Litchfield enquirer., 1856-01-24
An Aneedote of Jenny Lima:

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 Lind has gone to give concerts in London } English ears have no terror for her. Three weeks of silence have oppressed her; for after all, she Is a woman, and, like all wo men, she loves to talk but she will contrivs to indemnify herself for ir.
 . very pleasant anecdote is related of the journeyoflhe nightingale, ,the scene ofwhict IS laid in Calais-some say Boulogne-bhi It matters little whether it be Calais. Bou. logne, Havre. or Dieppe. Here is the story
 Leaving Paris by rail, Jenny Lind ar. rives Tn the evening at the sea-coast, and Iol the sake of repose determines 10 pass the night there. Great artists take very good care of themselves, and so the cantatrice will pass a comfortable night, and not cross the straits unti! the next morning. At Ca Iais-or Boulogne-her arrival is amour ced. There are distinguished amateurs there, dilettante who will be delighted to hear the Swedish Nightingale but the Nightingale is as dumb in the province as in Paris; Jenny Lind visits with her disoea- sure the departments as we'll as the ca pital. and has placed all France phder her iu.ef- dict Poor France! s
 Among the provincial diIettante, are some who pride themselves upon their skill and boldness. Must they cross the straits to | hear the nightingale in London! Of what avail are their wit and audacity, if they simply content themselves with making a journey, which any one can accomplish who has money and time to spare! What delightful thing it would be to hear Jenny without paying sous. or without leaving the town, and to cause her to break her ob- stinate resolution not to sing in France and what a triumph. could they succeed in the undrrtaktng! But what hope is there of success
 Scarcely has the nightingale been in- l stalled Tn the apartments prepared for her, when three gentlemen make their appear anee. They disregard the directions to admit no one, and enter by au,hori,y.- Their severe department, their magisterial air, and manners, cool and self-possessed, denote persons charged with business of importance. One of them. addressing the nightingale, whom he accosts without any salutatlon, says, in sharp aud peremptory 1 tone,
 l Give me your passport, Madame :" Jenny Lind, astonished. but still faith fui 10 her VOW of silence while on French soil, suIrenders her passport without a syllable. The gentlemen having examined it with a carefuness indicative of the mos, profound distrns,. remarks, with roughness min gled with irony,
 "Oh, we are aware that you have neg tected no precautions, and that you travel under an assumed name."
 1 "For whom do you take me 2' replies Jenny, compelled at last to speak. l Do not hope to decieve us. You see tha, we are well informed. A very clever female impos,er, who has been living in Paris for some time past where she has de- ceived numberless dupcs, having collected a considerable sum of money, is endeavoring to reach England"
 Well, and perhaps you think"
 "That you are the person-rxactly so. Madame your features. person and general appearance conform exactly to the descrip- ton we have received. Our instructions are positive"
 Tie Nightingale protests loudly and in- dignantly that she is Jenny Lind, bu, her angry explanations are met by the most ironical increduliiy on the part of her vis- i,ors. The spokesman of the party inquiries i if she can find bail or establish her identity |; but Jenny does not know soul in the place.
 "Then. Madame, we must take you into custody for the present."
 | At these wotds the protestaiions of the great artist are redoubled in vigor, but are met by the following answer:
 " But, Madame, there is a very simple way ofconfounding or convincing us. You pretend to be Jenny Lind-very well; if you are she, you have no need of procuring bail or witnesses, for you carry with you the distinguished proof of your identity. Nothing is easier than to prove that you are realiya great artist, respIendent ge- nius, wonderful singer an enough of a musician to dec,ds that, and now give us the proofs"
 The argument was unanswerab'e, and the Nightingale, in dilemma, hesita,es before accepting the alternative offered to her.
 "Ah. I was sure of it." replies the au- tho, of the proposition; [" you are con-
 founded. Put of then this disguise, and cease to sully an illus,rious name"
 Which is my own. sir" "very well, madame; but your pro;es.
 tatlons are of 70 avail if you art unable ,c RNc us tNe pFoOtS WHICH We ftquttes II remains for us only to execute our orders.' ' "Well," exclaims the Nightingale, van. quished and resigned, [" if il mus, be so. listen, and judge tor yourselves , Then, after moments pause to co''ec
 herself, animated by a certainty Of tie ef
 feet which she is going to produce. and o f the triumph which awaits her, she com mences the cayatina fiom "Norma." Hel voice, so pure, so melodious, so powerful displays all it's formeWichness the thres f gentlemen are in s:ate of ecstacy and de light.
 , Bravo! admirable! sublime :" they exclaim, as the last note is uttered. ' Ad : mirahle sublime :" is repeated from the. .ad , joining apartment, the door of which open , ing discovers several other persons ap' i pisudirg vehemently. At the sight O
 these new hearers, Jenny discovers The de
 vices praciised 10 entrap her. e " You must pardon us. this artihce.' | exclaim the culpri,s. ' and also the discon Il fort we have occasioned yoa, and the re . | II .z1