The sun., 1908-12-27
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Sailing low IN the lowtands. low IN tue sea,
Can YOU or some intsreSisd reader cite the
verses Of this songf BATAsdAs.
A version OF the Golden Vanity" popularity
preserved In Vernon was pub,lshsd in the Jour
nal Of American Folk Lore" In fp05, With the
Traditional air. The words are these
:Gnere was ship 10 the Northern Countrle.
All In the lowiand low.
The name OF the ship was the Gold China Tree
/ All In the lowland low. low. low.
Sailing the lowiand low low io~,
Sailing the lowisnd low.
She had not sailed past leagues two or three.
All In tho iowisnd low.
She had not sailed past leagues two or three
Before she espied French galllee.
The fret that spoke was the ship captains man.
All In the lowand low.
Saying Master. o master. we're ell undone."
All In the lowtand low. low. low.
Next spoke up was the little cabin boy,
All In the iowisud low.
Saying Master. master. what win you give
70 me
II will sink the French raiileer"
"oh. will give you gold and will give you fee.
| An In the iowisnd low.
And my eldest daughter your bride shall be
All in TIP iowland low. low. low"
! He smote upon his breast and away swung he,
All In the lowiand low.
He smote upon his breast and away swung he,
And he swung till he came TO the French gsilee,
Then he espied a little auger that came from a
All In the iowisnd low.
Then he espied a little auger that game from
| nun.
And bored holes with II. twenty and one.
Some threw their hats and some threw their
caps,
All in the lowlsnd low,
Saying For the Lords sake, stop up the salt
water gapsi"
All in the iowland low, low. low.
He smoe upon his breast and away swung he
AL In the lovlsnd low.
He smoe upon his breast and away swung he.
Until he came to the Gold China Tree.
Then all around the ship this little boy did swim.
All in the lowisnd low.
Saying Master, o master. won't you take me in!
Or III serve you ss I've served them"
They threw out rope and they slightly drew
him In,
AL In the lowiand low,
They threw out rope and they slightly drew
him In.
And then he began to dance and sing.
Saying Master, master. what will you give !
TO met"
All In the lowlsnd low. |
Saying Master, o master, what will you give
10 me,
For have sunk the French galilee.-
-oh, III give you gold and I'll give you fee.
All In the iowlsnd low.
Oh, I'll give you gold and IN give you fee.
Ane I'll give you the land of North AmeFkeeI"
"oh, I'll have none OF your gold or none OF your
All 10 the lowland low,
Oh, III have none Of your gold or none Of your
fee
But your eldest daughter my bride shall bel.
He married the daughter in spite Of them all,
All In the lowisnd low.
He married the daughter In spite OF them all.
May the devil take the captain. sailors and all
Your correspondent G. II. x. will md the poem
entitled The Fen Bring: e Hsms- e Fra.srs
seen the piece reprinted in any snihoioTy. TSe
Ssea e 20
q matter "a % Of curiosity would IKE 70 know where
4 .ps,sSa E tst IL. ass
for February. 1909 "a Tranced LffeD.,C But
are | The lines. Il Is possible i that an Inquiry % sd
dressed 70 Fraser night elicit the authors name
serve 70 be rescued from anonymlty ''''e' N'
Wv v ~ HsxHs A. Bxzns.
TINE s'ES ssrNos A. H.hn
Ana We Iord nave wondered 1r from sns rsy sod
But evening brings Us home.
Where the brown lIchen whltens and the fox
.fnhR fhA 0fF OlRrf Nha
But evening brings us home.
Arc cut I and Bleeding. and the lambs repeat
When evening brings US homo.
We have been wounded by the hunters darts;
Our syes "a are @ very , heavy, % ana our r hearts ,L
At evening bring us home.
The darkness gathers. ThrouEhthe E!oom no star
Without Thy lamp we know not where We src'
Al evening bring US homo. q
The clouds are round us and tho snowdrifts
o Thou dear Shepherd leave US not to sioken
In the waste night our tardy footsteps quick en-;
Al evening bring Us home
OF Biscuit TortonI, Gays Bisque I
rortoni. says Bis 'Kul Tortoni r. zNKRoI. II
The pronunciation Of Is correct. at least I
70 lar aB tue EngIan Value OF the letters can {
Do tortured to express French sounds Not | \
'eally biscuit. for ices cannot be cooked even
,noe successfully, but chill Wand which pre-. :
serves the memory Of Paris cAf6 where for moro
Than one generation the Wit OF the French found
,ong enial lounge. II was established. one might
wen say founded, In the earliest years OF the :
asst century on the Boulevard dcs ltallens, where
he Rue Taltbout crosses. The founder was Q
'elionI, confectioner from Naples. the nrst .
rtist In Ices who came TO Paris 10 try his fortune
falling into financial dniculties he was obliged 70
tut this cafe Into Tortonie name. Provost, the head
yaiter at Toronl's, permitted himself through o
onsummate grace In serving to become . hgure o
h history. v
In the very interesting latter describing the
apanese reception Of the feet. see that the Japs
sk what connection the tiger has with the three e
heer Etven by the Jackes. j understand that
Is customary In the navy to give three cheers
nd tiger and am curious 70 know the origin
4 II. Does II come from the Princeton yen. Z
'A''n think Is about the oldest '0lle{. r. ~ %S''
ourbest information lsconveyed by Farmer and
leney In the "Dlction ary Of Slang aud Colloaulai
,nglish." The tiger Is an Intensive form Of ap-
lanse. an addition thought to emphasize the q
traditional three cheers; whence three cheers Il
nd tiger" three cheers wound up by growi. o
creech or howl. This Is recorded as novelty e.
/ 1882. later development Ia 10 yell the word Il
tiger" after the cheers Its use clearly ante IL
ates Its appearance In American college yells. o.
In the description Of the new building for the ~
'ationAl Cliy Bank In yesterdays issue notice ~
hat the colrmns arc M Ouincv Granite t(