The Wasp — 1881 — page 100: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a page of printed sheet music for a song titled "Brown Eyed Nell," with poetry by Hector A. Stuart, music by Joseph Rocchel, and sung by Miss Ellen Goursen. The page shows the vocal melody line and piano accompaniment. The lyrics are romantic in nature, describing a wonder grove, a winsome maid, and expressions of love ("Oh, brown eyd Nell, I love you well"). Musical notations include "andantino espressivo," "adagio," "una corda," and "rall." This appears to be either a standalone insert in *The Wasp* magazine or a misidentified page—it contains no political satire or social commentary, only sentimental Victorian-era popular music.