The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-10-10
ALFRED SANDERS, EDITOR.

she was feasted as one of the grandees Of nature
and art. She was covered with laurels and iew-
els But friends wrote of her, "In the midst OF
these splendors, she only thinks OF her Sweden,
and yeains for her friends and her people,"
!. One dusky October night, crowds OF people,
| ('he most part, by their dress, seeming TO belong
10 TIE upper classes Of society," thronged on the
! Baltic harhor at Stockholm. All locke toward
the sea. There was a rnmor of eypectance and
pleasure. Hours passed away, and the crowd still
gathered and awaited, and looked out eageily to-
ward the sea. AT leug,h brilliant rocket arose
ljoylnly, far out on the entrance Of the haibor,
and was greeted with general bnz on shore -
" There she comes there she is!n A large sieam-
er now came laundering on, making lis trum.
| rlant way through the focks Of ships and boats
l,ing in tie harbor, towards the shore Of the
@Steppsbro" Flashing rockets marked lis way
In til. dark as II advanced. The crowds on the
| shore pressed forward as if TO meet it. Now the
Ie, latham of the waters was heard laundering
nearer, now il relented, now again pushed on,
foaming and splashing, now il lay still. And
there on the front Of the deck, was seen by the
light OF the lamps and rockets, pale, graceful
young woman, with eyes brilliant with tears,
and lips radiant with smiles, waving her handker-
chief to her friends and counsrymen on the shore.
II was she again--our poor, PLAIN, neglected
little girl OF former days-who had come back in
triumph TO her fatherand. But no more poor,
no more plain; no more neglected She had be-
come rich; she had become celebrated; she had
in her slender person the power to charm and in
spire mul'itndes
Some days later, we read in the paper of Stock
holm an address 10 the public written BY the be-
loved singer stating with noble simplicity that,
.'as she once more had the happiness to be in our
native land she would be glad to sing again 10
her couuirymen, and that the income of the ope.
ras in which she was this season to appear, would
be devoted 10 raise fund for school where ele-
YES for the theatre would be educated 10 virtue
and know ledge" The intelligence was received
as /, deserved, and Of course the opera house was
crowded every time the beloved singer sang there.
The first time she again appeared in the "Som-
nambula," Zone ofher favorite roies,) the public,
after the curtain was dropped, called her back
with great enthusiasm, and received her when
she appeared with roar OF "hurrahs." In the
midst Of The burst Of applause, clear, melodions
warbling was heard. The hnrrahs were hushed
instantly. Ard we saw the lovely singer stand
ing with her arms. slightly extended somewhat
bowling forward. graceful as bird on its branch,
warbins as no bird ever did, from note TO note
and on every ore clear, strong, roaring Warble
until she fell in the re'onrneo OF her last song,
and again sang that joyful and touching strain:
Ono though. can conceive how feel at my heart"
She has now accomplished the coed work 10
which our latest songs in Sweden have been de-
voted, and she again to leave her native land TO
sing for Far remote people. She is expected this
year in the United States of America. and her ar
rival is welcomed with general feeling OF JOY
All have heard of her whose history we have
slightly shadowed out; the expected guest, he
poor little girl OF former days, the celebrated
singer ofnow- -adays, the genial child OF Nature
and Ar, is-JEsSy LIND!