."
That wouldn't help him much, 4"
smiled Dorothy
1.-THE fifth line is the answer" I said
Yes, or No"
Really, this is so sudden. can't
be Anyhow. Yes or No wouldn't
rhyme" ..
"Of course not. But l must have
the general idea before I can make up
the line"
81 see. Well then, Mono, Yes
yes, no, 1 don't know
I'm very sorry" I said, "but 1 can't
possibly get all that into one line"
" Guest crest, pressed" murmur-
ed Dorothy.
Come" said. try to put yourself
in her place. What would you have
answered."
But 1 don't know what the man
was like?"
HE said please I don't think he
was a bad chap"
What does of the West mean? Had
he got a West-country accent?"
Il think it means the, West-end.
may be mistaken, but imagine him
rather decent fellow"
"Oh?"
A good all-round sort of man." I
said, warming to it. 81 shouldn't be
to hear that he'd made up
some pretty good last lines in his
time"
g Then wish I'd known him"
Il can't say it in cold blood like this"
smiled Dorothy. TITS too awful"
Very well then. Well pretend that
I'm the young man of the West"
How funny! You do live in the
West, don't your"
who said to the girl he loved best
as he dropped on his knees-it all fits
in exactly"
Does it?" said Dorothy, thought
fully, "All of it? But you're not on
your knees"
No, Dorothy, but I'm just going"
"oh, you deari"
IT'S the only way I said 1--WE
must get that last line right"
eyes" said Dorothy. ooh, think
I know now"
There was a young man of the west"
I began for the last time.
Who remarked to the girl he loved
BEST" said Dorothy.
viii you marry me, please?" and
l dropped on my knees.
Well, Wen let you imagine the rest.
Punch.
-lan