Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-04-15
"FATHER, COME HOME

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4 . This popular song, which has
imoved 50 many hearts in this coun
try, has been received with equa
favor in Europe, and The Station
er gives an account Of the singing
Eof it in one Of the music halls o.
4 London. There was q stage, will
Igaudy drop scene, orchestra, &C..
After various performances this
Ipiece was announced. The account
saws. O1d HaE
y presently q female came in from
of the curtain, amidst great ap.
lplause, and commenced, Father
dear Father, etc. Every word was
distinct, and she sang the ballad
with great.feelihg. lii order, how.
ever, to fully describe the scene
which followed each verse, it is
necessary to give little Mary's
song;
| " .
Father, dear father, come homo with me now
| The clock in the steeple strikes one Gong
You promised, dear father, that you would
Assoon as your days work was done.
Our fire has gone out-Our home is all dark,
And mothers been watching since tea,
With poor little Benny so sick in her arms,
And no one to help her but me.
Hearthe sweet voice Of theehild# wree N
Which the night Winds repeat as they moan,
o who could resist this most plaintive Ofpray-
ersp
Please father, dear father, come home. y
AO0me home, come home, come home,
Please father, dear father, come home.
At the conclusion of the last line
the drop scene drew up, disclosing
the father sitting at the door of a
public house, in drunken, bemud-
died state, with pot and pipe before
him, Little Mary was trying to
drag him from his seat, at the same
time pointing to a curtain behind,
as she took up the refrain from the
landy, and touchingly sang "Come
home,5p etc! f@Fhis other curtain
was now drawn aside, disclosing q
wretched room with the poor moth
er sitting on thegroundwith a sick
.ly-looki1g boyrin her lap.r and in
the act of feeding him with a speon.
Simultaneously y-with the drawing Of
the curtain the lime LIGHT was bTo't
to bear uponJ the tableaux. eiyin.
them a truly startling effect, AT.
ter aymoment orutwo the actldfon
came down, and the ladv proceed.
edI uA9 aat ,ot din uoflI diF
\ a4s6,. s5ads "a, agq,l !. l, Jay ,, q, m, Il LIa,.q, : |, 4, -
F6e CLOCK Kin in the stee bio % Strikes tSob W Gong g
The gong TiaE( ,o. oro,vr colder and Rernv i.
worse, ..,,,.. ~. I ,.,.,, I,, no =. 2 ''-''
fndeed @ 6e i Is 9VSa e says S S he WIN die
PerRaPs before tSs morning shall dawn n
Come quickly, or he VIM be g0nS-
Hear the sweet voice of tho child,
Which the night y. winds ES 4 EepeGt9 they moan
! SrS ersP O'ii0 ~ i'' s,@o-J O = ~ % '''II~w
i Come home, come home, come home,
Please, father, dear father, come home.
N' '"'NF
B, The act drOD rises again. and now
7eLI...ya.4., :,
the cnllQ mas nOlQ iOI'Une' pewter
sstrx,iv,o, to-.talre IL frnuF the
~ N,1-.,5s.-N
drnnkenparent, and, as she contln-
ues tlle iasG " CWo IllsSrs, Ooilc noiiiiie'oI
DC. 80 the other curtain is drawn
,;Ja no \ - ,7o1,+ son AM obild
stretebed out,on its mothers LAM
,1is.gS, 1.iT'I- ssi.1,Gf I,.I,.Tii '5f3
and as 1t just raises alts LILLE nead
ana li.hs lalls pacH WlEI1 n " = gasp WY lne
releoIin 9ssrongiy &c a. Upon
IL, there t was = FeallCyi apout tnc
whole, terrible 70 Nla view w.. Soes @ y were p,
neaTq from aIl paFIs olltnes nan,
coming from Jhe IeamfGaalle IeamfGaalle pofuon ~
glle Y aualehee'o Wllle e, Tears gtrlGkled exc
tie doWh ! maany pia r. maze cneek' Even
the lacy sang she ,e, song was i' ~,
lttescted, and copld scarcelyaproceed
wlth the tnlrd verse 'al as,i aH3 ia7s
Father % dear father come bone With me now %
gong gong gonsj Z ing RI - - TNS s5SSia4
The house is 50 lonely tne hogis are 50 long,
Yes, We Ne are slons-poor BeppiS / dead,a ii 4
ana s SeEy Sge 6gs tbato sad
u wSnttokiss pspa--soqa hightlN ba09 /, 4
Hear He t6e see swsetyoice a of Il the child aai4 I 5aa
Which the nigh, ,. winds z, repea%9s tthey gmoan
Z eTssl @ ~ Vlls ls'i'' 'S'f ' d ~ isT 6sS 5sG',