The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-05-21

ing and playing more delightfully."- than ever
in Pamina (Zauberilo,c) or in Anna Bolena,
though the opera was almost deserted. Nt
was then late in the spring, and the beauti-
rul weather called the people ont to natures
plays.) She evidently sang for the pleasure
Of the song
BY that time she went to take lessons Of
Garcia. in Paris, and so give the furnishing
touch to her musical education. There she
acquired that warblc in which She is said to
have been cquallcd by no singer, and which
could lie compared only to that Of the soar
ing and worbling lark, if the lark had soul.
And then the young girl went abroad and
sang on foreign shores and to foreign poo-
Pies She charmed penmark, she charmed
Germany, She charmed England She was
care se1 and couted everywhere, even TO
alulation. At the courts of kings, at the
houses Of the great and noble, she was feast
led as one of the grandccs of nature and art.
She was covered with laurels and Jewels.
But friends wrolc of her, I'm the midst Of
these splcndours she only thinks Of her Swe.
den, and yearns for her friends and her pco-
pie"
One dusky October night, crowls Of pco-
pie (thc most part, by their dress, seeming
to belong 10 the upper classes Of society
throneed oil the shore Of the Baltic-harbor
at Stockholm. All toward the sea. There
was rumor of expectance and pleasure
Hours passed away and The crowds still gath
cred ana waited and looked on. eagerly to-
ward the sea. At length brilliant rocket
rose .j2yiully FAR out at the entrance of the
harhor and was greeted by a general buzz
ON the shore. "Thc1c she comes there she
is !" \ large steamer now came ihunlering
on, making its triumphant way through the
llocks OF ships and Loais living in the harbor,
towards the shore of the Skeppshro"
Flashing rockets marked its way in the dark
as it advanced. The crowds on the shore
pressed forward as il to meet it. Now the
lcvialhan Of the waters was heard thunder
ing nearer and nearer, now it relenled, now
again pushed OH, foaming and splashng, now
it lay still. And there, on the front OF the
deck, was seen, by the light Of lamps and
rockets, pale, graceful Young woman, with
eyes Brilliant with tears, and lips radiant
with smiles, waving her handkerchief to her
friends and countrymen on the shore.
1t was she again, our poor, plain, neg
lectei liltle eiIl Of former days--who now
came back in triumph to her fatherland. But
no more poor, no more plain, no more neg
lcctcd. She had become rich she had be.
come celebrated; and She had in her slender
person the power to charm and inspire null
ltudvs.
Some days later, we read, in the papers of
Stockholm, an address TO the public written
by the beloved 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 to her countrymen, and
that the income Of the operas in which she
WAS this season 10 appear, wo1d be devoted
to raise a fund for school where elcycs for
the theatre would be educated to virtue and
knowledge" The intelligence was received
as it deserved, and of course the opera house
was crowded every time the beloved singer
sang there. The fist time she again appear
I'd in TIE ,mnambula' Gone of her favor
tic rolcs), the public, after the curtain was
dropped, called her back with great cnihusi-
asm, and received her. VIXEN she appeared
with roar Of hurrahs." In the midst of
the burst Of applause clear, melodious
warbling was heard. The hurrahs were
hushed instantly, And we saw the lovely
singer Standing with her arms slightly cx-
tended, somewhat bowing forward, graceful
as a bird on It's branch, warbng, warLIina
as no bird ever did. from note TO noie-and
on every one a clear, strong, soaring warble
until she fell into the Ictournelle 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 TO sing to far remote people.
She is expected this yearin the United States
Of America, and her arrival is welcomed
with general feeling Of joy. All have
heard of her whose history we have Low
slightly shadowed out the expected guest,
the poor little girl. of former days, the ceie-
brated singer Of nova days, the genial child
of Nature and Art is-JENNY LINDl