St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-07-05

among llt NtbIdSki lnuldllS lOi seven
tl nights.
After filling these engagements Miss
Emma sang III Milwaukee, and Chicago,
but with poor success. The people
had never heard other wonderful voice
and they would not come to hear but
one lady sing. From the latter place
Miss Emma went t" Plymouth. Indiana.
Here she advertised To sing i'll the par
l"r of The ntcd States Hotel. bat few
came. and her money hccamc exhaust
r;l. Her hotel hill was &2.5O. and she
took her guitar to the music store to
pay her bill She ais" pawnrd her CON
cert dress. her only nice dress, /" get
money enough tn ." to Fort Wayne,
Indiana. Il few miles hcNnmd here she
advertised for another concert. llaN-
ing no guitar. she engaged the clerk in
the music store to play arcompanimentS
The concert WAS at the ElNin House !:
the few who came were delighted. and
the receipts were >l-. With this she
went back To Pl\ \muuth redeemed her
dress and bought back her guitar and
sent - to her mother.
With bad luck all around her. and
know in" that her mother and sister de
l.cn.lrd ON her efforts. little Emma de
irrminrd to make. one more bold effort
in r"lcI" Here she advertised to sing
in the Oliver House. The small audi
rncr. though enthusiastic. did not pay
cNpcn>rS. hut the chi>alrouS. landlord
refused To take. her guitar.
No. sir, said he, forgetting that he
was addressing Il Young lady. ..trurgr
brown amt Il pnin To take no youmg
Lady : guitar. but l"u can stay and try
it again
Things looked dismal enough. Her
splendid courage began to give ont.
Behind her she Saw nothing hut Il three
Years struggle with poverty her sex
aud extreme Youth against her. The
future looked aS blank a. midnight.
The kindness of George Brown brought
tears to hcrr\c>. but after it came the
dreadful Thought of suicide, Shrou -
ed only the nine dollars which George
Brown WAS willing tn rive her. but the
Thought of failure WAS dreadful. Hope
nf Intimate. Surr,s> ALWAYS huuy,d her
nm. That day little Emma went with
e, hu,Stiu,r heart and Innk,d of the
.,r,.,t Tnlrdn ui,.r. and rh, Thought of
iuu,,in,r ,t, lrrIyrl.J in her hnsnm.
rot,,,,iI,,, +, rh,. oliver UnuS, sh,.
r,uuLt , rlimu,,. of Clara Lnuisr KEEL
l,m'r vLn had rb,u reached th, zenith
of her fame. hut in = moment She WAS
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think ,.,n sim, md if ,ou will only
..m sL,II h,. >u,. said Emma
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..WL, r,rt,iuI,. my child" said Miss
k,lIou,,', mother. who rot uu and omen
,.L th,. I,i.,un hut seeing little Emu;,'>
,h,hh, drr>, and Wild look. the old l.,
Il, held mn me-, hand, and exclaimed
..Wh> I'uui,c, Where. Ina. this child
been ~ v.ud,liur ,"
In = t,orr,.lu Miss Abbott WIS sing
i,,n nu,. uf h,I. ,.,uriful ballads. full of
u.,ti,, ,,,,,iu,.s, and r,ri,n, A. her
,,i,,. tuiI,h,.d rLn-, hiuL clear uorc>.
which MANY of u> have heard since, in
Dr CL,I,i,,'> ,hu,L Mis-, k,llnur'>
,urL,r ,,,t il, r,u,h wander.
.I,ui.,' I,ui>,. -h,. tiu,ll, broke
uuI ..du ,uu hear tI,.r voice how
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me
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