The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-14

touching in its low, enlranced the youn
enthusiast.
After the fist bewilderment OF passio
had passed, he became no less enchanted
with the intellectually of her acting than h,
had been al first with her beauty, and lef
lhs theatre, filed with love for the fair, bu
cold actress. He sought and gained an in
IoduciiBn 10 her and most strange il seem
ed TO every one, that in few weeks th,
Ihe eccenirlcc young musician obtained
more favor in the fair ConstanceS eye,
Than any of high born and handsome young
Germans who had sighed at her feet lo
months. Mozart adored her-he watch
ed her slightest movements with Tie
'u ense gaze OF love, and she, SO proud
and reserved to other admirers. seemed
another being in his presence-soli, gentle
and loving.
But The character and worldly affairs ol
The young musician were not such as to
Satty the relatives of bis mistress. He had
given evidence of his rare and wonderful
genius, but even his most partial friends
began TO fear he had wasted and trifled il,
away. AT the early age Of nineteen, he
had procured reputation TO be envied by
the oldest musician Of composer in Europe,
but since he had reached manhood, his
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hours had been given up to The widest dis
Vallons were the opin ions enter
lained as TO his future career and the envi.
ous and unkiHd declared that the genius SC
prccoclous had burnt Itself out in youth,
leaving but It's ashes fol the fuflment Of
those brilliant exneriaiians III. eyita~.
been urged as an excuse for his unsettled
habits at the presen! time but, unfortunately
The past presented no better light, for be
fore her death he had been as idle, way
ward and reckless. The fair Constance
listened 10 The tales of the world, however,
with the ears OF love. That he was wild
and impe,uocs, she believed, but love in a
woman's hear, hopes all things. The young
German had deemed herself Aeari-prooI
until the appearance Of Mozart as a lover
then she felt that life would be dark with
out him. The precious qualities of Of his
mind and the better parts Of his nature she
quickly perceived, and her love belonged
10 them. TO her he was frank and con-
iding, acknowledging his faults, but ie'
them all.
Constance Weber was an orphan, her
mother had died during her infancy, and
her father al his death, which occurred
while she was yet young, left her 10 the
care Of his only brother. Her uncle dis
covered in her, al an early age, the germs
of that taen, by which she acquired such
celebrity. Fl used every means TO store
and cultivate her superior mind, taking in
finite pleasure in watching its gradual un.
fodings, and fitting her for the profession
Belonging himself TO the theatre, he had an
opportunity of bringing her forward when
he thought his work completed. She had
made her debut year previous 10 her
meeting with Mozart. Then the fond,
proud hopes of her doing uncle were fully
realized. The effect she produced on her
German audience was truly wonderful,
phlegmalic as they were, they became in
fatualed with her: She appeared before
lhem finished actress Her beauty cap
Iivaled the young nobility, while The truth
md good taste of her acting secured the ap-
pIause of the critics, Daily she saw her
self the object Of admiration, receiving hom-
ige that would have bewildeIed girl pos
,essed of less strength of character. Bnl
he was cold, though gentle, and received
his intoxicating admiration with pride and
ignty. Although conscious OF her merits
she was also keenly alive to her faults, land
most mild and yielding was she to her near
relatives, A pnre and guieesss spirit did
possess, this highly gifted grl--a splrl
worthy to lnhsbil so fair form. Mons
Weber was proud OF bis brilliant niece and
Witnessing The attention. she received, hops
ed 10 have her married and see her take a
distinguished place amongst The noble mat
rons of the land. Foolish old,man!as if she,
stamped with the nobility of nature would
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