New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-09

could only master the words and these / learned so
eGcctualy that repeated them mentally, sleeping or
waking and had a strong fear that they would hence
forth flavor everything should over read or hear.
will give a few verses, only few, for there would
hardly be space enough anywhere for them all was
always uncertain TO the sequence In which they
came for they were sung Just as 1t happened with
ont regard to the uncs
Tell her to buy me a yard of cloth,
For to make me shirt thereof;
Tell her to make 1t up with stitch,
or horse hair, don't care which,
Then she shall be a true lover OF mine true lover OF
mine.
A parcel Of sage rosemary and thyme.
Tell her to wash It out in dry well,
In which never drop Of water there fell;
Tell her to hang IL out a sharp thorn,
Which never bore bud since Adam was born,
And then she shall be of mine. true lover
OF mine"
There were great many lines in which he tells her
of impossible things which she must 20 II she aspircd
be lover Of HIS until the heart of the listener
began TO bleed for the poor girl, when suddenly the
thing is reversed and arc rcjoccd to near that 1t
is she who IS singing in this way
." Tell him to buy me acre OF land,
'Twixt the sea and the sand
Tell him to plow It up with n cookies horn
And then be shall be true lover of mine true lover
OF mine.
Tell him to reap It before II grew,
And reap It down with tho sole Of his shoe:
Tell him TO thresh It ont with goose quill,
And to wnnow It in an egg she'll;
And then he shall be a true lover Of mine, true lover
of mine"
After awhile noticed that, IN whatever order the
happened to be sung this vas always the last
one:
" Kind SIR. are you bound unto Cape Ami
My service to that same young man,
For once he was a true lover of mine, true lover Of
mne,'
parcel Of sage, rosemary and thyme
1t gratifying TO be able TO conclude that
the feminine speaker In this piece Of music had the
last word and thought that the her part
more fine and biting than that on his part
Altogether, We had never heard the like, and were
greatly impressed Mrs. Burns sang It to so many
times within few days that used to wonder II sho
had sung 1t to her patient and II the composition had
had anything to do with his escape.
At the end OF a week Mr.. Kendall met us on the
road and drew in his horse to say that praps we'd
like to know about that young feller that had run
away. We eagerly said we should like to know, and
wero informed that he 10 the Brant, and was
doing prime would probably be leavin' in fortnight
or less. That no hadn't OF any kind, and
hadn't had since he left Mrs. Grants. Furthermore
he had put a sum Of money into his, Mr.. Kendall's
hands with which TO pay the Grants and July and the
doctor Then Mr. Kendall drove a few yards ;
but he pulled in his horse and looked back tell us
that the feller said he'd ruther be hung than SEQ
his nuss again. He she's fat; m no says,
hero the speaker laughed that It with difficulty
that he continued an he says he's afraid he never
shall live long 'nough to fOrgit all bout Joel Buinss
courtship m marriage, m tho sister that married
Brett"
Here Mr. Kendalrs horse started and Mr. Kendall
himself shook the that he almost looked as
If he would fall off.
When reached shanty there was Mrs Burns
sitting in the shade, tanning herself and humming
"a parcel OF sage" We were beginning TO wonder
what had done to deserve so much OF July Burns
and far from glad to her just that
am afraid we had pleasure in telling her what
had just heard But she took the news very calmly.
and did not apparently resent 1t when said that we
all ought TO be thankful that her patient had not been
swallowed up as she had reported She said that.
leastways. ne might well have ben swaercd up"
and did not explain when asked what she meant by
that She acknowledged that she seen Mr. Kendall
and had the money. She was willing to own that
the fcler hadn't been stingy. She altogether
Modified that Inferred that she had been well paid
She left the topic soon possible and remarked
that folbs said that Rodge Pcakes wife falln.
She amt been well sencc she put her shoulder ont
early In the spring but she an't one to make no fuss
about herself l shouldn't be mite surprised
II she a falln."
July went 10 give minute particulars TO the
way in which Mrs. Peako put her shoulder out, and
how she there three weeks to take care of her.
She put it ont" said July If speaking Of a candle
fame, a tryin' TO help Rodge I'm ono OF his nerve
'tacks. You mark my words. they II be the death Of
that When you have a husband that +,
subject to nerve 'tacks, tell you II don't ensthen
your days. Joel Jest what he was, but he didn't
drink thank tho Lord
Every time July mentioned Joel We were afraid that
she would 20 with the history which we had heard
so many times, and used to try frantIcalIy 10
change the subject. We now sure from certain
look which came 10 her face when she was going to
begin She had never yet told the tale In our hearing
without that preliminary look, and We saw It on her
face do not know how II was with my friend
but had Wild impulse turn and run over the dixie
had made two or three steps away from the. shanty
when saw approaching over the grass an open wagon
containing man and woman la another moment
| knew that they were Mr. and Mrs Rodgc peahc.
1t seemed to us a Provdenual thing that Mrs Burns
chose to depart after having stopped long enough 10
hear Mr. Peake say lovialy that here he WAS and be
had brought his wife and his bill for hay making
had always liked Mr.. Peakc, and now my heart
quite warmed TO him as / saw with what Tenderness
he lhcd his companion down from the awkward
wagon, and gave her his she walked NJ: 10 the
chair July had vacated.
Mrs Peake looked more gentle. more thin and whte
than ever, and her voice slower moro piercing IN
It's paihos as she drawlcd her reply 10 our inoulre,
about her health. She said that Rodge was trying 10
make out she was Sick but she guessed shc should
DO all right when tho bracing weather come. Tho
Trouble was she kept taking bit vi a cold now aud