Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-05-17


recalls many of the old time songs Of
sentiment with which the women Of
former days charmed the beaux and
chevaliers of their day and generation
She was 81 years OF age. An aun
of the duke of Buecleuch, she was alss
closely related to the late Gen. Wau
chope, who was killed in battle by tn,
beers in January. She had a yer.
strong character and was a great up
holder of old manners and customs
When travelling, she rode in car
riage, always had postillions, and en-
couraged the observance of old Gus
toms.
Lady John Scott was a liberal bene
factor of the poor, and maintained {
meal mill as a relic of old times. She
was an indefatigable collector OF an
tiquities. In noting the passing of this
venerable lady, who was golden link
connecting the past with the present.
it may be matter OF interest to re-
call some of the melodies of the olden
time that lent such tender charm to
home.
Among such melodies none is more
exquisite than Annie Laurie, the poem
with which Lady Scott's name will al
ways be associated.
Scarcely less beautiful are such
songs Of sentiment as Highland Mary,
by the immortal Burns; and those
two other sweet Scotch melodies
Coming Thro' the Rye and We'd Bet
ter Bide a Wee, must be ranked in
the same class. OF other famous old
ballads there are Aud Robin Grey
Douglas Tender and True, Gypsy
Maiden, Juanita. Then You'll Remem-
Der Me, Suwanee River, In Days of
Old, When Knights Were Bold. In the
Cleaning, and Lily Dale, of which a
very amusing parody was written, en-
titled Billy Dale.
Some Of these old songs were in
spired by a peculiarly tender sentl-
ment What could display fllal piety |
more divlnely than We'd Better Bide a
Wee? As the story goes. this was
composed by Scotch lassie, who met
the plea of her ardent lover with the |
noble sentiment that her first duty
was to her aged parents. What a ten
der appeal Is made to the experience
OF most readers by the mere mention
OF such gems of the heart as The Last
Link Is Broken That Binds Me to
Thee, Won't You Tell Me Why, Rob-
in? and When You and Were Young,
Next to Burns In point of sentiment
as an author of exquisite songs OF SEN
timent was Tom Moore. Among his
most famous songs that still survive
are Oft in the Silly Night, Origin of
the Harp. Twas Ever Thus from
Childhoods Hour, The Harp That
Once Thro' Tara's Halls. Believe Me
II all Those Endearing Young Charms,
etc. There are many modern songs OF
lesser fame. such as When Saw
Sweet Nellie Home. Her Bright Smile
Haunts Me Stlll, and. coming down to
still later date. Sweet Marie is one
of the most popular.
The Girl Left Behind Me was a
confederate air, and as popular In the
south during the war between the
states as Jumping the Bounty was in
the north. The former appealing, as
1t did to southern and northern sold
iers alike. was caught up by the fed
eral bands and played by them with
the greatest zest. as was also the ring
Ing air of Dixie, which became as pop
ular above Mason and Dixcn's line as
below IT,
Many of the famous ballads have
been composed by the fair sex. In the
field of poetic sentiment, at least, she
has proved dangerous rival of man
The charming ballad, Jp the Gloam-
Ing. owes It's birth to Lady Arthur
Hill, and Hon. Mrs. Elizabeth Morton
was the proud mother OF that languor-
Gus melody Juanita, while Douglas
Tender and True was the happy OFF
spring of Lady Scott Cattle. Mary
land. My Maryland. owed the thrill OF
its spirited tune to a woman the late
Mrs Newell Martin OF Balh,..ore.
The musical pathos OF Aud Robin
Grey originated in the brain of Lady
Ann Lindsay. Mrs. Fitzgerald was re-
sponsible for the melody Remember,
l Remember, and 1t was a woman who
wrote the words to Rocked in the Cra-
die OF the Deep. Lady Marine, a
charming Scotch woman, has contrib.
uted two songs that need only to be
sung In any cline to cause every wear
er of the tartan to throw his plaid can
to the breeze. These are the Camp
bells Are Coming and the Land OF the
Leal.
In these days OF utilltarian clvlliza-
ton, when the flowers OF sentiment
are in danger of being crushed to earth
beneath the ear OF progress, it is re-
freshing to revive these exquisite
songs OF sentiment. To renew recol-
iections OF them is TO throw open the
windows and doors of great factory
10 the fragrant breath OF the flowers
that bloom in the fields around.