Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-02
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MaIk!ey Sought Aid 10 . Rhy'@
for 'Loosed."

Mr.. MarkIey was enkdseu oobho SS
ago In writing . poem. and IN tho
course OF the work he got stuck upon
a verse, and 1t occurred to him to call
upon Rev. DR.. Potts to ask for assist
ance. When the doctor came down 70
the parlor. Markley said:
Doctor. I called to see you confiden'
TALLY about . matter that has been
troubling me. and I want to get some
advice"
Every proper. very proper, said the
doctor. Il am always glad to md
young man turning his thoughts TO,
serious things. Now just tell me what
your experience has been. and then
will give you q couple Of good books to
read. 80 as to prepare yoL before you
make formal application for admission
to the church
Il think you misunderstood me-.
said Markley. THE trouble to which
l refer is not exactly that nature.
l."
"I see." said the doctor, you have
committed some crime: you are
prey to remorse. You want to unbo-
som yourself to me. Go en-. 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 l
am writing a poem. and l have got to
a place where I must find good word
to rhyme with 'loosed. and ] can't. 1t
bcthers me like the mischief.
"Oh, that IL 1t! Well. now. what Is
the situation? What are the facts OF
the case?"
We'll. you see. there Is a girl who
has been captured by the Indians. Her
lover, who Is the hero OF tho 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 ne 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
fsr when there are 30 many words IN
the dictionary. Hmm! femme see:
how would boost do? Would 1t do for
the + to boost that girl up tna'
treef
whs0 once he had unioosed 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 is not sufficiently affecting;
there 10 not enough poetry in It"
perhaps not" s-A the doctor:
well, then. what do yoa ny to 'roost!
'Robst' is . 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
lsy. but upon the whole l think I'd
rather not send the girl up that tree.
and as she is out in the midst OF
.rackless wilderness there's actually
no other place anywhere about for her
to roost Can't manage 1t anyway You
nx It."
NO! Well. let's see. loosed-
loosed-noOsed; how about noosed:
You might make the lover chase the
Indians with a lasso, and catch one
In the moose.
When his darling was unlooSed.
A savage brave he noosed.
Nov that seems to mo to be first
rate"
Don't strike me favorably." said
Marley. The way I've got it 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 a salesman tn . miF
inery store in New York, and those
people hardly ever know how to throw
the lasso. any way"
We'll. what do you say to 'use6s
You might put 1t:
She was glad to b unioosed
For to II she was not used.
Or suppose you take amused for m
stance and say:
Al his Efforts 80 get her unloosed
She was very greatly amused.
And then you might use the word re
fused" and hx II somehow this way:
After he got her completely unioosed
He wanted to kiss her but she refused.
Or:
TO kiss him she couldn't Be- induced.
I'm afraid not" said Markley, Ten
nyxou and those other fellows never
male amused rhyme with 'unlocsed:'
and as for the others. I couldn't say
she refused to kiss him. for IN the
very next line assert that she PUSHES
into his arms and smothsrs him with
her endearing kisses. Blamed IL l
know what we'll do about II. I've got
Q notioa to write 10 Rudyard kipl;ng
to ask him"