The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-14
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/. position Of art! She had hitherto met wi
d decided and firm denial every offer ma,
G 10 her through him, however advanlagsou
and The grea. confidence he had in he
D Judgment reconciled him to these rejecto
q bu, when Mszsr appeared in The lists, poe
0 old Mons Weber was sorely perplexed,
/ Imore SO when he saw Iha, the ELECTION OH
/ niece were soon given TO This unsettled you
for he hsd sufficient knowledge other 10 fe
. convinced that, where her love was onC
, bestowed, i. could not easily be recalled.
n seemed 10 him little short of madness
marry her TO This chaDgeable, erralic yonn
|, musician Her other relatives united .hel
reno with his, but 10 their invec
lives against her lover, her only reply wa
hat they knew no. Mozar. as she did. He
gentle nature could noL however, o2po s
her uncle, whose darling she had been (ror
childhood. She assured him that, until h
gave his willing consent, she would neve
marry Mozart, and moreover. tha
she would bid him farewell, whicI
she did with trembling lip and saddenec
heart Mozar, received her resolution viii
fearful anguish. He mingled reProache'
and en,realies, but she was immOveable;and
they parted in sorrow AMI 'ears'-anger and
despair.
She performed nightly her accus'ome
duties, but every one noticed that her s'eT
was less buoyant, and heG merry ringing
laugh that had gaddened every heart was
never heard. Those characters which re-
CURED depth and intensity of feeling SHE
personate with painful truth. The sEunder'
of applause she had obtained for her i'm
passioned acting during the days of her
| gai-hear,edness, we're nov increased. A
Times the whole audience would be lh:llled
and siIcnrcd with the extreme beauty Of
some burst Ct passion from her, and a still
ness would reign throughout the theatre, ,as
though they feared to disturb the bcautifu'
Pp,boness before them, and not until she
woul ne borne off, half lanling; would the
spell be broken, then peal applause would
oe,;f, THAR ,1r nir,tion
Her poor uncle was filled with sffliclior
and almost regretted the promise he hst
enacted She vainly essayed 10 struggle
against the influences Of her unfortunate
|Iove,and to hide her anguish from his eyes,
but it was betrayed in her failing step and
sad coun,enance, and day by day she faded
ls broken flower. Il will take her from
Vienna, said he 10 himself, where every
objects reminds her Of Mozart Blu. the
change Of place was Of little avail 10 the
hearI.sickened girl.
They visited Switzerland. bu, its sub.
lime mounialni passes, It's glaciers and 'ess
of ice, so terrible in their frozen beauty
we're 5u, as types TO hel of his wild en-
lhussm. The classical land of tally, y,whose
atmosphere brealhed song, reminded her
sickened hopes of his beautiful airs. And
The sound of music called forth painful tears
which she vainly essayed TO check The
quiet little village they passed by, with
their clustering picturesque coitage--the
docks peacefully feeding on .he verdan
sides of the hiIls-the carol OF lhe bird
Joined with the musical note of the shep.
herds pipe-aIl this beautiful content Of
Nature, was a painful contrast with The
umult, in her bosom, Of disappointed love
Ayr thought she, when catching The brigh
glance Of some dark-eyed, laughing
peasant girl. 'Ye krow not how ye ale
10 be .envied happy children Of Natuls!
Far happier would have been il fate had
placed me without Mozart in one OF these
peaceful wales And the grieved 7Il would
turu away, with a fearful eye, from the
scene, that only told of happiness in Nature
while sho was wretched. Who would
have recognized in this tender love sick
creature, the cold, naughty woman that,
one short year before, uss so untouched
by love that many deemed her bearllesS'
All the soft, pootical sentiments Of her
German nature were swsKensd-Mozali
had calIedbhem into being, and that inner
spirit only spoke of MozaN--i,s creator
to her thoughts! Animation and applause
created The beautiful and distinguished ac.
ueSs where'er she appeared, but what was
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