The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-12-25
CO.LUN.BI.AH !

In tervew with the Composer OF the
GREAT National Lyric.
Mr.. Gilmore has composed . national
air-both the words snd T,sr being his
own-and the supremelyS eatisfed man.
ner in which he talks about the beauty,
grandeur and perfection of bis own work,
exhibits degree of egotism which nobody
can help admiriug. The Graphic takes
him eff in the f,llowing excellent manner,
With the report of supposed interview:
felt the divine sflstus coming on me at
a quarter TO six last Fourth of July.
felt it all over. couldn't help. it. 1t
took possession of me. got my biggest
and most patriotic pen, my best American
ink, my best American made paper. 1
found myself getting bigger and bigger
win the patriotic inspiration of Co-lum- BIZ
al! felt that must burst or write. 1
concluded 10 write. let drive at the poem
ut COS precisely at 9.05 all was over, and
the world IT j,ices in possession of Co.lum-
bi ali!
"Mr. Pintmore, were your"
Eyes, sir, / was bathed in glory. An
angel stood by AID baihed me. Co-lum-
bi. ali frat and fairest gem. On Ma"
"Mr Quartu.ore, did you?"
"Yes, SIR, did. did it all. Both the
words and the music. have long felt the
need of q national anthem. Yankee
Doodle is rather coarse, commonplace and
pumpkin pieish. The Star Spapglep Ban.
ner' suggests a Tammauy ratification meet
ing. Old Hail Columbia is played out.
But mine?
Co-lum.bi-ah See what thou art now,n
crown of stars on Natures brow,
Whoe'er with thee Kicks up row
Wen knock into the bow-wow. wow.
Wi b fields Of -"
"You seem, Mr. Gallonmore-"
"Yes. cir, / do. 1t is true. / seem. I sing
/ feel. have q heart. / understand the
meaning of true patriotic fervor Get to mu-
sic. / am sure of it.
'Co-ium- bi.ah! In thine early days
Our pills rim fathers sang thy praise
And sent those witches on their ways,
For hail Columbia rules the rosst."'
"Mr. Barrelmore, will your
II will, sir. Yes cir. Indeed, sir, l will.
On Christmas day. At the Academy of
Music. If possible, will have Co.lum-bi.
ali surg BY the greatest quartet ever got
together. Namely. General Grant, Mr..
Hayes, Mr., Evarts and Ben Butter. Evarts
tenor, Grant alto, Butler bass, Hayes 90
prapo Accompaniment musical BY all the |
guns from the forts in the horbor, all the |
orass and string bands in the city. &C.
compartment vocal BY all the church |
choirs in the city, all the 'Pinafore' church |
choirs ALEC; ALEC by the audience and |
every sir outside and in /
and everywhere-sll over the city-apd /
every steam whistle in New York. I shall /
conduct the orchestra with . baton forty
feet long. having the American Dag at one
end. shall stir up thing, and the pstri.
otic heart sir. from centre to circumferencs.
Glorious, ien's III"
sCo .lum.s,-ah, soon the tidings spread,
OF what Columbus saw aid said.
He sad that freedom WAS not dead,
Though tyrsnfs ciubbed her On the head;
But freedom would not lay Ab,d,
Abed, abed, abed sbed 2
a1tsaIn
ayes, cir, it's q graud, grand compost.
tion. present il to the nation; it will
have lived, sir. intend to live, embalmed
in Co-lum bi-ah!
" olumbus comes but once Q year,
To lunch on apples, Q akes and beer.
Brave Washington the foremost Stood
He never lied. bot he cut wood,
And what be would, he did; he stood
Finn - Q rock.
With bis gun stock
He hit the hirline B itieh flock;
He drove them bowling nom the land.
Thy breast stiii sore to thy hearts core
Till washed again in human gore:
In cory sore, In bloody sore,
In san-eu1rna,
Mary gore
Twas nnsed In gore,
Twas rung In gore,
In srtphurous
Gore!
kr0e0om
- CO-lum-
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