The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22


You must 60 to the grave for her greeting,
Her beauty and talents were framed
To kindle the prouisu to Winher;
Then let not the msm'ry bo blamed
ofthe puTest that eer WAS sinner.
tart Chdniert collection
CHAPTER !.
A proper tenderness for the peerRRo will con
nnue 10 pnss current the Industrious gentleman
who was inllAmed by Cnpd's darts to espouse
the milkmaid. or dairynaid. under his ballad
title Of Duke OF Dewlnp. Nor was II the small.
eat OF the services rendered him by Beau
Bsamish, that he clapped the name upon hel
rustic Grace. the young Duchess the very flrst
day OF her arrival at tho WellA This happy IN
SEPARATION OF wit never failing at q pinch has
rescued ono OF our prinoeliest houses from the
assaults OF tho vulgar who are ever too 70.
joioed to bospst;or and dlsngure a brlian,
cont OF arms: insomuch that tho ballad to
which We are indebted for the narrative OF the
meeting and marriage OF the duca pair speaks
OF Dewlap in good faith:
oh. The ninth Duke Of Dewap I am, Susie dsAri
Without hint Of domino title
So likewise tho pictorial historian Ia merry
over "Dewlnp alliances" in his description OF
the society OF that period Ho has read the bal
lad. but disregarded tho memoirs OF the beau.
Writer'S OF pretcnsion would seem to have an
animus against individuals OF the character Of
Mr. Deemlsh. They will treat OF tho habits
aud manners OF hiRhwaymen. aud quote OBJ
scuro brosdsheets and songs OF the people to
color their story. yet decline to bestow more
than q passing remark upon our domestic
kings; because they are not hereditary. wo
may suppose.
The ballad OF Tho Duke and the Dairy
maid" ascribed with questionable authority to
than an lab lI o., frnn ~
b gayoty. was once popular enough to pro-
woke the moralist to anmadversions upon an
order OF composition that "tompted every
bouncing country lass to sidle an eye In o
blowsy cheek In expectation Of n coronet for
her pains-und wet ditch as the result We
may doubt II to have been such an ooca-
sion OF mischief But that mischief may
have been done by 1t to q nobility-loving
people. even to the love OF our nobility
among the people. must be granted; and for
the particular reason that the hero OF the bal
lad behaved 50 handsomely. We perceive q
susceptibility TO adulteration In their worship
at the sight Of one OF their number. q young
maid. suddenly snatchod up TO tho gaping
heights OF luxury and fashion through sheer
good looks. Remembering that they are ac-
customei to O totally reverse effect from that
possession. II Is very perceptibe how breach
in their reverence may come OF the change.
Otherwise tho ballad Is innocent: certainly
II Is innocent In design. A fr0sher national
song OF beautiful incident OF our country lie
has never been written. The sentiments are
natural. the imagery is apt and redolent OF the
soil. the music OF the verse appeals TO the dull
est eur. Ii has no smell OF the lainn. nothing
foreign and far fetched about 1t. but Is just
what it pretends to be. the carol OF the native
bird. sample will show. for the ballad 10
much too long to be given entire:
Sweet Susie she tripp-d on shiny May MORN
As bthe "the lark from tho Greenspringing corn,
When hard by a stic. twas her luck to behold
A wonderful gentleman covered with gold.
there gold his breeches and gold or His celt
Ii'' shirt friil was grand u fifty pound nore;
Tne diamonds glittered al up him NO bright,
She thought him the Miiky Way clothing sprltei
" Fear not pretty maiden" he said with a smile;
And pray let me help You In crossing the stle"
sho bobbed him curtscy 90 lovely and smart
II shot ike all arrow aud hSed In HIS heart
As light a robin she hoped 10 the stone
But fast MAS her hand IN the Kentlema own;
And guess how she stared nor her senses could trust
When this creamy gentleman kneIt In the duAt!
With rhapsody upon her beauty he informs
her OF his rank. for a flourish to the proposal |
OF honorable and immediate marriage He can |
not wait. This is the fatal condition OF his love;
apparently characteristic OF amorous dukes. |
We read them in the signs extended to US. The |
minds OF these august and solitary mon have |
not yet been sounded: they are too distant. |
upon their lofty pinnacles. they are
Rs leRible to the rabble below as line OF cunei-
form writing in page OF old copy book round
hand. BY their deeds We know them.
rs heathendom knows Of its gods: and It is re-
peatedly on record that the moment they have
taken fire they must wed. though the lady's
finger be crcled with nothing closer fitting
than ring Of the bed curtain. Vaiuly. as be-
comes candid country lass. blue eyed Susan
tells him that she Is but Door dairymaid He
has been a student OF women at courts, in
which furnace the sex becomes q transparency.
20 he recounts to her tho catalogue OF material
he has to offer. Finally. after his
Assurances that she Is to DO married by the
oarson. really BY the parson. and a real parson-
Sweet suaie 10 on for her parents consent
And long must the old folk debate what It meant
she left them the eve of shat happy May morn
To shine like the blossom that hangs from tho thorn
Apart from its historical value. tho ballad Is
IN example to poets OF our day, who fly To
astrological Greece. or fanciiul and morbid
nediRvalism. or-save tho mark abstract
IDEAS. for themes OF song, Of what may be done
o mako our English life poetic ally Interesting.
they would but pluck tho treasures present
ID them by the waysde; and Nature being
low as then the passport to popularity. thoy
lave themselves TO thank for their little hold
IN the heart OF the people A living native
luke Ia worth fifty PhDbus Apollos to English
men. and buxom lass OF tho fields mounting
rom a pair Of pals TO the estate OF duchess Q
more romantic object than troops OF your VS.
onary Yseults and GuineyreA
CHAPTER II.
certain time after the marriage. his Grace
lighted ut tho Wells and did himself the hon
r to call on Mr. Beamish. Addressing that gen.
leman, TO whom he was no stranger LIE com
nunlcated tho purport OF his visit
Sir. and my very good friend" he said
first lot me beg Won to ahnto tina savarIty - |