The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-10
JENNY LIND.
By raEDEEnKA BREMIR.

There was once poor and plain little girl,
dwelling in little room, in Stockholm, the cap
itsl Of Sweden. She wasa poor little girl indeed,
then, she was neglected: and would have been
very unhappy, deprived Of the kindness and care
50 necessary to o child, if it had not been FOR a
peculiar gift The little girl had fine voice,
and in her loneliness, in trouble or in sorrow, she
eonsoled herself by singing. In fact, she snng TO
al she dill; al her work, st her play, running or
resting, she always sang.
The woman who had her in her care, went out
10 work during the dav, and used to lock IN the
little girl, who had nothing to enivcn her solitude
but the company Of a cat. The little girl played
with her cat and sang. Oice she sat by the wiii-
dow, and stroksd her cat and sarg, when lady
passed by. She heard voice, and looked up saw
The little singer. She asked the chill ssyera!
question:, went away, and came back several
days alter, followed by an cid mnsic master,
whose name was Crelins Hetried the little girls
musical ear and voice, and he was astonished. -
lie took her 10 the Director OF the Royal Opera
at Stockholm, then Count pinne, whose truly
eeneron, and kind heart was concealed by u
rough speech and morbid,emper C.elius in'ro-
,luced his little pupi To the C,nnt, and asked him
10 engage her as .'sleve' Tor the opera. .'f.u
ask foolish ihing,'' said the Count grully, look
ing disiainfuiie down on the poor iistie girl
.What shall we do with that ugly thingl See
whs, feet she has And then her lace. She will
never be presentable. No, we cannot take her.
Away with her"
The music master insisted almost indignantly.
"Weti,. exclaimed he Ut last, ssif you VIII not
take her. poor as am, will take her myself
and have her educated for the scene: then, snch
another ear as she has for music, is not TO be .oana
in the whole woTli.n
The Count relented. The little girl was al last
admitted into the school for e.eves al the opera,
and with some difficulty, simple gown Of BON.
bszine was procured for her. The care o. her
e 0a1 fNr .ht Ia tyn
Albert Bseg, director Of the song school OF the
orera.
Some years later, at comedy given bv the
elves OF the theatre, several persons were struck
By the spirit and Lille with which very young
eieve acted the part ofa beggar girl in ne play.
Lovers Of genial nature were charmed, pedan,s
almost frightened It was our poor little e'r',
who had made her first appearance, now about
fourteen years Of age, frolissome anil in ol tun
nachiid.
A few years still later, young debuntante was
10 sing for the first time before The pnoNc, IN
Weber's Frisehntz. AT the rehearsal preceding
the representation Of the evening, she sang IN
manner which made the members OF tie orches-
ira Al once, as by common accord, lay down their
instruments 10 clap their hands in rap'utons ap-
plause. II was cur poor, pain little g'l here
again, who now had grown up, and was 10 appear
before the public in the role Of Agatha. saw
her at the evening representation. she was then
in the prime Of Youth, fresh, bright, and serene as
morning in Mav, perfect in torm-her hands
and arms peculiarly gracelnl-and ioVeiy 10 ner
whole appearance, through the expression ot her
countenance, md the noble simplicity and calm
ness OF her manners. In fact she was charming
We saw not an actress, but young gsr fnll Of
natural geniality and grace. She seemed 10 move
speak, and sing without an effort Of art All was
nature and harmony. Her song was distinguish.
ed especially by its purity. and the power OF soul
- g. all har lvor
voice, was delightful. In the night scene where
Agatha, seeing her overcome, breathes out her Joy
in Yaptnrons song, our young singer, on turning
from the window, at the back Of the theatre, tc
the spectators again was pale for Joy. And in
that pale ioyousness she sang with burst Of ont.
flowing love and life That called forth not the
mirth but the tears OF the auditors.
From that time. she was the declared favorite
Of the Swedish public, whose musical taste and
kn,wleige are said 10 be surpassed no where.
snt year after year she continued TO be tho after
time, her voice being overs'rained, lost some
what its freshness, and the public being sa'ta.ed'
no more crowded The house when she was singing
Still At that time she could be heard singing ami
PLAYING more delightful than ever in PANAMA,
(Zauberfote,) or in Anna Bolena, tho the opera
was almost deserted. II was then late IN the
spring. and the beautiful weather called the pso-
pie out to natures plays. She had evidently
sang for the pleasure ofthe song.
by that time she went 10 take lessons OF VI h.'"'
in Paris, and so gave the finishing touch 10 her
musical education. There she acquired ina,
warble. in which il is said to have been eqnalied
BY no Ginger, and which. compared on'y to ina,
Of the soaring and warbling lark, it the lark had
a soul.
And then the young girl went abroad and sang
on toreiga shores, and 10 foreign people, she
charmed Denmark, and charmed Germany, she
charmed England She was caressed and court
-, everywhere, even 10 adulation. AT The courts
ofthe kings, OF the houses OF the great and nobe,