The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1875-08-18
JENNY LIND.

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JENNY LIND.
A VERY Prcttp Story of he Rcmo,gncd ,Yong4s
"A characteristic letter.
Niagara Falls Letter to the N. 0. Picaynnes
There is an old friend of mine ID
Capt. st. Clair Thonasson -C
Thomasson, who used to be "the n
popular captain on the river"-C
Thomasson, who says that he is afras
Of only two things under heaven ard
earth--a mad dog and a Widows d
VINO used to believe in Spiritualism
until the medium told him there was +
wife waiting Tor him in heasez. l8d
was q w1dow-Capt. Thoznasson. w
| everybody knows, and n ; e.
atorYAof the beautiful
/ I4indY who came here D., vsal5 Wnen l
was little girl In S4ntalettes. 1t
seems that.sta gas.rsrtip the river on the
captains sisaIner, the Magnolia; he
| fell III wish her, of course, he al
ways escorted her from st. Louis
4 10 lace and accompanied her on
Cd SFning after her arrival to see the
i88ty Horseshoe falls-when she had
drawn near enough to take in it's awful
grandeur, all unconscious of the crowd
that had followed, more to see Jenny
Lind than the falls, this noble woman
and simple child of genius fell on her
knees with clasped hands, and, raising
her fearful eye to heaven, sobbed out
| in broken English this touching ittle
prayer:
Almighty God, wilt Thou be pleased to ac-
cept my heartfelt and most grateful thanks
for allowing me to look upon this, one Of Thy
| greatest works. Its creation tells us there is
God. and If there is an unboiever on the
face Of the earth, be pleased to bring him
forth and show him this mighty work OF
Thine.
The captain has never forgotten this
prayer. How could he forget it? and
have given it to you, word for word, as
he repeated it to me on the steps of the
hotel last evening. He has also given
me letter that he received from tbs
famous singer after her marriage. I
send you copy would not part with
the original Tor anything. Read and
see what womanly woman the celebrity
was:
New YORK. May %, 1852.
Ny dear, good Capt. ThOmasson
You will believe me when I tell You
that was really glad to receive your
kind, friendly letter. I know you felt
for me, for put great trust and earnest
confidence in character like yours,
and will, to my last breath, continue to
feel perfectly sure never to be deceived
in similar honest faces as that Of your
kind. Do you understand that straight
forward language, my good captain? |
know you do; and If you were here l
would heartily shake you by the hand
and tell you how beyond words I feel
happy and what rich blessing God
hath given me in a husband / not only
love with intense, warm love, but one
who also can fully and truly respect
and admire, and whose advices are the
wiBest and purest. I did not think
when he played for you at Springfield
(do you remember p that was going
to give him, and with light heart, too,
my whole life and existence and little
did fancy that he feels toward me as
he did and has done for years passed.
Ny dear, good, captain, Why does not
your friend appreciate such solid
friend as you are? can not help feel
ing that you still will see your hearts
desire accomplished, and that you YET
may, one day, from experience know
what it is to be married, and happily
married.
My most serious wishes go with you,
and shall not forget you, good cap
tain, and do not cease to believe that
God most surely will give you "your
hearts desire" as long as you wish a
thing so holy as a welded life. God
has shown me o great wonder in send
ing me friend just when I thought:
now it is too late to expect any earthly
happiness more, and why should BE
not in His graciousness think of you
you are much better than |.
Shall / really give you what you
asked of me for your little friend !?
Well, so will. Tell her when she gets
your gift that it is the hair of person
who truly believes that Capt. Thomas
SON is made to make a good woman
happy, and that when he gives away his
heart he gives it entirely and with con-
fdence.
We leave America this Saturday, the
Goth inst, in the Atlantic. We do not
intend to ever return to this country
again, If not We will, through the only
Mediator-the only door through which
We will find entrance to heaven-our
Saviour, our blessed, Holy Saviour
certainly meet again, where no separa-
ton, NO sorrow, no grief, is to be.
Oh, dear friend Let us prepare
ourselves for that lasting Joy, and never
cease to feel that next to the immense
| gift of this, our Saviour. is pure affec-
ton and pure friendship of greatest
value, and that people who have felt
these feelings here below certainly will
4 continue to feel the same "up-stairs, I"
and therefore it is that my good cap
tain will find me even in heaven his
truly attached friend. God be with
you.
JENNY GoLDscHMrDT, born Lind.
P. S.-My husband sends you many
kind messages.