The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-06-08

which she did. she returueu nOuO
It the end Of . week with $50 10
,ash, to the astonishment OF her
poor mother. who held up both /
hands and exclaimed:
o Emma. l hops you havn't been
somebody / sd ss
Emma Was now seventeen. Sue
on . concert trip through
Illinois, sending all tho money
home whicn she did not want TO-
use. On the route . Chicago opera
Eroupe cams up behind, saw her
bills, and heard saeh praise from
The psople, and they engaged her to
sing for them for seventy.dve
through Michigan, Indisua,
Iowa. and WISCONSIN,!
When her engagement was nm
ished she started ont alone again.
At Grand Haved Mich, she. got
oos Of money. The audience came
late, but nmong them . railrosd
man who gave her . pass to New
York. g go .a~ e 81 "a
Passing through Canada little
Emma had bad luck. Many times
she walked hungry from place to
place. and once to raise money she
cut of her hair and sold it. Music
was her love. and she forgot every
discomfort in the middle Of her
beautiful songs. f
Once she froxe her feet, and sang
while they ached with the intense
pain which follows. The applause
OF the audience overcame hunger.
sorrow and even the pains of
frozen feet.
Hearing that Parepa was in New
York, she forgot her poverty, aud
set out with the one intense desire
to hear Parepa sing. On she
waited toward the big city. At
Lyous, in Wayne county, without
money or friends, she stopped to
sing. She had not eaten anything
for hours. and actually sang when
very faint and hungry. With the
proceeds she bought q good sup
per, and continued her way to New
York. -
Little Emma finally reached
New York alone and in the night,
putting up at . cheap house called
the Washington House. The mex,
night she hastened to the opera.
but to her great disappointment
Parepa did not sing. Finally sne
heard Parepa at Steinvay Hall
but could not succeed in meeting
her face to face.
Eer money giving out, she bor-
rowed SIS of lady in the hotel,
and started for the West again
Arriving in Michigan, she adver
tised three concerto in Monroe
The nights were bad, the idea die
not take, and she lost all her mon
ey. To pay her bill she sold hel
guitar, but went on, and hungry
and weary, sang in an ice cream
saloon in the next room. making
money enough to 60 back andsbu!
it back. At Maguokela Michigal
poor success attended her again
To pay her bill, gentleman len
her money on her guitar, but jus
then the old Chicago Opera Troup
telegraped for her, and she one
more joined them for IS concerts
the proceeds Of which she sent +
| her mother. .g,is
Now another troupe in tie Wes
engaged her to sing in Iowa, Kan
sas, and among the Nebraska In
dians for 70 days.
| After filling these engagement,
Miss Emma sang in Milwauke
and Chicago, bat with poor success
The people had never heard of he
wonderful voice, and they woul
not come out to hear ONE youn
lady sing. From the latter plac
little Em ma went to Plymouth, Int
Here she advertised to sing in tn
parlor OF the United States Hote
but few came, ind her money be
came exhausted. Her hotel hi
was 81. SO and sue took her guita
to the music store to sell it to pa
the bill. She also rawned hs
concert dress, her only nice dres
to get money enough to 60 to Fol
Wayne, Ind. . few miles beyone
where she advertised for anothe
concert. Having mo- guitar. oh
engaged the clerk in the musi
store to play accompaniment
The concert was at the Evil
House; the few who came wei
delighted, and the receipts wei
o18 With this che went back
Plymouth, redeemed ber dress, an
bought back her guitar, and SCI
o5 to her mother.
With bad luck al around he
and knowing that her poor moth'
and sisters depended on her effort
little Emma determined to NAL
one more bold effort IN Toledo
Here she advertised 10 sing In Il
Oliver House. The small aud
ence, though enthusiastic. did n
pay expenses, but the chivalio'
landlord refused 70 take her gui,a
mo, SIR" said he. forgetting tb
he was addressing young iad
George Brown amt agoing
take no young lAdy's guitar, b
you can stay and try It again"
Things looked dismAl enougl
Her splendid courage began
give out. Behind her she ~
nothing but . three years ha
struggle with povsrty-her a
and extreme youth against he
The future looked as blank
midnight. The kiadness OF 0cor
Brswn brought teass 70 her sys
1 hut after IL rama thu drsahl