The Democratic advocate., 1871-07-13
From Harpr's Kagasins for Jaiy.
The star-spangled Banner. /"
now IT WAS ooarosrD AND SET TO MUSIC.

now IT WAS COMPOSED AND SET TO MUSIC.
And you knew Francis Key 7"
Knew him" Why he lived but a
few doors above my fathers house
There we're once two broth .rs, John
Ross and Philip Barton Key. Philip
was an officer in the British army dur.
ing the Revolutionary war, while John
was 10 that Of the United States. John
lived on Pipes Creek. near Tapeytowu,
Frederick County, Maryland, where
Francis and his sister Anna, John 3
only children, were born. There was an
exiled Scotchman, Mr.. Bruce-said to
have been heir to the throne ofScotland-
who had built mill on Pipes Greek,
and there, in the company Of this noble
old aristocrat, Frank spent is very early
boyhood. The brothers, Philip ard
John, were large, manly looking .fel.
lows, but Frank and Anna were Of much
smaller mould. Anna Key was beau.
tiful little girl, with the cheerfullest
face and most pleasant smile | ever saw
When they moved into town, near my
40 ~ go 10 TO- so"u, IN 'oa
B. fancy, then at the head of the
Frederick bar. Roger was tall, gaunt
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all about the bombardment of Fort
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