The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-25
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" was announcer among ING hfhShgg
circles Of Paris that Nio0l0 Phgnniini
had fallen seriously Ill, NJ tho oonelu-
sion Of grand concert given by ing
| illustri0ns vi0iinist, Ito was attacked
IN attrws intnfmitLlhg foyer, wlucb lgg..
| Eses,A III Weld 80 flie remedies en-
pl0yed and even gave rise 10 hppre-
tensions for his life,
Paganini. whose leanness was al
ready almost spectral, now seemed 10
| have his frail existence suspended by
a thread. which the slightest shock
might sever, The physicians nnani.
monsly ordered solitude. abs0lnfe ~.
pose, and . strict regimen ps TO diet.
/ Ia order t6leafrb onf these preserip-
| tions, Paganini removed 10 tho Villa
Lutibiana, % tho Faubourg Poisson
Mere. This excellent establishment,
(which no longer exists, was intended
Exclusively for the reception and cure
of wealthy inyalida. A spacious,
comfortable shonse stood Ia ns1hrge,
park like garden, where each patient
could famble Mt will, md enjoy either
solitude o. society at his choice A
Igfeat charm Of this house was that
every, .Qpel lived just as he OF she
pleased; 10 the evening either retir-
ing 10 tho solitude 0f his apartment,
or Joining IN the games, music and
conversation held Ia the drawing
room, Paganipi naturally belonged
30 those who preferred pnasinR the
evenings IN qniGtness and retirement.
There was plenty Of gossip about him
ia the drawing room three or four
pepsoriQug old maids foil Onhim tooth
Ladies' began one, have you
Heen this great musi0lanY He ealntes
no one, and never speaksa word. He
takes his bowl Of soup IN nm arb0r IN
the garden and then hhAienb away IL
any one approaches What an oddity
he must bc2'
That's part Of his malady,' said
another, people say TINT thore IN
some terrible, mystery about his. life;
oHleNldye. story ! ifnagihei ~ -
" Not at all, added third " PA.
Ranini IL a mieor, there's no mystery
about that, Do you remember that
concert ,wNeh was organized in taYer
oflthf 'fhtnilies who bad suffered from
tlie ihh4latl0n 40 81, Etienne3 The
gfohtn vlblinist refused 10 take part
IN II btchnae he would have had 10
plhy grhtutodsly. Depend upon II no
Fears TINT, were ho 10 mix in our 40,
diety, no might be asked for similar
lhvora,"
Paganini guessed pretty we'll how
No was rcgp1dq1 by his fellow sboard
sfa, but, like Hnlli0 Of old, he cnred
tbr none Of these things. iIia health
linoame gradually better, yet In the
whole house he never exchanged n
wordiWlth any zone exoepti lAleetta
This, wAa tho housomaid WHO attended.
ON him; aipheerful, innocent country
girl, whose gay prattle, wlien she acryA
ell his meals, often ayailod 10 dispel
the cloud which Individually darkehod
the bl1yVe OF PRganinG s2H88H
One morning Niootte presented her
self with n sad, dropping countenanco,
and. served breakfast withoutn ttering
n word. The MUSICIAN, who was
amusing himself with carving 4 piece
of ivory for the handle Of digger,
noticed Che ohnnge 10 the young girl
and questioned hor upon it. A
" Wv WV HNNbNis my GHllu
You look sad your eyes are red
some misfortune, has beihllet you, Nj
oettGYcV
NOyea sir"
!" Would il be indiscreet to AK you
what il ZAP As ~
/" No, sir, not precisely; but
Paganini hxad his great black eyes
on tho girls troubled countenaneo.
III : Como, he said " see how il is
After having made you thousand
promises Ne hna quilted you, and You
no longer have my tidings OF HIM
ALL poor fellow He has quit.
tod , me certainly, but Il was not his
I How is thQt2'
: Because 10 tho oonsefipti0h he
Grew Il bad number, and he has been
sent away with q great long gun on
his shoulder aud | shall mover see
him again, sobbed poor Nieette, as
she buried her face in her white apron.
7 But, Nicette, could you not pur-
chase u substitute for him2
Tho girl, withdrawing her apron,
smiled sadly through her tears ,I8
.,nY Monsieur is testing, she said:
'"hpw could | ever buy substituted
: Does il cost very dear2'
This Year meps are tremendously
dear, on account of the report that
there ~ going 10 be war Fifteen
hundred francs il tho lowest priee.Pg
The musician pressed Nieettes
little plump baud between bis long
sOllowi 6pgrCs 81 he sqid,14 VI A u VI
.-- II that's all, my girl, don't cry;
We | see what can be done,
Then, taking out his pocket book,
he wrote ON blank leaf,
Mem, To see about giving a con
cert Tor the benefit Of Nicette.'
month passed on; winter arrived,
Anu ,rflaganlni's physician said to
Eal5 my dear sir, You must not venture