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Poem
January 9, 1881
Daily Globe
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
A nostalgic song-like poem by Samuel Lover recalling a past romance thwarted by jealous observers who noticed betraying signs: footprints in snow, jasmine flowers not from the speaker's garden, and notes in a hollow tree.
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TELL-TALES.
Oh! don't you remember,
Long time ago,
When the path was in December
Covered o'er with snow?
Then we had a little walk,
Then we had a little talk.
But jealous eyes did soon divine
The footsteps there were not all mine—
Oh! the snow.
The tell-tale snow.
Long time ago
Oh! don't you remember.
On that evening fair.
When the jasmine flowers you braided
In the raven hair!
Homeward then I thoughtless strayed,
And the jasmine flowers betrayed;
For well the jealous glances knew
No jasmine in our garden grew;
Oh! the flower;
The tell-tale flower.
Long time ago!
And when we were both forbidden
Ever more to meet.
Slyly, little notes were hidden
By the willow seat.
But vainly for a note we sought—
Could we each other have forgot ?
Ah ! others knew as well as we
The secrets of that hollow tree
Oh ! the tree, the hollow tree,
It betrayed both you and me,
Long time ago!
—Samuel Lover.
Oh! don't you remember,
Long time ago,
When the path was in December
Covered o'er with snow?
Then we had a little walk,
Then we had a little talk.
But jealous eyes did soon divine
The footsteps there were not all mine—
Oh! the snow.
The tell-tale snow.
Long time ago
Oh! don't you remember.
On that evening fair.
When the jasmine flowers you braided
In the raven hair!
Homeward then I thoughtless strayed,
And the jasmine flowers betrayed;
For well the jealous glances knew
No jasmine in our garden grew;
Oh! the flower;
The tell-tale flower.
Long time ago!
And when we were both forbidden
Ever more to meet.
Slyly, little notes were hidden
By the willow seat.
But vainly for a note we sought—
Could we each other have forgot ?
Ah ! others knew as well as we
The secrets of that hollow tree
Oh ! the tree, the hollow tree,
It betrayed both you and me,
Long time ago!
—Samuel Lover.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Tell Tales
Forbidden Romance
Snow Footprints
Jasmine Flowers
Hollow Tree
Samuel Lover
What entities or persons were involved?
—Samuel Lover.
Poem Details
Title
Tell Tales.
Author
—Samuel Lover.
Subject
Tell Tale Signs In A Forbidden Romance
Form / Style
Rhymed Stanzas With Refrain
Key Lines
Oh! The Snow.
The Tell Tale Snow.
Long Time Ago
Oh! The Flower;
The Tell Tale Flower.
Long Time Ago!
Oh ! The Tree, The Hollow Tree,
It Betrayed Both You And Me,
Long Time Ago!