Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-30
Jenny Lind.

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The Home Journal gives the following in
tcrcsiing vcrities concerning the domestic |
habits oil the Nightingale:
During her two years engagements in
London, Jenny Lind hired the suburban resi-
dencc OF Stout and worthy citizen, taking
his furniture, Lis carriage and coachman, his
servants and house belongings, Of all descrip-
tions on rent. Tho only addition that she
made 10 the usual service of the establish
mcnt was the attendance of an English
chaplain, who, upon the open lawn OF the /
garden, whenever the weather would any |
way permit, or otherwise in the drawing |
room, performed the deyotions of tho En-
glish Church for the assembled household.
The coachman, as is the custom i'll England.
had accommodations for his family in wing
OF the stables; and his wife, the mother of
two or three young children, was employed
as "waslcr and ironcr" While, with prof
lers of attention and acquaintance from the
rank and fashion of Lontton, the fair Swede
was unavnilingly besct-a kind of tribute to
her genius aud character which she consis-
tently retilsed-the family of the honest
coachman were commonly enjoying the
much sought privilege. While Duchesses
and Countesses were being refused at her
door, she wns oftenest seated in the centre of
the haymow, her fayorito resort for every
hour of leisure, tending the coachman's ba-
by, or teaching the older ones to read! On
this humble family all her everyday affec-
tions seemed TO be expended. When away,
concert-singiDg at Birmingham or Liverpool,
she wrote 10 them daily as if to her own
family, and with tenderness of broken
I English which was as touching as it was
curious. These letters were lent and shown
to the neighhors and others, and the friend
(of our OWN who had seen them and gives
US these particulars, says that no daughter
could have written home more familiarly
and ahectonately. The coachmun's wife
still wears, stitched to tho sleeve Of the
calico gown in which she works, and chan
ged and re-stitchcd carefully TO every dress
she puts on, most costly diamond bracelet,
her parting keepsake from Jenny Lind 1t
would be hard extremity of poverty that
would induce her to part with it. '
The famous opera-singer had been more
/ than year the tenant of Mr.. c., and the
staid and elderly citizen had never seen
her. He had his lodgings in town, near his
} place of business, and he sent his clerk to
} Brompton quarterly to receive the rent re-
! plying, with bluff disnvowal of all know
ledge Of opera-slngers, TO such OF his friends
! as made the natural inquiries Of curiosity
Some question occurring, however, al one
of these quarterly settlements which an u
gent could not very well dispose OF, il be-
came necessary timt Mr. C should
, call Oh his tenant in person. The stout land
lords account Of his visit very much amu-
scd his friends. He had expected an I'M
comfortable degree of pretension and cere-
mony. The servant at the door showed his
old master to the drawingroom, and the
J next minute Miss Lind" came running in
J from the garden, with dress unlocked be-
| hind, hair not very smooth, (the particulars
r are secondhand from the first narrator) and
os cordial as the oldest friend he had in the
world. She seized him by his two hands
S crowded him down into large armchair
| insisted upon knowing why he had not been
q TO see her during the long time she had been
/, in his house, and finally seated herself on
I the floor at his feet, TO talk over matters.-
: Quito overcome with this last condescen
sion the deep.down chivnlry of the honcs
Englishman was aroused, and dropping OF
e one knee, he declared that he could not si
' in chair while she sat on the floor. AT this
! the unceremonious Jenny jumped up, ant
d taking MIR. C's two hands, drew him TO 1
i windowseat, and squeezed herself flor he i
/ q very fat mani into the recess by his side
u NtiN - sNts b6ht oAibSNlG IL htiSt ''uiNtu
il old gentleman in telling the story. Here SIN
g pulled from her pocket contract and re
IS ceipts, and proceeded TO business, whicl
/ was soon settled; and the landlord took hi
: leave, delighted with Jenny Lind, but no
quite sore tllAt he had been in full possession
q of lis senses.
q Just before the celebrated singer left thi
% residence, lady who had been brought il
q contact with her by somo circumstance q
IS neghborhood, and who had conceived
s strong affection for her, asked, one da,
O something as u keepsake. Jenny few 10 he
dressing-room aud thought down jewels an
costly articles OF dress, and eagerly begge
i her to choose anything she possessed ! bl
10 all article OF value was not what the lad
;. wished or could accept. 1t was with III
o greatest difficulty that the inippisiye Swed
m could be made TO agree 30 lei the keepsnIS
N consist Of only the bouquet of flowers III,
10 she bud worn in q La File dn Regiment."-
b Her generosity and simplicity seem b,
= yond faint or qualification by knowledge