The Sierra citizen. [volume] (Downieville, Calif.) 1854-185?, 1854-12-09
Mrs. Robb's Concert at Marysville.


BILE auditory filled the Methodist Church,
on Thursday evening and Mrs. Robb,
Notwithstanding her recent toilsome jour-
ney among the northern mountains, ap-
peared blooming in health and beauty, and
sang with all her wonted spirit and sweet
ness. Many of her friends were apprehen-
sive that the very attractive bill at the
theatre, for that evening" which did
crowd that establishment with the admi-
rers of Mr.. Ryer, anxious to see him in the
character of the " crook-backed tyrant -
would have deleterious effect upon the
concert. But the lovers Of song-those
with hearts attuned to the sweet, the ten
der, and the plaintive rallied to the con-
cert room to revel in the witching melo-
dies Of the fair songstress. It was graft
flying feature in the audience, to see that
the softer far outnumbered the sterner sex.
The concert room was a perfect galaxy Of
beautiful women. It is needless to crit.
else Mrs. Robb's singing. -Marysuille
Herald.
So we think: The people of California
have been criticising Mrs. Robb's singing
for the last three years, until her name has
become household word in the most re
fined family circle and in the most uncoutf
looking miners cabin, not only because
she sang the sweet ballads of olden time
which seem like echoes in memory, but
because hers is name Of spotless purity
name that every miner feels pride il
repeating, because Miss Goodenow is 9
Californian-has been to his cabin, sang
to him the same songs he heard years ago
and wrested from him and his rude com
panions the respect they had reserved fol
their mothers and sisters.
We cannot speak for our city neigh
bors-they have spoken for themselves
We were present at her concert at Marys
vile, end observed the unusual number O
her own sex, who honored her concert by
their presence, not so much to hear thu
voice with which they were already ia
miliar, as to do honor to the coman whom
they would feel proud to entertain at thei
own fresides. This is the highest compli
ment that could be paid to Mrs. Robb
and it does infinite honor to the ladies O
Marysville. OF her merits as vocalis
we do not think worth while to speak
anything that we could say would ado
nothing to her fame. We can only speal
for ourselves, up in the mountains, that W,
feel proud to claim as Californian tn,
woman against whom no one has dared tt
breathe word of detraction.
Mrs. Robb is about to revisit her OLE
home-the friends Of her youth, among thu
memories of the past. AS she joins hand
once more with the friends who smilet
kindly upon her first attempts at song, lie
her eye kindle, and her cheek flush will
pride! Let her visit again every seen,
which is hallowed to her by recollection.
of her first trembling hopes of fame, ano
rejoice that she has so far exceeded hel
own hope. AS she wanders once more
about the old homestead, delighting ii
happy demonstrating again at twilight
in the places where in girlhood she used
to wait to see the stars come out upon the
heaven wondering what her life woulo
be-let her be assured that there are
many, in distant places, to whom she has
made her life poem, which will tremblt
long with its sweet cadences in hearts thai
will ever rejoice to know that she rejoices
When she meets the little girls-nov
wives and mothers whom she useo
to sing childish ditties at the village school
it will be with heart as pure and spot
less as in that early time. With what
pride may she feel once more close around
her the arms of that mother whose good
lessons have been so well kept during all
her wanderings! Who cannot feel for the
joy of such daughter? Who cannot feel
for the holy pride Of the mother of such a
woman?