Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-10-08
HILLSDALE, OCT. 8, 1850.


these splendors, she only thinks of her Swe-
den, and yearnsfor her friends and her peo-
ple."
One dusky October night. crowds of peo;
pie. 1.-THE most part, by their dress, seeming
to belong to the upper classes of society,"
thronged on the Baltic harbor at Stockholm.
All looked down toward the sea. There was
a rumor of expectance and pleasure. Hours
passed away, and the crowds still gathered
and awaited, and looked out eagerly towards
the sea. At length brilliant rocket arose
joyfully, far out on the entrance Of the har-
Dor, and was greeted with ageneral buz on
shore, there she comes there she comes!'
large steamer now came laundering on.
making it striumphant way through the focks
of fships and boats lying in tho harbor. towards
the shore of the "Skeppsbro.' Flashing
rockets marked the way la the dark as it ad-
yanced. The crowds on the shore pressed
forward as if TO meet it. Now the leviathan
Of the waters was heard laundering nearer,
now it reented, now pushed on, foaming and
splashing, now it lay still. And there on
the front of the deck, was by the light Of the
lamps and rockets, pale, graceful young wo.
man, with eyes brilliant with tears, and lips
radiant with smiles, waving her handkerchief
II was che agsin-otr poor, plain, neglect.
ed little girl of former days--who come back
in triumph to her fatherland. But no more
moor, no more plain, no more neglected. She
had become rich. she had become celebrated;
and had in her slender person the power to
charm and inspire multitudes.
Some days later, we read in the paper Of
Stockholm an address to the public. written
k.,t ba kalnyaI ri, sfatinn with nOhIa aim
plicity that, .'as she once more had the hap
piness to be in our native land she would be
glad to sing again TO her countrymen, and
that the income Of tho operas in which she
was this season to appear, woGld be devoted
to raise a fund for school where eleves for
the theatre would be educated to virtue and
knowledge" The intelligence was received
as il deserved, and of course the opera house
was crowded every timo the beloved singer
sang there. The first time she again appear
ed in the "Somnambula" Zone of her favorite
roles,) the public, after the curtain was drop
ped, called her back with great enthusiasm,
and received her when she appeared with
roar of "hurrahs." In the midst ofthe burst
of applause, u clear, melodious warbling was
heard. The hurrahs were hushed instantly.
And we saw the lovely singer standing with
ner arms sllSHlIl cAtcHuSO' eOHie"Hut W"
ing forward. graceful as bird on its branch
warbling as no bird ever did, from note to
note-and on every one clear, strong, roar
ing warble-unti! she fell into the retournello
of her last song, and again sang that joyful
and touching strain:
"No thought can conceive how feel at my heart
She has now accomplished the good work
to which her latest songs in Sweden have
been devoted, and she is again to leave her
native land 20 sing to far remote people.
She ID expected this year in the United
States Of America, and her arrival is welcom-
ed with a general feeling of JOY. All have
heard of her whose history we have now
slightly shsdowed out; the expected guest,
the poor little girl Of former days, the cele-
brated singer OF nova days, the genial child
of Nature end Art is-JESNy LINDl