Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-05-15

ton and respecting my concealment!
And the invalid sat down TO the first
hearty meal he had eaten for weeks. lie
had left home because his friends wholly
disapproved Of his making music pro-
tession, and wished him to employ his
leave Of absence in learning another oc-
cupaton. His mother SO pressed him.
last chance-a retreat. For two months
no trace of the fugitive had been seem
two months spent in vain efforts to make
his chosen career support him; and now.
doubtless, his mother had found him out,
and taken this delicate way Of respecting
his secrecy and Furnishing his pride.
Next morning the young man awoke
with an appetite unknown to him of late.
The generous food OF the previous night
had restored his system and brought him
to a natural state Luckily, sufficient
wine and bread remained to satisfy his
craving, and then he sat down to think
All his efforts TO get his music sung, or
played. or published, had been in vain
Singers knew him not, publishers de-
clared him unknown, and the public seem
ed doomed never to hear him, because
they never had heard him; a logical con-
sequence, very injurious TO young begin
ners in literature, poesy. music, and all
the liberal ar.s. But he was determined
to have one more trial. Having eaten, he
dressed and went out in the direction Of
the shop Of Citoyen Dupont, worthy and
excellent man, who, in his day, had pub
lisked more music. bad and good, than a
musician could have PLAYED in a lifetime
"You have something new, then, Cit
oyen!" said Dupont after the usual pre-
lininaries, and after apologising 10 lady
within his office for leaving her. ''As
my time is precious, play it once, and
sing it if you will" The young man
seated himself at the harpsichord which
adorned the shop, and began at once the
''Song Of the Army Of the Rhine The
music publisher listened with knowing
air of one not 10 be deceived, and shook
his head the composer ended.
.Rourh-crude-b clever Young
man, YOU will, | doubt not, do something
good one Of these DAYS; but at present.
am sorry TO say. your efforts want finish,
polish" The singer rose. and bowing
left the shop, despair a, his heart. He
had not a sou in the world: his rent was
in arrear: he knew not how to dine that
! evening, unless, indeed, his mother again
came to his ad-an aid he was very un-
willing to receive. His soul revolted from
it. for he had parted from her in anger
His mother was Royalist. he was Re-
publican, and she had said bitter things to
: him at parting. But most of all the COM
poser felt one thing: the world would new
er be able to Judge him, never be able to
. decide if he had or had not merit; and
this was the btterest griefof all.
That day was spent in moody thought.
J The evening came. and no sign again of
his secret friend, whether mother or un-
known sympathiser. Towards night the
, pangs of hunger became intolerabla, and
after numerous parleys with himself the
young man ascended to his room with a
heavy parcel. His eye was wild, his
cheek pale, his whole mien unearthly.-
: As he passed the door of his lodge, the
: concierge gave him ticket for the Opera,
I signed by Dupont, who was co-manager
of the theatre.
$50 thyself." said the composer in a
r low husky voice, and he went up stairs
i Having gained the room. the unhappy
and misguided young man sat silent and
/ mo,ionless for some hours. until at length
3 hunger. despair. and his dreamy visions
:. had driven every calm and good thought
: from his head. and then he dared quietly
+ to proceed to carry out his dreadful and
I desperate intent, He closed carefully
r the window. stuffed his matrass up the
chimney. and with paper stopped every
a aperture where air could enter. Then he
d drew forth from his parcel some charcoal
= and a burner. and lit it. Thus had thi.
5 wretched man determined to end his suf
r ferings. He had made one last effort
I, and now, in that solitary, dismal garre,
J. he laid him down TO die: and poverty ant
= misery, genius and death, were huddlee
i close together.
it Meanwhile amid blaze Of light, III.
II evenings amusement had begun at III,
e theatre 4 new opera from Paris was +,
l. be played. and the prma donna was tn
is young, lovely. and worshipPed Claudine
? the Jenny Lind of that time and Place
e The house was crowded, and the first &C
Y succeeding beyond all expectation, tn
audience were in ecstacy.