, 1870-10-02
CHRISTINE NILSSON.

[fRoH oua sFECt4t CORRESPONDENT |
SKw ToaE. sept II.
L is said that Lapland mothers. far up in |
the glacicr-haoded North. 1a.ieh all tneis
dreans of ornament upon tho cradles Of their
babes-
In tho dssklv-caverned Init, amid the
smoke+stained wall-, and the household rsen-
sfls rude and rough. ths tiny bed haa \
strangely foreigu 10. X. No siIken pntsa kuit-
ted to bold coufuy gold Was ever more soft
md tight Its coloEs arc OF gay feathers, and
Of threada dyed with the richest juices Of
plants. The images Of every flower *hst the.
brief Arctic summer brought are stitched, liko
stars Of the tainbo*, upon its rim.
In happier lands, whesc the visits Of tbs
sun arc longer, not 80 much care is taken TO
impress the aetual images Of o1ighs things-
-Mors faith is felt ia the good fairies, who
bring their gifts unseen; aud legends aud
superstit,ohs take the p1aca Of tho less subtle
emil roicerifs Of the hand. But still suus tom
der thought must gather about the pillo@
where fr>t the poor little mortal rests its in
nos ent head, ard soma charm or other must
bs woven about the baty's bed. This is tue
instinct Ut tue l,ctrt.
In Sweden, the cus'om ii that ali the rela-
tiyes Of The child sisit 1t early, and kiss first
its LczJ, then Its h1uds. sud lastly ita fact,
Sometimes the ceremony IL Performed in 81
lence; some1imee. by tho elder people. an in-
cal,tation accompanies this Tte, wi,tch stamps
will kitees Ito sac1ca eisu OF the Cross.
We understand noT how 1t Aappeupl that
ont bright afseruoon in the August Of 1913,
eeyep cbildstn, brothers aud sixters, camo
into tke tl,alswy clIstnlar OF S~,,4i-h fltm-
huss'c. arr kneas, MI" afsnr an'tl,er, At tha
1o"s Of the csui1e, TO kiss little pair Of pink
fett-
Nor Ill tho fairies forget. They are no.
unErate!nl to the pcoplf nf land that holds
il.t Il, in such good faith. To tho Nila,ll
d.strict, and to tho hamle.s that, like the
iu tlls tros.l ileids, nsnid the lakes and woods
o. Tn land, th.y delight 10 ehow kind ac's
Estec;aly ou gtrla run a fair chance Of re-
cci,luS tire gifts tor the sake o: i tegend that
a,.r,hutca to the courage Of women tho raving
of th= laid, in tueusor! Of which bravery t..s
tho clasps Of their belts.
On ihis casiou three f1ir1es c1mo, aal ~
each ore hold IN her hand trauch OF lilies,
aud nothing more, tie tisst thought WAS ons
of' is.nav for tho LUCK Of tho cui'l, whosc
guardians had Glanced to lit oa the sans
Eft. Dnt n1ark hos the embarrassment was
TUNED 70 profit b, fal1y wit.
l. The i1.st fairy ksid. II Siye my lilies to nv
| little code child for her gro,e.h; that her h.ir
may be go1den, aud her skin white, and her
|
| Gistity and grace"
| Tho eecund said, II give my lilies to hst
ro{ce that when others whisper ehe shaa1
siag and ltlies are passport At Heaven
Tie thir5, who, perhaps of the thrco had
the uluut angelic air, bent low and said, 'sLit-
| tle mai:en, give my lily to my heart"
Soon 11:er tLi., the ehris:eIiug took place,
| aud tho child received tho ua1na OF Christine.
Tic fatH-lousts wlera tho event occurred
was not ole VI Tho Gra.dsr sort; it was naE1-
y mere than cot; aud Nilsson, the good
man Of the house. was but tho til'or Of an
otAr mai4's ground; for The Count HI alton,
in tloso day., owned tho tract a. far as Wox,
10. But happy il the rnan wlIH eau sing al
his work. 10 ba sure the harvest were thin
the catt|o stunteu BY neAnty pn.tura.a, aud
tho enow-swtpt winters long; out Nilsson:
heart wa, full OF MUSIC; he had a song 70.
ev.tE day in the week. and on Sundays hi.
voice. led the choir Of tie yil7se church. Al
.euds his aon Carl was the soul OF all the vii
lsEe Mc.rs -ruakipgs with his violin; aud, err
long. ,he little Cl,rlst1nc beganto sing througl
the houst. aud stealthlly she drew tha boN
played The fairies gifts: her face vas u tht
fairert; her eyes wcFo Of that hiue OF North
crn tkier, when Just faintly they begin t,
dream Of tho enow; her Gofaan hal: reaches
to The ground.
pconlc Of tho neisl.borhood took tho Ere1,
tails acconranincst. The. dropped ttei
email cosn into her apron, and their praises
into her ears. Alure than one Offer OF I mu
sical ongagomcnt was made to tha prctt.
cl,fld; but her tims was not yet come.
At the fair at Ifnnbv crowd lad gatherct
upon tho plaza to he.r the wonderful singing
Of child. 1t was then thst the Magistrate
Tholmcrllje1m paseed near, and caught wha
seemed to him an angelic straiu. He cout,
~ reet until he ha1 drawn the little singer II
H.. II \ f.A-
her to his family, and to secure for her \ md
steal career.
TO live in = beautiful castle, to he f1no,,
DR.. sse.;, aud pass the time with grand people
I wonh ecem to be an enFisblo lo.: but Chr1s
tine'7 i; levin loving hea,t only :sd: 3D.; "To opj9y i
t. I'll t?sDs'' -04 10y ~'sue''-s'Da eAS''r IL
It was then That tho father Nilsson re!atcd
dream. whirll, Ike wise man he had kept t.
himself Ut u hu could aeo il ,tcginuing. t
come to pags: More than once, in ! vision, b
had he;.nI:a = vista OF gIors, aud lis littl
Christine lootiEg down unon him from
height, with her lace beln,iug like an aogcl
htd her brad crowned With roso. o. light
The kind eff.r Of Tbormcriielm uas clea.i
tue ke. of thus COLDER. path! III saan tho lit
tie one ,cluns llesdinsl, to her mothers sit@
After tha'.s. a word was to be eaid.
; III TITS childish parting, Christine ha1 he
tirat taste OF grief; hes voice caught then, it
, first thrilling dop:h. The.ceforth she kne
that panQ " tae hc0rt, which sends throug
| to eNeesett song, Gna raviahiug cry of Pal.
to pIt tcs all tbs wells of delight, and reach Ii
esui's loEe-eelf.
Aaol s the guests WHO appeared, from tin,
to time. ut tie Castle Thprmeth{ I'm, no Or
. was so Charmed w1.l1 tka ptt'cd stranger {
! tho house, as Madcno:sflls Faterius. nfte
ward he B.raness j, Lvnhascn, sonss:re.
. CT Eo:e. Will the cuu-cat uf Thorn joln
tllis Eifed lady tool Ct'rtstinc to her oa
= LONE, for the moro assittuuus culture Of ht
. | vHice.
nut the time had ro~ coma when the sse'
ish maiden had reached tho ago Of tho Coo
muLion. To rEepsrr h-r f.,r tho Sacred Sacr
!; mt ut Of tue Church. two years Hers Get apar
After these sclloold4ss 4. Go:henburg, q
n inpuies weSe given 10 tho pursuit. OF her aF
: In tsrid trcce*.ion ehe followed etap aft,
a step. tho musical career Thormrrliefn hs
marked out; kc took her to s'o:klluln ii
( p1at ed her under the caro- Of Franz Bo1ala.:
: an eminent PIANIST anti coEapo>eg--who taugl
her to touch the riano, and to comrrehe1
|, hagmonics Of German art. At the closs Of Il
term, the sieier OF Mademoiaelle yalaria
y proposed TO her, Il journey to Franco, and +
three years, in Paris, Sleson WAS the pupil
>, NaItel, who, recognizing her peculiar tale.
advised her to prepare hosself for the Tacat.
le l,nQnc.
$ been eail ''the looks like Que who awake:
from zach swect sfecp," had now hes slee
le+s Iigh'e. her hours Of resless1ess, h
m fever OF COZ otaictins dcstre and doub:,--at
stern qcessioninge. instead ef hapI J dream
To the rnomentous advice Of her m,sts
ii ehsl1 she answer "no." or y6a:
u What silent passages passed then t!1oas
=, the singers twilight thoughts? What rnic
u y ercke to her IN tho stiffness Of the night
What bad the ees sasd to her when il lift,
tc her upon its wavte and bore her lightly IT,
Sweden to France? VIVA. whispered to L
/ -. 81 31ut,t. sh&% s,%
the stars when fhcY bent down II kindle h
~ xoice7 Who shall tell? Nj one cvn1 kuot
~ What thet4inbow SAYS to The lily what tbs br
., test1y says to the wlite bud.
~ y is enough that the answer to NaE:el y
ID tho lovely Swedish n4yies made her list :
pcsrance upon the French sage. An ene.y
meut Of three years had been secured Tor b
- - At the Theatre Lsiqsue, and sho entered nj
- ~ into new world.
= Fl,u,o Maeico; !" ard it WAS for tie sake
! AlyuA Weber that, throughout the opera,
" kept lie hard close upon the silken thru
~ ~ thas led through the my yste1ious labyzintb,
=. ~ the recret bower" Of love. isut his geni
1e &c sent qu,ek to that goal, By aezial ways I
r. ~ the sou! that could boar on it, lips f4me.
y ac1oes it's wings sigh. In that marvello
- UPPER realm. wFApp.d in the starry mantlo
~ the Quetn Of the Ssght. md with the glori
.~ c:t scent on her hf1T. NILSSON Appeared: Al
- such wae the magic Of her art, that she seem
~ indeed 10 tread hesren'1 vault, Willie 1t i
~ ~ frtt the lover wut}d lay dusk. From II
as hour th- silver 1rro~. og Diana. the ech ,es
~ Missions voiee, were il every he4rt,
That memorable evepiuG Of February, Is;
W. was the beginning Of Eve years Of trump.
oee The e!i3d Of tho Ii forests aud tcsao*-hei
~ ~ OF fat~ofr Swtdtu had entered now tho il
nc Eli aisles Of the Ten, 1e OF Ark. The S
-. stone though ito jewelled windows, aud I
=, lily Of her voice Was trsIs6gurtd in the
~ ~ varied lighiB.