Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1909-06-17
A POETIC
DIFFICULTY
Markley Sought Aid in a Rhyme
for ''Loosed."

Mr. Markley was engaged some time
ago In writing a poem, and In the |
course OF the work he got stuck upon |
verse, and 1t occurred to him to call |
upon Rev. DR.. Potts to ask for assist
ance. When the doctor came down to
the parlor, Markley said:
Doctor, called to see you confiden-
TALLY about a matter that has been
troubling me, and want to get some
advice"
Very proper, very proper" said the
doctor. Il am always glad to find a
young man turning his thoughts to
serious things Now just tell me what
your experience has been, and then /
will give you couple of good books to
read, so as to prepare you before you
make formal application for admission
to the church.
Il think you misunderstood me"
said Markley. The trouble TO which
I refer is not exactly that nature
+"
81 see." said the doctor, "you have
committed some crime; you are a
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
criminal to confess before he makes
restitution. Have you embezzled
money, or have you"
'Oh, not at all The fact is that |
am writing a poem, and have got to
a place where / must find good word
to rhyme with loosed,' and ] can't. 1t
bothers me like the mischief"
oh that is it! 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 is the hero OF the story,
pursues the savages. At last he over
takes them, and, after driving them
off, he finds that girl tied to tree.
They were going to kill her, you know.
Well, now, my point is that he UNI
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 suf-
fer when there are so many words in
the dictionary. Hmm! femme see;
how would boost do? Would ii do for
the lover to boost that girl up that
tree?
When once he had Embossed her,
UP the tree he tried to boost her.
how's that?"
TT hardly is the thing" said Mark
he rh &c idea
of the lover boosting his darling up a
maple tree is not sufficiently affecting;
there is not enough poetry in it.
Perhaps not" said the doctor
well, then, what do you say to 'roostY
'Roost' is good rhyme.
When the maiden was Embossed,
| She went up the tree to roost
Something like that, you know"
II thought of 'roost," replied Mark
ley, but upon the whole | think I'd
rather not send the girl up that tree,
and as she is out in the midst of a
trackless wilderness there's actually
no other place anywhere about for her
to roost Can't manage it anyway you
fix It,"
mo? Well, let's see, loosed-
! loosed-noosed; how about 'noosed?
You might make the lover chase the
Indians with lasso, and catch one
in the moose
/ When his darling was unloosed,
savage brave he noosed.
Now that seems to me to be first
rate"
Don't strike me favorably," said
] Marlrlau srTha NOV I've UOt II 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 in mil
linery store in New York, and those
people hardly ever know how to throw
the lasso, any way"
We'll, what do you say to used?
You might put it.:
She was glad to be unloosed
For to 1t she was not used
Or suppose you take amused for In
stance and say:
| At his efforts to get her Embossed
She was very greatly amused.
And then you might use the word re
fused" and fix it somehow this way
After he got her completely Embossed
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 unloosed;'
and as for the others, ! couldn't say
she refused to kiss him, for in the
very next line | assert that she rushes
into his arms and smothers him with
her endearing kisses Blamed If
know what wen do about 1t. I've got
a notion to write to Rudyard Kipling
TO ask him"
slow would il do to invent new
word?" asked the doctor 1t would
be original and 1t would attract at
tention. Say, for instance, you con-
struct such word as 'glugloost,' and ar
range II In this way
When his darling was Embossed
| Thay Iaanad upon their horses and Rlu-