Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-14
STORY OF THE SONGS.
A PatheficaI Musical Romance, by
Ell Perkins.

sundower," but to-day "My heart is full,
can hear it beat" feel like saying f1'm
broken-hearted milkman."
| ''Listen to my story!"
| 81 knew a little widow" Her name was
| "SWeet Evelina,n and she was the only
| daughter of "Old Grimes, that good old
man."
ave met by chance"-"'T in the
early Spring Time" less than ga hundred
years ago." DIN the cottage by the sea-
| Long Branch). "'Twasa calm still nighs,' y
when the stars, beautiful stars" shone in
the "Happy home above" that l met "Sweet
Evelina," "This dark girl dressed in blue"
"Sweet Eyelina" was "Sitting on the
stile" watching "a bold sailor boy'' as he
sang GA wet sheet and flowing sea" in
his "Home on the rolling Deep" ''She was
handsome creature, and she wore water
fall" If champagne Charley" had seen
her "Walking down Broadway" he would
have said, ooh, she is snch charmer"
Gas met this little widow" ''She cast
side glance and looked down."
cart thou dreaming, still dreaming,
Sweet Evelina,'" asked her father, "A fine
old English gentleman"
"'My heart is over the sea- father" re-
piled the unhappy daughter; "'My lower
is a sailyer boy'-1 cannot live always
single, and q should like to marry"
"'Sweet one,' what are the wild waves
saying asked odd Crimes"
"When 1 listen to the Shells of the
ocean, father, fancy hear them say,
Paddle your owR canoe but, father, pre-
fer to have somebody paddle it for me-"
"lf L was only married." continued
Evelina, "s'd be gay and happy Gn a cot
in the valley love-"
"'Sweet EveIna,'" l said, "T am a
young man from the country and q have
no one to love, none to caress mep Wilt
thou TCOme to my mountain home'-'Come
and be my bride?'"
"'Yes, l should like to marry" replied
'The beautiful dreamer "but MY first
love- Capt. Jinks,' Il can ne'er forget "
"'WOn't you tell me why, Robin?' L in
terrupted, as | took from her hand THE
last rose of SUMMER 'Tis but little faded
flower 'Give, o, give it me-
"Ask me not why,' En-" she replied, then
saying, 'Tis all for thee,' as she handed me
the rose and asked, 'Will you love me then
as nOw?'"
"'With all my heart 1 love thee 1 re-
piled, "I would call me thine own Il am
fancy free,' 'The girl left behind me- 'She
has learned to love another and now,
Sweet Evelina,' you can live in my heart
and pay no rent"
81 cannot think You're f0oliug me-"
she replied, then smiling Chat bright smile
haunts me Silly, said, You'd better be off
with the old love before you're on with the
new Yes, Eli" she continued, "Can you
say, 'GoOd-by, sweetheart to sKittie Clyde
Nellie Bly, annie LAURIE Nellie Gray
Blue eyed Mary and Widow Machree,'
and let them all go up in a balloon for
me?"
eyes, dearest Loving, 1 trust in thee
l replied, "T viii be true to thee as odd
Dog Tray 0, Sweet Evelina,' l never
could prove false to thee" l sobbed, and
then said, "'Come, o, come with me- and
leave 'The old folks at home when the
swallows hOmeward fly,'" l continued,
"Wilt thou Come to the little brown
church?'"
'''Breathe softly Eli" said Evelina,
"Can't you wait for the wagon?'"
''No, MY dark girl dressed in blue >
Come haste to the wedding You shall be
the merriest girl that's OUT Thou art so
near, and yet so far"
dream love- dream love of AUD Lang
Syne,'" she murHured in her sleep. Then
taking out her handkerchief she exclaimed,
$50, We tears" Then she continued, "I
will offer thee this hand Of mine,' if Thou
wilt love me then as now"
"And send off Dandy Jim,' Champagne
Charley pat Malloy,' Ben Bolt,' Old Dan
Tucker and all the Boys in Blue?'"
"NO, no." exclaimed "Sweet Evelina,"
"Not for Joseph" you ask too much. How
| love the military you may have John
Anderson but L cannot give up Captain
Jinks,' 20 the Captain with his whiskers,'
for lie was handsome man.
"False Onen' l shrieked, looking out on
the 'Murmuring sea, GLOW can leave
thee" when thou art gone from my gaze
like beautiful star and l am wondering
WheTe are the hopes that | cherished,'
YoU will think of me?' | asked.
eyes, Pm leaving thee in SORROW and
Ill think of thee, ," she replied, as she
tripped Lovely as Rose 'AlOng the beach
Of Long Branch humming Then you'll
remember me-
"Then, Sweet EVelina,'" l said, 81 must
say Sweet love, good night to thee,' 'Ye
soft blue eyes, good night, Il cannot sing
the old songs for My heart is lonely now
With my Heart bowed down. | thought 1T
is better to laugh than be sighing,' for 'We
may be happy yet Then dropping in at
the West End, l said, Landlord, fill The
flowing bowl and wen drink, boys, drink, ;
till Five O'Clock in the morning."