The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-01-19
AN ANECDOTE OF JENNY LIND.
7rnnsa'ed from lie C6ur,i.,. DIS FLATS Tu;s Fen.
Er.


After dumb scjourn at Paris, Jenny Lind
has gone to give concerts in London. Eng
i'Sh ears have no terrors for bvr. Thre.
weeks OF silence have oppressed her; for. af
ter all, She Is woman, and, like all women
she loves to talk but she will con;rivc I,
indemnify herself for it.
! A very pleasant aner,lote is related of tn.
| Journey Of the nightingale, the scene Of
winch IS iaId IN CaaIs-some say Bouloyne
! but 1t matters little whether it he Calais
BonIosnc, llavre, Or Dieppc. Here is the
story:
leaving Paris Nv rail, Jenny Lind arrives
IN the evening at the SEA coast aud for the
sake OF rei'ose determines to pass the ninh,
there. Great artists take very GOOD care of
Themselves. and 80 the cariatiicc will pa,s q
comfortable night. and TO, gross the strait,
until the next morning. =. Calais or Boz
'oyne-her arrlvai Is announced There are
distinguished amateurs fhcre, liettan,e wi,o
will be delighted TO hear the Swedish NIGHT
inSalr; but the Nightingale is a. dumb IN
the provinces as in Paris Jenny Lind visit,
with her di'plcasure tie department as we'll
as i',r capital. and has placed all France u,.-
der her inrer'iirt. Poor France,
Among tn" provincial diict.ante are som.
WHO pride th, n'srlvr, upon tncir skill and
boiHnt'S Must they cross the straits 10 hear
the nightingale IN l.on.!on: OF what avail
are their wit and audari,v, if they .imn,v
content themselves with ln.hinc a Journey.
which ANY one can accomp!,>n who la, mo.
ncv and ttnr to spare: VIVA, a d,.,c;,,f,l
tara" !; would BE to hear J-unv without pa .
IN" sou. or without ica.in, tie town. aud
To cans" her to break her os,,,in ate r.. ,lu,;,
not I" >lnG IN franz and what a trium,,b
could they succeed in the un.ler:a,i,,,, Ku,
what hope Is there Of ,urrcss:
Scarcely ha, the nightingale. been Installed
IN the apartments prepared for her. when
tire" gentlemen make their appearance
They disregard the cirrc,ion. 10 admit IN
onr. and enter :, anthu.i,v. Their severe.
"rP"rim"hf. their IL ,.i>r-rial ar. and nan,
ncr, cool hnI sell ,n,>>.s>,I denote. ,,.r>,n>
charged wl'h business Of mDortanrc Onr
oi them, a'rc> inr tn, n,,;irlr ,aic w;,ou, L,.
arr">'> wiihpGt .r.y >aluarIon. saws in !, >h,r,,
An! llrr"md"gv tone. Give me YOUR r,.,
Tori, M,!.n" JENNY Lind, a>,ooi,l,,.J
but >n!l iu;:i!ul 10 her vow of silence wh,l..
on trrn' h soil, >nrrcn'i-rs her passport with
ont syllable" ih. rcn,sen,,n h,vip, ~,
aEiinci IT ":rh ca-rt ilne>s iuuca,;y.. If
The most proi"un" di-fru,'. remarks. with a
roughnr,> mingled with Ironv.
Tn, VT a-r aware that YOU have NEGLECT,
ed no rrccautlon. and that vou tra,c, under
an a>>u;nc,. nalc"
or wh'm d. You take ME :"rcrlie, Jen
ny, compelled AT iast to speak.
. DO not h"l,e IL deceive Us. You a.. W..
are we'll informed. \ very clever female
Imln>tor. who has been ,,ino IN PARIS t,,
some tine past. where s'r, has .l,,rly.,l u,u,
n''re>> dni">. having collected consider,
-" s"n n s'.,,, !, cad, a,o~inc ,c reach
En- land"
." We'll, and perilaps Won tl.ink-"
mat YOU are the l'cr>on - exactly so.
M.!a'i' your FEATURES. person aud genera!
appearance ccnfoiin tNa,iv 20 the ,i,.s,rip.
tlpn WE have received. Our ii..tru,tui.s arr,
positive.
lhc Nightingale protest. loudly and in !i.-
nan,!, THAI She is .'rnn, Lind. ba, her ancrv
explanations are met by the most from, al in
rrriuiity Oh the part rt her visitors. The
>ro<e>man OF thu party inquiries if She can
Ind h.I or establish her idrn,llv but .Jcn.
ny does moi know a soul in the place.
linen, Madame. we must take YOU into
CUSTODY for The present"
NJ these words. the protrsiations of fh..
GREAT arts; are rc'!oubirl in ,i-or, bu, az,
n.et VITA thr following answer
" But. Madame. there is avery si,nnl, way
a. ,Ii,,l,,..r
tend to i'e Jenny lird we'll: If Won
AK ''f, vou have no need OF procuring huI
Or witnesses, Tor v"u carry with you the dis
tnLui>hcd proof OF your identify. No,hinc
Is easier taan 10 prove tia. Won are really a
.rcai artist, \ RESI- plrnlcnt genius. wonder
'nl singer. am rnonrh OF mus cian 10
decide that, and now give us t'- proofs"
Ihr argument was uI.a,,>wrrai.r, aud ,h,.
Nightingale. in 4 dilemma hr>i,atcs before
accepting the alternative offered to her.
" Nh, was sure Ut il" replies the author
"f the proposition - vou are conioundcd-
Put of then TIN, disguise. and cease to suilv
an iIu>triou> name"
w hlch Is nv own, sir"
VERY well. Malsmc: but vour prot.,ta.
tons are oi no avail ii YOU are unable to give
Us the proofs which we require Ii only re-
MAINS for us To execute our orders"
We'll, exclaims tn" Nightingale. van.
quIshrd and resigned, II! it must be SO, lis
ten. and Judge for Yourselves
Then, after moments pause to collect
herscit. animated by the certainty Of tl,e ct.
tect she Is going To produce, and of the til
umph which awaits her. she commences the
cavaiina from " Norma Her voice. so purc.
so mcloiiou>, so powerful. displays all its for
mer rlchn' -; the three gentlemen are in a
state Of cc.tacy and delight.
-" Bravo admirable. sublime" they en-
claim, as the last note is uttered Admira-
BILE sublime " is repeated from the adjoining
apartment. the door OF which oJw,inc, dis
covers several other persons applau'iins We
hemrntly. At the sight of these new hear
ers, Jenny discover tile device practiscd to
entrap her.
You must pardon us this artifice," ex-
clam the culPrltS. and also the discomfort We
have Occasioned you, and the restraint under
which you have been placed. However en-.
ormous may have been our error, We have
not the courage to regret it, since it has been
the source of SO much pleasure to US. Our
excuse must rest in your rcnown, and our de-
sire 10 listen TO YOU. No one is more CONNIE
tent than yourself to detect the vagsries of
musical fanatici>m. lou are cenerous-vou
are charitable-be appcascd, then, with the
reflection that YOU have sung for charitable
object. Each OF us pays hundred francs
tor the inestlmab'e happiness that he has en-
joycd We are ten, and the whole will MAKE g
a purse OF thousand francs, which we shall
present to the poor in your name"
The culprits pleaded their cause so f.lici.