Show AUTHOR OF POPULAR credit for words and music of LI 1 annie roo rooney 1 seems to have been placed Coi correspondents respondents of the new york herald are discussing the origin and authorship of the song little annie kooney 11 the best claim to iia ibs authorship Is established in behalf of james thornton tile the testimony being apparently conclusive that lie he wrote both words and music the date of its first appearance seems to be contro overfed but the nomad has a positive ant and verifiable recollection of the song as long ago as tho spring of 1800 and it Is doubtless a couple of years older than chah that in the summer of 1890 1800 it was certainly popular the tune Is a remarkably good one original plaintive musically sound it was built to ilive live and it Is rather a pity that anyone should seek to take the credit of its composition away front from james thornton boston transcript what he was seeking what sort of a neighborhood la Is this excellent some of the best people in town live five in this section that may be but what I 1 want to know is can call they afford to have more than we can ri Tord im tired t of keeping u up with other people 1 I want ti to try living in a place where 1 I shall set the pace dace for foe aw awhile lille |