Telegram-herald., 1890-06-17

P=rnars taa nost pop4lar so1g ever
- s5ea 80 Ewes of Ihee-T
Is - alt altr4e 81 -r4ls tlaI 20 solg
ever - slel . sale. all seFzall-T ~
ga1iiaEer efer rezgsd - uuch pro1s
fr5ll . soag - tl1 ST.. 2 I'4rLer fro-a tLa
g4bllc44ol "a Ewes q I1ee. b1s
tlsra b . rol1~aea attaching ~ ~ sllc1
satil nov 44s aos 5eeu ~ri.-e4.
Ithappened la tLls w4y. O'n q cold day
H. Ehe Janl4sY II ls50 she dgor 0f Hr.
Z 4ff.sr'5 ussle-sloP. Ia tbs kU4ltry.
L0ndon. aas nersolsly opened, ana =
Gloss 4neleaG, ragged specimen II ha-
G4alry lFzggeG himself Ia
Hs looked - u 1e halat bsea washed
for nonElA Ills beard was unkemPt
4nd dirty an9 ~ 4s5ed koe boots hs
~ore so1as folds " dirty rags snd IA al
o. sas a spsciassn u the most degraded
Class q that community
OE.s u TIE clerks s2ld u him: ''Y0a
get Gus u here"
The $40 ladies' Who happeasd 20 Be n
ehe sh0D noticed bis W0e-begoue look.
md <ers about 90 O1eE him some money.
when = NJ I clerk II the 5stab-
ii4hulsntl. seeing the poor fellow shiy-
srinz With cold and apparently hungry.
pisaed him aad brought hlm into the
workshop ~ t1at DO might have
'-,~arul-uV" o. Tho stove. A few min
a - after. Mr. Igraer. the proprietor.
same Ia. and seeing the ragged indlFid-
a. asked shat be wanted and who
allowed htm inr'
aaE
seIlos~ looked 50 cold and miserable
cozldn's send him out IN the piercing
~rtnd without giving him a warm. and.
beA-dss, DO says DO las some business
~gCn you
Business with mer'
Yes, sir. have a song I should Ike
goa D. listen O.. %
Turner oyed him from head To foot,
aaa then laughed outright
The miserable-looking object a. the
stove began - grow uneasy. and begged
O. bs allowed - play the air of his song,
which - then unearthed from bis rags.
AID handed % the music publisher.
Turner looked az il and said:
''Who wrote this?"
II dtf. sir came from the rags
You Wen. I'll have IL played over.
and n It's any good III give you some
thing for it"
Il bog your pardon, sir, prefer to
+ ~ tt myself"
What you play? Well, bring him
Gp % the piano room when he gets
warm. and we'll hnmor him"
In a few minutes the bundle OF rags
was SEATED 40 The concert grand piano,
and Ever Of Thee" was played for the
nrss time by its composer. James Law
son
Ills listeners vere electrified when
tbsy heard the duspldated-looking
tramp make the piano almost speak.
His touch was simply marvellous. and
bis very soul seemed % be at his finger
tips When be had finished be turned
g. his little audience and said:
I'D Ike u sing tOr you. bat l have
: terrible cold I haven't been In bed
Tor Eve uightA In hungry, SIR. and 1
feel ooud not DO 10 iustice."
Turner was almost dumb with amaze
mont The air would take; no know II
would - q Success and ho decided that
shis nan had history which, perhaps,
nirhs advertise The song. So he deter
mined to cultivate him. and IN fiattery
lss ho thOugHt), pressed him 70 sing
lust one stsnza-"
Lawson protested. but finally agreed.
and n Turner was amazed when he
herd him play. he was positively en-
EAVtnrvd Rfth that hungry voice, hungry
w+sh love, hungry physically. pouring
oos In tho speeses Of tenOrs the first
stAnsa Of the song In which his soul
hved-
Il was gbe story % loss love- but he
chorsshsd 6. and ss he sang IL was easy
Il 500 that b. lived and breathed only
Cor thBt iowa
'@Fsver OF Thee" has mover been so
sTrErs4nce> But that trial verse made its
s-ScoesS and 70 tho experienced pub
tfshor. Mr. Turner. n wa decidedly ap-
parent thse ho had secured 4 great song.
hssisesstng NJ T. be said: Mr..
r take this man along; get him a
bath. shave. some decent clothes; in
Tact dx him Up hike a gentleman and
brirg him here, and Ne shall SEQ about
Elofs song
D ''soot< niIn along He took him
toe hssh. and while she unclean was
betnz r1a<iB oiean Do bought for him a
stan. pair q Shoes some socks. col
l<S Cr6fs Rnd uU1srEear Then be had
ht1 s1nzsd Theu they hied % 4
ckshiegsS and. having removed the
rssrS La~sun Vas qsickiY cisd N hne
rr4Tueus
r., ,-b,.,-, - he.-f,,f-- e tsrr
GlresfT sos tramp seemed - be the
guide zrS Treasurer. Fie~ splendid
looking fHkiov snd bad quito a dtstinEue
aUpea<lnce But the bat vas stiu there.
ard a ulirrr-lflSc chimney POS vas pur
chased 20 oovnp lete toe makeup T.
lauzbed when al was finished
To ~as In bis working clothes. and
Eb5s pnforeanste looked like a duke
TIE good clothes ftted hin. and theJ
suited him and his appearance much 80
vel ~ continue the assumption thst
NJ lawson w. Tramp. He wes
gen sieusn al over. and he looked il
r sad - him
Ms lawson. I wish Tou would 2
fn*o the shop bespre ma They Won
know yop. and lt viii % such joss
.I iou's mind thaa Mr. T.. tu'
vont gOu lee me have drink' 7 Esa'
tt- please 'es ne have a 3rinkT
T. ref-sed bo stand tha drink. ~
trld NJ lawson tnas & he wanted
I unev he could have e. bu5 drink p,
could not havs Finally. the tvo sven
into .be snip and Turtle dining rooms
and over chocolate and sirloin steak. Oh,
author ~ 'Euer of Thee" told che foi
lowfug story