Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-25

MANNERS AND HABITS or JENNY LIND.
The following, which take from the Home Jour.
nal Of last week. will warm The heart of every reader +,
the amabe Swedish maiden So
During her two years engagement in London Jenny
Lind hired the suburban residence at Stout and worthy
citizen iakiog his furniture carriage coachmen ser.
and honsr belongings # all descriptions ON rent
Tie oay addition that she made IL the usual service Of
HE establishment he attendance Dian English chap
lain who upon he open lawn Of he garden whenever
the weather wouli permit or in the drawing room, per-
formed the devolions OF the English Chur for the as.
semll, d household.
The caachman, as IS the custom il England, had ac-
Communications for his family ing of the s,ablesand
his Wife, The mother OF 1wo three young children.
employed as washer and ironer.' While. with prufprs
Of enlion and acqlan'a1ca from the rank and fashion
If London. the far Swede was unavailngly be>et--a
kind o ibue her genius and Oh uhlch slecon-
slsenv and unvaringly rein >edthe family of the hon.
est coachmen were commonly eno yiag the much sought
privilege. While duches.es and counesses refused
her door she seated in the Of Il haymow,
her tavoria resort for every hour of leisure. tending the
coachmau's baby. teaching The older to read On
this humble family all her every day affections seemed to
be expended. " hen away concert singing at Birmng
ham Liverpool she wrote to them daily if to her
own IA ny, ani with tenderness Of broken English
which touching as it was curious.
These letters were l-ni and shown TO the neighbors
and others and the friend of owu) who had seen
them aud gives these particulars saws that daneh-
ter could have written home more tiniarly and affec
lln1eIy. he VIE Sill wears, stitched TO
the sleeve of the calico gown In which she works, and
changed and restiched carefully every des, she puts
IN, costly diamond bracelet, her parting kee psake
from Jenny Lind. 1t would be hard extremity Of pow
erv That would induce her to part with it.
The famous opera singer had been more than year
the tenant of Mr. C-and the said aid elderly citizen
had never seen her He had his lodgings in town. near
his place. business and sent his clerk TO Brumpton
qnr'efy to receive the rent Sone question occurring.
howeverat one oi thfs' observation-disclosures which
that Mr. G--sbould call an his tenant in person. The
stout andlof1's account of his visit very much amused
his friends. lie expected an uncomfortable degree Of
prrtenson and ceremony. The the door show
ell his oldmaS'er to the drawing ON. and the min
ue Miss Lad" came running in from the garden,
cordial as the oldest friend he had in the world
She seized him by his two hands. cr,wdod him down
into large arnchair insisted upon knowing why he had
not been her during the long time she had been in
his house, and fnally seated hers ON the floor tn talk
over matters. lite overcome with this last condescen-
sion, the deep-dOwn chlvalry Of The honest Eng
'hman was aroused. and. dropping knee, he de-
clared THAI he could not sit III chair while she
the lIor Al ihis the unceremoniou5 Jenny jumped
mp, and taking Mr.. C's hand, drew him 10 window
seat and sq1e I'D herself (r he WIS very fat m,n)
mo The recess by his sda-"and very tight squeeze is
was,' added the old gentleman in telling the story
Here she pulled from her packet Contracts and receipts
proceeded TO business. ch settled; and tho
LANDLORD tnik his leave delighted with Jenny Lind but
not quite that he had been in full possession of his
senses. 81
just before the celebrated singer left the residence q
lady who had been brought in contact with her by some
circumstances OF neghborhVod, and who had conceived
strong affection f her, asked, day. something as
keepsake Jenny flew to her dressing and brought
down jewels and cos ly articles of Dress and eagerly
begged her ochooe anything she possessed but
tcle Of value not what the lady wished or could
accept. 1t with The greatest difficulty that the i'm.
pul-ye Swede could be made agree let The keepsake
consist ofony the bouquet of flowers that she bad
in LA File du Regiment" Her generosity and sim
plcy seemed beyond lanl qualification by knowledge
oi The world.
The above interesting particulars, will by no means o.
nlnlsh The interest, Of htr reception in America Inc
qualities of character which they reveal appreciated.
aud earnestly looked for by the largest and best class OF
orr country people the transformations and plain heaeo
Her coming among will be that years most noted e.
vent, IN all probability AMI we only rust that prophe-
tess VIII Sc whole mission. with her gold anassing pow,
ers seems pure beneyoence may not be dlsParasea
Tor her humble slmplIclies of ordinary life.
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