THE EDITOR AND THE POET.
"Are you a poet?" asked the editor, suspiciously, of the long-haired young man who sought an interview with him. " I'm — I'm a budding poet, sir," replied the young man, timidly. "Then I shall have to nip you in the bud," declared the editor, sternly. " Now, mark me, if ever you show your face here again I'll crack cocoanuts on it ! " " It's a hard world, sir," sighed the budding poet. "Yes, but it's not so hard as cocoanuts are, remember ! " said the editor, threateningly. And the budding poet, in haste to 'depart, tumbled down a flight of stairs and blossomed out at full length on the door mat.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5668, 12 September 1896, Page 7
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112THE EDITOR AND THE POET. Star (Christchurch), Issue 5668, 12 September 1896, Page 7
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