The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-27
MI GRiNDFITHER'S cLOCK.


Not tu know Grnndiathcrs Clock ar
CUES yourself unknown. With its accompa-
nir1cni Of winding az. striking. ticking. aad
running down, IL i- nightly PLAYED in theatre
aud c'n'cu hr!i co. atld.uding auduotr, aud i.
whi~ti'd iy uuuup.loicd rucLcriug months.
Bat not to know the words Of this lutcst must
cal hit or not to y, able ~ name the author O.,
simply 10 enroll ones self with the thousands
who would be obliged to confess to the same
ignorance. Two years ago tho writer was shown
sheet Ut music by Mr. Chuuuccy VI. Cady.
The music WAS entitled Grandfuihcrs Clock"
II was then unknown. MIR Cndy hummcd H.
and said That's going to he popular. 1t will
be just the thing to catch the popular ear"
This WIS In &c. Mr.. Cady's prophecy has come
true IN ~. and yesterday he himself told how
!, was done. 1T was written by Henry G.
Work" said Mr.. Cndy. e. ou know him? No!
Bless you'll His life is little romance.
Let me tell YOU about him. In the frs, plncc.
his tWhrr was AlgusOn WORK, vino. with Burr
ana Thompson. were. in lNil. condemned To-
twelve years hard labor ia the Missouri State
Prison for assisting fugitive slaves across the
Mississippi River. We'll. about the time of tho
beginning oi the reO-iligu Horny Work cnme
To- our otllce IN Chicago u was then with Root.
In the firm Of Root x Cadyl with the manuscript
iora ync w. saw ,Rap h. nad som ss ne IN
/ MIN. ana hot only bought his song. but engaged
hin. to write Tor VS. Tor u term OF yrars, agree
! irturntd out Kingdom Coming. and one or
/ other popular songs. W. increased his copy
.psc,oy N1 com sg ba IryH, ~"
yaiieg and S,o nM ar TRSr9usR oTorfe"
/ told YOU that he hnd II in hin
A.. ~ pr9seeis from his sgqxs" continued
/ tensiyely in this country and "a Europe, and IN
/ 1867 ne went from Inicaeuwilh snug FORTUNE.
/ Then he went To Nineand y. j.. and with his
| hundred acres Of land huilt houses. and pre-
pared TO establish an extensive fruit inrm. Iiui
unpr0niable and he lost nl his properly. Add
/ ed To- this werr domestic trials OF the most
heart-rending nature, and finally Their only r.
, manned To- him his little daughter Nellie. lie
disappeared from view. No one knew where he
Meantime the Chiengo FIRE dissolved the
. firm of Root a Cady. We lost s)lj.uOO. and re-
| covered from nsuranc" companies only
/ .OOu. II WAS q severe stroke to me. | was
/ Threatened with brain fever, and had to uuit
. work. About three years ago came here and
started in business aVnin ~ music publ sher.
me. and thought ~ Henry G. Work But |
/ couldn't lind him. He had secluded himself -
/ enectUglly MAT IL was six months before found
him. and then was 10y meeting MIN accident
ally on broadway, lie war very poor, and was
trying io support himself and his ltlr daugh-
ter hy writing magazine artirle-. Well the re-
suit - our meeting WAS TINT Work wrote three
sonl,4 for me. The Mystic Veil Sweet Echo
bell nul 'GrnnifuiLnr's Clork' These wore
all published IN lN76 and sold well from the
start. but "a" latter has rcii~rd the others, aud.
IN tact. all other songs recently published Ii il
the MT II tho limos
Hui how iii YOU make 1t popular. Mr.. Cady?
l,o9i showed i t. II. ~ 1876 b"t did not hear
IN ;rli YOU. / have collec,e! the names OF
ike. ana send them circulars w.h IDEAS of
the words and music OF NY nutli .ltlou-. So !
did With Grhndfatu"r> Clock. The hist '!nt
the music dealers knew of the success ui the
li"''r Wds rom the lnrg" orders they received
from ,ne country. IN fact the piece has been
popular IN the country ior over veHt. Last
winter u WI Just rs popular "a thilad"lrh!W AS
i; - loW In New YORK and brguNlyn; ana Tor u
year and hair it has sold ia large numbers IN
/ thr Vu.INc r|a-t / think Inc Hr.t concert
troupe that brought L out was the hycr Sis
brought j, out in New Enrlani sam Lucas Sing.
ins the solo. and an Invisible quRrtr,te the
chorus. saw - ING pHI,rs mat II was SUE
hear l.. II was certainly good thing. The
audience eave them touble and triple en"ores.
mat tel l' yoa ~ funny eSrcr p ' had
Twth the san Francisco Minsircs. for ii j. "a
" good Joke on Wnmbold. When the song WAS
tviirst published l took q copy NJ TO Wamb9id
nnd io!d him though, i would max a hiI H.,
such stun every day. ] went away. After
the song began 10 sell well II.
me ,rS e@s1y Yegi thar gais Si p ana
any on 10 come trlilnG him what WAS IN MS
Inc. that BE- Touldn nave such irnsh pu M
! SAID to-myseN - Went away; ! shHnt -
there a:ain. bat. Mr. MgmOod. yoU'n have 10
sing tna, song yet. And now every night Y"u
cisco NIlnsttrls Sir Mnmbold will sing Grand
hthers IiotS m g2 5 uh h" ,, c som,
Pasne on Ire for me. / think the Joke Is on
% Well then Mr.. Work is no longer SO very
>. Poor! J should say not, I pay him now
$3.50 a month on Gran iiather's Clock alone
and bee grl- good thing on others mat no has
written. You know he wrote the famous tenn
uernucc song. Father Come Home. lie now
has another of similar character not temper
npc- song, though. called shadows on IN
Wall. end he has P'-2 Just finished 4 SEQUEL I,
Work not only writes the songs words an,
music tut h. designs the title page. As sal,
before. he, sot IL ln him.
Knowing That there nre thousands Of TIL
SUN : renders who. while able To- hum ol
Wnlrte this popuinr amt universal song. sill! AZ,
Ignorant q the wor.-, ting Writer copied th'
il'st aAi last verses FOR their especial benefit;
NJ, Frandmihel' riocs wa. TOO laTic Tor the shelf
=, . . ,i''N ninety 'sar, or TIE l i,, ,r..,
Ihousi !, wtishcd i,oi enn, ws,-ht more.
ND T va. al ,i % NJ ' and r lie '0'"
hat -toppd slort-ncver u 10 AGAIN
When I'll, old man died
N'neiy year. without .rmberns tuck tick tick tick.
H., lie second. nuinia'unS u.rA. uek. usS icA.
s ,oi ta S ai ifII ma, Gie1 20 ~ again
The second -tanza tells Of the growth from
boyhnod 30 manhood ot the Rrandiather. am
how the clock seemed 10 share his grief all,
JOYS:
rr .'rack ,went.leqr when he entered the door
NAen tle oh lian tcL
Thet hird stanll speaks Of the Adolitv Of tn
c7rS, which mus, y been an eght-day clock
for il had only enc desire. VIZ:
Al tae COOS, OF each week to De wound
Il was also cheerful for
lt .rUt 10 if. place. not = fguNn ON ~. lace,
Anl ha'.d. never hrns b, its side,
Wa,n ,ur obi nan,li,d
The fourth ami last s,anzl is worthy Of repro
, durti1n. a- exhibiting 70 rather remarkable de
. gree of Intelligence m clock. For