Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-09-05

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Rachel fastsH Wza1 rs t1ext II 50 t59eu,
sass early ~ IN 81 I'D is<f pasvsss - HEB 81
we're efforts 10 gain suhss eaee f5r Their tam
ny, Her career o5esEa - 4 s.ircs sanE VITA
al oid gst IA on Hhacss she nlsyrs tise sScom-
n sImsIsx, LIE lit h Rschel webs fssih to wsn ~
her songs The b cad she vas aAshas totesrn WITH
her hands
Or cold evening in JAnsai y. abcai The year
1889 Choroa the founder OF academy for
music ii Paris, was shtrmed by the silver 70 &C
Of eli Ia sisging oat The most delightful ca-
d..ees upon the keen win'ry air. I. Was little
Rachel s'singfng for her sappef.' Ciofon
pressed through the crowd who we're gatherett
around her, and in utter smszsment gazei upon
,ners, thin,y clad, anA standing in The snow, the
very image Of desolat,on With her benambed
fingers she held out a;wooden bowl fof sou,
and 10 il Chorcn drooped a silver coin. HIS
heart wa, touched, and the deepest feelings
OF interest Tor The lit lie waTb er were awaken
ed.
.My chiId.nhe asked. .swho laugh, you to
sing 70 weH?n
s:Nobody, sir ~ said the little gill, While
her teeth cha tered; 81 have learnt just as |
could y
.sBut where did ypn learn those beautiful
airs which you sing, and which do not
know 20
r .sIndeed, sir. have learnt little Of them ev
erywhere. When 60 about the streets ! rs
ten under the windows to those ladies and ge',-
Il. men who sing. ! try to catch the atfs and
the words, and afterwards arrange them the best
way can !" sol
sYon are cold aud hungry; come with me-,
and will give you food ard clothing, said
the good Choron; and the crowd ciapped their
hands Bat they lost their little Rachei-she
never sang again on she Bouievards. Choron
obtained permission of her parents to give her a
musical education and under his tuition her
wonderful vocal poaers rapidly developed -
Death to9k away hr benffactor, and she re-
turned awhI- to he m SCRABBLE parents.
The little girl was then just building into the
bloom of graceful and fascinating woman.-
She looked to the stage as the means of obtain
ing bread, and sncceededin making an eng 'ge-
ment at the Gymnase, one OF the MINOR thea
tres of Paris She made no impression The
audiences refused 10 applaud She was disap.
pointed, but n.t di-comftted. From an Old
clothes merchant Of her own race she borro we'd
an odd volume Of Racine, and was charmed
with the tragedy of .4ndremdche. She recited
the part Of the daughter of Helene; her eyes
filed with the arr of deep emotions, and she
sad to her mother, 81 know my desiiny-l will
perform tragedY.o
Through The influence of retired actot she
obtained an engagement at the Theatre fran.
raise, and her appearance in the characters OF
Racine was greeted with immense applause -
The Parislans were in ecstacies. The singing
girl Of the Bonevards was apotheosized as the
"Tragic Muse" Her salary was fixed al 4o0C
francs; the second season 1t was raised to 100. :
600 francs. The Courts of France d Eng
land soon delighted to pay her homage; and
within ten years from the hour when Choran
took her half frozen from the sire Is Of Pari.
she wore gorgeous diamond necklace, with
the words .VIcToaIA TO RACHEL" eDblazoned
upon it.
Mademoiselle Rachel is al the head of her
profession as tragic actress, and her annual
lars Like Jenny Lind in another pGbli' sphere
she has no peer in her profess on or the adm
ration Of the votaries Of the drama She might
have been one OF the greate.to OF living singers
but she preferred to aim at the highest tragic
eminence. That she has accomplished
Would that we could add-what may he tr,,-
" said of the sweet singer Of Sweden" Made
moisele Rachel bears a spo,less repntationP
1t could hardly be expected, accustomed as the
poor little glfl was to scenes OF misery and low
vice in such liceRtions city as Paris, that RAJ
chel would geow up with much natural deli
cacy Of feeling but genius should have pm
rifyng power. giving moral elevation of sentl'
ment to the soul of woman. No doubt cal
umny has exaggerated the reports of Made
moiselle Rachel's amou s; nor ought she to b
judged oy the standard of Siddohs, who wa
born and trained IN land where female chasti
ty is required as the GROWING grace Of the ac
tress. Still we do regret that shadow has fal
len on the fair fame OF one who night hav'
been, like Jes ny Lind, a glory to her ses as wei
as to her .profe sion. But let MS record he
good deeds. Mademoise lie Rachel is said to b.
very charitable to the poor. She has provided
generously for her own family educating he
sisters and brothers, and never Forgetting th
humble condition from which she has risen =
As memorial of her street m'nstrelsy, she re
lisiously preserves her old guitar.