Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-03-13
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,gitfrary lartraits.
THE POET MOORE,


i THE PoETMooRE. q ,A
: A, lady, who had the good1fer-
! tune todbe present alta party IN
I Dublin, the evening of the day
when the first, volumei of Moores'
2 Melodies was given to the world,9
was recalling hhe circumstance I'M
SO graphic aolmanner,fa that We
think her story may interest etf-o
els as much as it did MS. At that
time; our now aged friend must
z have Eeen of remarkable beauty
an enthusiastic girl, brought up
in deep seclusion; married in her
seventeeth year to an officer, with o
whom she was sebout to leave her
native land. OF Little's. poems, /,
2 the atdnt courier of Moores fame, !,
she had never heard; and though
the"melodissT of herecuHtry were Z
familiar to her ear and lip, she
did not. think that they were {
known except by those who had.
learned them Fl, M the peasantry,
F'The pretty bride7 was SO new TO -
the world, that her husband al
mcst ftutored her, as our gran
dame uttered US. f.Now, my dear,
hold up your head, hold 5your
tongue. and remember-your. cur
ftesy." Hebeggedo Of her, whatev-
ier occurred, .'to 1oskamo guesho,,,s..'
1t was that event inDia country
3lady's life, "her, first town party;y' 2
and she was, of course, 'perpetuallyes
charmed, confused, and blushing. :
Presently, she heard various whis. /,
Iers in the rCCn4.'Is lie ec1ne??' ?''--.s 14 .
I'tWilI he come:F' is he dfFtaiina
to eemeY Nasueioideas Of thee
= Lord Lieutenant, that cynesme off,
Irish eyes-of the con nander Of
the garlisor--foated leiore her;
the lady of the, house ask, dsher
daughter if tie Jeek. was PLACED
open, on the piano, "w here he could
see it at onee?Y and a dczen sweet
faces pressed forward to inquire if g,
she' was .sceatuiia, sure 10 ccmezssl
and the reply called forth all the q
little bewitching "Oh dears.l2' and,
"Oh mys!' and "Oh thensl". which :
render the 's.brogue,'' the true. .ac-
cent Of Cupid. Tie qbedient wife !,
IA Gfiselda-would ask no ques-.-
tions; but She tried to reach the.
piano, and ascertain what "the;
book was, However, one page .
Of music is tco much like another
to have yielded much information,
As the evening me ted away, the !.
anxiety Of the hostess and her
friends increased to fever heat, I.
At last, a double knock, and the:
hero Of that and many other
evenings entered. az saw, csn-.-
tinpcd cur friend, very, rery lit /.
tie man, withoutstar or ribbor-aot.
the lord lieutenant! / was SO dis !
appointed, / even thought him, ug-
~ | looked. at, all the radiant
officers, and wondered rho the. 4
little man was. Then came. fne i.
speeches from the hostess, and
there gathered round him all The
old and young. ives provoked;
all this fuss for a little tiny man in
black who was neitherthe lord-lieu-
tenant nor an officer. i sat down
sulkily at the end of the grand,
piano, and they, showing him the :
first number Of his own melodies, d
asked him to sing. He said some
thing-I did not hear exactly, 1.
what-about not being prepared; !,
but sat down, and with bis small ;,
delicate hands preluded a moment,
and then sang Rich AND. RARE.'
& Before he had get to the =. saY d
Fp3Sa ------brght gold ring, jrof9sE 60
was spell-bound, The Head.
slightly ppturned: the white, full.
high brow, over which his sifkenl /,
hair lay inrich folds; the brightest
tenderest, and most loving eyes
; were eloquent Of expression; the
smiling mouth gave the most bird !
like gushin0 m,1sic. evarxr u.or,f
was heard, and not only heard, ;
but felt; and every eye fxed upon
the,flpoet Of, all circles" When
he finished, the burst of enthusi-
asm was electric; and his thanking
smile, as he glanced arOund, en-
boldened his audience to exelaim, 2
as with one voice, "anpther! anoth-.7
err He sat dowHuthe brilliancy
Of his expression faded; the spark