Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-01

stance, and the result is Us nearly as can be
4 ? ERECT pavement.
At noon yesterday gentleman who
advertised in the mornings paper for al
assistant, sent to have the notice discon.
tinued as he was oyerrun with applications.
Benefits of advertising, again.
----------.-s 49,
i RACHEL
As her name is only knpwn in her theat.
rical profession, j. of gsxssh parent &c, her
father. Mr.. Felix, being among The poores,
of bis tribe. Rachel Felix was the edes,
OF seven children, and early began TO aid
her parents in Their severe efforts to gain a
sub. istence for their family. Her career
opened is street singer; witt IN old guitar
on which she played the accompaniment,
the little Rachel went forth 10 win BY her
songs the bread she was unable to earn
with her hands.
On cold evening in January, about tn
year 1890. Ch9ron, the iounder OF an acad-
envy for music il Paris. Is az charmed by the
silver voice Of child singing out the most
delightful cadehces upon the keen wn,ry
4 ar. X was little Rachel "singing for her
supper Choron pressed through the
1
Z 10 utter amozement gazad upon delicata
/ little girl Of ten or twelve summers, thiny
! clad, and s'andingin the snow, the very i'm
sge Of d ISOLATION. With her benumbed fin
gers she held out a wooden bowl tor Il sou,
and Inst Choron dropped a silver rom. His
! heart was touched, aud tac deepest feelings
Z 0 interest lpr the little warbler were
awakened
My child" he asked. "who taught you
10 sing - wellh'
NOBODY sir" said the l',e girl, while
her teeth chartered, II have learnt jus, IS
4 / coHia."
Bat where DID you learn those beautiful
airs which you sing, and which | do not
know"
.'Iuaeed, sir, have learnt little Of them
everywhere. When - about the streets
!isten under the windows 10 th0s, ladies'
and gentlemen who s.ng. TRY To catch the
mrs and the words, ant afterwards arrange
them the best way can"
You are cod and hungry; come vi h
me, and viii give you food aud clothing"
said the good Ch5rsa; and the crowd CLAP
ped i4esf hands. Bat uhef lost their little
Riehei--ehe never saug agu:h on the
Buu,ey4ris Choron obtained PERMISSION
OF her parents to gSe lier musical eLuca-
tan, ana under his Ion her wonderful vo-
cal powers rafidly terelopeG. Death took
away bet beEetae;0T and she returned
( a9I tic to Il miserable parents.
The hitIe giri vas jast then baddng into
/ iae blnom OF graceful und fas chatting wo-
man. Sne looked 10 the stage as the means
T al obtaining Bread, anu succeeded in ma
King an eng !. emeat al tn Gymnase, oae
Z oi tie ininer theatres 81 Pars Size made
u impress son; the audience refused 10 up-
piaui Sac @es disappointed, but net DIS
tomtitel. From al old ciotheS-hereHant
( Of her uWn r4vc she borrowed an odd vol
+ um. 81 Ritinc, ard was charmed with the
tragedy OF .iRlromacfs SIC rcci;ed The
/ part ot The daught T Of Nla,ei r eyes f!!
ed Nth the tears o. eHa!i0a, md che ssd 10
her mother, Il know my Ges,iuy-I viii
perform tragedy.
Through the influence OF retired actor
she obtained an engagement at the Thea
IT. Fsancaise and her appearance il the
characters o. Ritine was greeted With i'm
msnse applause. The parisians were in &C.
81 sies. The suging-airi o' the 3 ,uleyards
was aputheosized as the Tragic Muse. p
Her sal4ry y a. first fixed at 1000 francs /;
. i!lg SECOND season. IL NdS tascu W lcorSSD
francs. The Courts OF france and Eng.
land soon delighted tupiy her homagf; and
within tn years from tae hour VIXEN Che
ron took her nall !rcznn from the streets 81
Paris, she wore 4 gorgeous diamond neck
lace with the words VICTORIA TO RAcHGL"
enlblazoned upon It.
Md moise!le Rlchel IS at the head
her profession as tragic artgefs, and her
annual income is not far from tbirty-iise
thousand dollars. Like Jenny Lind in an
other public sphere. She has no peer in her
{ o ofnssion or the a imiratioa ui the y0tar,es
uf the drama. She might have been one
OF the greatest OF li,ing singers, but she pre-
lerrtd To ann Il, the highest tragic emil
nence. Fiat she has accomplished.
Would That we could edd-whgt may be
Truly said OF tie sweet singer OF Sweden
IN .drmosclip Rachel bears a spot!ess rep
ut.tion." Ii could hardly be expected, Gc-
cusromed az the poor iiule girl WAS to
scenes of misery and low vice in sucn IL
rcntious civ as Paris that Rachel would
gro. up with much natural de!cary Of iee'-
iur: blu, genius should have purifying
nnver. irving moral elevation OF sentiment
:, The sopl OF a woman. NJ doubt calumny
has exaggerated the reports Ct M~demol-
seI,e Rachers urmours; nor onght she to be
indeed by the STANDARD OF Siddons. who WIS
born md trained in a land where female
chastity il required 70 the crownirg grace
OF the actress. Sdl we 90 r'gret That
shadow has ia Hen on the fair fame OF one
vhn u,i,rht have been, like Jenny Lind a
clory 10 her sex us well IS TO her PROBES.
SION. But let us record her good deeds
M,JauoiseiIe Racket is said TO be very