Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-06-14
THEY MEET TODAY OLD IN
KENTUCKY
1t is Home Coming Day for the Native Sons
of the Blue GraSs--UmveiI Monument
to Song Writer

De place whar de wool ought to grow.
Den lay down de shubble and de hoe.
Hang up de fiddle and de bow;
No more hard work for old Uncle
Ned,
He gore whar de good niggers go.
when old Ned die massa take it
mighty bad,
De tears run down like rain;
Old missus turn pale and she look
berry sad,
kase she nebber see old Ned again."
When Foster wrote his songs, sad
ballads were fancied and he wrote one
that brought tears to every mothers
eye for the 20 years or more that it was
sung:
Fair, fair and golden hair
Sang lone mother while weeping.
Fair, fair and golden hair.
Under the willows she sleeping
Who has not heard
"Old dog Trays ever faithful,
Grief cannot drive him away;
He's gentle. he is kind,
I'll never, never find.
A better friend than Old Dog Tray"
Sentimental ballads were also ia
vorites with Foster. The best remem-
bered of these is Come Where MY
Love Lies Dreaming" Others are AN
ME, My Own Love- Cora Dean."
"Dolie Day" ELLEN Bayne." Fare
well. My Lily Dear" For Thee, Love.
for Thee" Il See Her Still in MY
Dreams Jenny June" katy Bell"
Laura Lee" Melinda May" Nellie
Bly, "Open Thy Lattice. Love-"
Sweet Little Maid of the Mountain"
she Was All the World to Me-" Thou
| Art the Queen of MY Heart" There's
No Such Girl as Nine"
"Gentie Annie q Favorits.
| Gentle Annie" is good sample.
The chorus was
Shall we never more behold thee
Never hear thy winning voice again.
When the springtime comes, gentle
Annie,
| When the wild flowers are scattered
DER the plain?''
| And many others which were fer
vently sung by the Strephons and
Chloes of the sixties.
"oh, Susanna"
Foster wrote comic songs. also.
though they differed vastly from the
comic songs of today One favorite
was "Oh, Susanna" which ran in part:
Il had a dream the other night,
When everything was STILL
dreamt saw Susanna. dear,
A running down the hill:
De buckwheat cake was in her mouth,
De tear was in her eye
Says !. I'm coming from de south.
Susanna, don't you cry"
The statue Of Foster was made by
Gcuiptor ]. L. Roop from description
Of the composer and an old daguerreo-
type In the possession Of Fosters
daughter. Mrs. Marion Walsh OF ALE.
gheny City. Pa. 1t shows Foster seat.
ed in chair, which IL the reproduction
OF the one at Federal Hill in which
Foster sat while he wrote my OLE
Kentucky Home"
Rest Of the Wsek.
Friday, which has been designates
. az Daniel Boone Day" will give boil
host and guest the opportunity OF pay
ing tribute to the Kentucky pioneer
reviving the states earliest history, tn
the trials and privations OF it, mel
: and women hundred years ago. an
! the fights led by Gen. George Roger
Clark In Cherokee Park q statute q
1 Daniel Boone will be unveiled with In
teresting ceremonies.
). Saturday has been set aside q
!. Greater Kentucky Day" with bar
!. becues and camp fires. day whe
: speakers can tell how Kentuckian
. have assisted in making the fields I
a other states more prolific the benc
/" and bar OF other states more learne,
Z their press more profound: how Ken
: tuckians have helped disclose the hid
= den mineral treasures OF other states
: and how they have contributed to ad
vancement under all conditions.
Sunday viii be given over to II
. spirit inspired by the song. Until "
= Meet Again" All tho pulpits OF II
4 Louisville churches win be fillsd b
n ministers OF the gospel who are form,
= Kentuckians.
Now 10 the time to sow your law
!. a fresh shipment Of white clover an
blue grass has just been received l
the Rusaell Grocery
Il
s gxesrs3ea Nstes - FJslsesmen.
Il For tlss accommodat,on e Levista
: hshesmsn and othars who want
Il spes.d Sunday out Of town the Nortl