The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-30

Miss Abbott letter to Errani, a singing
| teacher in New York, and money enough
to pursue her studies for for two years.
With tears in her eyes, little Emma
thanked her benefactor-the singing an
gel sent by the Lord TO lead her out of
captivity. Then she came TO New York.
A home at DIR. Elders, two years with
Errani, and an engagement to sing in
DIR. Chapin's Fifth Avenue church at
81, 500 year quickly followed. Sunday
after Sunday that great congregation
was melted by Miss Abbott's magic
voice. Triumph after triumph came,
but still beyond she hoped for more.
She longed for fame--for recognition.
One day March 1, 1879 rich bust
ness man, whose heart was bigger than
his pocket -book-Mr. John Z. DAILY,
who afterward built the Windsor hotel
sat down in his office and wrote little
note to Miss Abbott. 1t was short, but
1T was worthy of Mr.. DAILY, who was al
ways doing princely things, and it filed
her heart with q flood of Joy. Mr.. DAILY
told her how he admired her talent and
respected her pluck, and that If she
wished to go to Milan and study he
would furnish her the money.
"l want to CO." said Miss Abbott,
when the writer talked with her, her
eyes all the time beaming with graft
tude. "It is the hope of my life, but j
do not wish to receive so much from one
person. If the whole congregation will
interest themselves in me how gladly 1
will CO."
every WE'LL" said leading member,
Mrs. George Lake, on the morning of
March &c, "I will give $1,000 toward
it," Then Mrs. George Hoffman gave
$500, MIR. G. p. Huntington $500, Mr..
John Q. Hoyt $500, Mr.. e. l.. A.
Wetherell $500, Mr.. A. j. Johnson
5000, some others 800 each, and Mr..
DAILY made up the rest, all payable to the
order of Mr.. ID. ID. L. Marshall.
On Saturday morning, May 20, 1772,
a great crowd of friends with bouquets
and benedictions thronged the city of
Paris to bid God speed to Miss Emma
A. Abbott on her journey across the At
lantic to Milan.
On Miss Abbott's arrival In Milan,
Lamperti pronounced her voice marvel.
Nara, to whom Stanley recommended
her, after hearing her sing from Mig
non," said, "You must quit the music of
Ambrose Thomas and take the grand
scores of the masters"
San Giovanni finally became Miss Alb
bott's teacher. Losing her health, she
took trip to the Mediterranean and
back to Paris, where one day she was
invited to the palace of the Rothschilds
by the baroness, who was so enraptnred
by her sweet voice that she embraced her
and became her bosom friend. The
venerable Bolandi, the favor1te instruc-
tor of Malibran, offered to instruct Miss
Abbott in Paris, but Dele Sedie, to
became her teacher. When he heard her
sing he exclaimed, "Mademoiselle, you
will yet have the world at your feet,
and Wartel, the distinguished French
teacher, said, "When she is finished she
will be without rival in the world"
Madame La Grange said 90 My child,
you are very like Jenny Lind. Your
voice is pure, limpid, powerful, sweet,
harmante--charmante I"
Then all Paris became wild about the
wandering child from Peoria. Adalina
Patti Invited her to her villa, and when
she sang an aria Patti folded her in her
arms and said 81 love you because you
love your art, and / see you will become
great"
Then Miss Abbott's fame went beyond
Paris-to London and st. Petersburg.
When Franchi, the renowned impressa-
rio of st. Petersburgh, heard her sing
with Patti he offered her big price to
go to Russia, and Patti said: Come,
nay child, with me, and i will be in box
to applaud your debut and throw you
your first bouquet" But she chose to
stay and study with Wartel in Paris.
One day Wartel interrupted her singing
by exclaiming: C'est magnifque You
sing like an angel, little one. You will
be the glory of America %
A few days ago picked up the S1n
and read this cable dispatch, Mr.. Gye,
the renowned Covent Garden impressa-
rio, having introduced our sweet Peoria
warbler to the most critical court audi
ence of England:
"Miss Emma Abbott made very sue
cessful debut as Daughter of the Regi-
ment at Covent Garden tonight. Though
her acting leaves something to be de-
sired, she possesses voice of great
power and purity, and is almost perfect
in her rendering of the character. She
was twice recalled after the first act
And when the big g-hearted Christians
in New York read this paragraph-they
who, remembering our Savior, put their
arms around this toiling woman and
helped her up-when they read of her
final triumph they said, "Verily, it is
more blessed to give than to receive, =
and all the world responded, "Of such
is the kingdom of heaven !"
And when little Emma shall one day
stand in our Academy of Music, like
Nilsson and Titiens and Lucca, her sill
yer voice filing the air like choir oi
angels, or hushing the audience 10y {
holy repose, then the Church of the Di
vine Paternity will strew the first bou
quets at the feet of her who, loving boil
the church and the drama, improves al
the gifts which God has given her.