The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-08-14
From the New York Observer.
A VISIT TO JENNY LIND.
BY GRANT THORBCRN.

>aton OF Miss Lind had been so much monOD-
ollzcd by the good, the great and the noble
of the land, that small mortal like mvsclf.
could not so much as see the hem of her
garment. Hearing that, to escape from the
heat, noise and fashionable crowd of tb. CITY.
she was removing TO the pleasant Heights in
brooklyn. | obtained from Mr. Barnum A let
ter a. follows:
NEW York, 2l-t NAV, ls5l.
The bearer, Mr. Thorhurn, Is man Of the
highest responsibility. funny old Scotch
man, and an author, e.. Miss Lind will be-
pleased to talk with him lie is very ccle
hratcd maxwell known to all the Llt.rati:
he / wealthy and don't come br.gi,ly
(Nlgned) i. /. BAENUM
Armed with this miS>iyc | stood bv the
door OF her mansion next morning at 8 \. NJ
| rang, the servant appeared
says |, This note is for Miss Lind, FROM
Mr. Barnum"
says he. she amt up"
NO matter" says |, 1.-THE suns up, She can
read that note i'll bed. Tell her, if She is
willing to see me, will wait in the parlor
VA '>'''''>' Il s''' says >"' / Knew she
would not say >o-it was only frur, Of
speech, t" denote the sincerity OF my wish. H.
Nv '''''' 'o'N'' III iI's '"' without hh''h" !;
''"' Il! h' 'lon"h' was crazy. "''"A-
head" saw and deliver vnur ur,...,.,,.'
In Nv" minutes he Returned, smiling.
Miss Lind SAYS she Wort make Won wait III
Christmas: = Ira>'. III in the narlur. she viii
he with !1n III t"r mluur,>-
had n"'rr sen Miss Lind IIr door
"i''n"I- h!Van'ei >'ir Ii"t IA" nth quick
step. h"'h hands "H''n'i"d; h"ld L'r r"h'
hant III my I"it, her let. haunt IN N, r@ht.-
App"NmttIng a near a common >rr>.'
would permit. ami l@"king in her fac. And
thi> i Jenny L'ud, >ad |, returning thu
took. and advancing foot, And this i l.au-
re I""'l. >'id >hc. She placed a char in
front OF The sofa: She >at on thc >"ta | AT "r
th" char thus We looked on one another
farr t" i'1rr' ana thus th' language "t h'i
speaking ryr> confirmed ia" words which
!i"Ir'i lE"m her hp>
She remarked, >l, read NV history G.au,
rie To"d.) about three years a." in Europe
that >hr thought tn. description there yIN"r
oi The haptlSm "t hrhccci, was the mos IN
i're'un. -rrh" IA" ever r"a' 'n tn" En-'I>i
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can '""' II "''- !" IA ."n "'ll-" hir- >h'
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t Il measure" >''P' IKE Il >''''FE Oh ''''H '"''"'
1t the tent OF his general "m'r the m'n'>''
le was binding the VOW "' ''"i upon "rr hear
"c'"re the wh"'" 'o"sr'""'I"n' >''" made ii
responses with 'he >"h'e 'i'""@hhu' comp"
urc. As II none but the eye O. 'n'po'ence"' WI
v there. While the minister was slowly d
If >ccndng the fifteen steps which led from II
p pulpit. she was untyin. the strings which he
on her hat. There she stood, her hlark h
1T in one hand. a white muslin 'kerchlct IN Il
other, her beautiful and neatly arranged fla
ho en- locks all exposed. under blaze of light.
Is When the minister dropped the water on h
,;s white transparent brow. shc shut her ry,