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5ESsHE, THE FLOWER On DrMHk-A = ~
This Is one Of those beautiful Scotch
songs which viii lste - long q lheEe ars
admirers Of pure poetry and m0sie Y en-
JOY ii. An interesting story CONNECTED
with The lyric viii Sc found below. MANY
Of our readers viii ihenk Us for repuplish
ing TIE song. which We quote from memo
Try.
The sun has ga'en dovn IN he lofty Den Ler
Aad i'iIil he rse sias . pss..ds en- ~
scene,
avhil. lonely 4 sitin ,As Iln summer slotai'g!
And muse On, swse, EsssE. lhe floN'r q
numblane.
Oh. sweet j. lie cot. 10 BE midst o. he heather.
Add sweet is the kirk Wi, is nanteo e. green.
Bal sEAetrr sne faHsI Sn1 dear % his 9osom
Is lovely Young Jssies The Flow'r q Dun.
bfAns.
she's<fnQdest as ony. &c, 5 blythe 4 Shes 5onny,
Add faf ihs siIisih, dsvesisd .. )
Wha'd blight ID is bloom The fair FIOE'fo'
Dumblane.
Sing on, thou sweet mAvis. Thy hymn 70 ~
eepin,,
Thou'rt dear to the echoes o. caldervood
Glen.
Sac dear 10 this bosom, sac ar,less and vinuin,
Il lovely young JrsslE. The Flov'r o. Dam
blame.
How lostweIe my days sill met wi my Jessie,
The sports o. the oiy seemed foolish and vain;
Fl meier saw a nym2h copd ca my dear lassif,
| Till met va sweet JKssiE, The FIoS'r p
Dumblane. r
Though pine were The station o. loftisst gran
denr.
/ Amidst lis confusion ia anguish ID pain. /
And reckon as naeihing he heigh. o is sPlen-
II wanting suee, Jr.srE, The Flow'r B. DUN
blane
The fair object Of the above song, was
bonny lassie 10 Dumblane. Her fami-
by we're: Of poor extraction. and Jessie
herself was contented With peasants
lot When Tannahill became acquainted
with her, she vas 10 her teens" .
slight dimple- checked, happy lassie her
hair yellow coloted and luxuriant, her
eyes large and full, opefdowing with the
yoluptoous languor which is so becoming
10 young 5lue eyes with golden lashes.--
Tannahill was struck with her beauty.
and, as ID sll things he was enthusiastic,
became forthwith her ardent wor.hippsr.
But herbeart was not 10 be won Young,
Elhdughtless, and painting TO know and see
the world, she left her poor amouranie
ito con songs 10 his mistress eye brows. !"
while she recklsssly rambled among the
ioweTy Dunblane. OF otfan evening sang
Il pd. III. -
I his inspired verses to him wlih the most
notifying nonchalanc9- This was two
fold misery toithe sensitive poet; a crea,
sursreO sweetly elegant. 50 dear 10 him,
20 very lovely and yet, wiihal,so sncased
10 insensihiliiy, as apparently neither to
Ire ssa "a RI Va bssply e %: ysI.s
ing for the caressss Of her lover. Twas
too much; 10 mark all this, and feel y
with the feeling Of poet. was the acme
Of misery. But the Flower Of Dunn
blame was not that Infesling rninagi1
native being- which Tannahill pictured
her. She was creature all feeling all
imagination, although the bard had not
that in bis person or manners 70 engage
her attention Or arrest her fancy. This
young affections are not TO be coDtEclleds
Lovs-sn-mighty love---must Be free
else il ceases 10 be love. Tannahill was
plain ia his person. and uncouth 10 biz
manners, and felt and expressed discpns
tent al the cruel Observation-Disclosures I
had beer bis unhappy fate almost invatias.
biz toencpunier. Jessie eR The contTary
locked Upon the world as = brilliant spec
taele Fat 10 be seen and sfjoysds al apaai
paradise full of beauty, Of heaven and d
earth where men talked forth 10 theIiTl
age IL their Creator. invested With The At
tributes, and womanIiro proudly amids
! the lovely creation. ..An angel IvensrateS
and .adored. To express dissaiisfacliot
under al thase circunstancss. vas, toRhei
mind, The exiravagaRce Of misanihroPe
the madness 81 real lover Of misery aHs
a Sufficient cause not to Fespecl him.
Both viewed lhe wosld through fals'
medium, and their deductions, allhoUghsa
/ variance. gave color 10 their minds aef
4 accelerated their faie. Jessie could 90
comprehend what appeared TO her the ri
lily Of her suitor. She relished not r.
siekly sentiment, and as oil womankahs
i ever did and do, she seemed > cdoihg h.
The bard was driven 10 desPsiF. aHd
summoniDg Up % unwon,ed energy Q
mind departed. and leii his adoredl be
4 youihf1l alterations. Soon aiserthis Pc
rriod tbe song 81 Jessie, the FloTers| Q
Y Dumhl ane together with the music, "a
Published II became public favoHies
was sung every wherein the leeatl E
y and al parties !; 4 world OF pause "a
\ sIiowered upon il from woman hatie TIsl
lips. add men became mad to k99s
llke adoied subject Of the lay. 10 I shoI
period il vas discovered. Jessie Mon
ffieIlb. The pretty peasant Of Dumolans
a. The favored one. From all qqarer
Young men and baehelcfssnocksd sosse
/ bet. sad Ter own sex waslcuFlons an
criiical Many promising youths paid hsl
y ADDRESSES 70 shsr. and experlehcyd Hth
sane reception Is her 6rsi lover. NsEsl
1ihsless, 81 last poor Jessie became rsall
enamoured. a rakish spark. from Midls
4 Than, adorned with education. being
polished msoDsrs. and confident ifo'
wealth ana superiority ofraqk, gained r.
/ yopng affections. She too sfsdolqE!fl
81 Trusted in his unhallowed professions 40
,lardor Of firs, love oyefcaue her hsii'
! Judgment, and. abandoning beFselt "a a I
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