Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1865-08-11

dam" said Handel loudly and energeticaiiy-
the commanding tone Of his powerful voice made
the terrified hypocrtes heart beat" be pleased to
remember that at this moment you are not stand
ing upon the stagel You need not exert yourself
wish me; 4 did not come here 20 sec you act q
comedy, but to demand your partition where is
the music 2 Give me back your part; and quick
ly, for have no superhuous moments to throw
away At the same time, | will remark to you
that your illness is very agreeable 70 me; for |
could not abide your Italian cooing-whch Is suited
to the stage but not to the church; IL would per-
haps have ruined my serious work," ID ~ ..-t,.z
A fash of anger spread over the Signora's face;
she forgot her rote she spfang up and cried fuTi-
ously; "Sir, will not allow myself 70 be iasulted
with impunity in my own house. by an intrudcrf
She seized the little silver hasdbel, and rang vio-
lently, Handel standing with a king-like air op-
posite to her, repeated, simply and firmly: ~ de-
mand the partition and nothing more; give 1t me.
You can then be i'll for long time as may be
pleasing to yourelfp' A constrained pause snsued.
Handel at last exclaimed in an emphatic voice,
whilst shadow Of dspleasure passed over bis noble
countenance: "Your invisible valiant friends do
not hasten; 70 your rescue l. shall be obliged to
invite them to do SO myselfi' He advanced, and,
before the frightened singer could preyentit he had
raised the curtain behind the sofa and contemplated
with an ironical smile, the group Of confused men
crowded together there A few Of them ventured
TO make faint attempt 70 bow to him. Lucia,
half dead with shame, snatched roll Of music
from the piano and threw il upon the table. Handel
seized it.; without honoring the singer with n
glance, much less word, he left the room. s.l
Late in the evening Master George Handel again
paced up and down his garden, his head and heart
filed with heavy thoughts and anxious cates-a-
The whole afternoon he had unremttingly tor
mented and fstigued himself by endeavoring to
procure singer who could take the soprano part
in his new oratoro of the Messiah He had
found no onel At every door upon which he had
knocked with joyous hopes. he had met sickness,
caprice irritabity, or deficient musical feeling.--
He had returned weary, exhausted, discouraged,
and sad. His whole soul was bent upon this
performance being successful one-a performance
that after manifold intrgues had been thiee times
postponed, and was at last really to have taken
place. The mortifying coldness and want OF sym
pathy with which London had received the
" Messiah" " had driven the creator Of this most
glorious work, prosratsd with grief from the noisy
city. He had taken refuge in Ireland, hoping to
find there more yielding ground for his precious
seed. And should this consoling hope, to which he
had clung with the despair of shipwrecked man.
be frustrated BY new Disappointment The mas
ters vigorous form succumbed beneath the torments
Of his desponding soul; overwhelmed with sorrow,
he clasped his hands, and allowed bis pround head
to sink upon bis breast
r 90 God, o my Lord, y he whispered, with a
heavy heart "dost thou no longer perform miracles
for believers Hast thou quite forsaken me ~
Then a whitegarment shone through the green
bushes; a slight form glided towards him. aud a
dazzingly white transparent hand touched his arm.
Startled, he looked up, Dublin, so rich in music n
are there none that can replace this glittering,
thrilling bird2 So true "a I am Handel, ! will
devise some plan The performance shall take
place tomorrow evening. Col" IT,.
"By Saint Patrick this German musician who
has flown here is worse than the most raging
Bnglshman," the little man muttered Sinking
cautiously after Handel at a respectful distance ;
''one would like to hide from him! As true as my
name is OReilly, and as I am leader Of the
orchestra, should not like to dwell in the bearsb
country Of which he is a nativep ..,,f. LIZ ( =.
The ardent inquisitive glances of the May sun,
in spite OF its arduous efforts could not succeed in
penetrating the dark ied, tightly drawn, silken cur
tains of the charm ing apartment Of the celebrated
beauty Of the day-the much praised Italian singer
Lucia, the favorte Of the elegant world Of Dublin.
The arrangement Of the large room was magnih-
crent rare, fresh flowers stood ia gold and silver
vases 10 all the coners marble basins, filled with
perfumod waters, diffused pleasant and intoxica-
ting coolness through the atmosphere; whilst the
splendor aud ndescribable softuess OF the carpets
chairs and diNans manifested and beheld youthful
cOunenanoe Of wondFous rosy beauty; long blonde
locks hoated like heavy gold upon her shoulders.
The chidlike lips of the fair stranger, seemingly
emitting howery agrence, breatbed the follow
ing words, sounding like the tones of eolian
harp J" Grieye no longer, pious master; look up
belieyingly God has not forsaken thee; therefore
be of good oheeri Await the evening of tomorrow
with tranquility, for l will sing thy Messiah
No trial is needed great master; trust mo; with
Gods assistance l shall sing without fear. Arise,
thou beloved of God The victory is thinel
Farewelll Tomorrow thou shalt see me again in
the church u With o parting salutation the lovely
being hoated away like vision and vanished at
happy eyes the yapors in the air became more
|odorous, and the masters soul papinted like a
flower beneath the kiss Of the angel Of dew. b His
glances sought the SILENT radiant canopy of heaven
and his breas hesye " ith mute, feryent thanks
and strange awe. Trembling believing, inspired,
he sleepessy passed the suly spring night in bliss
full expectation. fI fEGfHg sfl hIrer.. 9t .fuil
The magnificent overture Of the oratorio Of the
/" Messiah swept through the vast arches of the
church. Countless tapers shOne upon the silent,
dense crowd of deyout listeners, which extended
farther than the eye could reach They shone also
upon the full chorus of male and female singers
A slight form, clad in white--t WAS that Of a
beautiful maden--stood next to Handers elevated
scat; she had glorious face that none had beheld
before. -i,,a.f u.s. ,., Iifisyofr.r.aq .asla gb
Handel ruled the swelling orchestra as does A
king his realm. Erect, in tbe attitude Of proud
hero the clear, joyous hope Of victory sat upon his
browi his sparkling eyes surveyed the extent of
his dominions and the glanees of all were fixed
reverentiay upon his expressive face and upon the
firm movements Of his baton. There was un-
doubtedy one present who did not say to himself,
on seeing the grandeur of his, appearaneei That
which this man creates must indeed be grand and
gloriousw ,.a, s.r 1,Ira 1tfE
The lovely, tear-moving Larghetto commenced a
fresh, tender tenor voice sang q COnsoGmn popis
Nous j'-the beautiful air, 80 full Of faith followed;
{" Omnis VdIis,' and then the entire chorus began
with purity and devotion the /" Ell reoeiqJitT gloria
Dom6'L" The important air for the bass voice:
Qua Protgt cogiiays dis,n,p the splendid chorus
following IL and the exalted, feryent prophetic
prayer, sung BY beautiful contraltO voice; 4 I'd
qai sVdn9siEas ~ SioH dse1sde super nsoftemg wefe
listened TO with raj tuFe by the auditors The joy
Gus chorous; /" Iarvalusi erin bObis hatlssp died
away, and the thoughtful Pastoral gently led the
way to. the grandest, most holy Annunciation.--
When the preparatory Accords Of tho rteitatiye
passed away, the baton trembled for moment in