Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1901 — Only a Matter of Detail. [ARTICLE]

Only a Matter of Detail.

The gifted poet had been engaged by the publisher* of the magazine to write a sonnet “Alfred,” said his wife, coming timidly, Into his study, “the boy has called again for that poem.” “Test him to come around in about half an hour,” replied the poet. “I’ve got the rhymes fixed. All I have to do now is to fill in the lines.”—Chicago Tribune.