The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
;: Over the Nuts and Wine ::
By FRANCES coURTENAY BAYLOR
who Wrote "Annie Lnurie,.

There has been for q long time |
good deal of confusion about the dear
old song that everybody loves. Some
persons have called it a Galloway song,
but it ought not to be numbered among
the lyrics of Nithsdale and Its Max
welltown.' but with those of Dunn
Zone .'ls and one wy, twelve miles
north OF Maxwelltown, In the lovely
valley of ,cairn. between the hillside
villages Of Dunscore and Monatye. 1t
oVerlooks the River Cairn. 1t Is on
the fringe Of the beautiful expanse OF
moor!and rolling in wild grandeur to
stands Carlyles lonely. "Craigenput,
took" The braes and banks around
"MaHwelton" are indeed bonnie" and
have been much painted by artists. Mr.,
what the song has done for the ear
by his delightful water color pictures
OF them annie Laurie was the
beautiful daughter of the first beE ,9,ies
Douglas of kingsland, who wrote her
those lovely verses, and married Fer
sus5on Of Cragdannock," writes the
Rev, Sir Emilius Laurie, the present
this is authentic: 1.-THE air was COM
posed by Lady John Scott. the widow
of a brother Of the late Duke of Buc-
cleuoh.. and it is the air which has
ship is a family tradition, but l had
once this confirmation Of it. A lady
that ] knew happened to call some
twenty, years ago at 'MaSwelton.' She
she told me that. when she was quite
q girl she was staying at 4 house in
yorkshire, and being asked to sing,
an old lady called her to her. praised
her singing, and added: Those are not
the words that my grandfather wrote.
He often repeated them to me- and
she recited to me the first verse. slight
Is differing from the common version
and added: I mind them well, but ]
ken no more She was a Miss Doug
las, of ,kingsland, granddaaghter
Laurie bought the Maxwelton estate
rather more than 800 years ago" This
baronetcy died out in ls4s; but sii
1886 and changed his name from Bay.
ley to Laurie, under the Will Of his
great-uncle. the last Sir Robert.
RE from "Maswelton." to her eops!n,
Caroline county, in l7Gs, In which sh
said; Dear little Annie is out playin!
Annie was more likely to have foun,
happiness than the beauty who wa
like the swan," the Annie Laurie Of tn
song.
Who was It that said: Let me max
the songs Q! q people and anybod,
can write their history? Bayard Tay
lor's "Song Of the Camp" in which
every man thinks OF his own land ant
sweetheart, but all sang Annie Lau
RE" shows the power OF music plainly
The brayest are the tenderest. til,
loving are the daring" he wrote in
song SO worthy to be set 10 the mos
lovely music that one wonders 1t ha
never been done, The Covenanter
marched into battle singing The Psalm
Of David. Let God arise, and all I'll!
enemies be scattered" was a grea
fayorite with them In the Peninsula
War the Duke Of Wellington wa
Obliged to silence the hagptpes becaus
they so grieved his Scotch troops
But In the Indian Mutiny those sam,
bagptpes inspired the Scotch battal
Ions marching TO the relief Of Lucknow
with q perfect fury of MARTA! valor
On allen soil the Scot IS easily de-
pressed. save when his own blood an,
race are involved. when Scotch loyalt,
PONIES into play. and then. like the OF,
Guard, he dies. but never surrenders
Napoleon perfectly, understood tn
value OF music TO an army and used t
order the bands TO strike UP brilliantl