Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-10-03
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i1g little room, il stockholm III capital Of Swe-
iea- She poor girl inleeJ then; she was lonely
al 1sslec Ell an you'll have been very unhappy
Ip-ive OF he kill1ess care % neceSsa TO chh
ii / hal not been 20 pecul.ar git The HUE gifl
IA voice, all IN her lon Illness, in trouble or
in 5or 0w, 5hs colSsl herself by singing In fat,
sac 5lls 70 all she dit; at her work. at her play,
uuili1r o. resilg ihe always sang.
Ths 10 nan VINO ha | her in care, went out to work
dI-ias he Ia,, All usel TO lock II the ht IL 81 l.,
wlo la nohI1g to enliven her solitude bat the
TalyO CAT The lille gill played with her cat,
All ,a1g once she sat by the open win low an |
s.rokel her cat a1l-5ang, when lady passed by.
Size heaTI the voice. an loCkel up AMI saw the little
singer. She a5kel the chill several questions, went
away AL cane back raj lays later, follow ell by
al oil I nlI5ic- MASTER whose name was CreliuS. He
ii Il he little gi rs muSi al I'd voice, AMI wa
s5,olishel lie took her to he director of III Royal
Opera al StOckhol then Count Puhe, whose truly
gslerJls al kill hsa was concealed by rough
speech an morrill, temper. c elius Introduced his
lille pupil 10 the Count, AMI asked him tn engage
her a. = el ya'' for the opera. lyon ask foolish
thing" sai h Cont, grIfly, looking isdainfully
do " on the poor little gi l. g What shall we do
viii that ugly thing, See what feet she has. AMI
then her face! Shs win never be presen:able. No,
we cannot tax, her. Away wi her!''
The muiic-naaer insisted almost inlig1an'ly.
9 Well, - exclaimed he al last, if you will not
take her, poor an, / will take her myself and
have er lucatel for the scene; then such another
: she has for music is not to be found in the
wo ll''
TIE Cont relen'el. The lille girl was at last
limited into the school for elcves at the OPERA AMI
with some difficulty simple gown OF black bomba-
zn, was p-ocu e | 20, her. The care Of her mu,i-
cal el1ca.iol left 10 able master, Mr. Albert
Berg, director Of the song school of The opera.
So ne years later, al comedy given by the eleveS
Of the theatre, several persons were stuck BY the
spi i, an Ii with which very Young eeve actel
tie part ,ggar girl in the play. Lovers of gs-
NAL charmed, pedans almost frightened.
II was poor li.ti: gil, who hal made her first
appea nee about fourteen years of age, frolic-
so.as an! luil of fun Is a chill.
fe yea sill later a Young debuante was TO
SIM or the first time before the public in Weber's
Fey5chTz At The rehearsal preceding the repre-
ion o. th, evening, she sang IN manner which
ma lie the m m1erS o. thu orchestra once as by COM
Accord, iay down their instruments TO clap their
han Is in rap.u-Ous applause. Ii our poor plain
It'll girl here az IN who had grown up AMI
10 appear before The public in the role OF Aga
thu her al the event g repFesen alton. She
wa then in The prime Of vouh fresh, bright, an /
serene as morning in May, perfect III iorm-her
han IS al arms peculiarly gTaceful-ani lovely in
her whcl appearance through the expression OF her
col Itcnance AMI he noble simplicity AMI calnness
OF her manners IN fact she was charming. We
saw not al actress but young glil full OF natural
gsniaiity AMI q are. She seemed to move, speak.
All sing without effort 9- art. All was nature an |
"a mo1y. Her song was distinguished especially by
Is pI-i.y, AMI The power of soul which seemed 10
swell her Ton Her mczzo voice. delightful.
in The night scene where Agatha, seeing her lover
cone. ea'heS ont her Joy in rapturouS song, our
voIlg singer, on turning fFon tie window, at the
BACK OF th9 thaaiTe TO The spec aoTS again, was pal
for jOy. All in tina: pale ioYous1e5S she Sanr with
burst Of oufloving love AMI Ii that called forth
no. ih1 miTth but TIL tea-s OF the auditors.
From iha tine she the declared fayorite of
ID S.vee i n public, whose musical TASTE AMI know
lelse are sal TO be surpassed nowhere AMI year
after she Confined 50, though after time, her voice,
being overarainel lost somewhat of its freshness,
IN the public being satiateI, no more crowded The
house when she was singing. Still, at that time, she
coul be heard sin ring an payi g delightfully."-
tan ever in Panlna lin Zau1eTiote) or in Anna Bo-
lena, though the opera al most deserted. Ii
;hen LIE in he spring, an the bea hi.ul weather
cail.t The people on to natures plays. She evidently
s, y Tor The pleasure OF he song.
Ina. time she wen. to take lessons Of Garcia,
n Paris All give he finishing touch 10 her mu j.
Sal elIca-iOl. There she acquired that wa bic in
Thi she is all 10 have been equalled by singer,
~ which COIL be compared only 10 that of the
ing va bling Lark If the lark hal a soul.
All the IA, Young girl went abroad and sang on
iOresl 5ho an 20 oreirn people. She has charm
> L lark she char ned Germany, she charmed
Els.anl. She was caresiel an couTted everywhere,
even 20 alIla.ioa. At the courts of kings, at the
lOI IS Of the ea AMI noble, she ieaS;ei one
O. The an lees Of nature an art SheNvaS covered
with laureli AMI je Tel5 But friends wrote of her:
IN the mi Isl o. these splen ors she only thinks of
her Sweden AMI yearnS for her frienls AMI her peo-
pc"
O1e lusky October night. crowds of psopls-the
NOS part, by heir Dress seeming 10 belong 10 the
upper classes Of 5ocietv-ihrongeI on the shore of
The Billie la rbor, at Stockholm. All looked towards
the sea. There a ru nor OF eXpectance and plea
SIRE. Hon passed away AM the crowds sill gath
crel an waite and llokel out eagerly towards the
sea y. length a Brilliant rocket rose joyiully far
oIt At he entrance OF The harbor, an greeted by
general buzz on the shore. 'There she comesl
there she I5i" A large steamer came thunler-
Ing masiag Is triumphant way through the hockS
Of ships an boats living in The harbOr, towards the
shore Of he S'Iepp sbro'' Flashing rockets marked
Is way in the dark it lvanced The crowds on
he shore preset forward if 10 meet il. Now The
l'vaihaa of the waters was heard laundering nearer
an nearer, nov il relenisd, again pushed on,
lOa ming an Sp!a ling il lay still. All there,
On The front of the deck, by the light OF
lamps AMI Tcckets pale, graceful young woman,
with eyes iliialt with tears and lips radiant with
smiles, waving her handkerchief 10 her ffienl5 AMI
Gu arymel on sho-e.
il was she agan-ou- poor, plain, neglected little
gil former dayS-whO now came back in trim nph
10 her "a he.la1l. Bat no more poor, plain
no noe neglec ell. She bal become rich: she hal
become celebrateA anil she hal in her slender per-
son The power 10 charm an inspire muliiiules.
So Le days later We rea in the papers Of Stock
holm, l-ess 10 lie public, written by the be-
loved ilger stating with noble simplicity that "as
shs IN hal he happiness 10 be in her native lan
she cul be ga 10 sing agail 10 her countrymen
au that The iacome Of The operas in which she was
ihi5 sea son 70 aDpelr wO1ll be devoted 10 raise
fIl a school where y for The theatre would
be luca.el to virtue and knowledge" The intelli-
gene received il deserved, AMI OF course The
opera house was owled every time the beloved
singer 'ang here The FIRST fine she again appca cd
n fii5 So ilnambula-one OF her avOri.e roles he
pnblie, after the curtain was dropped called her
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