The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-03-11
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH II, 1868.
Daniel Webster and Jennie
- .-r-. Lind. @=s. B., 49,,

Daniel Webster and Jennie
I - -@- Lind. ~, 49,.
Jennie Lind gave a, concert at
Washington during the. session Of
Congress, and as a mark of her
respect, and with q view to the
.eelat, sent polite. invitation to the
President, Mr. Fillmore, the mem,
bers of the Cabinet, M Clay, and
many other distinguished members
Of both houses of Congress: It
happened that on that day several
members ofthe Cabinet and Sen
ate were DINING with M. Bodisco,
the Russian Minister,,sHis good
dinner and choice wines had kept
the party so late that the concert
was nearly over when Webster,
Clay, Crittenden, andethers came
in. Whether from the hurry in
which they came, from the heat Of
the room, their faces were a little
flushed and they looked somewhat
furried-e 80 ~ ~ sS@ ssgs::, -
After the applause with which
these. gentlemen were received
had subsidized and silence once
more restored the second part of
the concert was opened BY Jennie
Lind with "Hajf G Columbia" s,-s s,,
: Thistook place during the height
Of the debate, and excitement on
the slavery question: and the COM
promise resolutionszefs Mr.. Clay !;
and. .thispatriotic airs asaaapart of
theapro gramme, swas considered
peculiarly appropriate at a concert
here the head Of the Government
and a large number Of both 1 bran; q;
cihe5 .! q tee fhe Ieggissattii gsl ttiise department.
were present. AT the close of=the
first, verse ebster's patriotism
boiledsover; he eouldsit noionger; /;
and rising hkeean@ olmypian J owe,
he added his deep, sonorous bass
voice to the chorust and 1 venture
to say never : in the whole course
o eeher. carrsr did ares,E ess-;zsss
receive ope,half ofthe applause as
that withswhiehs shersong aud Web
ster'sz zehoruswere greeted 1i@@ss
Mrs. w ebster, who sat imniedi-
ately behind him. kept tugging at
his eoat-taiF to- make him SIT down
or stop singing, but It t.. was was. no
earthly use-and at the close of
eaehyerse Webster joined In, ,and
it. was hard tosay whether Jennie
Lind, Webster, or the audience
were the most delighted: T have.
seen Rubini, Iabioche, and the.
two. Crisis on the stage at a;.y1 one
time, but such a happyy.seon5nne-:
tien IN the national air Of snaii
Columbia, = asJ ennie Liud's tenor
Daniel Webster's basswe shall
never see'or hear again. 80 -
At the close Of the air, Mr.. Web
ster. rose with his hat in bis hand
and made her such a bow as lChes-
terfeld woald.haye deemed a for
tunesfor his son, and which zeefip-
sed D'orsay's best JennyLind,
blushing at the distinguished
bohor, courtesied to the floor the
audience appiauded to the. the very.
echo; Webster, determined. not e
be outdone in politeness. bowed
again. Miss Lind; ereeourtisied,
the house .reapplauded and this
was repeated nine times, 4or"I'm
a william else.n - u -. - > .<,a<Ss
have seen Niagara, and Tag.
lioni, Mars and Malibran i have
walked through the ruins at Pes
tum and the Colosseum by moon
llght,acrosseds the Menia Bridge
and the Thames Tunnel, but never
while memory lasts will this scene
fade away @ '' . ~
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