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92 Youth's Golden Gleam
Fairy's Dream Be?" was published by W. C. Peters and copyrighted by him October 18, 1847 (^ same day on which he copyrighted "Lou'siana Belle").16 Our guess is that Stephen wrote "Stay, Summer Breath" during the summer of 1847; ^is is suggested by its publication fairly early in the summer of 1848.
"Stay Summer Breath" has a peculiar interest for us because of the degree to which Peters, Field & Co. advertised it. An announcement concerning it and other "Songs, Polkas &c . . . published recently" was printed continuously in the Daily Chronicle from July 13 to December 1, 18485 inclusive. Among the others were "Songs of the Sable Harmonists," consisting of "Susanna," "Uncle Ned" (the original copy), "Lou'siana Belle"; the latter were given without credit to the composer, as Stephen then preferred. But following the title of his song composed in the musically and socially acceptable style appeared "S. C. Foster." His name was thus published one hundred and twenty-two times. There were doubtless also favorable displays of his compositions in the music stores so generally patronized by professional and amateur musicians of the city. Far from being an obscure bookkeeper who made no ripple on the Cincinnati musical waters, Stephen received quite as much local recognition as a modest young fellow in his early twenties could hope for.
Stephen's friend, Samuel P. Thompson, was probaoly interested with him in the double- |
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