El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-11
uROhin Adair."

liSh language, there are probably few
which are more popular than the pl ain
tive one ent, tie robin A6air,'' and
alt cough t. is so~g was composed over
enc hundred and forty years 70, there
are few r:Ons to be found in the pres
ent day " no do not delight in hearir G
it sung.
The hero OF the words O. this famous
sorg Wa Robert Ada;r, nat:ve Of
Wicklow county, Ireland. In his ear
IL manic cd lie went to Dublin to pre-
pare hims If for the medical profess
sioa. Blu. altar a few months of study
hi financial r. ources failed him.
Beicg unable to n ct the bills for his
luitOc he dete rmined TO hee.tO London
TIE great me tropo'i-. He starte fer
his destination on foot. The roads
were in dreadful condition, in some
pla ces the mud berg so deep that
ho-<es could.only be driven through
it with the g eate-t difficulty. Wnen
our hero r. h d one of these places,
lie motto ed that carriage had been
overturned by The horses attached 10
it. in their endeavOr TO maintain their
footing. A lady was standing near,
who appes red to be the owner. Adair
Recognized her as d well known ieadt r
of fashionable society in L ndon. He
gallantly offered to assist Ter, and his
fir vas acefully accepted. hen
tne carriage had te-n rishted, the
lacy invited linn to rice with her 10
London, and aid her IN any further
catasirop e which might occur 90 e
road. Upon her sale III rival al home,
she presented her escort with one
hundred gu.neas as reward for his
services.
Robert was an ambitious man. The
sud en- turn in h $ fortuce gave him
cppor unity To pursue his favOrite
studies wit hout interruption. And h.
used TIE opportunities SO strang ly
acqu ed to his best advantage. Du1-
ins: the months and years that follows d,
he was often invited TO the house of
his henefactress. At large bail 2 ven
by Der one eveping, he became &C
quainted with Lazy Caroline Keppel,
the second daughter of the Earl of
Aloerm arle. The youog people were
sttracle d to each other from the first.
The frie dship ripeued, aud in the
the hand of Lads Caroline q marriage.
Her friends were horr fed that an ob-
scure medical student; a man without
me ans, should seek 10 via Il daughter
of the greet earl. Roberts request
WIS Indignantly and emphatica.ly de-
niod
Tt e he 18th of the fair lady soon be-
ca me ;ffe cite ed, and it was thought best
tn At she should be sent abr' ad to re-
cur crate, her friends, no doub'. enter
tanning hope that rev and strange
scenes would soon cause her to forget
her lover. But the attachment was
too dc ep to be forgotten unCe- any cir
cums,ances. The physicians ordered
her 10 go 10 Bath. While there she
composed the following lines and sung
them to the air of "Aileen ArOon,"
which very probably Robert had sung
to her in the days gone by:
whats this dull town to me?
Robins EOs near;
He whom 1 wish to see,
Wish so to hear.
Where's all the Joy and n irth
MADE life heaven on earth?
o. they're fed with thee,
Robin Adair.
What mace tn assembly shine?
Robin Adai
What made the ball so fire?
Robin wa, there.
WI at when the play was DER,
What nude heart so sore?
o. it was part ng with
ROBIN AGAR.
But row thou TT far FROM me,
Robin Ada'r!
And now L never see
Robin ADJ 7.
Yet he love go well
Sill IN my he ,rt shall dwell.
o. eau rec forget
Robin dair.
Ledy Carolir IS heath rapidly grew
worse. Her life was d spgired of: and
a. last, a. the earnest entreaty of her
physlc an. the earl gave his consent to
her union with Adair
Their married life was a long and
happy one. DIR. Ldair became a sue
cessful ply stefan. Soon aft his mar
riage he vas appointed Inspector
general surg con of mill ary hospitals.
In the later years of bis life he ives
made kings serp ean,-surgeon. In one
one Instance. he displayed such
marvellous skill in this capacity that the
grateful monarch offered to make him