The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-07-03

She had not eaten anything for hours. and
actually sang when very faint and hungry
With the proceeds she bought a good
supper, 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 next night she hastened To the opera,
but to her great disappointment Parepa
did not sing She finally heard Parepa at
Steinway Hall, but could not succeed in
meeting her face to face.
Her money giving out she borrowed
fifteen dollars of q lacy in the hotel, and
started for the West again. Arriving in
Michigan, she advertised three concerts in
Monroe. The nights were bad, the idea
did not take, and she los. all her money.
To pay her Dill she sold her guitar, but
went on, and, hungry aud weary, sang in
an ice cream saloon in the next room,
making money enough to GO back and buy
1t back. At Maguokela, Michigan, poor
success attended heI again. Topay her
bill a gentle man lent her money on her
guitar, but just then the old Chicago
Opera Troupe teiegraphed for her, and
she once more Joined them for seventy
six concerts, the proceeds Of which she
sent to be: mother.
Now another troupe in the West en-,
gagged her to sing in Iowa, Kansas, and
among the Nebraska Indians, for seventy
nights. a a5sn.J o5ai Us ~ -
After filling these engagements Miss
Emma sang in Milwaukee and Chicago
but with poor success. The people had
never heard of her wonderful voice, and
they would not come cat to hear one
young lady sing. From the latter place
little Emma went to Plymouth. Ind. Here
she advertised to sing in the parlor OF the
United States Hotel, bot few me, and
hermoney became exhausted. Her hotel
bill was $25C, and she took her guitar to
the music store to sell it to pay the bill
She also pawned her concert dress, her.
only nice dress, to get money enough to
go to Fort Wayne, Ind, a few miles be-
you'd, where she advertised for another
concert. Having no guitar, she engaged
the clerk in the music store to play the
accomplishments. The concert was at the
Evlin House. The few who came were
delighted, and the receipts were eighteen
dollars. With this che went to Plymouth,
redeemed her dress, bought n guitar and
sent live dollars TO her mother.
With bad luck ali around her, and
knowing that hel poor mother and sisters
depended on her efforts, little Emma de-.
termined to make one more bold effort in
Toledo. Here she advertised to sing in
the Oliver House. The small audience,
Though enthusiastic, did not pay expenses
but the chivalrous landlord fused to
take her guitar.
"No, sir!" said he, forgetting that he
was addressing a young lady. George
Brown amt agoing to take no young la
dy's guitar, but you can stay and try it
again" --.'@
Things looked dismal enough. Her
splendid courage began to give out. Be
hind her che saw nothing but three
years struggle with pevertY-her sex and
extreme youth against her. The future
looked as blank as midnight. The kind
ness of George Brown brought tears to
her eyes, but after it came the dreadful
thought of suicide! She owed only the
nine dollars which George Brown was
willing to give her, but the thought of
failure was dreadful. Hope Of ultimate
success always buoyed her up. That day
little Emma went with bursting heart,
and looked eff the great Toledo pier, and
the thought of jumping off struggled in
her bosom. Returning to the Oliver
House, she caught glimpse of Clara
Louise kellogg, who had then reached
the zenith of her fame; but in moment
she was gone. She disappeared with a
piece of music in the Oliver House. Fol-
lowing after, sue encountered Miss Kel-
loggs maid OH the stairs.
II do want TO see Miss Kellogg!' she
exclaimed to PetrillI. "When can I see
herr" . . .lt..,r,