Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-23
benny Lind No More.

OF a wedding nng-Ot0 G0fdschRfdf 10
Jenny Lind-gave the news of certain
event 10 "Ball Tompkins & Black" a
week before it was telegraphed TO the pa
pers. Jewellers keep secrets. The ring
went TO its destiny, unwhispered Of. Its
spring (for it is fastened with spring. has
closed over the blue vein that has SO oft
carried to that third finger the news Of the
hearts refusal to surrender. JcaRg lind
torres. She who filed more place in the
worlds knowledge and attention than Swe-
den itself--,he Swedc greater than Swe-
den-has acknowledged "the small sweet
need Of woman 10 be loved" Her star
name. which she had spent half life,with
energy unequalled, in placing bright and
alone in the heaven of renown, is merged
after all in the Via Lactea of common hui
manity Jenny Lind" is a arijc.
A year or more ago, Jenny Lind stood
By the cradle Of a sleeping and beautiful
infant. She looked at it, long and thought
fully. stopped and kissed its heel and the
back OF is neck, (the Swedish geography,
we believe. for a kiss with blessing 10 a
child.) and turning to its mother, said, with
deep sigh, 'Iou have something 10 live
cor!" Size was, at this time. in the tumult
of a welcome by half world. Her am
biiion--so aihirst from the first dawn OF
her mind that it seemed To have absorbed
her entire bcing-had full cup at its lips
She was, wnh undermined repute, the
most renowned Of living women, and with
the fortune and moral power ola queen
Yet, up from the heart under it ala
heart so deep down underpyramiIs Of gol-
den laurels-the ouiermost approach q
which as apparently hidden il clouds Of
incense--comes a sigh over the cradle Of a
chldH
We are sorry we can give our lar-away
readers no assistance in their efforts to form
an idea of the Nightinga.es mate. Ladic.
are good observers, aud one who rcmem
bcrs 10 have looked to see the effect oI
Jenny Lind's compliment, on the new
conner, tells us he was "a pale, thin, drca
my, pocticu looking youth" He vii
soon be seen and described, however, il
newspapers I've; but meantime, if wc were
to give guess at the sort of man he is,wr
should begin with one prohability--that
he is the most unworldiy, unaffected and
truth loving, Of all the mates that have ever
offered to iold-wing beside her. With
what she has seen Of the world and Of the
stuff for husbands, Jenny Lind had pro.
bahly come round TO whence she started
choosing like child by the instinct of the
heart. Her Otto-blography will show how
wisely.
The interest in Jenny Lind's marriage
is as varied as it is lender and respectful
There is scarce woman in the land, pro
badly, who, if she felt at liberty 10 do so,
would not send her a bridal token. But
there is more than sislerly well wishing
in the general excitement among her own
sex on tie subject. The POD ono per-
son, of trying purely and $8such com
pletencss, the two expcrimcntss for hnppi
ncss---ovc and fame were Interesting
enough; bat il is strange md citing ID
see the usual order reverssd--tame fret
aad lore aficr~ards To turn unsalisGed
from love to fame, has been common
transit in the history of gifted WOMEN
To turn unsaiisfcd from fame to love-anl
that, too, With ndDvolaiilc caprice Of fdisap
poinimcnt, but with fame's most Abriin
ming cup fairly won and fully iested--s &
novelty indeed. Simple every da ay>iovc
with such experience on the hearts record
before i, has never been pictured. even il
poetry.
Jenny Lindha, genius, and the impulses
and sensibities Of genius are an eternal
Spring. She is more right and wise than
would seem probable at FIRST glance, in
marrying one younger tllan herself The
Summer and Autumn Of heart that oh.
serves the common seasons of life, will
pass ard leave her the younger Her
prospect for happiness seems illus, indeed,
all brightness. The "world without" well
tried, and found wsntng-pubIc esteem
wherever she may be, and fortune ample
and other own winaing-ihc tastes Of both
bride and bridegroom cultured for de-
lightfnl appreciation. and the lessons ofihe
school Of adversely in the memory of both
it seems as If circumstances" that re-
sponsible committee Of happiness, could
scarce do more. Frau Goldschmidt " III
be happier than Jenny Lind, We venture
to predict God bless her!