Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-11-09
Inn BAD Way.

Hoiden's Magazine for November contains
the following letter to friend from some one
who has been badly attacked with the Jenny
Lind fever. I. has the merit of humor and
fun about, as well as the usual modicum of
@euthusinusy::"
any DEAR--; I am in such an intense
state of excitement this morning, that hardly
know whether am in the flesh or out of 1t,
have heard and seen Jenny Lind! l was
sitting in my office Yesterday P. NJ about 5,
meditating upon the sins of omission and
commission of the last dies jerisdicUs, when Ii.
rushed in and laid a ticket upon my desk
and then without one word Of apology or
explanation, as precipitaly retreated. The
act was in itself very inSuitiag, and had an air
of extreme coolpess about il, but his hasty re-
treat left me no means Of reparatiou, So
pocket the G1ront, tried to smother my enragcd
feeling, had my hair cut, in-rest-ed myself in
a white waiscoat and some other yaniues' eat
no supper and proceeded at 6 P. NJ. to enter
Castle Garden There | sat until o'clock
the l.our of commenccmt nLmy impatience re-
lieved by watching the assembling of shat vast
audience, who poured IN, in one constant and
rapid stream till at least 1000 persons stood
and sat, within the immense enclosure. NY
seat was not among the besrEut very poSsGJle
and good enough for dead head But
started to tell you about Jenny. Atlength the
full time had come the orchestra struck up
the first two pieces were gone through with
and Jenny burst forth upon the enraptured
vision Of the assembled thousands. At first
was disappointed, but this soon gave way
to feelings Of delight. and l felt as never YET
felt under the influence of music. Some o.
her tones went through me like an electric
shock, and others melted me down into state
of dreamy half-ecstatic selfforgetfulness, aye
and forgetfulnes of everything, to be aroused
only by some louder, stranger, more glorious
burst of melody. 1t was a scene such as
never Witnessed, and one that the Lind alone
can effect, to see that immense audience sink
and die away into the most death-like silence
and the very hush stillness-the very limit
of absence of sound, whereon sound itseli
trembles, ere it dies, And in this appalling
stiffness was vet heard the warbled whisper
of her voice, clear, distinct, well defined, like
the first breathings of the chemists flame in
the tube of glass, then rising, swelling louder
and vet more loud, still clear and we'll defined
still thrilling the sense, till it burst forth in
full noble swell, and the arehcd roof sent
back the celestial melody. But it's no use
You can't appreciate my feeble description.
But what roar and shout of applause succeed
ed that death-like silence! Jenny left the
stage while $4,000 hands, 1000 voices, and
$4,000 feet, tosay nothing of canes and hats
sent up such tumult of approval as never
mortal had Come and hear herl Sell your
old clothes, dispose of antiquated boots, distri-
but your hats, hypothecate your jewelry, come
on the canal, work your passage, walk, take
up collection to pay urexpenses, raise mo-
ney on mortgage, sell Tom into perpetual
slavery, dispose of Bose to the highest bidder,
stop smoking for year, give up tea, coffee
and sugar, dispense with bread, meat garden
sass, and 'sich like luxuries-onlY get the need
full change only elevate the breeze, and
then come and hear Jenny! But atn at the
bottom of my paper and must close in state
of excitement unparalleled since that of Ad.
am when he woke up one fine morning and
saw Eve making the tea and getting break,
fast in the back yard of his country seat.
Essentially yours, -"