| Show A STORY OF OP TRUE LOVE from woods edition of the songs of scotland helen irven a young lady of extraordinary beauty and uncommon qualifications the subject of the song 11 1 I wish I 1 were where helen lies was descended from the ancient and respectable family of Kir kirkconnel connel in annandale at present in in possession of sir william maxwell of springfield bart she had for some time been courted by two gentlemen whose names were bell and fleming bell was proprietor of blackwood I house louse properly blacket house and fleming of fleming hall situated near masskow Mos skow at present in the possession of capt graham bell one day told the young lady that if he at any time afterwards found faund her in flemings 0 company he would certainly kill him she however had a great regard for F fleming leming and being one day walking in along with him on the pleasant and romantic banks of the kirtle she observed his rival on the other side of the river among the bushes conscious of the danger her lover was in she passed betwixt him and his enemy who im immediately firing shot her dead whilst she leaped into flemings 0 arms ile he drew his sword crossed the river and cut the murderer in pieces nem new lead mine aline A rich vein of lead has been discovered near ellenville lenville El N Y it is several feet in width of unknown depth and of exceeding richness it is to be worked the coming season |
