Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-11
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From Chambers Journal. The Nightingale aud tse Black
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 hauser- Karlsruhe. ss you know. is ;Lg ca3; tai of the Grand Duchy 0. Basien : it stsE..s in the plain of the Hsardwaid or S,az-furess and It had its name from the MsrSrave Karl Will helm, who. i'll Ills. there built himself lodge, where he mig ght rest from hs hunting Around that hunting box, which sfsduai.y grew to the dimensions ot palace, rose little by little a town. whereof the houses were all at s.st tt wood. Brick is daily dispiacing tue wooden tenements bat in inc early days of Karlsruhe, even ihe grsGd tiuc;.i p..lace Was ot thst suGl- bic material. IL Has in one of the old fashion ed Wooden houses that Herr Karl Tanrhau.er and ii. two HrghteIs lived for -inDa ha;t sn cider sister, Adelaida. Now. Atfelaid.. wss a: this time eighteen years old. She rrseinbiei no particular heather gntd-as shs had neith- er tte large eyes of Here, rof the piercing eyes of Atheue, nor the laughing eyes of i ph l iC1lte, but she had exactly tie eyes that Her niann ven Ae@iiaaafl iikeii. Her firm r.tt 20 one at ali in i.lind o: iie3a but t;sara was nGna that Hermaun was better plea -e:i to eCcrcle in the Waltz. Her feet Were smaiE, sni so wsre il T hands lie latter. moreover. had fingers ike those uf Eos and such WAS the Eiaslc Of their touch upon a i.iaa,yinft2 that al Ea ..r,s- ruile wondered Besis:es sic dispensed the simple hospitality o!' her fathers house with q grace that char aed the lucky gGes:: and she dispi:.yes; towards her l.,iag father himself .tseet eo42,.ug;ny ot dri,-reHce a9,. tender ne&s, tadi ;jJI: wit.eSs n iixi seSe as well as to her a!.a.'.!On. i;-t yn:.I9xr- sister sha pre- erre,: to herS2if-ts.4t "as evident ia g! be- iio:'-srS ; and her yuuDgtr sister returned the ;.-c!e:lHCe. i,is st!:,;i.I have t;9el a iiappy .ol:!.y ;a;: happy it @is W;len helT!i4an yuu .i;.e.nAaE .noe,I :ide.sia it.:naun e-as of good an.!g, and ot tuta:ah!, io:;u5e. , ,;i held appointment ia le sTsn,: gc.,l iisaseI.,!, Herr i..na:l:..Isrs played tlr,J vi"itl at the Karlsruhe t!e;.;re, :s:.d gave lesson. in nus:c sn:i singing bat "ras!n;!t. ss E, Gurmanv ta!- ent Is cuis.der,i iIy nn ti.escs vulgar or i..ao- tie, aEd uiGs;c bD:t!s tOaarIs ether professions nlcii t:e same position ti.25 poetry holds ,o- war'.s prose, he was tsthec io9koi up ty tna.! boxed down upoi. and the well Dorn hertaa,n tair houorr3 l., lis acqua:Est.aca so ii .r..:anil aud -Adeia:da nlst aid i1guI. The secret of each had been ns,.a known 10 the other. al.d the Lloon had witnessed ttle HiLltlIg os ti.e;r troth one happy night as ti:cy walked home from the forest ;i lew wees ie:ore the date of our story.
 But We must wait till dear Aenncher has ma::e Ter debut Ade!4;,l. had said. The tear father know, wi:l give his cOnse:t but l cauno: leave Aenuchen t:i! her ,r:ai Is over
 3Hd wher,' Ecla:ann Lad replied, rather disconsolateF, Goss your f:ther intend to bring Apnnchen out 7
 Certainly Ect for q year. at the least you knew. dear Hermann, she i, ouy sixteen and seven.een wi!l ie si'sa.ici|tt.y early
 A1eiai;1 had i'rnpnsaie:i rightly If her Et:th- CT ae gave his c1'1el1t TsI!:i:l..!y fu. ha loved hcrai.'un veil tut tna marriage WAS 10 !.a d-!sGei til Ae1rGlen tad made her gra-.:: de- bnt at irni!2, or So"ia ;:;rr great ctpiia. lii SIX itontils she was 10 app-4c 0n the byaTs a. haTsrI:e c: :pr s;:vcess tE..ra. Herr Tam E:tn>er i.d rD dtG,;s i;r ecr1:.if, il so sll,a! city, la: i.D!a is' g-5:.e .:a;-o.:: aud in six months after Ii, appearance at htrlsru;Ge sue WAS to face the fashionable critical. csIr;eious aac;;lcA ot Vie Ia. o:' i',5is. ur l.,a1un.
 ihen, my s,in.' sl;.t ln ;o Hermann, 'ny Ae''ncilau wi! k:Na ter f1;e whether our sweet B!ackb;ri Is lnztcl for ths famous Nightingale, or whether si.s must retire alto g"tiItr from the cuD;cst thrr. your marriage wI be 10 Us either the celebration of omr sue cess, or the consolation for GUT failure
 HertasHn was fam lN ac3@i-SGe.
 Anna Iaunhansrr, or, as her family affac- tiona.ely called h"-. Aennc.e, ha,! from her earliest years b.-n nl;irEe to vl. for her woa- dertul voice. Her mother had died snlue years
 
 chen 6 success, and cn her dns,n bed sile cxac- spare 10 pains 70 uaks tasir hi;.a daughter the first songstress ct Eurao:.
 And truly Nstare bsi ba:n gracious to her.
 At five years cd, she would wander with her mother or her nr:ge ia tie i,rest and imi- tate the uutes c: birds tlI. s.I Vio tear-l her marvr.itd at her. lhe teatharv,i prime donne themselves would peer d1wn from branch and twig, toss up their teaks amazed. rufie their plumage ofenAei. and finally, feeling upon their n,ett!e. TOUT forth ,:efaut carols. At len yeaes old, she co".d sing from note, anu her natural shake was perfect and as she grew in years, she grew DO; only in vocal excellence but in those external charms without which it is doubtful whether CaIi!ope herself would win favor from certain audiences. Yet she was uot aeautiiul, she was not even pretty; but T high pure soul beame;! through her face; the ;,oss of her head WAS elegance itself her hair was solen-tinted 7; her figure would have vexed .lta!ailta. and her arms would have ansere4 Here. Her voice Was the common Care a;d comnon anxiety of Herr Tannilauser and Aoe!Hda he attended !aborlous 7 to its cui turt, -h" t. Its rest an! preservation Acnn- chen, she would re,nonstCate. You really must hn; Si',@ any more, when too complimentary visiiu: soaid have had her re ,,e4t for the thr,i tme some ditlcuit a,s:ge for. as has been said, the fame of Aennchsns voice Lad gone forth into all Karlsruhe. and the inhabitants called her cie -4ntScl, or tue Blackbri ; and of the mary wilo visited Herr IaEnhauser three quarters, one might say (who cared to be on the right side of ruth; came solely to hear the Biackbird waibie, They inquired eainestIy after the health of the old gentleman. with one, eye on the plano, and they combined tleir questions as to the we!ibeing of the two sis ters with request to be informed what part Frauien Anna was studying at present, and with hope that they might not be allowed to interrupt their performance, for Adelaida of course accompanied her sister. But the per sou most interested (to judge from sppearances) in Aennchen's progress Vas Hermann von Aaelmanu. He was always present to turn over the leaves ; he appauded with tie voice of SteHtor and took um5rage at the least whisper of failure. Had they no good singers, he asked, at the Karlsruhe theatre Why. 1t was notorious that some of the best singers ever heard had come from there. Herr Iann- hauser recoliected several who had achieved European regulations and yet none of them, by universal consent, could sing like Aenn- chen. Bah failure was an impossibilty. And So six months glided by; Herr Tam bauser toing assiduousy, Aennchen practic- ing hopefully, Adelsida aiding sisterly, and Hermann abettiag loverly. At last the event, ful night arrived when Aeunchen was to make