The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-03-30
Interesting Day IN the senate.


~ cMAKy Az4MUs
The Home journal gives the following in
seresting verites concerning the domestic hab-
|its Of the Eightengale:
During her two years engagement in Lon
don, Jenny Lind hired the suburban residence
|of stout aud worthy citizen, taking his fur
niture, his carriage and coachman. Ills serv-
ants and house belongings, of all descriptions
on rent. The only addition that sue made to
the usual service Of the establishment was the
attendance of an English chaplain, who, upon
the open lawn of the garden, whenever the |
weather would any way permit or otherwise,
I in the draWinaroom performed the deyotions
lofthe English church for the assembled house,
hold. The coachman, as IS the custom in Eng
. land, had Accommodations for his family IN a
| wing of the stables: and his wife the mother
/ Of two or three young children, was employed
as washer and ironer.' While with profers
Of attention and acquaintance with the rank
and fashion Of London, the fair Swede was
unavaiing beset--a kind Of tribute to her ge.
MUS and character which she consistently and
unvaryingly refused-the family Of the hon.
est coachInan were commonly enjoying tht
much sought privilege. While Duchesses.
and Countesses were being refused at tht
door, she was oftenest seated in the centre of
ethe haymow, her fayorite resort for every hom
OF leisure, tending the coachman's baby, o.,
teaching the older ones to read. On this hum
bic family all her everyday affections seemed
20 be expended. When away oonoert-singins
at Birmingham or Liverpool, she wrote to
them daily as if to her own family, and with a
! tenderness of broken English which was as
touching as it was curious. These letter.
were lent and shown to the neighEors and the
friend tof cur own) who had seen them gives
/ us these particulars, SAYS that no daughter
could have written home more familiarly and
affectionately, The coachman's wife still
wears stitched to the sleeve of her calico
Gown In which she works, and changed and
restitched carefully to every dress she pats on
! most costly diamond bracelet her parting
keepsake from Jenny Lind! Il would be 3
hard extremity of poverty that would induce
her TO part with it
The faH1ous opera-singer had been more
than year the tenant Of Mr.. c., and the
staid and elderly gentleman had never seer
her. He had his lodgings in town near hi:
place ef business, and he sent his clerk tc
Brompton quarterly to receive the rent, re
plyinn with abluff disavowal of all knowledge
Of opera singers, to such of his friends as made
the natural inquiries of curiosity. Some ques
ton occurring however. at one of these quar-
=, a.s,,s 5,ecsssayv tha
y =. hs ,erat i, e,
as m, s..,,. s,,s = account If his yisi
,,or,, much amused his friends. He had ex
sery ausa a,.,,s1 M deaTse Of nretensio,
peJses s.s.,,,,, be servsr,t at the door show
ed his old master to the drawing room, ane
s-s ~ 80, With dress unlocked behind
- -. sn.oot Tthese particulars ar,
naa ISs , e1tS' ,5s. f;rst ,arratrl and a
.ni . ~ ls1ast fr;snf 1,e had in the world
sss : s', I'm 1,'ssi = Ii; fsvo hands crowded hin
.Ius que. ss;ssT ~ Isrg - arm, chair insisted upo
IL .s b Rad nat been to see her dur
..s.~ ,,.',. ,;,,s, a., a been IN. his house
ss's. 10y l,e,slf IN the oor At HI
,1 sss.s. ss ,,,ssssrs onte overcom
,sa, e;., ~ - ss : eandescepsion : the deepdow
ssa,s sls the bonast Fpolisbman was rouse
~ ~ ~ ro,,r;,,s an one knee. he declared b