The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-03-18

The NBghtingnIe.

NC with passengers who came up on the
Magnolia in company with Jenny Lind, and
bne or two Of whom became intimately &C
|buainted with her, few details about wo-
nah who has created more sensation than
buy other female who ever visited America,
may prove interesting to our readers. The
various accounts Of her which have filled the
|papers. are almost without exception heigh- |
kened into nonsense so far. as truth or fiction |
lis concerned by the excitement of the occa-
sion, and the enthusiastic feelings Of the |
writer's. Now the Nightingale I" is not the
beautiful bird she has been so often described |
She is merely plain. unassuming, and by
mo means pretty woman, and her attendants
say she has just stepped into her thirty first
year! She has beautiful mouth and even.
white teeth, with a sweet dimple in her cheek
exhibited very deeply by every smile. and
every smile assisted by the gentle beamngs
OF large atfectionate eyes, casting pleasant
expression over face which is rendered al
most homely by very large. broad and up
turned nose. Her figure is not remarkable
in any manner. Yet if Jenny be indifferent in
physical beauty, the beauties of her mind
and heart, which rank far higher than those
OF the body, amply compensate. She has a
fine education, and convsrses huenily in five
different languages, among which is our own
English. The christian graces OF her hear
are known the world over. The sweetest
OF all virtues, charity, has brought upon her
the blessings of thousands II she has free
ly received, bounteousIy has she given. II
she be rich, beautiful is the contrast between
her queenly libeiality, and the cold heart
iessness OF The great mass of the wealthy
among US.
On the Magnolia, the first day, Jenny Lind
had her dinner taken to her stale room.-
We may here mention the fact, that aside
irom very few additions to her room, and
ornaments TO the dining table, no other pre-
paratons had been made to show her empty
honors- Capt. Thommasson had an inter
view with her after dinner, and informed her
she must comply with the regulations of his
ooaf, which never permitted passenger io
make a dining room oil n state-room-a
That he was particularly sorry she was no,
at the table that day. as it was bis birth day
she expressed herself very sorry, and the
matter was pleasantly arranged, and Jenny
thereafter appeared at the lable--escorted
In by the Captain when ready, if not coming
alone to her seat. as any other passenger
would. When not employed with her sec
rotary, she generally sat among the Other
ladies, with her work, and was IN no man.
ner distinguished from them. She wa,
among American ladies and gentlemen, who
nerer, if they are legitimateIy such, humble
themselves before or treat with apish cere
mony, or other than as a lady or gentleman
shouldbe treated, any foreigner however dis
tinguished. And Jenny appeared to Xix,
this far better, than that gaping, fawning o
shouting treatment, she had received at al
most every place she had visited, and iha
was one reason why she did not wish to leav
the Magnolia for any other boat. As an in
! dividual, she was admired by those VIII
made her acquaintance, Tor as a woman he
. education, accomplishments and virtues. a
ways will secure the admiration of the int
J ligent and good.
g The songs,ress was accompanied by abor
forty persons. She had individually wai
Q ing maid, man servant, secretary and a youn
Swede who spoke several languages Aueh
Z ly, and was a schoolmate of hers, who
e, keeping Journal OF her tour. A young lad
4 her cousin, was also along. The four pr
cipal artists OF her orchestra had each a st
want. Barnum with his daughter and b
% governess aud his two Secretaries, were
company.
= A concert was given at Natchez. Jenr
G and company left the wharf boat about s
{ O'Clock. and returned at ten, 50 600 better Of
a AT Memphis, however, they did not qui
'spay expenses. BY arrangement, Barnu
pays her $1,000 per concert, no matter ho
:, much IS taken in. He then pays the expe
ses OF the concert, and afterwards div i'd
1.-THE profits, il there be any,
Z. She brought away from New ORLEANS So;
J QUO as her share OF proceeds in the ten CO
llcerts given there!
4 So much Tor Jenny Lind. We have OH
Suffered into these details, because we ha
found that every thing relating to her,
read with avidity.
J.