The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-05-07
JENNY LIND.

Funny, isn't it, to read the high-strike'
into which those go off, who have heard
the divine Jenny. Never having had that
pleasure, we may not be able to apPre'
ciate their sublime rhapsodies. To tho
unini,iated they sound hat-very. How
ever, it may be all matter OF taste.
Never having devoted much space in
our columns 10 ''that sweet bird Of song"
we give below the opinions of the editor
of the St. Clairsville Gazette and the "Ju-
nior" of the Chronicle after hearing her
warblings in Wheeling. The wonder to
us is where printer raised money enough
TO take him through. Did Barnum chalk
YOUR hats, brothers.! Hear the editor Of
the Gazette:
1--WE had the pleasure of attending the
Jenny Lind Concert at Wheeling, on
Thursday evening, of last week. The M.
T.. Church was filled with ladies and gen.
,lemen who were drawn together 10 shear
the warblings Of that sweet bird OF song,
the Swedish nightingale" The pitch Of
ANXIOUS excitement and high expectations
that prevailed was distinctly visible upon
the countenances Of the very large audi.
ence there assembled That some did not
realize their expectations to the fullest ex-
tent, is not matter Of surprise, for they
expected to hear only such music as they
imagined the angels make in the courts
of Paradise free from all that is earthly
"Jenny Lind's style Of singing is differ.
ent from that which we have heretofore
heard. And we may be permitted TO say,
as others have said, that so much soul and
genius never before spoke 10 US in songy
and if loud and enthusiastic applause is
: any criterion, by which TO Judge, such was
the feeling of the audience. Her singing
was received with the greatest eclat, and
several pieces were encored, which COM
pliment she modeslly acknowledged, and
cheerfully repeated her songs.
"Jenny Lind can lay no great claims to
beauty, and in her manners appears all
the while embarrassed" ~
The "Junior' of the Chronicle holds
lOItll % lOHoWo.
"This distinguished and talented young
lady gave a concert in Wheeling on Thurs.
day last, at which, we had the pleasure of
being an attendant.
"Jenny is Of the medium height, fair
haired-blue eyed-neither stout nor slen-
der, but we'll proportioned, meek looking
when her features are at rest, but full OF
animation and energy when they are at
play, slike fate when she frowns-like
lore when she smiles," in short the very
Jungfra of Schiller's Ideal. Her face
is like the water, ever changing its expires.
sion according to the influence that trou.
bles it from without; but it is fairer than
the water, for the spirit within is an ineffa.
ble spirit, now dancing in her eyes, now
playing on her lips like an unbodied Joy.
{ But tits madness to attempt description
ol that which is indescribable-as we'll
might you count the sunbeams, or with as
much profit embrace wave as it flows 10
its annihilation. Jenny is what neither
you, nor we, reader, can account for.
The expression Of her countenance is as
the feetng shapes which the golden clouds
at sunset will assume, catch them as you
look, for if you turn aside, and look again,
they are gone forever. others succeed, but
they are not the same. But, to her sing.
ing, ah, we are utterly incompetent to the
task of describing it; it did not need the
refinement of musical taste TO force upon
the most simple and uncultvated of her
audience, the conviction that spirit was
among them, mighty in its fascination, ut.
tering the most beautiful oracles OF the
heart. She is one of whom no hearsay
reputation can tell the tale Of truth, The
iullness Of your knowledge Of her, can on.
~ be the fruit of her presence; see her
hear her--live before hcr--listsn 10 hef--.