Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-09-04
JENNY LIND.


ling in little room, in Stockholm, the capital o.
Sweden She was poor little girl indeed then, she
was neglected and would have been very unhappy
deprved of the kindness and care SO necessary TO
child. if it had not been for peculiar gilt The lit
lie GIRL had fine voice, and in her Loneliness, IN
trouble or in sorrow, she consoed herself by singing
In fact she sung TO all she dds at her Work, at her
play, running or resting, she always sang.
The woman who had her in care went out 70 work
during ,he day. and used to lock in the lille girl,
who had nothing to enliven her solitude but the COM
pany of cat. The little girl played with her ca!
anG sang Once she sa, by the window, and slroKed
her cat and sang, when lady passed BY She heard @
voice, looked up and saw The little singer she
asked the child several questions, went away; anu
came back several days after, followed by an OLD mu-
sic master, whose name was Creiius. he trleu VIC
little girs musical ear and voice, and he was aston
isbed. He took her 10 the Director of the Royal
Opera al Stockholm, then Count Pinnie, whose tru-
" generous and kind heart concealed by rough
speech and morbid temper Crelius introduced his
little pupil 10 the Count, and asked him TO engage
her as "eleve' for the opera. "You ask foolish
thing" said the Count grufiy, looking dsdainfuliy
down OIL the poor little girl. "Wha,' shall we DO
with that ugly thing? See what fee: she has {! And
then her face She will never be presenable. No,
we cannot take her Away with her"
The music master insisted, almost Indignantly
mWelln exclaimed he at last, "if you will not take
her, poor as am, will take her myself and have
her educated for the scene; then such another ear
as she has for music not 10 be found IN the whole
world"
The Count relened The little girl was at last
admitted into the school for eeyes at the opera, and
with some difficulty, simple gown OF bombazne
was procured for her. The care Of her musical ed
l.c 10
director of the song-school OF the opera.
Some years later, at comedy given by the eleves
of the theatre, several persons were struck by the
spirit and life with which very young eeve acted
the part of beggar girl in the play: Lovers of ge-
NAL nature were charmed, pedants almost frightened
1t was our poor little girl, who had made her first
appearance now about fourteen years oil age rollc-
some and full Of fun as child.
| few wears still later, young debutante was 10
sing for the first time before the public, in Webers
Frischutz Atthe rehearsal preceding the represen'
alion of the evening, she sang in manner which
made the members of the orchestra al once, as oy
common accord, Law down their instruments TO clap
their hands in rapturous applause. II was our Poor
plain little girl here again, who now had grown up,
and was to appear before the public In the role OF
Agatha. ! saw her at the evening represen'allon.-
She was then in the prime Of youth, fresh, orIght
and serene as morning in May, perfect IN iofm-
her hands and arms peculiarly graceful-and lovely
in her whole appearance, through the expression Vi
her countenance and the noble simplicity and calm
ness of her manners In fact she was charming
We saw not an actress, but young girl full oil nat
ural qeniay and grace. She seemed TO move, speak,
and SING. without an effort Of art. All was nature
and harmony. Her song was distinguished especially
by its purity, and the power OF soul which seemed
| to swell her tones Her "mezzo voce," was delight
full. In the night scene where Agatha, seeing her
overcome. breathes out her JOY in rapturous song,
our Young singer, on turning from the window, at
the back of the theatre to the spectators again, was
pale for 10y. And in tina! pale joyousness she sang
with burst of ouAowing love and life that called forh
not the mlrth but the tears OF the auditors. i.
From that time, she was The declared iavofi'e OF
the Swedish public, whose musical taste and kho"i-
edge are said 10 be surpassed nowhere, and year al
ter year she continued to sing, though alter tme,
her voice being overstraned lost somewhat us ifeSh,
ness and the public being saated, no more crowded
the house when she was singing. Still, at that ume'
she could be heard singing and playing more delgnl-
full than ever in PANAMA, (Zauberfote) or In Anna
Bolena, though the opera was almost deserted IL
was then late in the spring, and the beautiful wea'n
er called the people out to natures plays. one iaa
evidently sang for the pleasure OF the song
By that time she went TO take lessons oil Garcia, IN
Paris and so gave the finishing touch to her mus'ca'
education. There she acquired that warble, in which,
she is said TO have been equalled by no SINGER anu
which can be compared only TO that o the soaring anu
warbling lark, if the lark had soul
And then the young girl went abroad and sang on
foreign shores, and to foreign people; sie charmeu
Denmark. and charmed Germany, she charmed Eng
land. She was caressed and courted everywhere
even 10 aduIaton Al the courts OF the kings, al 'he
house Of The great and NOBLE she was easted as one
of the prandees of nature and art. she was COW
cred with laurels and jewels. But rlends wro'e OF
her, @In the midst of these sPendors, she only
thinks of her Sweden, and yearns ior her iriehus au
her people," uho
One dusky October night, crowds OF people, ('he
most mart by their dress seemed 10 belong 10 lhe up
ner classes Of sociely thronged on the Baltic harbor
at Stockholm. All look towards the sea. There was
rumor Of expecance and pleasure. Hours passed
away, and the crowd still gathered and awaited, and
lvukrd out eagerly towards the sea- AT length bril-
liant rocket arose and joyuy out on the entrance
Of the harbor, and greeted with general 6us I,
on shore 9Thoro shU riiciC cue 10 ~ 'a'so
steamer now came laundering on,making It's triumph
ant way through the 1ocks of ships and boats lying
in the harbor towards the shore OF the "oKepPsoro
Flashing rockets marked its way IN the DARK as II au
yanced. The crowd on the shore pressed forward
as if 10 meet it. Now the levalhan OF Inc waters
was heard numbering nearer, now it relented, now a.
gain pushed on, foaming and splash'ng g., now 1t lay
still. And there on the front OF me deck was seen seen
by the light of the lamps and rockets paeg,aaceilu ina
Young woman,with eyes brilliant win sears,and Ups
radiant with smiles, waving her handkerchief TO her
friends and countrymen on the shore.
/, was she again-onr poor, plain, neglected ll'.e
girl Of former days-who came back IN triumph W
p c,,orI.nd Rut uo more poor, nc more plaln,llo
more neglected. She had become rich, she had be-
come celebrated she had in her slender person the
power 10 charm and inspire muliitudes
Some days later, we read in the papers o s'Ton soH
holm an address to the public, written by lhe oeJ
ed singer, stating with noble simplicity 'ha', land.
once more had the happiness to De In our