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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
POIsONINGS IN HIS
TORY.

Attempts have been made by schol-
airs TO connect the incident OF the poi
soning with historical record in an
effort 10 account for the origin Of the
ballad. The Oldest Italian folksong
known 10 collectors is that called
Donna Lombarda, also contributed by
me to Mr.. Marcos book. Done literally
into English, this ballad runs as fol-
lows:
o. love me. love me. Donna Lombards.
Love me. love me.
How shall ! be your love7
Married am l.
Your husband. Donna Lombarda,
O. make him 10 die
Bow shall kill him?
o. make him 70 die
will show you how;
IN the garden behind your house
There crawls a snake
Crush III. snakes head In . mortar,
Crush it. crush 1t.
Pour Il then In your husbands wine
When h. comes home at night and Is sthirst
O. give me wine. Donna Lombards.
am athirst
What hav. you done Donna Lonbsrds7
Tn. wine is turbid.
The seawind rolled it yestereve,
The seawind.
Drink 10 me. Donna Lonba'da.
Drink 70 me.
Why should ! drink
am not athirst.
BY the point of my dagger
You shall drink to me
A, the first drop which she tszttd
Donna Lonbsrds lost color
A, tho second drop which she tasted
Donna Lonbsrda sent for the confessor
A, the third drop which she tasted
Donna Lombarda sent TO The grave
digger.
4 close parallel to this story is found
in the French ballad "L'Enfant Ber-
ceau parle pour denoncer un. Crime
To the woods let us 60 charming Brunette
To the woods.
We Will End the green serpent.
We will kill 1t;
In pint Of red wine
We will put il.
When your husband returns from the chase
Great thirst will he have.
Draw some wine charming Brunette
Draw some wine.
By my faith. Peter my love.
some has been drawn.
The child that had never spoken before
Now spoke we'll
Do not drink It father.
II YOU do you will die
Drink u thou. charming Brunette.
Drink Il thou
Oh. by my faith. Peter my love.
am not athirst.
She had barely drunk half glass.
She fell down
She had barely drunk full glass.
She died.
, Oh. curst be the son Of prince.
The son Of king
He made me take a drink
And die ] must
The incident OF the babes warning
is 10 be found also in some Italian
versions Nigra saw an historical basis
for Donna Lombards" in a story told
By Gregory Of Tours (died A. D. $3.50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

The incident OF the babes warning
is 10 be found also in some Italian
versions Nigra saw an historical basis
for Donna Lombards" in a story told
By Gregory Of Tours (died A. D. $3.50.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

Dobbs Ferry, \. Y, received this varl-
ant Of the final stanza;
Oh. how will ye lie,
Lord Ronald. my son,
Oh. how will ye lie.
My sweet. loving one,
A stone at my head
And a stone at my feet,
Oh. then | will lie
And take sweet sleep.
obviously the product Of continuator
who. like the Massachusetts, poetastef'
felt the need of a dehnitive close to the
ooem. In Chicago, in 1897, Mrs. Clifford
Williams recalled a part Of one stanza'
learned from virginian grandmother
in which the hero's name was "Gira'-
din"-unique contribution TO the liter
arv history Of the ballad, but TOO slight
and vague to be Of value.
"Ny bonnie wee croodle an 200
.sre N me from a gracious listener
after lecture in Princeton. Its EARL
est printed prototype is that given IN
Child's collection from Motherwells Ms.
The "bonnie. wee croodlin dow" has
here been at his stepmother's, where ne
ate "a wee. wee fshie" which the gran
dam. had gat Gin a dub before the
door" What did ye with the wee hshio
boiled II in a wee pannie; what gied ye
N. banes O. the fshie till? Gied them
All So0oie
o. where is the little wee dogge.
Ny bonnie wee eroodn dow
O. where Is the little wee doggie'
My bonnie wee croodlin dow
II shot out its ct and died.
And sac msun | do, too.
o. make my bed. NANNY, now now
O. make my bed. NANNY. now.
There are other versions quoted ny
Child. but the feature Of the last VIII
il absent from them. number o.
American variants Of Lord Randall
were printed in the Journal of the
American Folklore Society for Octo-
ber-December. 1908, and in THE Must
cal Quarterly" for January, 1915, mel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

None Of the versions o. the LORD
Randall ballad printed by Child can be
traced back more than g century before
1872. when he made his first printing.
IN. earliest versions published were
reprints from Johnson's Museum
communicated by Burns only two
sanzss and SCOTS "Minstrelsy.' The
Italian analogue, however, has well
authenticated literary history Of nearly
thee hundred years A broadside was
rrinted in Verona in 1929, which was
discovered by Wolf, a German inves-
,.rs,or. It's text consisted Of a sort OF
-hyned catalogue Of songs sung by
minstrel named Camille and known as
ID. blind little white Florentine
Camille. oetto il Bianchino cieco nor
,n,ino). The sheet, fancy, was some
thing Ike the broadsides Of Tony Pas
tori longs which used 70 ornament the
railing around the statue Of Ben
Franklin IN Printing House Square
rh,, .,us - Nev York and began
work On the stat Of The Tribune, more
than .bi,,v.sve years ago. The ballad
vas not set forth in full on the sheet,
hu, va, 5s,.,ibsd and its opening lines
,r,,,s ..,.. o,-o, e;c,or have told
80, e. - aros .ba, nv voice is
ver,. 7 ,,;l end with the tale Of a
'ov,, b..-s,e5 br HE sweetheart. Oh.
hor bs,v4;f,l IL 4b;s sonq when sung
bv,.to-,,,
Oov snda'tu ler'era'
FEliuol. MIC rieeo. savio Fenul
Dow sndasei ierseraT'
49,. l.. out, -, .o...reye
-. -. ~
10 .nes were d su'''''e'r Wv
.. Do oO'1a' q" ''a.'a.' '''''' va
..tns'' ""'"' D." ''Y'' nc
''''au i'o'" 'Ne ''"e'"e wi
" G. LOreho' ''"'e '"','' no" 80
~. 80 '0p'es nave Oe'' .ou"u
,'"s no'@@' D pu'''S'''O ~" ~,
,... ''0uy o. WHY" 'S ~ -
..r. VI, 'i'' page '' " '''V W
~. =, N'0'.sS 49,
49, a. 'O '0i - ~"
w.. sO'.e u" OF me-. .',. 'a,' 'sy -
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ures again-he has killed his roam
steed. But the steed was old and there
are others in the stable. Now the son
confesses the truth he has killed he
father or brother. What penance
will he perform? He will fare over the
sea AT this point in the Scandl-
navian versions the ancient Teutonic
device Of riddles is introduced. When
will he return? When crows are white.
And when will that be? When swans
are black, when rocks float, when
feathers sink, etc. What will he do
with his towers and halls? Let them
stand till they fall down. What will he
leave to his BARNS and wife? The
room of the world to beg in, for them
he never more will see.
And what weel y. leivs to your ain mther
DER.
Edward. Edward
And what weel ye leive IN your ain mther
DER
My DER son. now tell me. o.
The curse Of hell frse me sail ye beir
Sic counseils ye gave TO me. o.
Widely disseminated is another form
Of the ballad in which the poisoner is
stepmother or grandmother, and of this
form Of the story versions have also
been recovered in the United States.
SOME AMERICAN VERSIONS.
In my notebooks find a considerable
number OF variant versions, frequently
mere fragments, Of the Lord Randall
ballad gathered in various cities OF the
country visited for lecture purposes.
So far as the localities in which these
versions were gathered is concerned
they offer no significant testimony TO
the literary history Of the ballad, for
inquiry generally developed the fact
that the original habitat Of the version
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
TIE VICTIMS REQUESTS.

The element OF testamentary be
quests, eliminating IN that Of the
eaIlows rome or curse of everlasting
torment for the murderer, is shared by
Lord Randall" with a ballad equally
widespread, in which the crime is
patricide or fratricide and the maker
Of the will is himself the murderer
In this case the curse is pronounced
against the mother. who instigated the
crime. A notable example is the Scot
fish Edward" which Bishop Percy in
cluded in his "Reliqucs OF Ancient Eng
lish Poetry" to which in a German
translation Loewe gave fine setting
and which Brahms used as a motto for
one Of his admirable pianoforte pieces.
This ballad need not be studied in such
detail as | have bestowed upon the in
cident Of the poisoning, though il
would reward investigation with equal
generosity. Versions OF it have also
been recovered in Kentucky, Tennessee
and Virginia An outline OF the story
must suffice: A son returns TO h's
ancestral hall and is met by his mother
with questions: Why does his sword
drop blood and why is his step so sad
and SLOW? He replies that he has
killed his favorite hawk. But hawks
blood was never so red. The son vent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

nRaln.R andam I'm sic
Randall .u, , ~ ,. , ..., Randi,
Nv BEEN m
~ h y
What for and
wha II y
one7" 6 hawilyu lcve hesr
Fred sand fresh butter mother make
IA W
THE and An woldH
II
sck rtdI
will you cav. to your the pretty
it's Randall
hes Of fine gmohcr maker d
I'm cka Il, and fair woudh tone7"
Aded I obur,m moth nal
I'm
end Kentucky %
Randall"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
Marion Harland's Corner
Left on n Doorstep

Some time ago my mother died and
told me had sister living. She said
she had left her on a doorstep In n cor
tain street or course, don't know
whereabouts or at what corner. SO, 1
don't know what to do. 1t was u years
ago and / presume 1t will be hard to find
her. / should be the happiest girl In the
world if 1 could find my sister. she ie
my hearts desire. My father and mother
had to be separated and she couldn't take
care of the child. I was taken in by my
grandparents Do you think l could go
to the real estate owners and try and
find out who was living near there that
many years ago? Do you think they
would tell me? 1 think It would be too
long ago and they have no record of
thai. Is there any way by advertising In
tbs paper? Or do you think that would
do any good? JULIA b.
We have never printed a stranger and
seldom n sadder tale than this. VIII
members of the great household who are
qualified to advise her, write their Views?
How can she, after IA years. trace the
abandoned baby? Police records of that
date may throw some light upon the
mystery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
WORRY IS FRIEND OF DISEASE;
OPTIMISM ITS DEADLY FOE
By WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.
N1HE patients mental attitude is an i'm
i portant factor In the outcome of an ILL

HNHE patients mental attitude Is an i'm
i portant factor In the outcome of an ILL
ness.
Everybody knows how emotions inhu-
ence the appetite, digestion, bowel and
kidney functions; how fear blanches the
face and relaXes the sphlncter muscles
and inhibits the circulation; and how
faith, confidence. cheerfulness and OPP
timism enable an invalid to put UP a
better fight for health
The pallor, faintness and other disturb
ances accompanying fear are probably
caused by relaxation and dilatation of
the splanchnic or abdominal blood YES
sells. which are capable of holding one
third of all the blood in the body.
Worry is diluted fear or a succession
of fear states causing loss of tone,
which becomes chronic. If one large
dose of fear can cause the marked symp-
toms mentioned, a continual feeding OF
fear In small doses will obviously bring
on actual disease in time. Somebody, in
deed, has referred to the blues as
"splanchnic neurasthenia, Worry is a
direct factor of intestinal stass, with re-
suIting auto-intoxication and all that that
implies,
Fear can paralyse the bowel or the
bladder. as is well known. Worry can
cause functional disturbances of both or
gans as the student about to appear for
his final examination has learned.
A buoyant, courageous, joYial visitor
in the sickroom is good medicine for the
patient. A pessimistic, gloomy tale
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
RJTDGET EDITOR GETS NEW
ECONOMY KINKS" EVERY DAY
Could You Manage to Give Your Ihree hlooleS
Five-dollar Bill for Birthday Present.!
One Woman Does 1t

TIvfNG on a s2o-a-week income ceases
IL to be bugbear to Judge by the gem
erous allowance which is made by one
woman for her family's meals An occa-
sional roast of beef for Sunday dinner Is
considered somewhat of luxury in
homes where the family budget is more
than $40. Yet this able housekeeper man
ages to have one, and n dollar one, too.
once in while. Pot roast, stewing lamb,
chops are eaten the other days, and 1t is
evident that care has been exercised in
choosing and weighing the meats, for
there Is a margin of 10 cents for short
cuts"
A well-fed, comfortably dressed family
and gift OF s5 for a birthday present
to each of their three children is what
another clever housekeeper gets out OF
her weekly income. This is how she
does II:
Dear Bdltor-we have family of i've
and an income of nineteen dollars SlN
per week. ! will tell you how I manage
to have n cozy home, a well-fed, com
fortably dressed family and put fair
sum In the savings bank for the rainy
day I do all of my housework myself,
also the family sewing, and my motto
from morning till night is, Whatever is
worth doing at all is worth doing right
do all of my marketing and | find
the cheapest isn't always the most eco
nomical I pay cash always, therefore, ]
can buy where please.
Before going out think carefully what
shall buy and know just about how
much I shall spend. I try, as far as
possible to have a variety Cin the weeks
menuD. and try to cook 1t nicely. My
husband and children are hearty eaters
and love to please them
We have always given each of our
children $500 every birthday. beginning
at one year of age. This is put In the
savings bank In their own names.
feel that most any woman could do
as well as ], for I'm only little"
woman, but ! fully believe the keynote
OF successful housewife is method and
very careful thinking.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
In "PIeasures of Home"

Can you tell us who wrote about free
dom shriekIng'? And what was meant
by it? A fellow quoted It the other day
and wanted to know when and why free
dom shrieked, and not person could
tell. GERALD o, o."
Here are the lines as Thomas Campbell
wrote them In the Pleasures of Hope
Q7e9);
o. bloodiest chapter In the Book Of Timel
Sarmatia fell uHwept. without a crime:
Dropped from her nerveless hand the shattered
spear;
Closed her bright eye and ended her career,
Hope for a season. bade the world Fare
wellr'
And Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko fell.
Sarmatia was Poland. Kosciusko was
Commander-in-Chief in the Polish insur-
rection of 1894. He was defeated and
taken prisoner the same year, and thus
ended the hopes of liberty for the hapless
country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
TAKE UP SPANISH IF YOU
WOULD PROSPER, SAYS M'LISS
Several Hundred Firms in This City Must Go
Outside of Their Offices for the Translation
of Their South American Correspondence
.une woman. study spanIshlv


~ the youth of
send the
Rockies
possibilities making
century either too
successfully married unemancad to
join of today
rewards that trade
make certainty All
to eyes,
introduced
teaching
he
Philadelphia trouble
raphs be
a
from Asbuy
incalculable
"A
II
translator Commercial Museum told that 500 900
dephia
pull
to he
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
SEEN IN THE SHOPS

nIoDAy's iilustration
Il shows another variety
of the sports costume, made
in the popular Jersey cloth,
the seasons favorite for
such creations. II is a sort
OF wool stocklngette. a soft,
pliable material for prac-
tical everyday uses. The
model is developed In white,
with an effective trimming
Of Hudson seal, which forms
the Chln-Chin collar, deep
cuffs, and simulated buttons
A black enamel buckle orna-
ments the belt. The same
suit may be ordered in coll
ors, and II desired, white
Thibet OF coney will be sub
stltuted for the seal. The
price is $50.
The hat. which Is design
cd to be worn with this par
ticular suit, is of Hudson
seal, with balls OF the same
for trimming. The price is
SIS. The seal muff Is made
In the popular barrel or
melon shape, at S25.
Full particulars as to the
place where these articles
may be purchased will be
supplied by the Editor of
the women's Page. EVEN
mo LEDGER, sos Chestnut
street. The request must be
accompanied by a stamped,
self-addressed envelope and
must mention the date on
which the article appeared.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

bearer person of the "old womanish,"
gossipy type is poison In the sickroorn.
The visitor who can breeze in, get the
patient smiling or laughing and then go
while the going is still regrettable is a
valuable acquisition. Where there is
gloom let smiles and gentle banter come.
Doctors have tho best of reasons for
placing obstacles in the path OF the Grape
hanger who calls 10 express doubts
about the possible recovery of the pa
tient or to detect signs OF evil omen
which the household as a whole would
prefer to overlook.
Let this be borne in mind: No patient
can be too sick TO pront by an atmos-
phere of good cheer, and we are all OF
us susceptible to the dynamic influence
of the emotions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Bronchitis

/, Is bronchitis durable? O. Is the eli
mate of Chicago bad for II? g. II change
of climate is desirable. what climate
would you recommend?
Answer-1. Bronchitis. in some cases. is
durable. 2. So far as moisture and tenn
perature are concerned, Chicago air may
be as good as any other air. but Chi
cago air is more dusty than the air of a
mountain resort. for instance. 3. In a
general way an equable climate and a
moderate elevation are desirable, but II
all depends upon individual conditions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
TOYS for Some Child

"will you kindly give me the address OF
a poor little girl or boy? I have n few
toys that might please child.
MRS. E. H."
The address would have been In your
hands in season for Christmas box had
you added to the name of street and the
number of your house the name of the
city In which is your home. The post
mark was illegible and we are in the dark
as to your local habitation. Kindly cor
rect the omission, and let a child who
fared badly at Christmas rejoice in your
benefaction.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
AdUice to Budget
Contributors

On Monday, January 10, a first
prize of SIS, a second of SO and two
of ST each were offered for the most
practical household budgets of q
S2O-a-week income for a family OF
five.
The contest is still open, but as
many of the letters received are
being written on both sides of the
paper, the Budget Editor must in
sist that they be written on one
side only.
Contributions houl d be ad-
dresse to the Budget Editor,
EVENING LEDGER, 60S Chestnut
street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
Not Wholly Moribund


only Emmeline qualified with" until the war over"
franchise @ @ %.s pSs caroline % and pS oa h % ais
Deadg Were you the Adeph the suffrage luncheon the other
sand dollars @ to pay for state % organizer 1t wasn't bit of trouble @ the
Although there the inevitable slump" after the
willing slaves And preparations are being made for a campaign siren
Shall Women Have the vor The Equal Franchise Society supp % tS
the into this @ ' @ % nc Sss @ sns p
sns % n T S s1sosss ss sspF sn
f woudbe orators in the svery art of gaining by mouth
AreY surpised7
and @ Of @ a To' % ] "s 5 y @ From an dGns e.S.w by 3
of of pennsylvania
All we want is chance gentlemen
Letters to the Editor of the wOmans Page
Address communications itf the % % s Evening Ledger Write on one
there school
The
as Philadelphia where photog
taught One of the leading phoosahers of the city tells
would
DsF ya 1s yGn 5 Sm @ 9s ssvra @s sa se buy the little
stamped sef-a addressed envelope for this
when hoad be seprsd ne % the way eat And
r.s % @ @ yea a @ salad . @ P h not Se S 9 % So n1sTs .ss s % use
ne onWs the eat course and precedes the dessert The
the
begins consider
insulting
s sss ou "''' and bruises your ankles etiquette demands that you see the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

A wANDERER
BY Clinton scollard.
Down the paths of dusk he sI,a..
Up the paths OF dawn; '
Like a dream within a dream
Comes, and then is gone.
Just a culver of the leaves.
Shiver OF the grass.
None with mortal vIsioned eyss
Sees him pause or pass,
Murnur in the heart Of day.
Whisper in the night
Naught Is more elusive than
His evasive flight
Follow Nay, you may not traos, !
Seek? You may not fndl
Ghost Of vanished yesterdays
Is the autumn windl "a
Clinton scoiiard. in the New Yors A..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

is perfectly supposabis thai
youth should marry a grass wido- t'ss>
The fellow who invented the Dhr... e.
king can do no wrong" never 5r..,s fh,
when he was after n queen ~ kihz
straight or full house 70 hll a
Many a woman is responsible "a.
alone nan 70 b
What some men incidentally wor..
TO the DecSlosue would make % IN. y. q
a kitten before It's eyes are omen 'e'emeli
The love germ can only be c,,.,
the like-cures-like process-tha, ed h5
other love affair ~ a.
Men must be treated after M. A
coddling. shd
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
MRS. LINwooD FORD,

1545 g. Underwood st., W. Phila., Pa.
Another woman submits her budget for
one week on $40 for five people.
Here Ia carefully planned budget that
have arranged to get the best results
from the income:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
There's no one like mother to me.
No matter how poor she may be:
I'm going back home DER the sea.
There's no ono likc mother to me.

IT should love to get the name OF It, or
II some one will let mo borrow his or her
copy would take good care of II and pay
the mailing charges. hope I'm not ask
Ing too much7 With best wishes to the
Corner. e. F. c."
Hold the music. Every page OF It will
be eagerly sought when the offer has been
read. We could dispose Of 10 times as
much music as we have offered to us, II
we had II. The mother ballad is
strange to my ears. Readers who have
heard 1t and who recollect It will write
for your address
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

This leaves 10 cents a week which I can
not place on the meat. as little devia-
ton in the weight will often take that
amount, as It is impossible to lay an
exact weight for each piece OF meat
bought.
II II Is in excess, family can easily
put II to practical use and II needed It is
placed aside to be spent. I think this is
really getting full benefit out of the
money expended.
MRS. p. McGOVERN,
2O30 Master street.
Here Is yearly budget:
Budget Editor, EVENING LEDGER, sos
Chestnut street. Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear slr-The following is my idea 'of
an ideal budget for family whose yearly
income is $l040, or $50 week. I base my
figures upon yearly expenditures because
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
Feminine Frills

Very striking are waists
with a two-inch stripe alter
mating with q stripe of sheer
crepe In a similar width.
Pine cloth lingerie from the
Philippines Is the latest fad
of the woman who can In
dulge in any whlm che
chooses.
The most expensive gowns
are likely to have the high
est collars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
An Offer of Ragtime Music

"TAM daily reader of your Corner and
L have found lots OF dandy recipes in
It. I have some ragtime music. Some of
II isn't 80 old. but we are tired of It and
I should like to pass It along to some one
who may enjoy It. Now. I am going to
ask favor and hope 1t will be granted
There is an old song my mother used to
sing when she was girl and which she
has forgotten. Tho chorus runs:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17

The fellow who invented Nm. nh.

It is perfectly supposabis ths,
youth should marry grass wida. tFss.