The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-13
Daily CRESCENT.
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aaee dad fi1n again looked grave When ne 4le
Wiih q pai ihet aid nos quite satisfy
which aa struck out upon reflection ana .sl III
amen1ad All length he gegsd ione. Ell, non
deed. upon 1he iasts Amen ''1hafA eai ~ 't'-
This note saia he soleanly, in casting l his
eyes to Heaven, this note q f71sl u
Receive it, ihon Almighty and ietins IN = Ti1
EN-, ~ -;s-sn 81 Is me- and thag when pfoe5eea
from fes remains ih6asa OIL thai Is earthly passes
aNss-as is aode up and down the
fz-s KS ftddisnis and then took seat "a
iSsssp CHAM tsii easped hands. happy N NLs..5-
80 of KS qonih-hs home heliernanl t9tslieS
rysn'ne Came 70 see him, with The view @ accom-
nsnv hn n their usual rendezvous hanael ri
eeiee3 hid warmly, more % than was ms won't Won't !
WHsr sa0le long time Of t1elr iaihe[ ana' q tisl
scitDse, and the efea masters n slsi .yy
BIZ 81 length they he'd 70 remember mar thelf
fisnds were vaiiina ior them tsthe tavern.
"yYei friend. = cried Hogartht % the great mas
Ter was 4nv. advice not good Did Bedford not I
assist yon and are you, notwithstanding mat JUST
IS fine afsiloW as before
Handel nodded, good naturally smiling, and /
YES" continued Hogarth, you are lucky |
now, old fellow you dare no longer sorrowi bui \ |
POOR devil have had luck with my last work.
g Xouin asked Handel, astonisbee; you 4
whose fame increases from day to day
g III has room to do s9 replied Hogarth, Ve4eu,
g since thew laughed al me. on remember along /
time ago when Leda, painted BY o0rfeggio, was /
sold here at auction for ten thousand guneass saiu
lhat il any one would give me len thousand gsll-
mems I would paint something just as good LORD
fsrosvenor took me up. went to work, put every /
thing else aside, painted and painted wnois year
at last the picture isTeady, take n 70 llis i9rusi
he calls his friends aud, az I said before, they all
laughed at me. / had 70 take my picture away, |
and, added 70 that received a. home scoiamg
from my wife.
Thew 81 laughed, excepting Handel, who was
f1,a ~ Won
an honest fellow, but oftan horribly dumb, You
cannot nudge Of the Italian painters for, in the
first place, their style is different rom yours, and
you do not even know their best works. Had you
been il Italy as / have, especially in. Rome, where
the great works of Raphael and Michael Angelo
abound You would learn to respect the old Italian
masters, and even love and venerate them as do
the old Italian church composers The modern
painters are al more or less alike in their style
enough said p cried H0garth, 4" we will not
dispute about IL but tell us rather how you are.
satisfied with the singers and actors, and whether
you think they viii perform their parts well to-
morrow"
Not one win do his part badlv,'' replied Ham
del 1 made them work hard, and my pupil Jo-
seph was of great assistance III making them study
The first soprano Is very Indifferent, which lregFet
on account Of several fine parts" At that moment
Joseph Wach looked in the door, and requested one
word with Mr.. Handel.
S Well, what is the matter now . asked Han
del, getting up and going out His friends looked
smllinglY upon one another, and the host, sitting
IN bus easy chair laughed outright. Joseph con-
Quoted Handel hurriediY up TO bis room, where,
70 his no little establishment, he found Ellen the
pretty daughter of their host Well what does
this mean" he asked somewhat angrily. What
have You to DO, Miss Ellen, in the room of this
young man 2 (" That he may tell you, Mr.. Han
del she replied pertly, and turned blushing away
But Joseph spoke honest eartedly, s. Only think
n0evl either of me or Of Miss Ellen, my dear mas
ter. Welt then" grumbed Handel, oper
your mouth and speak.. Joseph continued: 70
what I am. and an that can do, thank YOU my
beloved master. You received me- q stranger with
OFT means; % educate me as a true vocalist, vol
stnted yourself Of many hours IN which You nigh
have created something" Ho no ! you fool,
laughed Handel, think you il is not creating e
educate fine singer y q Be it so !--but thank
YOU for every fhinga Ii IS not true! God gave
youyour talent" Well, but every thing else
thank you for " Sand even if you do what Of
it, then f" Well see, MASTER it always troubled
me when you9nad 70 worry yourself beyond meas
ufe with bad singers s Yes; that is indeed q
pity, sighed Handel Therefore have endeay-
orsd. p continued Joseph, to train for you singe
~ believe have 60 far succeeded, that she dar.
let herself be heard before YOU. There she stands,
(pointing TO Ellen.) Handel opened wide his eyes
gazed asioniahed a. the gir. and asked .,s, slowly
Ellen l-she " " Yes, IL cried Ellen, turning
towards him and regarding him with her pure, darl
brown eyes. she repeated, smiling, ant
now you know, MI, HI, what Joseph and I have
been abonts 6 Dare she sing before you, Master
H.
method Of instruction has succeeded, said Han
del lali1g seat. . For aught ears, let her sing.
Joseph spmng gaily to the piano Ellen stepped
near him and began. Ha how understandable
Were the ieelings q Handel; how he listened,
when he recognized one Of the choicest pieces Of
his Bessiah-the beautiful air, know that my
ksdeemer lieeihl z Aud how well Ellen sang,
the reader may imagine; for when she finished,
Handel sag sill, blissly smiling, his large fiery
eyes full Of learsof deep, thoughtful emotion At
length he breathed strongly, stood up, kissed the
girls forehead kissed her eyes, that sparked with
bright tears, and asked, in the mildest tone,
Ellen good child viii you not sing this piece e..
morrow - Master Handel Father HahdeE -
the maiden cried ia the deepest emotion, and threw
herself in his arms, sobbing aloud.
The next day the performance Of his immortal
masterpiece succeeded beyond expectation. The
impression made upon the audience as we'll as the
singers and musicians, was great.
Handel's fame could not now be shaken As he
ieit the church a royal equipage awaited him,
which took him, IN accordance with the command
Of the king TO Carlton house George H. received
the German artist, surrounded by his Whole court
"Well, H., lie said friendly, " Unjust be true tina
You have made US a fine present Of your Messiah
il Is a grand work" Is-it r. asked H., AM
looked pleased at the king " l say IT," adde
George, and now tell me, what can do to eS
press 10 you my thanks" well, then" said Z
+" il your Majesty viii give the young man VIII
sang the tenor solos situation will thank you
Majesty greatly. lie is scholar OF mine, lhi
Joseph Wach, and he much desires to marry tn
pretty Miss Ellen, bis pupil her father oilers n
opposition but her mother viii not consent, on &C
count Of his having no situation, and your Majesty
knows that it il hard 10 contend with a woman
. You are Mistaken replied George endeavorinl
TO repress a smile. Sc / know nought Of such mat
1ers; Joseph IS, however, from to-day first tenors
in our chapel" "IrulY," Handel exclaimed, joy
fully, now, then, thank your Majesty from my
very heart" George was slens for a few moments
with view 10 Handel's again addressing him
mill fra araFrf "a
youBelf as you have given us to-day so great al
entertainment with your Messiah, we should liz
70 show ourselves thankful to you.' Handel
cheeks became flushed with anger, and he answere'
with a laundering voice, Sire,I did not wish t
entertain, wished to instruct YOU"
The court stood aghast King George stepped
few steps back and gazed astonished at the boil
artist But Of a sudden, he burst into heart
laugh, and said, I" Handel, yuu are, and Away
will be, rude old fellow, (slapping him on tn