Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-06-12
From .SvtGin'S Union MGsa-ine.
JENNY LIND.
By FaEDERIKA BGrIER.

There was once poor and plain little
pi,l,dwelling in title room,in Stockholm
the capital of Sweden. She was poor
little girl indeed then !: she was lonely and
neglected, and would have been very un'
happy, deprived of the kindness and care
so necessary TO child, if it had not been
for peculiar gift. Theliiile girl had iine
voice, and in her loneliness, IN trouble and
in sorrow, she conso!ed herself by singing.
In fact, she surg 10 all SHE did at her
work, at her play, runn NJ or resting, she
always sang.
The woman wh9 had her in care went
onl to work during The day, and used TO
'ock in the little girl. wbo-had nothing 10
enliyen her solitude but ;he company OF a
Cat. The little girl played with her cat
and sang. Once she sat by the open win
dow and s,roked her ca, and-sang. when
lady passed by. She heard the voice,
and looked up and saw the lir!e singer.
she asked tie child several questions, wen,
away, and came back several days later,
followed by an old music, master, whose
name was Brelius. He tried the little girls
musical ear and voice, and was astonlshed.
He took her TO the director OF the Royal
Opera at Stock holm, then a Count Puhe,
whose truly generous and kind heart was
concealed by rough speech and morbid
temper. Brelus introduced his little pupil
10 the Count, and asked him TO engage heI
as eleve" for the opera. " You ask
foolish thing" said the Count, sruiiiy
looking disdainfully down on the poor lit
lie girl. " What shaI! we do with iha
ugly thing! See wha, feet she has! sh'
will never be presertable. No, we canno
take her. Away with her y
The music-master insisted, almost indig.
nantly. Well" exclaimed he at last
{" if you will 10, take her, poor as am,
will take her myself, and have her educated
for the scene then such another ear a;
she has fer music is no! 10 be found in the
world"
Tho Count relen.ed. The little girl was
at las. admitted into the school for eleves
a. the opera, and with some difficulty a
simple gown Of black bombasin was pro-
cured for her. The care Of her musica
education was left 10 an able master, Mr..
Albert Berg. director OF the song. school o.
The opera.
Some years later, at comedy given by
The eleves Of the theatre, several person:
were struck by the spirit and life witt
which very young eleve acted the par
Of begear girl in the play. Lovers 0
genial nature were charmed, pedants al
most frightened. twas our poor link
girl. who had made her first appearance
now about fourteen years.of age. .frolicsom
and full Of fun as a child.
A few years still later, a young debu
tanie was TO sing for the first time belor
the public in Weber's Freyschutz. A. tn
rehearsal preceding the representation Q
the evening, she sang in manner which
made the members OF the orchestra once
as by common accord, lay down their in
s,rumen,s TO clap their hands in rapturou
applause. 1t was our poor, plain ltll
girl here again, who now had grown u
and was to appear before the public in tn
role of Agatha. l saw her at the evenin
representation. She was then in the prim
Of youth. fresh, bright and serene as
morning in May, perfect in sform-he
hands and arms peculiarly gracelul-an
lovely in her whole appearance throug
the expression of her counienance, an
the noble simplicity and calmness Of h
manners. In fact she was charming. W
saw not an actress, but young girl full
natural geniality and grace. She SCENE
TO move, speak, and sing wi,hou, effort
art. All was nature and harmony. III
song was distinguished especially by
purity, and The power Of tone viii
seemed to swell her tones. Her" mez
voce' was delightful. 10 the night see
where Agatha, seeing her lover com
breaihes out her JOY in rap,urous son
Our young singer, on turning from
window. at the back Of the theatre to {
spectators again, was pale for joy. A
IN iha. pale joyousness she sang with