Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-04-06

character which she consistently and un.
varyingly refused-the family OF the hon.
est coachman were commonly enjoying the
much sought privilege. While Duchesses
and CountesSes were being refused at her
door, she was oitenest seated in the corner
Of the haymow, her favorite resort for every
hour of leisure, tending the coachman's
baby, or teaching the older ones to read !!
On this humble family all her everyday
affections seemed to be expended. When
away, concert-singing at Birmingham or
Liverpool, she wrote TO them daily as if
to her own family, and with tenderness
Of broken English which was as touching
as it was curious These letters were lent
and shown to the neighbors and others, and
the friend (oI our ownl who had seen them
and gives us these particulars, says that no
daughter could have written home more
iamliariy and atiectionately. The COACH
mans wife still wears, stitched to the sleeve
of the calico gown in which she works,
and changed and re-stiched carefully to
every dress she puts on, most costly dia-
mond bracelet, her parting keepsake from
Jenny Lind 1t would be hard extremity
of poverty that would induce her to part
with it.
The famous opera singer had been more
than year the tenant of Mr.. c., and
the staid elderly citizen had never seen
her. He had his lodgings in town, near his
place of business, and he sent his clerk to
Brompton quarterly TO receive the rent, re-
plying, with bluff disavowal of all know
ledge Of opera-singers, to such Of his friends
as made the natural inquiries of curiosity.
Some question occurring, however, at one
OF these quarterly settlements which an
agent could not very well dispose of, it be-
came necessary that Mr.. C--should call
on his tenant in person. This stout land
lords account of his visit very much anu
sad his friends. He had expected an un-
comfortable degree Of pretensiOn and ccre-
mony. The servant at the door showed bis
old master to the drawing-room, and the
next minute "Aliss Lind" came running IN
from the garden, with dress unlocked be-
hind, hair not very smooth, these particu-
lars are secondhand from the first narratorl
and as cordial as the oldest friend he had in
the world. She seized him by his two
hands, crowded him down into large arm
chair, insisted upon knowing why he had
not been to see her during the long time
she had been in his house, and finally seat
ed herself on the floor at his feet, to talk
over matters. Quite overcome with this
last condescension, the deep.down chivalry
OF the honest Engishman was aroused, and
dropping on one knee, he declared that he
could not sit IN a chair while she sat on the
hoor. AT this, the unccremoniouS Jenny
jumped up, and taking Mr.. C.'s two hands,
drew him to a window seat, and squeezed
herself (or he is a very fat many into the
recess by his side-'and very tight
squeeze it was" added the old gentleman
in telling the story. Here she pulled from
her POCKET contract and receipts, and pro-
cecded 70 business, which was soon settled;
and the landlord took his leave, delighted
with Jenny Lind, but not quite sure that he
had been in full possession of his senses.
Just before the celebrated singer left this
residence, a lady who had been brought in
contact with her by some circumstance of
neighborhood, and who had conceived
strong affection for her, asked, one day,
something as keepsake. Jenny flew to
her dressing-room and brought down Jew
els and costly articles of dress, and eagerly
begged her to choose anything she possess
ed ; but an article of value was not what
the lady wished or could accept. 1t was
With the greatest difficulty that the impul-
sive Swede could be made to agree to let
the keepsake consist of only the bouquet of
flowers that she had worn in ola File du
Regiment" Her generosity and simplicity
seem beyond taint or qualification by know
ledge of the world.