The gambler's wife.
Russell, Henry,1812-1900.
[Glasgow] : Poet's Box, 80 London Street, Glasgow,
[1866]
In one column.
'Price one penny'.
'Copies of this favourite song can only be had in the Poet's Box, 80 London Street, Glasgow'.
First lines read: Dark is the night-how dark-no light, no fire, / Cold on the hearth the last faint sparks expire, / Shiv'ring she watches by the cradle side, / For him who pledged her love last year a bride.
Dated at the foot of the sheet - 'Saturday morning, Dec. 22, 1866'.
Ballads, English
Gambling