The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1872-10-10
Story Of the Songs.
BY ELI PERKINS.

big sunfiOwer,' but to-day My heart
is so full 1 can hear it beat / feel
like saying Pm a brOken-hearted
milkman.'
| Listen to my stOryp
Il knew a little widow Her name
was Sweet Evelina,' and she was the
only daughter of 'Old Grimes, that
good old man.
we met by chance,' Twas in the
early spring-time,' less than "a hun
years ago. In the cottage by the sea,
/ (LOng Branch. )-"Twas calm still
night when the stars, Beautiful
stars shOne in the Happy home
above that / met Sweet Evelina,' ,
The dark girl dressed in blue.'
Sweet Evelina' was Sitting on the
stile,' Watchin "A bold sailor OOy,i as
he sang a wet sheet and a flowing
sea- in his Home on the rolling
Deep She was handsome Great
ure, and she wore a WATERFALL If
Champagne Charley had seen her
Walking down Broadway he would
have said, 20, she is such a charmerv
iAs 1 met this little widow She
cast a glance and looked down.
Art thou Dreaming, still dreaming
Sweet Evelina,' asked her father,
"A fine old English gentleman
My heart is over the sea- faith
err" replied the unhappy daughter,
My lOvyer is a sailyer bOy'-I can
not live always single, and Il should
like to marry"
" Sweet one,' what are the wild
waves saying. " asked old Grimes.'
"When listen to the shells of the
ocean, father, fancy 1 hear them
say Paddle your own canOe;' but,
father, 1 prefer to have somebody
paddle it for me-"
III was only married." " con-
tinued Evelina, a. 'I'd be gay and hap
py,' in a cot in the valley 1 love-"
" Sweet Evelina,' said, Pm
u young man from the country and
Il have no one to love, none to earess
mep Wilt thou Come to my noun
tain hOme'-'COme and be my brideu" "
Yes, should like to marry
replied The beautiful dreamer "but
My first love- Captain Jinks, L can
ne'er forget
F" Won't you tell me why, Rob
in p" interrupted, as 1 took from
her hand The last rose of summer
d" Otis but little faded flower Give,
o, give it to me-"
"'Ask me not why Eli,D she re-
piled, then saying {" Wis all for
thee y she handed me the rose and
asked, " Will you love me then as
now p"
"'with all my heart I love thee, =" I |
replied; 81 would call thee my own !
i am fancy free.' The girl left be- |
hind 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 fJoling
me-" she replied, then smiling ('That |
bright smile haunts me still,'J said, |
You'd better be OFF with the old love |
before you're on the new Yes, Eli"
she continued, "Can you say, Good |
by, sweetheart to 'Kittie Clyde |
Nelly Bly, Annie Laurie Nelly /
Gray 'Blue-Eyed Mary and 'Wid- |
Ow Machree,' and let them all go up |
in balloon for me?"
ayes, dearest, Loving, L trust in /
three, -" replied, " Il will be true to
tnee' as old Dog Tray o, Sweet
Evelina,' Il never could prove false
to thee,'" 1 sObbed and then said,
g Come, o, come with me- and leave
The old folks at home.' when the
swallows homeward fly" L eontin-
ued, "Wilt thou Come to the little
brown church %"
"'Breathe sOftly,' Eli" said Eve
lima. "Can't you Wait for the wag-
On@"
$40, MY dark girl dressed in blue,'
Come haste t. the weddingp you
shall be the merriest girl that's Out;'
'Thou art so near, and yet so far"
Evelina fell into a trance. "'Sleep-
ing dream love, dream love of tAuld
Lang Syne,'" she murmured IN her
sleep. Then taking out her handker-
chief she exclaimed, 40, We tears
Then she continued, "'I will offer
thee this hand of mine, if Thou wilt
love me then as nOw.'"
"Wilt thou ," l asked, seizing her
hand-"and send Off Dandy Jim,'
Champagne Charley Pat MallOy,'
Ben Bolt odd Dan Tucker and all
the "BOys in Blue?'"
''NO, no." exclaimed Sweet Eve
lina.' "'NOt for Joseph you ask to
much. How 1 love the military p
you may have John Anderson but
| cannot give up Captain Jinks,' %,
the Captain with his whiskers,' for
He was a handsome man,"
"False One!n l shrieked, looking
lut on the 'Murmuring sea- "'HOw
IAN leave thee% When thou art
gone from my gaze like a beautiful
star and am wondering Where are
the hopes that cherished you will
.hink of me? / asked.
ayes, I'm leaving thee in soTrOw,' |
and 'I'll think of tEee,'" she replied,
As she tripped lovely as a Rose,
Along the beach at Long Branch
lumming " Then you'll remember
me-
''Then, Sweet Evelina,'" said, II ,
must say Sweet love, good night to !
.hee,' 'Ye soft blue eyes, good night y ,
/ cannot sing the old songs for My
heart is lonely now with my Heart ,
bowed down. Il thought it better to
augh than be sighing,' for we may
De happy yet Then dropping in at
he West End, I said, Landlord, fill (
the flowing bowl, til Five o'clock in
.he morning."