The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-09-18
No. 80.
Jenny Lind.
. rREpERIKA BREMRR

cullar gilt Ine little girl had line voice. and
her loneliness In trouble or in sorrow, she consoled
herself by singing. In fact, she sung to all she
DID at her work, at her play, running resting,
che always sung.
The woman who had her in care went out TO
work during the day, and used to lock in the little
GIRL who had nothing to eniven her solitude but
the company of a cat. The little girl played with
her cat and sung. Once she sat by the open win
dow and stroked the cat and sang, when a lady
passed by. She heard the voice, and looked up
and saw the little singer. She asked the child sew
eral questions, went away, and came back several
days after, followed by old music teacher whose
name was Crelius. He tried the little girls musi-
cal ear, and was astonished. lie took her to the
director of the Royal Opera OF Stockholm, then
Count Puhe, whose truly generous and kind heart
was concealed by rough speech and morbid
temper. Crelius introduced his little pupil TO the
the opera" "You ask foolish thing" said the
count grufIly, looking disdainfully down on the
poor little girl. "What shall we do with that ugly
thing what feet she has and then her face
She will never be presentable. No. we cannot take
her. Away with her."
The music master insisted, almost Indignantly.
''Well,'' exclaimed he at last, ''if you will not
take her, poor al am, will take her myself, and
have her educated for the scene: and then euch
another ear as she has for music is not to be found
| in the wordp'
The Count relented. The little girl was at last
admitted into the school for eleves at the opera,
and with come difficulty simple gown Of black
bombaznc was procured for her. The care OF her
musical education was left to an able MASTER Mr..
Albert Breg, director Of the cong school OF the
opera.
Some years later, at a comedy given by the
cloves OF the theatre, several persons were struck
by the spirit and life with which very young
eleve acted the part of a bcggar- girl in the play.
Lovers of genial nature were charmed, pedants
almoet frightened. IL our poor little girl, who
had made her first appearance, about four
teen years OF age, trolicksome and full OF fun as
child.
A few years still later, young debutantc to
sing for the first time before the public in Webers
Freschutz. At the rehearsal preceding the repre-
sentation of the evening" she sang in a manner
which made the members Of the orchestra at once
lay down their instruments to clap their hands in
rapturous applause. 1t was poor, plain little
girl here again. who now had grown up and TO
appear before the public i'll the role Of Agatha.
was here at the evening representation. She was
then in the prime of YOUTH fresh, bright, and &C.
rene a morning in May-perfect in form-her
hands and her arms peculiarly graceful-and love-
ly in her whole appearance, through the expression
of her countenance, and the noble simplicity and
camness of her manners In fact che was charm
ing. We saw not an actress, but young girl full
of natural geniality and grace. She seemed to
move, speak, and sing, without effort or art All
was nature and harmony. Her song distin-
guished especially by its purity, and the power of
soul which seemed to swell III her tones. Her
"mezzo voce'' delightful. In the night
where Agatha, seeing her lover come breathcs
out her Joy in rapurous song, our young singer, on
turning from the window, at the back of the thea
tire, 10 the spectators, pale for joy Aud in that
pale lOyousncss she sang with burst of outfowing q
love and life that called forth not the mirth but the
tears of the auditors.
From this time she was the declared fayoritc OF
the Swedish public, whose musical taste and
: knowledge said 10 be surpassed nowhere. And
: year after year she continued So though after q
: time her voice, being overstrained lost somewhat
of its freshness and the public being satiated no
more crowded the house when she was singing.
Still at that time she could be heard singing and
playing more delightfully."- than ever in Pamina
Tin Zauberfote) in Anna Bolena, though the
opera was almost deserted. (it was then late in
the spring, and the beautiful weather called the
people out TO natures plays) She evidently sang
Tor the pleasure Of the song.
BY that time she went TO take Lessons Of Garcia
in Paris, and TO give the finishing touch TO her mus
, cal education There she acquired that warbe in
which she is said to be cqualled by no singer and
which could be compared only to that of the soar
4 ing and warbling lark, if the lark had a soul.
7 And then the young girl went abroad and sang
foreign shores and 10 foreign people She charmed
c Denmark, che charmed Germany, she charmed
8 England. She was caressed and courted every
where even TO adulation. At the courts of kings,
at the houses of the great and noble, she feast
ed as one of the grandees of nature and art She
c was covered with aurels and jewels. But friends
wrote OF her "ln the midst OF these splcndors she
only thinks OF her Sweden, and ycarns for her
friends and her people,
One dusky Octoscr night crowds of people (the
most part, by their Dress seemed 20 belong 10 the
upper classes of society,) thronged the shore OF
the Baltic harbor at Stockholm. All looked toward
the sea- There was rumor OF expectance and
pleasure Hours passed away and the crowd still
gathered, and waited, and looked out eagerly to-
:
joyully, far out at the entrance Of the harbor and
was greeted by general buzz the shore
60 There she comes there she isi" A large
steamer now came numbering on, whclning on in
its triumphant way through the hocls Of ships and
boats lying in the harbor towards the shore Of the
"Skeppsbero." Flashing rockets marked its way
in the dark Is il advanced. The crowds on the
shorc pressed forward II 90 meet it. Now the
= leviathan of the waters heard laundering
, nearer and nearer now II relcnted, again
+ pushed on, loaming and splashing now it lay
And lac of ft..sI Ingl
seen by the light of lamps and rockets, a pale
= graceful young woman, her eyes brilliant with
, tears, and lips radiant with smiles, waving her
handkerchief 70 her friends and countrymcn on
shore.
1t was she again-our poor, plain. neglected lit
, tie girl Of former days-who came back in
triumph TO her fatherand. But more poor no
, more plain, no more neglected She bad become
rich -hc had in her slender person the power TO
, charm and inspire multitudes.
Some days later read in tho papers OF Stock
holm an address 10 the public, written by the be-
. loved singer, stating with noble simplicity that,
"as she once more had the happiness TO be in her
native land, she would be glad to sing again 20 her
countrymcn, and that the income of the operas in
which she was this season TO appear would be de-
voted To raise a fund for a school, where elevcs for
the theatre would be educated TO virtue and know
, ledge" The intelligence received il de-
served, and of course the opera crowded every
night the beloved singer sang there The frat time
( che again appeared in "Somnambula," Gone Of her
favorite rOlos,) the public, after the curtain waa
dropped, called her back with enthusiasm and re.
ceived hers when che appeared, with roar OF hur.
rahs In the midst Of the burst Of applause a clcn
and melodious warbling was heard. The hurrahs
were hushed instantly. And we raw the lovely
singer standing with her arms slightly extended
somewhat bowling forward, graceful as bird on il.
branch warbiing, wsrblinE bird ever did
from note TO note--and every one a clear strong
soaring warble--until she fell into the retournellc
OF her last song, aud again sang that joyful and
touching strain,
"No thought can conceive how icel atmy heart.
She has now accomplished the good work "a
which her latest songs in Sweden have been de.
voted, and she Is again to leave her native land TO
sing 70 lar remote people, She IL expected this
year IN the United States Of America, and her ar
rival n welcomed with general feeling Of Joy.
All now heard of her whose history we have slightly
shadowod OUT the expected guest, the poor little
girl, Of former days the celebrated singer Of now
s-dsys, the genial child Of nature and art Jenny
4 Lind
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