Show I THE CURIOSITY SHOP A Sans That Was Very Popular Half a Century Ago The song Wo Met Twas in a Crowd was written by Thomas Haynes Bayly Ho also composed the music to which it is sung The words are as follows We met twas In a crowd And I thoucht to jrould shun meL i l f L IJi < j r = = = He came I could not breatne For his eye was upon me He spoke his words were cold And his EmUa was unaltered I know how much ho felt For his deep toned voice faltered I I wore my bridal robe And I rivaled Its whiteness Bright gems wcro In my hair And I hated their brightness lie called mo by my name As time bride of another Ohl thou host been the cause of this anguish an-guish my mother And once again we met And a fair girl was near him He smiled nnd whispered low As I onco used to hear him She leant upon his arm Once twas mine and mine only I wept for I deserved To feel wretched and lonely And sho will bo his bride At the altar he xvlll give her Tho love that was too pure For a heartless deceiver The world may think mo gay Ior my feelings I smother Ohl I thou hose been the cans of this anguish an-guish my mother I |