Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-11-18
The Poet, Tom Moore.

A lady who had the good lortun
to be present at party in Dublin
the evening of the day when the frs
volume of Moore's .ue50dies was Civ
en- to the world, was recalling the cir
cumstance in SO graphic a name
that we think her story may interes
others as much as it did US. A
that time our now aged friend mus
have been of remarkable beauty-al
enthusiastic girl, brought upin deel
seclusion, married in her seventeenth
year to an officer, with whom she Ma
about to leave her native land. 0
Little's poems, the a0ent courier o
Moore's fame, she had never heard
and, though the "melodies" of bel
country were familiar to her ear and
lip she did not think that they were
known except by th4 4se who had
learned them from the peasantry.-
"The pretty BRIDE was so new to
the world that her husband almost
tutored her, as our CRANE lame tutored
ius-"Now, my dear, hold up your
head, hold your tongue, and remem-
Der your curtsey." He begged Of
her, whatever occurred, 'to ask no
l0aesfiolis." It was that great event
in country lady's life, cher first
town party" and she was, of course,
perpetutl!y charmed, co pfused and
blushing. Presently she heard va
rious whispers in the roo m-"Is he
Gomez" "WiII lie come" /" as he
certain TO Gomez Vague ideas Of
the Lori Lieateuapt, that cynosure
of Irish eyes-of the commander Of
the gafrison-aoated before her;
then the lady Of the house asked her
daughter if the book WIS placed on
the piano, where he could see it at
once! And dozen sweet fces
pressed forward to inquire if 'tbe"
was "certain sure to Gomez and the
reply called forth all the little be-
witebing fOh dears. ? and "0b mys!'
and "Oh thens!" wbi ich rendered the
"brogue" the true accents of Cupid.
The obedient wife--a very Griselda
would ask no questions; but she
TRIED to reach the piano, and ascer-
/ tain what 'the book was. Howey-
er, one page Of music is too much
like another to have yielded much
information. AS the evening melted
pway, the anxiety of the hostess and
her friends increased 10 fever heat
At last, a GDcbie I & : az tho he-
70 Of that and many other evenings,
entered. Il saw" Poutirued our
friend, "a very, yery little man, with
out star or ribbon-not the lord-lieu-
tenant! l was so disappointed; |
ven thought him ugly ] looked
at all the radiant ofhd ders and Won
dered who the little ma b was. Then
Cd me fine speeches from the hostess;
and there gatbesed rout td all the old
and young. was provoked; all this
fuss for little tiny ihan in black,
who was neither the lord-lientenant
nor an officer. ] sat down sulkily at
the end of the piano, and resolved
not to look at him. Presently<the
hos tess maLcauvred him to the pi
ano and then, showing him the first
number Of his own melodies, asked
him to sing. He said something :
I did not hear exactly what about
not being prepared, but sat down and
with his small, delicate hands pre-
luded a moment and then sang
'RIcH AND RARE Before he had got
to the
-bright gold rirg,
| was spell-bound. The head slight
ly upturned: tho white, full, brow,
oyer which his silkeh hair lay in rich
folds; the brightest, tendelest, most
loving eyes were eloquent of express
sion; the smiling mouth gave forth
the most bird-like, gushing music;
every word was heard, and not only
heard, but felt; and every eye fixed
upon the poet Of all circles. When
he finished, the burst Of enthusiasm
was electric, and his thanking smile,
as he glanced Found, emboldened his
audience to exclaiin, as with one
voice, Another! andtheT!' lie sat
down; the brillianey of his expires
sion faded, the sparkling light Of
love in his eyes deepened into the
intense FIRE Of patriotism; lis form
dilated and he gave tbe line,
Go where glory voiis thee.
as il it was conlmanH from Heaven.
/ hqd been but a short fine married.