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tley Sought Aid 10 . Ry&
for "Loosed."

ago In writing . poem. and In the
I course OF the work he got stuck upon
| a verse. and II occurred to him to call
upon Rev DIR. Potts TO ask for assist
ance. When the doctor came down to
the parlor. Marley said:
Doctor, l called to see you confiden-
! TALLY about a matter that has been
! troubling me. and l want to get some
advice"
every proper. very proper" said the
doctor. Il am always glad to find a
young mai turning his thoughts to
serious things. Now just tell me what
your experience has been. and then !
will give you a couple Of good books to
read. 30 as to prepare you before you
make formal application for admission
to the church.
II think you misunderstood me"
said Markley. The trouble to which
| refer Is not exactly that nature.
l."
II see." said the doctor. you have
committed some crime; you are a
prey to remorse You want to unbo-
som yourself to me. Go On. Sir go
on! Tell me the whole melancholy
story. Nothing can be better than for
a criminal to confess before he makes
restitution. Have you embezzled
money. or have you"
"Oh, not at ALL The fact Is that
am writing q poem. and have got to
a place where l must find a good word
to rhyme with loosed.' and can't. 1t
bothers me like the mischief
"Oh, that Is 1t! Well. now. what Is
the situation? What are the facts OF
the case?"
We'll, you see, there Is girl who
has been captured by the Indians. Her
lover, Who 10 the hero Of the story.
pursues the savages. At last he over
takes them, and. after driving them
of, he finds that girl tied to tree.
They were going to kill her, you know.
Well, now, my point Is that he un-
loosed her and tried to get her out OF
the way before the Indians returned
but can't get the right word to rhyme
with 'lOosed
1T seems hard that you should sur
fer when there are SO many words In
the dictionary. Hmm! femme see:
how would boost do? Would it do for
the (. to boost that girl up mat
tree?
whS0 Once he had unloosed her.
Up the tree he tried to boost her
how's that"
1T hardly Is the thing" said Mark
ley. THE rhyme is good. but the idea
of the lover boosting his darling up
maple tree il not sufficiently affecting;
there is not enough poetry In It."
Perhaps not" said the doctor.
well, then. what do you say to 'roost!
'ROost' Is q good rhyme.
When the maiden was unloosed.
She went up the tree to roost
Something like that, you know"
Il thought Of 'roost." replied Mark
ley, but upon the whole I think I'D
rather not send the girl up that tree.
and as she Is out In the midst OF q
trackless wilderness there's actually
no other place anywhere about for her
to roost. Can't manage it anyway you
fx It,"
No! Well. let's see, loosed-
loosed-noosed; how about 'noosed?
You might make the lover chase the
Indians with q lasso, and catch one
in the moose.
When his darling was unloossd.
A savage brave he noosed.
Now that seems to me to be hrst'
rate"
Don't strike me favorably." said
Markley. The way I've got 1t he has
nothing with him but double-bar-
relied gun. and he couldn't lasso an In.
dian with that. now could he? And
anyhow, he Is q salesman In q mil.
linery store In New York. and those
people hardly ever know how to throw
the lasso. any way.
Well. what do you say to 'used'G
You might put 1t:
She was glad to be Embossed.
For to II she vas not used
Or suppose you take amused for in
stance and say:
Al his efforts to get her unloOsed
She was very greatly amused.
And then you might use the word re
IuSeu anu TX ~ soufeno~ ehS way
After he got her completely unloosed
He wanted to kiss her but she refused.
Or:
To kiss him she couldn't be induced.
I'm afraid not" said Markley. Ten
nyson and those other fellows never
make amused rhyme with 'unioosed:'
and as for the others. I couldn't say
she refused to kiss him. for in the
very next line I assert that she rushes
into his arms and smothers him with
he, endearing kisses. Blamed II I
know what well do about II. I've got
. notion to write to Rudyard Kipling
to ask him"