St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-26
TIE PRETTJEST NV

Tor an hour in the shadow of a wagon.
IN whose straw a lot of urchins wal
lowed, watching a group of girls and
very small boys play a variety of very
OLD games. The first play on the pro-
gramme was a sprightly one, led by a
vigorous twelve-year-old girl, whose
clear, sweet voice had little tremor in
it. As she sang this she danced to-
wards her companions. who kept time
to the words:
Solo.
here comes a duke a-riding a-rlding. q.
riding:
Hore comes a duke a-riding, rancy. tancy
teramagig.
Chorus (advancing),
what 2tal are you riding here for, here for, here
What are you riding here for? rancy, tancy.
teramagig
am riding here to get married.
Chorus
Whom 40 you want TO marry here?
Solo.
want to marry the prettiest girl.
Chorus.
CThe leader turned her back and switched
irons dr1m side m to side. as in the whale song in
You are too black and ugly.
Solo.
(The, chorus repeating the leaders action
am just as good as you are.
Chorus.
We have the prettiest lady.
Solo,
The prettist lady can see
Is Annie Murphy. So come to me.
reinforced by Annie Murphy, the
leader began the song again. A more
wldely known operatta succeeded:
klng William was King Georges son,
Upon royal race he rum
The dignity of manual labor is taupht
in the next game they play. 1t singing
It all the actions are initiated, and there
is no leader.
THE MULBERRY BUSH.
Chorus.
All around mulberry bush, mulberry bush,
mulberry bush '
ALI arounda mulberry bush, SO early Monday
morning.
See the lady wash her clo'es wash her oIo,as
wash her clo'es; -0'
See the lady wash her clio es, so early Mon
day morning.
See the lady hang her clo'es,
SO early Tuesday morning
See the lady sprinkle her clo'es.
80 early Wednesday morning.
This is the way she irons her clo'es
SO early Thursday morning.
This is the way they eat their fish.
SO early Friday morning
This is the way they scrub their floor
so early SATURDAY. morning
This is the way they go to church,
so early Sunday morning.
VIII
This is the way they say their PRAYERS.
So early Sunday morning.
This is the way they come from church,
So early Sunday morning..
Then with religious "AIl around q
mulberry bush,'' the performance is
ended. 1t is evidently Catholic England.
If England at all, that produced this
stirring play, for the writer knew when
to fast and when to pray.
rev Americans are aware of the fact
that Washington had son, but the fol-
lowing ballad would be conclusive proof
of this to the mind of a properly con-
structed history maker. Notice the size
VI IHo HdNy. IL is evidently American: !:
Two little ships are sailing by
Upon Christmas morning.
Who do you think was in the shipsp
lt was George Washington aud his son.
He washed his face in a golden basin:
He drled ols face on a lily-white towel:
He combed his hair with an ivorv comb.
Upon Christmas morning
The reporter expected this song to
wind up with an advertisement of some
soap, but the article was not toilet
necessity in the days of the bard. At
any rate he did not stoop to flatter great
soap makers, as do our modern novelists
of the latest pattern.
Wooster street is not, perhaps. the
seat of unmixed domestic happiness.
There is certainly nothing rural about
it. But no village green was ever the
playground of happier children than
this street upon that hot summer even
ing.