MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTBYMILLIE CHRISTINE,THETWO-HEADED NIGHTINGALE.

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENTBYMILLIE CHRISTINE,THETWO-HEADED NIGHTINGALE.Selections from the following, and many other songs, will be sung as Duets by Millie Christine, at each reception.O’ER THE WAVES WE FLOAT.Words by J. E.Carpenter. Musicby Stephen Glover.O’er the waves we float, we float,Fairies two, in our fairy boat,Fanned by the breezes, rocked by the tide,In our nautilus barque we glide, we glide.When the strong cordage snaps in the gale,Safe o’er the surges we sail, we sail;In the bright calm we rest on the deep,And, lulled by the zephyrs, we sleep, we sleep.Cast by the winds from shore to shore,A moment you view us, and then no more.The nautilus shell, by human eyes,Is seen on the waters, that sink and rise,Over the billows away and away;Ours is the freedom that knows no decay.Braving the tempest, and stemming the tide,In safety forever, we glide, we glide.Press Cuttings“As for Millie Chrissy, the two-headed girl, she is a perfect little gem or gems, or a gem and a half, we don’t know which. She sings with one or two voices very sweetly, and in dancing we never saw any one more graceful. We expected to see a monstrosity, but were agreeably disappointed; on the contrary, we found her pleasing in appearance, agreeable in her manners, and endowed with good conversational powers. Great care and attention must have been bestowed upon her education.”—New York Times.“Take the children and go to Odd Fellow’s Hall, and see the wonderful two-headed girl combination while you have an opportunity, and you will thank us for the advice.”—Washington Republican.WHIP-POOR-WILL’S SONG.A Ballad.Composed by H. Millard.Oh, meet me when daylight is fading,And is darkening into the night,When song-birds are singing their vespers,And the day has far vanished from sight;And then I will tell you, darling,All the love I have cherished so long,If you will but meet me at evening,When you hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.Chorus.Oh meet me, oh meet me,When you hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.’Tis said that, whatever sweet feelingsMay be throbbing within a fond heart,When listening to whip-poor-will’s singing,For a twelvemonth will never depart;So then we will meet in the woodland,Far away from the hurrying throng,And whisper our love to each other,When we hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.Whip-poor-will, &c.And in the long years of the future,Though our duties may part us awhile,And on the return of this evening,We be severed by many a mile;Yet deep in our bosoms we’ll cherishThe affection, so fervent and strong,We pledged to each other this evening,When we heard the first whip-poor-will’s song.Whip-poor-will, &c.Press Cuttings“There are a lot of people in England, as elsewhere, always ready to strain at the smallest gnat and swallow the biggest camel, who will doubtless put this young lady down as outside the pale of ordinary humanity; if this prejudice should carry any so far as to lead them to avoid her, they alone will be the losers.”—Liverpool Leader.“This wonderful exhibition is of the most chaste character, and we can safely recommend it to fathers, mothers, sons and daughters.”—Boston Transcript.PUT ME IN MY LITTLE BED.Words by DexterSmith. Musicby C. A. White.Oh, birdie, I am tired now;I do not care to hear you sing;You’ve sung your happy songs all day,Now put your head beneath your wing.I’m sleepy, too, as I can be;And, sister, when my prayer is saidI want to lay me down to rest,So put me in my little bed.Chorus.Come, sister, come,Kiss me good-night,For I my evening prayer have said,I’m tired now, and sleepy too,Come put me in my little bed.Oh, sister, what did mother sayWhen she was called to heaven away?She told me always to be good,And never, never go astray;I can’t forget the day she died,She placed her hand upon my head,She whispered softly, “Keep my child,”And then they told me she was dead.Come, sister, come, &c.Dear sister, come and hear my prayer,Now, ere I lay me down to sleepWithin my Heavenly Father’s care,While angels bright their vigils keep.And let me ask of Him aboveTo keep my soul in paths of right,Oh! Let me thank Him for His love,Ere I shall say my last “good-night.”Come, sister, come, &c.Press Cuttings“Millie Christine dances very gracefully, and appears to have no difficulty in moving about, and in no way differs in appearance from two animated and engaging young mulatto ladies, who, for sport, have agreed to pass an hour tied together nearly back to back.”—Liverpool Daily Post.“Each head is said to possess separate intellectual faculties, as entirely different as the brain power of two individuals, and the volitions of the will are independent, but very much in harmony with each other.”—Liverpool Daily Mercury.LITTLE FOOTSTEPS.Song and Chorus by J. A. Barney.Little footsteps, soft and gentle,Gliding by our cottage door,How I love to hear their trample,As I heard in days of yore.Tiny feet that traveled lightlyIn this weary world of woe,Now silent in yonder churchyard,Neath the dismal grave below.Chorus.Little footsteps, soft and gentle,Gliding by our cottage door.She sleeps the sleep that knows no waking,By the golden river’s shore;And my heart it yearns with sadness,When I pass that cottage door.Sweetly, now, the angels carolTidings from our loved one, far,That she still does hover o’er us,And will be our guiding star,Chorus.She sleeps the sleep that knows no waking, etc.Little footsteps now will journeyIn the world of sin no more;Ne’er they’ll press the sandbanks lightly,By the golden river’s shore.Mother, weep not; father, grieve not,Try to smooth your trouble o’er,For I’ll think of her as sleeping,Not as dead, but gone before.Chorus.Little footsteps now will journey, etc.Press Cuttings“All the intelligent men who saw her at the Washington Hotel, the other day, can bear witness to the marvelous intelligence which predominates in both brains.”—Liverpool Leader.“The exceedingly merry and amiable disposition of the mysterious pair deprives the exhibition altogether of that painful element which was present even in the case of those practical philosophers, the Siamese twins.”—Liverpool Daily Post.“As to the young lady herself—for we have surgical authority for saying so—she has bodily only one person, though possessed of two heads, two pairs of shoulders, four arms, and two pairs of legs, amalgamated curiously with one trunk.”—Liverpool Daily Courier.UNDER THE DAISES.A Ballad, by H. Millard.I’ve just been learning the lesson of life,The sad, sad lesson of loving,And all of its powers, of pleasure or pain,Been slowly and sadly proving;And all that’s left of the bright, bright dream,With its thousand brilliant phases,Is a handful of dust, in a coffin hid,A coffin under the daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies,The snowy, snowy daisies.And thus, forever, throughout the wide worldIs love a sorrow proving;There are still many sorrowful things in life,But the saddest of all is loving.The life of some is worse than death,For fate a high wall oft raises,And far better with two hearts estranged,Is a low grave starred with daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies,The snowy, snowy daisies.And so ’tis better we lived as we did,The summer of love together,And that one of us tired, and laid down to rest,Ere the coming of wintry weather.For the saddest of love is love grown cold,And ’tis one of its surest phases,So I bless my lot, though with breaking heart,For that grave enstarred with daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies.The snowy, snowy daisies.Press Cuttings“There was no difficulty made in exhibiting the upper portion of the dorsal connection, and it was done without any infringement of modesty.”—Liverpool Mercury.“All who met Millie Christine yesterday must have felt interested in her fortunes, and well disposed to meet her again.”--Liverpool Daily Post.“The two-headed girl would be a good juror—she could look at both sides of the case at the same time.”—Cincinnati Enquirer.“Their reception at the Masonic Temple has been attended by thousands of our best citizens.”—Baltimore American.MOTHER WOULD COMFORT ME.Words and Music by C. C. Sawyer.Wounded and sorrowful, far from my home,Sick among strangers, uncared for, unknown,Even the birds, that used sweetly to sing,Are silent, and swiftly have taken the wing.No one but mother can cheer me to-day,No one for me could so fervently pray.None to console me, no kind friend is near;Mother would comfort me if she were here.CHORUS.Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,Trying to free me from pain and distress;Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer,Mother will comfort you; mother is here.”If she were with me, I soon would forgetMy pain and my sorrow; no more would I fret;One kiss from her lips, or one look from her eye,Would make me contented, and willing to die!Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,Trying to free me from pain and distress;Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer;Mother will comfort you, mother is here!”Chorus.—Gently her hand, &c.Cheerfully, faithfully, mother would stay,Always beside me, by night and by day;If I should murmur, or wish to complain,Her gentle voice would soon calm me again.Sweetly a mother’s love shines like a star,Brightest in darkness, when daylight’s afar;In clouds or in sunshine, pleasure or pain,Mother’s affection is ever the same.Chorus.—Gently her hand, &c.Press Cuttings“She has you on both sides; if you remove your head from one position, you are immediately the victim of another pair of eyes, which fix you; in fact, transfix you.”—Liverpool Leader.WATCHING THE DAYLIGHT FADE.Christine.Where shall we wander at evening,Seeking retirement’s shade,On its seclusion reposing,Watching the daylight fade?Millie.Down by the brook we’ll wander alone,Naught but the sky above,There, while we hear the breezes moan,We’ll sing the songs we love.Both.There will we wander together,Chasing our cares away,Down by the banks of the river,Cheerfully singing our lay.Millie.Come we alone to seek delight,Both.La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Cheerfully watch the coming of night,La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Come we alone to seek delight, &c.Both.See, the sun is slowly retiring,Evening’s dark veil is spreading so fast;See, the stars are faintly peeping,Now the time of day is past.See, the sun is slowly retiring, &c.Christine.Here will we wander together,Seeking retirement’s shade,On its seclusion reposing,Watching the daylight fade.Millie.Here, by the brook, we’ll wander alone,Naught but the sky above,Here, while we hear the breezes moan,We’ll sing the songs we love.Both.Here will we wander together,Chasing our cares away,Down by the side of the river,Joyfully singing our lay.FROM OUR MERRY SWISS HOME.Duet.From our merry Swiss home we come, we come;Our hearts are light and free;With a smile we greet every eye we meet,Two merry hearts are we.The live-long day we chant our lay,La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Two merry hearts, two merry hearts,Two merry hearts are we, are we,Two merry hearts are we, are we,Two merry hearts are we.Solo.When the advent of morning appears in the sky,We rise from our peaceful repose,To the valley, the meadow, the mountain we hie,To cull each fair flow’ret that grows.Chorus.—From our merry, &c.Solo, Second Voice.Though humble our cot on the mountain may be,A life of contentment we live;We sigh not for wealth, from its cares we are free,For wealth cannot happiness give.Chorus.—From our merry, &c.THE DEAR, DEAR FRIENDS AT HOME.Written and Composed by ProfessorW. Wilson, expressly for Miss Millie Christine.What cheers us when we are far awayFrom home and all we love;When storm and danger hedge us round,And all is dark above?When lightnings flash and thunders roarO’er ocean’s seething foam?It is the thought that heaven hearsThe prayers of friends at home.Chorus.The dear, dear friends at home,The dear, dear friends at home,Kind heaven will surely hear the prayersOf our dear friends at home.Our father, with his silvery hair,Our mother, kind and fond,Our sisters, and our brothers dear,The same kind thoughts respond.The wind blows fair, our vessel sailsRight gaily o’er the foam,And soon again we hope to greet,The dear old friends at home.Chorus.—The dear, dear, &c.WARBLING WATERS.Where the warbling waters flow,And the zephyrs gently blow;Where the warbling waters flow,And the zephyrs gently blow.The fairies dwell; the fairies dwellIn grassy dell, in grassy dell,Where the forest flowers grow,And the zephyrs gently blow,Where the forest flowers grow,And the zephyrs gently blow.Solo, 1stVoice—And a joyous home is theirs,For it knows not mortal care,Solo,2dVoice—And its only tearIs the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears.Duet—And its only tear is the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears;And its only tear is the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears,That the bending lily bears,That the bending lily bears.STRANGERS YET.Strangers yet, after years of life together,After fair and stormy weather;After travels in far lands; after touch of wedded hands,Why thus joined, why ever met, if they must be strangers yet.Strangers yet, strangers yet.After childhood winning way; after care and blame and praise;Counsel asked and wisdom given - after mutual prayers to heaven;Child and parent scarce regret, when they part are strangers yet.Strangers yet, strangers yet.Will it evermore be thus, spirits still impervious?Shall we never fairly stand, soul to soul, as hand to hand?Are the bounds eternal set, to retain us strangers yet?Strangers yet, strangers yet.WANDERING IN THE MAY-TIME.Wandering in the May-time, sweet it is to rove,Just before the hay-time, through the leafy grove;When the grass is bending, wave-like in the breeze,And the white-thorns sending perfumes from the trees,And the white-thorns sending perfumes from the trees.Solo.—First Voice.Spring she is a maiden, waiting to be wooed,Hiding blossoms laden in her solitude;Coy she is, and meeker than the summer fair,But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare,But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare.(Repeat 1st verse.)Solo.—Second Voice.Yes, her sweets will rifle all her brightest flowers—Of her wealth a trifle, they shall soon be ours;When the birds are singing welcome to the May,When the flowers are springing, we’ll be there to-day.Duet.Just, just before the hay-time, birds begin to sing,Wandering in the May-time, welcome to the Spring;Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove.Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove;Wandering in the May-time, wandering in the May-time,Through, through, through the leafy grove.Press CuttingsAmong the millions of human beings inhabiting the globe there is but one two-header. Every one should see her, talk to her, hear her sing and see her dance.

Selections from the following, and many other songs, will be sung as Duets by Millie Christine, at each reception.

Words by J. E.Carpenter. Musicby Stephen Glover.

O’er the waves we float, we float,Fairies two, in our fairy boat,Fanned by the breezes, rocked by the tide,In our nautilus barque we glide, we glide.When the strong cordage snaps in the gale,Safe o’er the surges we sail, we sail;In the bright calm we rest on the deep,And, lulled by the zephyrs, we sleep, we sleep.Cast by the winds from shore to shore,A moment you view us, and then no more.The nautilus shell, by human eyes,Is seen on the waters, that sink and rise,Over the billows away and away;Ours is the freedom that knows no decay.Braving the tempest, and stemming the tide,In safety forever, we glide, we glide.

O’er the waves we float, we float,

Fairies two, in our fairy boat,

Fanned by the breezes, rocked by the tide,

In our nautilus barque we glide, we glide.

When the strong cordage snaps in the gale,

Safe o’er the surges we sail, we sail;

In the bright calm we rest on the deep,

And, lulled by the zephyrs, we sleep, we sleep.

Cast by the winds from shore to shore,A moment you view us, and then no more.The nautilus shell, by human eyes,Is seen on the waters, that sink and rise,Over the billows away and away;Ours is the freedom that knows no decay.Braving the tempest, and stemming the tide,In safety forever, we glide, we glide.

Cast by the winds from shore to shore,

A moment you view us, and then no more.

The nautilus shell, by human eyes,

Is seen on the waters, that sink and rise,

Over the billows away and away;

Ours is the freedom that knows no decay.

Braving the tempest, and stemming the tide,

In safety forever, we glide, we glide.

“As for Millie Chrissy, the two-headed girl, she is a perfect little gem or gems, or a gem and a half, we don’t know which. She sings with one or two voices very sweetly, and in dancing we never saw any one more graceful. We expected to see a monstrosity, but were agreeably disappointed; on the contrary, we found her pleasing in appearance, agreeable in her manners, and endowed with good conversational powers. Great care and attention must have been bestowed upon her education.”—New York Times.

“Take the children and go to Odd Fellow’s Hall, and see the wonderful two-headed girl combination while you have an opportunity, and you will thank us for the advice.”—Washington Republican.

Composed by H. Millard.

Oh, meet me when daylight is fading,And is darkening into the night,When song-birds are singing their vespers,And the day has far vanished from sight;And then I will tell you, darling,All the love I have cherished so long,If you will but meet me at evening,When you hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.Chorus.Oh meet me, oh meet me,When you hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.

Oh, meet me when daylight is fading,

And is darkening into the night,

When song-birds are singing their vespers,

And the day has far vanished from sight;

And then I will tell you, darling,

All the love I have cherished so long,

If you will but meet me at evening,

When you hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.

Chorus.

Oh meet me, oh meet me,When you hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.

Oh meet me, oh meet me,

When you hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.

’Tis said that, whatever sweet feelingsMay be throbbing within a fond heart,When listening to whip-poor-will’s singing,For a twelvemonth will never depart;So then we will meet in the woodland,Far away from the hurrying throng,And whisper our love to each other,When we hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.Whip-poor-will, &c.And in the long years of the future,Though our duties may part us awhile,And on the return of this evening,We be severed by many a mile;Yet deep in our bosoms we’ll cherishThe affection, so fervent and strong,We pledged to each other this evening,When we heard the first whip-poor-will’s song.Whip-poor-will, &c.

’Tis said that, whatever sweet feelings

May be throbbing within a fond heart,

When listening to whip-poor-will’s singing,

For a twelvemonth will never depart;

So then we will meet in the woodland,

Far away from the hurrying throng,

And whisper our love to each other,

When we hear the first whip-poor-will’s song.

Whip-poor-will, &c.

And in the long years of the future,Though our duties may part us awhile,And on the return of this evening,We be severed by many a mile;Yet deep in our bosoms we’ll cherishThe affection, so fervent and strong,We pledged to each other this evening,When we heard the first whip-poor-will’s song.

And in the long years of the future,

Though our duties may part us awhile,

And on the return of this evening,

We be severed by many a mile;

Yet deep in our bosoms we’ll cherish

The affection, so fervent and strong,

We pledged to each other this evening,

When we heard the first whip-poor-will’s song.

Whip-poor-will, &c.

“There are a lot of people in England, as elsewhere, always ready to strain at the smallest gnat and swallow the biggest camel, who will doubtless put this young lady down as outside the pale of ordinary humanity; if this prejudice should carry any so far as to lead them to avoid her, they alone will be the losers.”—Liverpool Leader.

“This wonderful exhibition is of the most chaste character, and we can safely recommend it to fathers, mothers, sons and daughters.”—Boston Transcript.

Words by DexterSmith. Musicby C. A. White.

Oh, birdie, I am tired now;I do not care to hear you sing;You’ve sung your happy songs all day,Now put your head beneath your wing.I’m sleepy, too, as I can be;And, sister, when my prayer is saidI want to lay me down to rest,So put me in my little bed.Chorus.Come, sister, come,Kiss me good-night,For I my evening prayer have said,I’m tired now, and sleepy too,Come put me in my little bed.

Oh, birdie, I am tired now;

I do not care to hear you sing;

You’ve sung your happy songs all day,

Now put your head beneath your wing.

I’m sleepy, too, as I can be;

And, sister, when my prayer is said

I want to lay me down to rest,

So put me in my little bed.

Chorus.

Come, sister, come,Kiss me good-night,For I my evening prayer have said,I’m tired now, and sleepy too,Come put me in my little bed.

Come, sister, come,

Kiss me good-night,

For I my evening prayer have said,

I’m tired now, and sleepy too,

Come put me in my little bed.

Oh, sister, what did mother sayWhen she was called to heaven away?She told me always to be good,And never, never go astray;I can’t forget the day she died,She placed her hand upon my head,She whispered softly, “Keep my child,”And then they told me she was dead.Come, sister, come, &c.Dear sister, come and hear my prayer,Now, ere I lay me down to sleepWithin my Heavenly Father’s care,While angels bright their vigils keep.And let me ask of Him aboveTo keep my soul in paths of right,Oh! Let me thank Him for His love,Ere I shall say my last “good-night.”Come, sister, come, &c.

Oh, sister, what did mother say

When she was called to heaven away?

She told me always to be good,

And never, never go astray;

I can’t forget the day she died,

She placed her hand upon my head,

She whispered softly, “Keep my child,”

And then they told me she was dead.

Come, sister, come, &c.

Dear sister, come and hear my prayer,Now, ere I lay me down to sleepWithin my Heavenly Father’s care,While angels bright their vigils keep.And let me ask of Him aboveTo keep my soul in paths of right,Oh! Let me thank Him for His love,Ere I shall say my last “good-night.”

Dear sister, come and hear my prayer,

Now, ere I lay me down to sleep

Within my Heavenly Father’s care,

While angels bright their vigils keep.

And let me ask of Him above

To keep my soul in paths of right,

Oh! Let me thank Him for His love,

Ere I shall say my last “good-night.”

Come, sister, come, &c.

“Millie Christine dances very gracefully, and appears to have no difficulty in moving about, and in no way differs in appearance from two animated and engaging young mulatto ladies, who, for sport, have agreed to pass an hour tied together nearly back to back.”—Liverpool Daily Post.

“Each head is said to possess separate intellectual faculties, as entirely different as the brain power of two individuals, and the volitions of the will are independent, but very much in harmony with each other.”—Liverpool Daily Mercury.

Song and Chorus by J. A. Barney.

Little footsteps, soft and gentle,Gliding by our cottage door,How I love to hear their trample,As I heard in days of yore.Tiny feet that traveled lightlyIn this weary world of woe,Now silent in yonder churchyard,Neath the dismal grave below.Chorus.Little footsteps, soft and gentle,Gliding by our cottage door.She sleeps the sleep that knows no waking,By the golden river’s shore;And my heart it yearns with sadness,When I pass that cottage door.Sweetly, now, the angels carolTidings from our loved one, far,That she still does hover o’er us,And will be our guiding star,Chorus.She sleeps the sleep that knows no waking, etc.Little footsteps now will journeyIn the world of sin no more;Ne’er they’ll press the sandbanks lightly,By the golden river’s shore.Mother, weep not; father, grieve not,Try to smooth your trouble o’er,For I’ll think of her as sleeping,Not as dead, but gone before.Chorus.Little footsteps now will journey, etc.

Little footsteps, soft and gentle,

Gliding by our cottage door,

How I love to hear their trample,

As I heard in days of yore.

Tiny feet that traveled lightly

In this weary world of woe,

Now silent in yonder churchyard,

Neath the dismal grave below.

Chorus.

Little footsteps, soft and gentle,Gliding by our cottage door.

Little footsteps, soft and gentle,

Gliding by our cottage door.

She sleeps the sleep that knows no waking,By the golden river’s shore;And my heart it yearns with sadness,When I pass that cottage door.Sweetly, now, the angels carolTidings from our loved one, far,That she still does hover o’er us,And will be our guiding star,

She sleeps the sleep that knows no waking,

By the golden river’s shore;

And my heart it yearns with sadness,

When I pass that cottage door.

Sweetly, now, the angels carol

Tidings from our loved one, far,

That she still does hover o’er us,

And will be our guiding star,

Chorus.

She sleeps the sleep that knows no waking, etc.

Little footsteps now will journeyIn the world of sin no more;Ne’er they’ll press the sandbanks lightly,By the golden river’s shore.Mother, weep not; father, grieve not,Try to smooth your trouble o’er,For I’ll think of her as sleeping,Not as dead, but gone before.

Little footsteps now will journey

In the world of sin no more;

Ne’er they’ll press the sandbanks lightly,

By the golden river’s shore.

Mother, weep not; father, grieve not,

Try to smooth your trouble o’er,

For I’ll think of her as sleeping,

Not as dead, but gone before.

Chorus.

Little footsteps now will journey, etc.

“All the intelligent men who saw her at the Washington Hotel, the other day, can bear witness to the marvelous intelligence which predominates in both brains.”—Liverpool Leader.

“The exceedingly merry and amiable disposition of the mysterious pair deprives the exhibition altogether of that painful element which was present even in the case of those practical philosophers, the Siamese twins.”—Liverpool Daily Post.

“As to the young lady herself—for we have surgical authority for saying so—she has bodily only one person, though possessed of two heads, two pairs of shoulders, four arms, and two pairs of legs, amalgamated curiously with one trunk.”—Liverpool Daily Courier.

A Ballad, by H. Millard.

I’ve just been learning the lesson of life,The sad, sad lesson of loving,And all of its powers, of pleasure or pain,Been slowly and sadly proving;And all that’s left of the bright, bright dream,With its thousand brilliant phases,Is a handful of dust, in a coffin hid,A coffin under the daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies,The snowy, snowy daisies.And thus, forever, throughout the wide worldIs love a sorrow proving;There are still many sorrowful things in life,But the saddest of all is loving.The life of some is worse than death,For fate a high wall oft raises,And far better with two hearts estranged,Is a low grave starred with daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies,The snowy, snowy daisies.And so ’tis better we lived as we did,The summer of love together,And that one of us tired, and laid down to rest,Ere the coming of wintry weather.For the saddest of love is love grown cold,And ’tis one of its surest phases,So I bless my lot, though with breaking heart,For that grave enstarred with daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies.The snowy, snowy daisies.

I’ve just been learning the lesson of life,

The sad, sad lesson of loving,

And all of its powers, of pleasure or pain,

Been slowly and sadly proving;

And all that’s left of the bright, bright dream,

With its thousand brilliant phases,

Is a handful of dust, in a coffin hid,

A coffin under the daisies.

The beautiful, beautiful daisies,

The snowy, snowy daisies.

And thus, forever, throughout the wide worldIs love a sorrow proving;There are still many sorrowful things in life,But the saddest of all is loving.The life of some is worse than death,For fate a high wall oft raises,And far better with two hearts estranged,Is a low grave starred with daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies,The snowy, snowy daisies.

And thus, forever, throughout the wide world

Is love a sorrow proving;

There are still many sorrowful things in life,

But the saddest of all is loving.

The life of some is worse than death,

For fate a high wall oft raises,

And far better with two hearts estranged,

Is a low grave starred with daisies.

The beautiful, beautiful daisies,

The snowy, snowy daisies.

And so ’tis better we lived as we did,The summer of love together,And that one of us tired, and laid down to rest,Ere the coming of wintry weather.For the saddest of love is love grown cold,And ’tis one of its surest phases,So I bless my lot, though with breaking heart,For that grave enstarred with daisies.The beautiful, beautiful daisies.The snowy, snowy daisies.

And so ’tis better we lived as we did,

The summer of love together,

And that one of us tired, and laid down to rest,

Ere the coming of wintry weather.

For the saddest of love is love grown cold,

And ’tis one of its surest phases,

So I bless my lot, though with breaking heart,

For that grave enstarred with daisies.

The beautiful, beautiful daisies.

The snowy, snowy daisies.

“There was no difficulty made in exhibiting the upper portion of the dorsal connection, and it was done without any infringement of modesty.”—Liverpool Mercury.

“All who met Millie Christine yesterday must have felt interested in her fortunes, and well disposed to meet her again.”--Liverpool Daily Post.

“The two-headed girl would be a good juror—she could look at both sides of the case at the same time.”—Cincinnati Enquirer.

“Their reception at the Masonic Temple has been attended by thousands of our best citizens.”—Baltimore American.

Words and Music by C. C. Sawyer.

Wounded and sorrowful, far from my home,Sick among strangers, uncared for, unknown,Even the birds, that used sweetly to sing,Are silent, and swiftly have taken the wing.No one but mother can cheer me to-day,No one for me could so fervently pray.None to console me, no kind friend is near;Mother would comfort me if she were here.

Wounded and sorrowful, far from my home,

Sick among strangers, uncared for, unknown,

Even the birds, that used sweetly to sing,

Are silent, and swiftly have taken the wing.

No one but mother can cheer me to-day,

No one for me could so fervently pray.

None to console me, no kind friend is near;

Mother would comfort me if she were here.

CHORUS.

Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,Trying to free me from pain and distress;Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer,Mother will comfort you; mother is here.”If she were with me, I soon would forgetMy pain and my sorrow; no more would I fret;One kiss from her lips, or one look from her eye,Would make me contented, and willing to die!Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,Trying to free me from pain and distress;Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer;Mother will comfort you, mother is here!”Chorus.—Gently her hand, &c.Cheerfully, faithfully, mother would stay,Always beside me, by night and by day;If I should murmur, or wish to complain,Her gentle voice would soon calm me again.Sweetly a mother’s love shines like a star,Brightest in darkness, when daylight’s afar;In clouds or in sunshine, pleasure or pain,Mother’s affection is ever the same.Chorus.—Gently her hand, &c.

Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,Trying to free me from pain and distress;Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer,Mother will comfort you; mother is here.”

Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,

Trying to free me from pain and distress;

Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer,

Mother will comfort you; mother is here.”

If she were with me, I soon would forgetMy pain and my sorrow; no more would I fret;One kiss from her lips, or one look from her eye,Would make me contented, and willing to die!Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,Trying to free me from pain and distress;Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer;Mother will comfort you, mother is here!”

If she were with me, I soon would forget

My pain and my sorrow; no more would I fret;

One kiss from her lips, or one look from her eye,

Would make me contented, and willing to die!

Gently her hand o’er my forehead she’d press,

Trying to free me from pain and distress;

Kindly she’d say to me, “Be of good cheer;

Mother will comfort you, mother is here!”

Chorus.—Gently her hand, &c.

Cheerfully, faithfully, mother would stay,Always beside me, by night and by day;If I should murmur, or wish to complain,Her gentle voice would soon calm me again.Sweetly a mother’s love shines like a star,Brightest in darkness, when daylight’s afar;In clouds or in sunshine, pleasure or pain,Mother’s affection is ever the same.

Cheerfully, faithfully, mother would stay,

Always beside me, by night and by day;

If I should murmur, or wish to complain,

Her gentle voice would soon calm me again.

Sweetly a mother’s love shines like a star,

Brightest in darkness, when daylight’s afar;

In clouds or in sunshine, pleasure or pain,

Mother’s affection is ever the same.

Chorus.—Gently her hand, &c.

“She has you on both sides; if you remove your head from one position, you are immediately the victim of another pair of eyes, which fix you; in fact, transfix you.”—Liverpool Leader.

Christine.Where shall we wander at evening,Seeking retirement’s shade,On its seclusion reposing,Watching the daylight fade?Millie.Down by the brook we’ll wander alone,Naught but the sky above,There, while we hear the breezes moan,We’ll sing the songs we love.Both.There will we wander together,Chasing our cares away,Down by the banks of the river,Cheerfully singing our lay.Millie.Come we alone to seek delight,Both.La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Cheerfully watch the coming of night,La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Come we alone to seek delight, &c.Both.See, the sun is slowly retiring,Evening’s dark veil is spreading so fast;See, the stars are faintly peeping,Now the time of day is past.See, the sun is slowly retiring, &c.Christine.Here will we wander together,Seeking retirement’s shade,On its seclusion reposing,Watching the daylight fade.Millie.Here, by the brook, we’ll wander alone,Naught but the sky above,Here, while we hear the breezes moan,We’ll sing the songs we love.Both.Here will we wander together,Chasing our cares away,Down by the side of the river,Joyfully singing our lay.

Christine.

Where shall we wander at evening,Seeking retirement’s shade,On its seclusion reposing,Watching the daylight fade?

Where shall we wander at evening,

Seeking retirement’s shade,

On its seclusion reposing,

Watching the daylight fade?

Millie.

Down by the brook we’ll wander alone,Naught but the sky above,There, while we hear the breezes moan,We’ll sing the songs we love.

Down by the brook we’ll wander alone,

Naught but the sky above,

There, while we hear the breezes moan,

We’ll sing the songs we love.

Both.

There will we wander together,Chasing our cares away,Down by the banks of the river,Cheerfully singing our lay.

There will we wander together,

Chasing our cares away,

Down by the banks of the river,

Cheerfully singing our lay.

Millie.

Come we alone to seek delight,

Both.

La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Cheerfully watch the coming of night,La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Come we alone to seek delight, &c.

La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;

Cheerfully watch the coming of night,

La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;

Come we alone to seek delight, &c.

Both.

See, the sun is slowly retiring,Evening’s dark veil is spreading so fast;See, the stars are faintly peeping,Now the time of day is past.

See, the sun is slowly retiring,

Evening’s dark veil is spreading so fast;

See, the stars are faintly peeping,

Now the time of day is past.

See, the sun is slowly retiring, &c.

Christine.

Here will we wander together,Seeking retirement’s shade,On its seclusion reposing,Watching the daylight fade.

Here will we wander together,

Seeking retirement’s shade,

On its seclusion reposing,

Watching the daylight fade.

Millie.

Here, by the brook, we’ll wander alone,Naught but the sky above,Here, while we hear the breezes moan,We’ll sing the songs we love.

Here, by the brook, we’ll wander alone,

Naught but the sky above,

Here, while we hear the breezes moan,

We’ll sing the songs we love.

Both.

Here will we wander together,Chasing our cares away,Down by the side of the river,Joyfully singing our lay.

Here will we wander together,

Chasing our cares away,

Down by the side of the river,

Joyfully singing our lay.

Duet.From our merry Swiss home we come, we come;Our hearts are light and free;With a smile we greet every eye we meet,Two merry hearts are we.The live-long day we chant our lay,La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Two merry hearts, two merry hearts,Two merry hearts are we, are we,Two merry hearts are we, are we,Two merry hearts are we.Solo.When the advent of morning appears in the sky,We rise from our peaceful repose,To the valley, the meadow, the mountain we hie,To cull each fair flow’ret that grows.Chorus.—From our merry, &c.Solo, Second Voice.Though humble our cot on the mountain may be,A life of contentment we live;We sigh not for wealth, from its cares we are free,For wealth cannot happiness give.Chorus.—From our merry, &c.

Duet.

From our merry Swiss home we come, we come;Our hearts are light and free;With a smile we greet every eye we meet,Two merry hearts are we.

From our merry Swiss home we come, we come;

Our hearts are light and free;

With a smile we greet every eye we meet,

Two merry hearts are we.

The live-long day we chant our lay,La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;Two merry hearts, two merry hearts,Two merry hearts are we, are we,Two merry hearts are we, are we,Two merry hearts are we.

The live-long day we chant our lay,

La, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la; la, la, la, la;

Two merry hearts, two merry hearts,

Two merry hearts are we, are we,

Two merry hearts are we.

Solo.

When the advent of morning appears in the sky,We rise from our peaceful repose,To the valley, the meadow, the mountain we hie,To cull each fair flow’ret that grows.Chorus.—From our merry, &c.

When the advent of morning appears in the sky,

We rise from our peaceful repose,

To the valley, the meadow, the mountain we hie,

To cull each fair flow’ret that grows.

Chorus.—From our merry, &c.

Solo, Second Voice.

Though humble our cot on the mountain may be,A life of contentment we live;We sigh not for wealth, from its cares we are free,For wealth cannot happiness give.Chorus.—From our merry, &c.

Though humble our cot on the mountain may be,

A life of contentment we live;

We sigh not for wealth, from its cares we are free,

For wealth cannot happiness give.

Chorus.—From our merry, &c.

Written and Composed by ProfessorW. Wilson, expressly for Miss Millie Christine.

What cheers us when we are far awayFrom home and all we love;When storm and danger hedge us round,And all is dark above?When lightnings flash and thunders roarO’er ocean’s seething foam?It is the thought that heaven hearsThe prayers of friends at home.Chorus.The dear, dear friends at home,The dear, dear friends at home,Kind heaven will surely hear the prayersOf our dear friends at home.Our father, with his silvery hair,Our mother, kind and fond,Our sisters, and our brothers dear,The same kind thoughts respond.The wind blows fair, our vessel sailsRight gaily o’er the foam,And soon again we hope to greet,The dear old friends at home.Chorus.—The dear, dear, &c.

What cheers us when we are far away

From home and all we love;

When storm and danger hedge us round,

And all is dark above?

When lightnings flash and thunders roar

O’er ocean’s seething foam?

It is the thought that heaven hears

The prayers of friends at home.

Chorus.

The dear, dear friends at home,The dear, dear friends at home,Kind heaven will surely hear the prayersOf our dear friends at home.Our father, with his silvery hair,Our mother, kind and fond,Our sisters, and our brothers dear,The same kind thoughts respond.The wind blows fair, our vessel sailsRight gaily o’er the foam,And soon again we hope to greet,The dear old friends at home.Chorus.—The dear, dear, &c.

The dear, dear friends at home,

Kind heaven will surely hear the prayers

Of our dear friends at home.

Our father, with his silvery hair,

Our mother, kind and fond,

Our sisters, and our brothers dear,

The same kind thoughts respond.

The wind blows fair, our vessel sails

Right gaily o’er the foam,

And soon again we hope to greet,

The dear old friends at home.

Chorus.—The dear, dear, &c.

Where the warbling waters flow,And the zephyrs gently blow;Where the warbling waters flow,And the zephyrs gently blow.The fairies dwell; the fairies dwellIn grassy dell, in grassy dell,Where the forest flowers grow,And the zephyrs gently blow,Where the forest flowers grow,And the zephyrs gently blow.Solo, 1stVoice—And a joyous home is theirs,For it knows not mortal care,Solo,2dVoice—And its only tearIs the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears.Duet—And its only tear is the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears;And its only tear is the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears,That the bending lily bears,That the bending lily bears.

Where the warbling waters flow,

And the zephyrs gently blow;

Where the warbling waters flow,

And the zephyrs gently blow.

The fairies dwell; the fairies dwell

In grassy dell, in grassy dell,

Where the forest flowers grow,

And the zephyrs gently blow,

Where the forest flowers grow,

And the zephyrs gently blow.

Solo, 1stVoice—

And a joyous home is theirs,For it knows not mortal care,

And a joyous home is theirs,

For it knows not mortal care,

Solo,2dVoice—

And its only tearIs the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears.

And its only tear

Is the dewdrop clear

That the bending lily bears.

Duet—

And its only tear is the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears;And its only tear is the dewdrop clearThat the bending lily bears,That the bending lily bears,That the bending lily bears.

And its only tear is the dewdrop clear

That the bending lily bears;

And its only tear is the dewdrop clear

That the bending lily bears,

That the bending lily bears.

Strangers yet, after years of life together,After fair and stormy weather;After travels in far lands; after touch of wedded hands,Why thus joined, why ever met, if they must be strangers yet.Strangers yet, strangers yet.After childhood winning way; after care and blame and praise;Counsel asked and wisdom given - after mutual prayers to heaven;Child and parent scarce regret, when they part are strangers yet.Strangers yet, strangers yet.Will it evermore be thus, spirits still impervious?Shall we never fairly stand, soul to soul, as hand to hand?Are the bounds eternal set, to retain us strangers yet?Strangers yet, strangers yet.

Strangers yet, after years of life together,

After fair and stormy weather;

After travels in far lands; after touch of wedded hands,

Why thus joined, why ever met, if they must be strangers yet.

Strangers yet, strangers yet.

After childhood winning way; after care and blame and praise;Counsel asked and wisdom given - after mutual prayers to heaven;Child and parent scarce regret, when they part are strangers yet.Strangers yet, strangers yet.

After childhood winning way; after care and blame and praise;

Counsel asked and wisdom given - after mutual prayers to heaven;

Child and parent scarce regret, when they part are strangers yet.

Strangers yet, strangers yet.

Will it evermore be thus, spirits still impervious?Shall we never fairly stand, soul to soul, as hand to hand?Are the bounds eternal set, to retain us strangers yet?Strangers yet, strangers yet.

Will it evermore be thus, spirits still impervious?

Shall we never fairly stand, soul to soul, as hand to hand?

Are the bounds eternal set, to retain us strangers yet?

Strangers yet, strangers yet.

Wandering in the May-time, sweet it is to rove,Just before the hay-time, through the leafy grove;When the grass is bending, wave-like in the breeze,And the white-thorns sending perfumes from the trees,And the white-thorns sending perfumes from the trees.Solo.—First Voice.Spring she is a maiden, waiting to be wooed,Hiding blossoms laden in her solitude;Coy she is, and meeker than the summer fair,But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare,But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare.(Repeat 1st verse.)Solo.—Second Voice.Yes, her sweets will rifle all her brightest flowers—Of her wealth a trifle, they shall soon be ours;When the birds are singing welcome to the May,When the flowers are springing, we’ll be there to-day.Duet.Just, just before the hay-time, birds begin to sing,Wandering in the May-time, welcome to the Spring;Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove.Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove;Wandering in the May-time, wandering in the May-time,Through, through, through the leafy grove.

Wandering in the May-time, sweet it is to rove,

Just before the hay-time, through the leafy grove;

When the grass is bending, wave-like in the breeze,

And the white-thorns sending perfumes from the trees,

And the white-thorns sending perfumes from the trees.

Solo.—First Voice.

Spring she is a maiden, waiting to be wooed,Hiding blossoms laden in her solitude;Coy she is, and meeker than the summer fair,But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare,But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare.

Spring she is a maiden, waiting to be wooed,

Hiding blossoms laden in her solitude;

Coy she is, and meeker than the summer fair,

But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare,

But for those who seek her, gifts she has more rare.

(Repeat 1st verse.)

Solo.—Second Voice.

Yes, her sweets will rifle all her brightest flowers—Of her wealth a trifle, they shall soon be ours;When the birds are singing welcome to the May,When the flowers are springing, we’ll be there to-day.

Yes, her sweets will rifle all her brightest flowers—

Of her wealth a trifle, they shall soon be ours;

When the birds are singing welcome to the May,

When the flowers are springing, we’ll be there to-day.

Duet.

Just, just before the hay-time, birds begin to sing,Wandering in the May-time, welcome to the Spring;Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove.

Just, just before the hay-time, birds begin to sing,

Wandering in the May-time, welcome to the Spring;

Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,

Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove,

Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove.

Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove;Wandering in the May-time, wandering in the May-time,Through, through, through the leafy grove.

Just before the hay-time, sweet it is to rove,

Wandering in the May-time, through the leafy grove;

Wandering in the May-time, wandering in the May-time,

Through, through, through the leafy grove.

Among the millions of human beings inhabiting the globe there is but one two-header. Every one should see her, talk to her, hear her sing and see her dance.

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