Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-05-02
famoua popular songs,

'.Auld Lang Syne- is popuisriy sup.
posed to be the composition of Burns, but,
in fact. he wrote only the second and third
verses of the ballad as commonly sung.
retouchlng the others from an older and
less familiar song. ''rhe Old Oskel
Bucket" was written by Woodwork II
New York CITY during the bot summer Of
1917. lie came INTO the house and drank
glass Of water. and then said: ''How
much more refreshing 1t would be to
take good long drink from the old oaken
bucket that used to hang in my fathers
well" His wife suggested that it was a
happy thought for a poem. He sat down
and wrote the song as We have il.
''woodman, Spare that Tree" was the
result of an incident that happened to
George T. Morris. A friends mother had
owned little place in the country which
she was Obliged from poverty 10 sell. On
the property grew a large oak which had
been planted by his grandfather. The
purchaser of the house and land proposed
to cut down the tree, and Morris friend
paid him so for bond thai tie oak
should be spared. Morris heard the story,
SnW bAC NfNt, dLA hlOAC lAC bug OAt
in the Silly Night" was produced by
Moore after his family had undergone
apparently every possible misfortune One
of his children died young. and another
went astray, and third was accidentally
killed. The Light of Other Days" was
written to be introduced into Balfes opera,
The Maid Of ArtOis.' The opera Is for
gotten, but the song still lives, and is as
popular as ever.
Payne wrote '.Home, Sweet Home, to
I'LL up an opera he was preparing, and at
first 1t had four stanzas. The author
never received anything forii, but, though
the Opera was failure when played In the
Covent Gsrden Theatre, the song took.
and over 100, 900 copies were sold the first
year In two years the publishers cleared
over SO, 900 by the publication; and the
variations, transcripuons and limitations
have been innumerable. The melody Is
believed to be SIclilan air, and Doni-
Zetti has a variation OF 1t in his opera
'.Anna Bolena." Payne was afterwards
appointed American Consul at Tunis,
where be died, and whence his remains
the other day were sent TO America
Some OF his mIsenes may be guessed
from his own words; ''How often have /
been in the heart OF Paris, Berlin, Lon
don, or some other city, and have heard
persons singing or hand organs playing
Home, Sweet Home,' without having a
shilling TO buy myself the next meal or
place to lay my head. The world has
literally sung my song TIL every heart is
fQfplllAr xa-ifh rlalnhx-- t-af I ha- haar
q wandeler from my boyhood, and, lR my
Old age, have 10 submit 10 humiliation for
my tread Fosters sold Folks lat
Home" was the best song he ever wrote,
Over 400, GOO copies were sold by the firm
that tirst published it, and the author Is
said to have received SIS 600 for his
share In Its sale, Chrlsty, the noted
minstrel, paid S400 for the privilege OF
having his maine printed on one edition OF
''Old Folks at Home as the author and
composer. The song is thus often errone-
ously attributed to him. "Rock Me to
Sleep" was written by Mrs. Allen, OF
Name. She was paid So for it, and
Russell & Co., of Boston, who bad in
three years gained $4,000 by IFS sale,
offered her 50 a piece for any songs she
might write. Some years after. when a
poor widow ana in need of money, she
sent them song which was promptly re-
jected. "A Lie on the Ocean Wave,
Dy Epes Sargent, was pronounced a
failure by his friends. The copyright
OF the song became very valuable, though
Sargent never got anything from it him-
sell. ''What ale the Wild Waves Say
Dgf'' was suggested TO Dr. Carpenter by
a scene IRON Dickens novel, '.Dombey &
Son." and the music was by Glover.
Poor jack was from the pen Of Charles
Dibbm, the suthoI Of the Lamp
lighter" Poor jack melted $50, COO
for It's publisher and almost nothing for
the author
STARS Of the Summer Night" a very
famous song, especially for serenaders,
Was written by Alfred II. Pease, the
noted pianist, whose sad death in ST.
LOUIS few months age was so greatly
deploTed by his friends. Loves Young
DIeam" was one of MoOre's best, but the
tune 10 which it is commonly sung is
from an Irish ballad called The Old
Woman" Moore sang his own songs so
well that both the auditors and himself
were often moved to tears. Once when
he was singing this song lady who
heard hun implored HIM 10 stop: '.For
heavens sake, stop; this is not good for
my SOUL. ''Auld Robin Gray" was the
Work of Lady Anne Lindsay, who tells |
a curious story OF the circumstances of
lis composition: 81 called to my little
sister, the on.y person hear, and SAID: 4 |
have been writing ballad, my dear.
am oppresslng my heroine with many mis- !
fortuLes. l have already sent her jamie |
TO the sea, and broken her fathers arm, |
and made her mother fall sick, and gwen /
her Aud Robin Gray for a lover, but / |
wish TO load her with a fifth sorrow /
within the tour lines, poor thing. Help |
me 10 one Steal The cow, SAID the little |
Elizabeth. 1he COW was Immediately |
lifted by me and the song completed"
kathleen MavOurneen" was sold by |
Crouch, the author, for s25, and brought
the publishers as many thousands. Crouch /
was hopelessly improvident, and IN his
latter days became tramp. When Nine |
Titiens was in this country a number of |
years ago she sang "kalhleen Mavour-
neen' In New York, when a dirty tramp ,
introduced himself as Crouch, was recog-
nized, and thanked her for singing the
song so well. Bonnie Doom" Was the |
only English song that the Emperor Ma
poleon liked. IN Hang NV Harp on
Willow Tree" is said to have been written
by young English Lobles an IN love /
with the Princess (now Queen Victoria.
ANNE Laurie" is 200 years old, and was
the production Of a ran named Douglass
10 celebrate the praise of glrl named |
Laurie The LADY afterward deserted the
N an who made her famous and married |
man named Ferguson. sally in Our |
Alley" Was written by Carey, the dram |
ats.
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