Litchfield enquirer., 1864-02-11


 further than to inform his wondering fami!, that business required his temporary absence
 When he returned. however, go joyous vas hi look, that 1t was pretty plain his business hse been of q satisfactory nature. As his dan2h ters ard Dermann rushed 10 meet him at thei iittie gar9en-gate, It's all right y ke shouted cheeFily I've seen her.
 What is all right :' exclaimed three yoices together-' and whom have you seen, prsy7' Il tell you 1 have seen Der, and what l: Eoee. I've heard her too
 Ea. whom have you both seen and heard the Sphinx r said Hermann : and did you by .i;rewd answers drive her to suicide. ss you vii nle Ay your eBigmstical assertions? ? 1 atljure you ny your daty towards ms as your sou-in iav elect that you tell me instantly whom or have seen.'
 | Can guess, said Adelais!a, but Aenncher was pale and silent.
 'Clever m;ss!' ssid Ter father and pray whom have seen r
 i : be Nightingale 7 was the reply; I'm sure it is the Nightingale
 i The \ iyhtiDsale ' echoed Hermann but Aennchen's color weet and cam, and no! 2 word escaped her iira.
 l Yes. the Nightingale said Herr Taanhau ser. i heard sic w4s to slng the very par, which Aennchen is to take at hsr debut, and ] determined to 20 ct any cost, and learn whst l Aannehsn has 10 fear
 i And what b Ton ssy :? cried Hermann and .ii,ia,tis together: bat Aeanchen was still s lent. and s,l.l her cclpr came and went. 1 To say slo has nothing to fear vas the an sws7. wou:d he simply telling ar uniru,h, fo, 1 2 ngoce magnificent voice 1 never heaFd bu ] Aenncieus has more cornt-s, m0Tr sweet ! ! +-.,i. ] i3 tle result as do that grace an,i dexterity ! are mor~ than 2 match foc jess wieIty force [ Hot that woold have you for a moment to III ! fer that lh- Nightingale has not great skill! but Aenneh2ns is s;i!! more exquisite. stiI t.:ore sul;sc : and Herr Eannhausa: k;ss=d lis Bi;.caljrI encoAFa- -iDgty Then ih, coip- re ina::rtl ln .iernc::trs $ cheeks, and Hermann aHJ -3t!ciaides br:iihai more freely.
 Aud now the rv'n:tul day arr.T,"l when t.iel ~ers 10 stsst lby EtjsceGe~ (or Giligsnc") "I ! iIieir journey to thn ksiserstadt. They ar rived in s,ietg. aai as they dro'e to the.r ho i tel Er arnihnecstTassa, t,:ey saw. not wIthou : silI'i,ter, the opera house. .rhels Aennchen :. ; ;1T,ut:es wyui,: ts rlaiB or inarrsi. Bat a Ia% I.,lis IntelFeDcti aui then tt!n evening Of Eel tra. woui come: uD one Gf those nights the ,iTealteti Nightingale would s!ng. and ths question was oeJatei ~h0tler aeonchen should s.o si.,i 1aar hsr CT not. Il was decided ths -.5s sGoc'd, and good results were due to tAa; i decision, !ur II sJun got Tumorei about thai sic Vas in ti.a house; hundreds 0f opera i glasses oae,,ai fife upon Der, ani she ssow hr:f acc:.>tUBiei to the e"e artillery of those w,o Eot : te her judges. Ste was enable, to fern ai. oI,iil!ou t0 the power she must exert 10 i;.! t.!e ;.ouse when iuii-so d.ItceAt : ss feat trGnl filing it It rehearsal s;!e ws: distracted from dwelling. go nuch upoa ha o"a srG:ro:.vl.,n- trial, an! she co1id thu s:3easure iegseIt II l1o~ mind with ti:e onil , paIs3;i wiio w.ls likely to ba hsr yiT2l. ] The \ Nightingale sarg. and Aennchen wa: electrified. Slc.i pt2e,f,:l tones she ilai n-v- CT hcaT,i hat io9 tU Der owh h';it sic Wil! /! Der ',i cnn;i. leu:!y: My power is loss, Ill, .rt s aarc the 1e:r father was right 1 have ! iHuFo c9:2:Gss and iHore sweetness feel ctauct .;si' And nobIs feeling Of earuItto; was ioDsed w:thin her. wLIcti 5aoy-d Le? to eX c>l he:svit. just a ia o.:!en time gallant knight ws. inspired to Gio the more wor, ,I.p su'iY i!e lgssisr sas bi: adversary.
 u Aat lisukes3 tDou, Aenuchcn {? her fatt CT saii ss they parts! fer the night. l Dear i4tt.er, sIli a4ai yu!ce within as. s4rsS ne cauuot iai?, Has tie sinp,e, trust fui answer.
 Goodnight, then, my child. Cod bIss: and strengthen :1ea may thy sleep reiscs' ;Les, aud thy dreams couirIn thee"
 Good night. dear Aenrchen.' chiined Her mann and Adriaiis i; to-Mnrrow We viii gree thee Queen ui Song. Aud the four pactes cheeriuily for tie night.
 But again that nscht, Herr Taanhauser' d7eams were tros5s<i, aud Es was walked by sound Ike the srap Of 8 violin string S;.li aii ~as we!t, and h. slept sgiin.
 1as morning came, aud with it the rehear sal H.. critics were profIse in praise the naAnager, consequently, Was charmed and dis solved in Compliments. Slowly. too slowly the "4Y dec!inei, hut at last the eeentful hour ar- rived. Herr Tannhaussf had obtained per mission t. play in the orchestra, tbat the s'ght of Lin might tent to fsmiliaciZe AenDchen :y,th her nc@ i,D.ticn aud iiermann and Ad- i ealia were su5cDncei 5enU;: tue side scenes 1 So once ulore Aenpchen felt consciousness et support as her i4tbsr gaZed foniiy up from below, and Der sister aud her sisters lover 0reathpd courage upon Der from the sid5. Thc l opera was once more ths SuUna!G!GlA.' The !uuse was crowded ia every part and when 1 -iwina entered n ths thr;l scene she was re- ceivel with burst Of applause, so graceful was her bearing. But 1t "as evident tha: at frs: tEe ;.Cdiruce di'! Dos appreciate her voice | sufsI IL Nas ttitcHiHipE lhey CoiI' iHe'. DiI IL required time to york it's subtle effects and at
 the conclusion of tie frat act there was ev.- d,nt!y 8 division Of feeling. Some az, ,'auds1 gehe.nenty, but they were few, aHi the e!e sance oi ier acting might have accounted for that :; for in her plain white dress she looked an angel from above. Bat the majority kept ! a dead silence. Some f.w, being in doubt, ! his sed, just as, under ttie saiue circumstances al whist, tiiey would play a trump
 l err Tauhauser VAS Tn despair; moreover, string of tis violin snapped, aud he bethought aim ot bis dream; ha boaed evil; he saw tha ! toil Of years un!ruitfal, tbc Eo?es Of yeals 1 bishted h,s eyes grew dim and his soul faint ed within him. But soon his courage revived;
 the app ause at last was Hore generally dItil- sed. IL caGae at first in those faint, random dropping beats that resemble the piash of big i rainurops. the precursors of 9 thunder show CT then i: grew louder and more regular and l lh i.os 1iuaJe vas received with an uproar. Aenchen must twice repeat t, and bouquets and wraatns, wreaths ard bouquets fait around her ss she sang. till the stage was garden ei ! fu1ers She was called before the curtain to i hear repeated shouts of E5 5s5s de Ansel j; and every one turned to his neighbor and said : ,Ste Aat de NcchtigaiI as6srownle7:.' (:ohe has beaten the Nishtingaie.)
 Bat the reyu!sion of feeling was too much for Herr Iaunhauser. The snap Of the violin string was no lying omen; his nerves had been strung peg too high; chord ia ii'; brain had bars! asunder, and he fell to tEt