Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-03-07
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HYDE PARK, VERMONT, WEDNESDAY, MARCH Z, 1906

day. In due time We arrived At Milan.
where we had resolved to spend some
days, in order to visit the various places
Of interest with which that glorious city
abounds! All Milan was ringing with
the praises Of sicnora Meta at ,sia. an
opera sonestress who had lately appeared
at La Scala. and who. by her glorious
voice and unequalled beauty. had won
universal admiration from audiences un-
usually critical All the Milanese world
was going. on the night after our arrival,
to her the signors in new opera. and
with them accordingly we went.
The opera heean, but found few list
eners until the second scene. when, from
crowd Of performers. stepped forth the
prima dmna. Directly she had conclud.
ed the 6rst strain. co ID shiver ran thro'
all my veins. There was no mistaking
the voice,-there was no mistaking the
face 1t was the aria that Edith had
sung the night before she left me, The
singer was my daughter Eiith. Trans
fixed. listened as if | was dresm;ng
while, with the perfect confidence Of an
experienced singer. my daughter sang in
tones so rich and pure as to win the hearts
of the Milanese public Her voice ceased
at length, aud the whole audience rose,
and shouted .Bra,a!' could endure this
no longer. and. much to the astonishment
Of my friend, | rose and left the house
slept but little that night. Lhe next
morning wended my way to the hotel in
which ascertained the signora was stay.
ing When arrived. sent in my card
and inquired for Signora Metastasia, and
. wis told she mad left that morning fol
B Paris. Her very sudden departure as
founded the Nilancse. She had been ell
gagged for two months; but on the previ
Gus night was told she hurried home a
D the conclusion Of the opera, and intimtaet
r her intention Of breakning her engage
ment. No threat or entreaty Of the infu
h riated manager could induce her to altc
n her determination. That morning sh
. had forwarded to the manager sufhcien
o money to pay the fine involved by break
h ing of her engagement at the opera. ant
then dep.rted by the express train.
It This sudden fight Of my daughter
u when meeting was oil bu. inevitable
d could not but persuade me that our rec
II ognition the night before had been mutu
!. al. Edith had evidently shruhk fror
meeting face to face one she had wrouge
so deeply. More than ever possessed wit
:, the idea Of yet recovering my child, bad
Il adieu to my friend on the plea Of vcr
4 urgent business. and hastened to pari'
where arrived as quickly as expires
n travelling would convey me TO my sui
. prise and vexution. | learned that moth
o ing had yet been seen Of the Signora III
4 next day the papers announced her inten
~ tion Of not visiting Paris for some month
10 and would not sing that season, as ha
!. previously been expected Meantime. n
d indication of her present whcrcahout
o could he ascertaincd Wearied and NOR
~ sorrowful than ever. | returned to Ems
It land. and devoted myself to parochi,
IS work
O. In the course Of a year or two more.
,e one day came across. in u musical news
r paper. the following paragraph -
We regret to learn from Paris CO..
,f respondent, that the far.famed Signor
1t Metastssia has ha serious illness frol
h. which she has happily recovered. u
| fortunately, however, she has only reco'
'. cred with the loss Of that magnificel
v voice that has so often enlisted the enth,
i. sias,;c applause of audiences at most
" the Continental capitals ... ..
10 .Thi. then was the end Of poor Eiith
m brilliant career in public. | comforte
OF myself with the assurance that the pr
ceeds Of her public life we're ample to su
-. port her ip comfort for years to com
;. Her miserable husband had heard. h.
y made no effort TO provide for her suf
\. ciently to enable her to abandon the cal
a. ing she bad. almost from force Of circur
-. stances. been compelled to adopt. and h'
/, been living on the income bis wife W
a. obtaining for him. ....0 t,sHT