Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-18
French Tick OH Jenny Lind.

The Paris popers tell of practical Joke, which
was recently played off ON Jenny Lind at Boulo
gne The Swedish Nighiengale had been in Pa
rs for month but she would not open her mouth
while thorc-not even to speak II word-pieten-
ding she did not understand the language This
II atil ction to the hnbitUeS Ut the opera,
who all dying of desire to hear the sweet
est notes that ever issued from human lips. But
SO lar as the fair songstress was concerned, they
might all die and go to Old IIarry--shc would
not utter one word for their salvation. Her stay
in Paris over she set out for ngland to fiji Ger
tain engagements in London. She would s,ng
her sweetest in England-hut would not utter Il
word in France This was adding insult to injury
When she arrived in Buulogne parcel ii anna
tours determined not only to hive their revenge
but to hear her sing. Threr Of them accord NJ
ly dressed th"nsryes up n Police officers
waited upon her al the liotel-and in gtuh, III
solent tone--which the po'iee know wrll haw t.
assume when they want big hrihe demanded
her passport. 1t was produced, en- regle. mys.
FERROUS whispering ensned between them, accom-.
panied by many searching aud Suspicious looks
directed towards the nightingale. Finally they
announced - her, with increased hershness-
that she was not the famous singer she p"ote sapd
! 10 be--thut she answered exactly tu the descrp-
ton ct n notorious atriguaBte who had -uccee.
| d'd IN swindIng many pie III Paris OF large
| sums-and of whose intention to pass over to Eng.
! land, they had been notified by telegraph-n
! whom they were order to arrest This was n
! thnnderbolt to the nightingale WHO found the
use of her tonge, and protested with immense We
! hrmrnce the she none other but the person
she protested to be; The Police called upon her
for proofs of hcr identity; but ,hr knew no one
in the city, and could give none "You must
/ then go to prison. madame" elected more
! furious prutestutions than ever OGe ot The pnr
tv then suggested, if she was the vcrjtahl' denny
she carried about her the neontest,hir evidences
of her identity. The whole universe had head
of her powers of song-she had only to sing TO
/ establish her pr"tensons and open the prison
gn:es. She trembed mt the idea, lest her voice
should fail under such an ordeal; there be-
ing no help FIR it she began to tune her pipes
nnd finally burt forth flood of melody that the
| three Messeurs were transported with r'pture-
and gave vent To their feelings in prolonged Bra
uos which were taken up and repeated with in
creased eacrgv by thousands III adjoining bulls
who cried out Encore! Encore with aiury abso-
latey appalling The ruse now stood contes sod
And then the wrath and fury of the outraged
nightingale, who can conceive II Bat the Mes.
seur,'peadcd their cnuse with 50 much rloquence
and with such touching appeals to woman :
yanity-ihat the good Of her heart could not re
sist-and they won their pardon. And from that
day to this the Boulognese have bron hnastius
over the Parisiaus- they being TIA" only French.
man who ever heard the divine music o the Swe-
dish nightingale.