The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-27
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The song of "The Wearing of the Green,n
in ATrdh-Rd-POJue, is not claimed by Mr.. Bou-
Cicault as original, any more than the ''RY1
Artillery, in the Colleen Barn. 1t is a familiar
song in many parts of Ireland, and Mr. Bouci-
cault had the taste to select 1t, and carry it
into popularity. He substitutes Napper
Tandyn for Napoleon Bonaparte, and omits the
refrain. Here is the old version:-
j met NapO con SOnaparte,
He took me by the hand
He asKed-How's Old Ireland
And how does she stand?
She's the most distressfu country
That ever you have seen,
For they hanging men and women
For "WeaIIng OF the Green"
But the green 1t shall be wore,
And the orange shall be tore,
And the green flag of Ireland
Shall wave foreyermore.
The late European war played the mischief
with the German "orders" which used 70 deco
rate diplomatists' button holes. 1t killed off, in
scattering the little Princes, no less than eight
those OF st. George and the Guelphic OF Hano.
yer, the Golden Lion Of the Elector William OF
Military Marx, and OF the Lion Helmet OF Hesse,
those of the d'Or and of Adolphus OF Nassau.
Just imagine the distress OF diplomacy. Fortu
nately the Emperor MaXmihan's two orders
win last for few months longer, supposmg
they outlive the empire for week or two.
1t is the duty of each member of the Mt.
Holyoke Female Seminary to write an annual
letter, stating whether she is married or single,
how many children she has, and other partcu-
lars concerning her status and progress A young
lady of the class of 1861 has Just written to the
class secretary that she is not married, but that
she thinks she can see little cloud that ariseth
out OF the sky OF the future, like mans hand.
Prominent among the passengers on the
train recently wrecked on the New York Central
road was man whose only injury was a coat
badly split in the back and arms. He was
wildly walking the aisle OF a car, eXclaiming,
''It will cost this company pile to settle with
me. / tell you, it will cost ten thousand dollars
TO pay me for this hurt
"A poor woman in ST. Louis, arrested for
stealing shirt, created so much sympathy when
brought before the Court, that she was acquitted
without trial after which a purse was raised
for her amongst the lawyers. The attorney who
was TO have prosecuted her then hired her as a
servant and took her home.
-Brixham, seafaring town in South Devon,
England, with a population of seven thousand,
is without resident attorney. The people are
on the best of terms with each other.
AS proof of the great emptiness OF Paris,
| it is mentioned that merchant who has a
capital of about million OF francs invested,
| took in only five pounds IN three days of August
The number of known suicides in England
| in 1864 was l340. In the seven years ls5S-64
| it has averaged sixty-siX in every million Of
| population.
The song was written by Edward Lyysaght; tht
| author OF ''The Sprig OF Shillelah,n Kate o
Gamayilia," ''No Union,o and other popular
songs of the close of the last century.
The King of Greece is casting sleeps eye
AT the Princess Louisa OF England. Gladstone
has gone TO Athens 10 inquire into the younl
mans character. -
The green.eyed monster is no respecter 0
persons. negro OF Alabama lately shot hi
sweetheart because she showed favor to anothe
| colored man /
| The original "Pauline" of the Lady 0
| Lyons, Miss Helen Faucit, is advertised TO TAX
her farewell OF the English stage at Drury Lane
The musc-halls OF London have beaten tn
theatres, and offer large prices Tor operas an
| prizes for singers.
An Asylum for colored unatics is about t
be erected in Tennessee. II will cost S27 900.
The New York fall style of hat is name
after the trotting horse Dexter.
Since the war, house rents in Mobile hay
advanced 400 per cent
--Balfe has written some new music for "Roc
Me TO Sleep, Mother"
A selfish class FishmOagers (sell-dsh).