Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-02-21
Annie Laurie.

over. for the beauty and simplicity OF ITS
words, its easy, flowing, and expressive
melody, has lately received an addltio.la.
impetus to its popularity by the ioilo"Ins
incident, said to have occurred IN -""'J
land /
A small select company, had asSe'n apa.
in pleasant parior, and were re s"'S
entered whose necuIiar face ana arr IN
.tontlv arr.s.ed attention. lie Was very I
n.Io x;tb that clear, vivid complexion /
frL;ab 5art- haired consumptlves 20 often
80 U;s locks were as black as jet, and
hang profusely upon a square "hi'e c'I'
lar. Ills eyes were large anu spi't'uSi,
and b;s brow such one as poet should
30 But for a certain wand erlng look,
. casual observer would have pronounced
Nm man ofuncommun intellectual pow
The words s'poor fellow and - how
.od he looks went the rounds rs he came
forward bowed TO the company, ami took
bi. seat One or two thoughtless girls
laugh ed as they whispered he was . love
cracked but the rest OF the company
treated him with respectful Difference
1t was ate in the evening when Singing
vas proposed, and to ask him to sing
Annie Laurie was a task Of uncommon
de icacy One song after another was
sung. and at last one named. At lts mem
ton the Young man grew deathlv pale, b.
did not SPEAK he seemed to be Instantly
Lost in reyerIe.
THE name Of the girl who treated him
40 badly was Annie" said lady, whisp-
ering to new guest" but, oh | wish
he would sing II; nobody else can DO 1t
justice.
No one dare sing Annie Laurie, be-
fore YOU Charles" said an elderly lady,
-, 10 n RI l. ia "a
the company with t2' she added timdiy.
lie did not reply for moment - his
lip. auiyered a little and then looking up
as If he was a spiritual presence, he be
gan Every sound was hushed-lt seemed
as If his voice were the voice oil an angel
The tones vibrated through nerve and
pulse and heart, and made one SILVER with
the pathos Of his feelings never was heard
melody in human voice like that = 80
plaintive, soulful-so tender and earn
est
He sat with his head thrown back his
eyes half closed - the locks OF his dark
hair glistening against his pale temples,
and his hands lightly folded before him ;
and as he sung through the following
et.nzas he seemed to shake from head 10
foot with heart-rending emotions:
MaxveIts1s banks arc bonny,
Where car falls the dew;
Gave M her proIn.se true
Gave me her promise true.
And ne'er forgot vii be,
But FOR benny Anuie Lsuris
Ia lag NE down and de
ner brow s ike the snow dri.t
Her throat IS like the swan,
Her features are the fairest
That e'crthe sun =houe
And dark blue is h-r ee,
And for oouuy Annie Laurie,
III lay down and die.
Ike the dew on the govan lying,
lie the IA o. her fairy feet,
And like winds in summer sghins,
Her voice is low and sweet
Her voice IS low and sweet
And shes a the weld &c I've.
And for benny Annie Lau-ls
Il lay down and die
A. he proceeded from line to line, and
verse 80 yerse, there was no more jcstin2
among the company-all was hushed a:
if by the silence cf death Many n ill.,
trembled and but few eyes hut We're we
with the t.ars of spontaneous pity anc
compassion
When finishing the last verse, he mad,
slight pause, gazed with n searching
longing expression about the room, gasp
cd forth
Ind for 5onny 4nnie Lauris
and slowly dropped his head backward
over the chair The black .ocks SCENE
10 row bIacker the white temples whit T
and the white lustroua eyes 20 slowly cios
with inex.,rcssible and forfuTInr anguish
There ,,as long and solemn NO, m%iSs, -
One glanced at aa9l 4Ft'iwy who had ur.red hin
strRfig laid her hand gently upon Iii
shoulder, saving:
Charles. Charlcs!'
Then came a hush, a thrill Of horro
crcpt through every frame, the poor tire
heart had ceased To heat
Charles the love-hetraved was dead
THR Garden Sror or AMERICA i hear
the love Of home oddly illustrated IN Or,
CON one night in a country bar room
Some vel dressed men, in state Of stron
drink, were loA,tinr Of the re-peetiv
PAGES Of natl ity
II SAID one, was born in Mississippi
whore the sun ever shines. and the ma.
nolias bloom all the year round
And /, sad another, was born !.
Kentucky-kentncky, the home Of imlas
.nped oratory, the home Of Cav. n
State. Of splendid women-of gaiIan
men
and said another. was born i
Nir4inia. the home Of Washington th
birth place OF Sn-csmcn. HE stat. @
chivalric deeds AMI noble hospitality !"
And |, saii yeilow>hairei IA, sal
w-faccd man. who was not Of this part,
A all AMI who Ia been qa.e,ly Ints;n.
short black clay PIPE - lie fire dgr.--
their magnificent conver> ton. And VA.
born IN the garden spot Of America"
Where j. that they said.
"Sksoukcyau. Name he renied Kin
&c YOU = razov-strop 2"
A woman thrown from a wac
Gpn WAS saved Il broken head bv
stalking on her waterfall.
Immense discoveries If d;a-
nnrI. IL -, Il n