The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-09-10


A simultaneous shout of exullation as
cended, and made the welkin ring, aud
told the multitude outside the gate that
the Nightingale had shown herself BY
her side we're Mr.. Barnum, MIR. Jules
Benedict, and Signor Bellelti. The
rush was tremendous. Still the lines |
were preserved unbroken, and Capt |
West led her TO the carriage.
There appeared to be no hope OF get
ting through the crowd. The driver
had only to battle for it he whipped
the horses, which he found to be useless,
aud then he whipped the crowd, when
Immediately the Nightingale put her
head out Of the window, and said, with
much excitement, "You must stop
will not allow you to strike the people
they are all my friends, and have come
TO see me-" This sentiment was receiv-
ed with dealening cheer, and the
crowd made way themselves, influenced
by the soft, persuasive accents of the
Swedish Phiomel.-'The carriage then
proceeded TO the Irving House, and the
crowd followed.
GRAND sERENADE TO JENNY LIND.
AT midnight the New York Musical
Fund Society, numbering some two
hundred musicians, gave grand seren-
ade to Mademosele Lind.-George
Loder's magnificent band was selected,
and was led by himself. Some twenty
companies of the New York firemen es-
corted the band and Society to the Irv =
ing House, and the crowd that assem-
bled there at that hour exceeded any
thing witnessed in New York for gen.
Grafton. The street was densey filled
in front Of the building up 10 Reade
street, and in Reade street on one side,
and into Chambers street on the other
and around the corner of the Park
The walls Of the addition now being
made to Stewards marble palace were
covered with human beings, and large
number of carriages, filled with ladies
were in the midst of the crowd, besides
several who ventured out on foot tc
see the prodigy of song. The balcony
of the Irving House and the window:
1were filled with both sexes, aud many
ladies' who had retired to bed got up to
witness the exciting scene.
, There could not be under from twen
, ty to thirty thousand persons present
3. and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
when the object of all this honor appear
ed at the window. There was a sue.
; cession of vehement cheering for sever
; al minutes. Her face could be seen We
y ry distinctly by the people, from the
: bright lights Immediately in the front o
the hall door. When the firemen sue.
2 ceeded in clearing space for the ban(
under the window at which she appear
: ed, the band struck up Hail Colum
! bia," followed by yankee Doodle,
| and when she was told they were The
! national airs of America, she exclam'
: ed how beautiful how splendid !'
and alternately laughed and wept. She
: waved her handkerchief earnestly, anC
l requested Mr.. Barnum TO call an encore
l "a request that was followed by tre'
r mendous cheering The band ther
, played " Hail Columbia" and Yankee
, Doodle" again, when she expressed her
admiration as rapturousy as before, and
, intimated that she would sing the former
during her stay in New York. She
clapped her hands with great enthusi
asm. After playing several pieces, the
I band concluded with "God Save the
, Queen" She then took leave of the
serenaders by waving her handkerchief
rapidly for several minutes, amidst the
most rapturous applause we ever Wit.
nessed.-She was quite plainly dressed
and threw a crimson shawl over her
head to keep her from getting cold. On
leaving the window she expressed hope
TO those in the room that there was NO
person hurt either there or at the wharf
as it would mar the pleasure she felt.
Immediately after the serenade con.
cluded, the following committee from
the Musical Fund Society waited upon
her at her apartments. to present her
with an address, and welcome her to
America in the name of It's musicians
Henry G. Watson, George Loder, ].
A. Kyle. Allen Dodworlh, John c.
Scherpf. MIR. Watson, on being intro
duced by Barnum, read the address. -
Jenny Lind, who held her head 10 the
ground during tie reading of the ad-
dress, then said, her voice half chok ed
with emotions, " am sorry | cannot
express my feelings, but am sure you
r will understand what l mean, and that
| am very grateful for your kindness, and
III hone i'm future To merit your annroha.