Whistle Me Something Old and Gay
An unruly verse riffs on savoring old tunes and the “good old days” with playful imagery. The speaker invites a whistle of ancient melodies, recalling Ben Bolt and bygone songs as a nostalgically comic lament.
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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1880
Page
7
An unruly verse riffs on savoring old tunes and the “good old days” with playful imagery. The speaker invites a whistle of ancient melodies, recalling Ben Bolt and bygone songs as a nostalgically comic lament.
Maggie Armstrong and Eliza Wilson plot to hear Wesley in Whitehaven. Musgrove is murdered by Richard Burnskill near a quarry. dog Viper identifies blue cloth with brass button as evidence. Burnskill confesses at execution after Maggie exposes him with the cloth and dog’s witness.
A Vienna letter recalls the German Crown Prince’s dutiful study of Russian and boredom with court life. It then reports a Hungarian execution that shocked observers as the condemned Tabaris appears to briefly die, is revived during dissection, and leaves lingering questions about justice and the executioner.
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