Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-19
ABOUT THE NGBBfNGAAE.

JESsI LIND IN AmERIcA. By c. G. Rosenberg. Suinger
d Townsend, New York
This (ays the New York Evening Postl an Of
Jenny Lnds tour in the United States and Cuba during
the past year 1t is small handsomely printed and bound
volume and, memorial Of Miss Limbs wonderful
in the world will be gratifying many who desire
record of her enduring and accessible than the
notices Of them contained in the newspaper press Of the
try The writer have accompanied the Nightingale
in all her professional ourneyings. from her arrival n New
York until the close Of her engagements with Mr. Barnum.
Some Of his descriptions Of and incidents lively and
picturesque. We give example
JENNY WAS BORED AZ NEW IuaK.
would, perhaps be halfpass nine in the morning. and
two three OF the servants Of the hotel would have been de-
puted to guard her until she could manage Breakfast
lady, however, who is well dressed be stayed BY
man servant In this country and Jenrys drawngroom
would already be half full Of vsers particular business
who had crowded past, insisting upon entrance Many
were applicants for kharysome came in the capacity Of
aphhunterothers to make her acguaipance-and
several 10 introduce new improvements n gloves buttons
parasohandes equally precious and invaluable dis
play Of the inventive faculty her notice. Once twice.
indeed, during this period. saw the onslaught Of these in
truders, and tell the TRUTH not little asonished
mark her quiet and placid endurance Of intrusion which is
whit the less annoying and wearisome that induces
smile at the pertinacity which is displayed in IT,
"Frst person would make bow to- her who had sent
musical box, curiosity Of some class, forr shape
for her APPRECIATION. AS however, had been returned,
the rascal omitted stating that be had called for IT'D
and he concluded einended wished to become its
he would be deeply obliged il Jenny would have the
kindness to let him have the pnce he rated aordnany
than triple its value. Jenny naturally enough knew
nothing of it, and her maid wss summoned She had
vague remembrance of something which had mysterously
found its into her mess room some day or two since
1t accordingly pointed out BY her, and the told
that be perfectly liberty oremove it, This, OF course
he could do without remonstsncsn and argumfpt Then
advanced the sady begga ~ho in such instances
have wung money from her that would here be useless to
attempt any thing approaching Individual description Of
character whose is legion. To such unexamined and
unexpected applicants Mademosee Lind has usually offer
ed twenty thirty dollars the shnre way in which she
could rid herself of them In nine instances Of would
this sum be returned her with ungracous remark
the following Scarcely did expect that yo, would have
offered this pittance We have indeed been mistaken in
your character, madam for had heard that you
generous or pechance, Excuse US, madam, came for
donation, and for aims. Fortunately, Jenny had
ceived this class Of vsers in Europe well
Shores and is well that this species Of sponge to be
found in oil great cities With these vsi.e would be min
ged applicants for musical empoymentlsdes who perform
ed wonderfully the guitar, gentlemen who played
admirably upon the comets pston-passionate female ad
mres who had to express their spures to her in their
hadozen ladies' Of every variety Of age
from eighteen fifty, carrying that abomination of civilized
society called abum-one two with things they had
worked for her. and for which, by unmstskabe tokens
diamond ring would be considered sufficient to cancel the
obgation-a gentleman who indignant and reproschfu
that which he had addressed TO her had not been
swered-besides scores Of messengers from those who
bad professional and other authorized errands requiring an
answer Letters and notes in during the morning at
the rate Of every other mnue in addition which she
generally received some forty fifty letters per day through
Mr.. Barnum's hands"
h QuIcK TRAvELLISG.-The Liverpool Times cites the ios-
lowing example Of the rapdy Of communication with China
by Of the overland route by of the lsshmus OF
SueZ
ss The Indus which arrived at Southampton on th' 18th
instant had on board Mr. FORBES of Boston, who LEFT Hong
Kong ON the 2sth Of Ap and left this port for New York