Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-30

though not more than half dozen in number.
His well known whistle and wave Of the hand /
win turn the hoek in any direction, even from |
too near vicinity to an unfenced patch Of wheat |
or better grass than that on which it is desired |
to Craze them. If single sheep is obstinate
or stupid, the dog is despatched to teach him |
his place. He performs his task with wonder
full sagacity indeed, relieving his master from
the care of watching for hours. He compre-
bends what is forbidden ground for sheep, and
will not permit one or more to stray from the
rest; always promptly driving those so inclined
back to their proper position. When with the
flock in the day time, the shepherd, though
keeping them in sight, usually relies almost
entirely on the watchfulness and intelligence
of his canine companion, and employs himself
in cutting or grubbing briars, making baskets,
or something OF the sort. ee. ..e i
The we'll managed farm Of Mr.. Bradford is
| near my own residence, which has enabled me
to get an insight into the points of his success
| full management Of his fine flock, which pays
him, fancy, an average of twenty per centum
| profit, annually. That is above and beyond
all possible OUTLAWS or contingencies of loss.
| Nevertheless, the profit Of his flock is not so
large per sheep, as that Of smaller focks in the
same neighborhood; as in smaller flocks sheep
thrive much better with far less care. Another
neighbor, with a flock of one hundred and twen-
| ty-6ve fine woods, though never housing them,
even in sleety weather, and keeping no shep-
herd, gets heavier feeces from them, and loses
proportionabIy fewer than Mr.. Bradford by
/ A.. H. - Al:
small flock was So so per eve and $50 per buck.
For some years past-until Congress, to ac-
commodate the manufacturers of wool, admit.
ted it duty free-its owners average wool sales
were at the rate of 81 OF per sheep. That, with
the sale of muttons to his neighbors, made the
profits of his little flock enormous; for he has
never yet fed them with anything whatever
besides corn fodder, even in seasons when graz
ing isimpossible. They are grazed, it will be re-
membered, on land which will not keep cattle of
horses. Where penned nightly on the gals
and always moved about, they enrich such
spots amazingly; the effect of keeping one
thousand penned upon a spot even single night,
is quite as beneficial to the soil there as an ap-
plication of two hundred pounds of Peruvian
guano to the acre.
| Due "oy taih uoIso any tulS
evening. W.D. WI.
The OrERA.--A very fashionable audience
attended the Opera last night, Notwithstanding
the weather; full house for any other occa-
sion than that of the appearance of such a
troupe in Opera among us. Trar,ato was
rendered, from beginning to end, as success.
fully as Opera was ever rendered anywhere in
the United States. A gentleman of taste and
musical experience, who has resided many
years on the Continent, remarked to US that
he had never seen it better played or sung in
Paris, where he had seen all the great Opera
artists of the world since Verdi wrote it Ira
vtataJ in it. Jenny Lind's triumph here was
not greater than that of Madame Colson last
night as Violetta. Her acting was inimitablc
while her accomplishment as an artist made up
for the want of volume in some of the notes of
her voice. She was called before the curtain
repeatedly in the course of the evening, where
she received such testimonials of the approval
of her artistic merit as Washington Opera
audience rarely accord to any one. In truth,
she took all by surprise; for she sang and acted
the role of Violetta so to carry away all
hearts Brignoli, assusual and Amodio, received
such fattering comments as they generally
| achieve here. Neither were ever in finer voice
or spirit. The success of Traviata depends
entirely upon the artistic capacity and accom-.
plishment of the soprano, tenor, and barri-
tone as that of Don Pasquale upon the capa-
| city and accomplishment Of the four principal
artists rendering its score, including the basso.
| We question much whether it-Trapata-was
ever put on the stage in Europe with the three
principal parts better filled, than in Washing
ton last night
To night, we are to have Madam DeWilhorst
as Elvira, Junca as Sir George, and Labocetta
as Lord Arthur Talbot, in Puritani-to our
taste by far the finest opera of the three re-
markable achievements-Sonnamb Puri-
tani and Norma-of Bellini's short but most
brilliant professional career. The depth and
melody of its pathos is unsurpassed. 1t is, in
deed, poetry Of the highest order, from begin
ming to end. Madam De Wilhorst is said to
| appear to best advantage in it; or, in other
words, to be the best Elvira on this side of the
Atlantic. She has achieved great reputation
in it at the North, and from the tone and tenn
per manifested by the audience of the Federal
Metropolis last night she will certainly be in
spirited this evening to gain fresh laurels.
| Junca comes hither with the reputation of
being the best basso profundo now in the United
States, except Formes. So, his part suits his
capacity admirably. Labocetta is unknown to
US. With the memory of Brignoli so close upon
the minds of the audience as it will be- be has
a difficult task in hand tonight, truly. Never
theess, those who have heard him assure us
that he will worthily sustain himself
Recently, we took occasion to comment brief
ly on the musical taste and accomplishment Of
the Federal Metropolis-its cosmopolitan-is ism in
that respect df we may be allowed to stretch
the meaning of the term.) 1t was happily H.
Illustrated, indeed, in a box at the Opera last
night, wherein sat Madame De Wilhorst,
the daughter of a native and former resident of
the District iof Columbia, (Mr. Withers, now
OF New York city, o member of the large AID