Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-10-08
From Sartsin's Union Magazine, Of June.
JENNY LIND.
ny FRrprRrKA bREMEK.

lDSIS was OuCo - pOOl uuu pam
girl, dwelling in little room in Stockholm,
the capital Of Sweden. She was poor little
girl indeed then, she was neglected; and
would have been very unhappy deprived Of
the kindness and care so necessary to child,
if it had not been for peculiar gift. The lit
tie girl had fine voice, and in her loneliness,
in trouble or in sorrow, she eonsoled herself
by singing. In fact, she sang to all she did;
at her work, at her play, running or resting,
she always sang.
The woman who had her in care went out
to work during the day, and used TO lock in
the little girl, who had nothing to enliven her
solitude but the company ofa cat. The lit
tie girl played with het cat and sang. Once
she sat by the window. and stroked her cat
and sang when lady passed by. She heard
voice, and looked up and saw the little
singer She asked the child several ques-
tions, went away, and came back several
days after, followed by an old music master,
whose name was Crelius. He tried the lit
tie girls musical ear and voice. and he was
astonished. He took her to the Director of
the Royal Opera at Stockholm, then count
Pinnie, whose truly generous and kind heart
was concealed by rough speech and NOR
bid temper. Crelius introduced his little pu-
pil to the Count, and asked him 10 engage her
as ''eleve" for the opera. "You ask a foolish
thing said the count gruffly, looking dis
dainfully down on the poor little girl. "What
shall we do with that ugly thingi See what
feet she has! sAnd then her face! She will
never be respectable. No, we cannot take
her! Away with her"
The music master insisted, almost indig-
nantly. "Well" exclaimed he al last, 'f
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, is not to be found in the whole
world"
The count relonted. The little girl was
at last admitted into the school for eleves at
the opera, and with some difficulty, a simple
gown ofbambazine vas procured for her.
The care Of her musical education was left
to an able master, Mr.. Albert Berg, doctor of
the sOng-schoo Of the opera.
Some years later, at a comedy given by
the eeves of the theatre, several persons
were struck by the spirit and life with which
u very young eeyo acted the part of beg
gar girl in the play. Lovers of genial ma
ture were charmed, pedanIs almost frighten
ed. 1t was our poor little girl, who had made
her first appearance, now about fourteen
years Of age, frolicsome and full of fun as
child.
A few years still later, young debutante
was to sing for the first time before the pub
lie, in Weber'S Erischutz. At the rehearsal
proceedings, she sang in manner which
made the members Of the orchestra at once,
as by common accord, lay down their instru-
ments and clap their hands in rapturous APP
plause. 1t was our poor, plain little girl here
again, who had now grown up, and was to
appear before the public in the role of Aga
tha. | saw her at the evening representa-
ton. She was then in the prime of youth,
fresh, bright, and serene as Il morning in
May, perfect IN form-her hands and arms
perfectly graceful-and lovely in her whole
appearance, through the expression of her
countenance, and the noble simplicity and
calmness her manners. In fact she was
charming. We saw not All actress, but a
young girl full Of natural gentility and grace.
She seemed TO move, speak and sing with
out an effort of art All was nature and har-
mony. Her song was distinguished espo
cially by its purity, and the power OF soul
which seemed to swell her tones. Her
''mezzo voice" was delightful. In the scene
where Agatha, seeing her overcome, breathes
out her JOY in rapturous song, our young sing
er, OH turning from the window, at the back
of the theatre, to the spectators again, was
pale for Joy. And in that pale joyousness
she with bust Of oulhowing love and life !
that called forth not the mirth but tho tears
of the audience.
From that time, she was the declared ia
vorite ofthe Swedish public, whose musical
taste and knowledge are said to be surpas
sed nowhere, and year after year she contin |
ued to. thought after time, her voice being |
lost somewhat it's freshness, !
and the public being satioted, no more crowd |
ed tho house when she was singing. Still, !
at that time she could be heard singing and
playing more delightful than ever at Pana-
min, (Zauberfiote,) or 10 Anna Belona, tho |
the opera was almost deserted. II was then
late in the spring, and the beautiful weather
called the people out to natures plays. She
had evidently sang for the pleasure of the
song.
BY that time she went to take lessons of
Garcia, in Paris, and so gave the finishing
touch to her musical education. There she /
acquired that warble, in which she is said to
have been equallod by no singer, aud which,
compared only TO that of tho soaring and war
bling lark, il the lark had a soul.
And then the young gisl went abroad and
sang on foreign shores and to forsign peo-
Pile; she charmed England. She was car
ressed and courted everywhere, even TO ad
ulation. At the courts Of tho, kings, at the
house of the great and noble, Che was feasted
ss one OF the grsndsss Of nature and art
She was covered with laursls ard jewele.--
But friends wrote of her. I'm the midst Of