American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-13

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The Romantic Story of PRIME
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Miss Grundy, the sprightly Washing
ton correspondent, tells the following
in recent letter to the Detroit Ere.
Press, the heroine of her story being
Miss Dumsday, an American prima
donna who has recently made q very
successful debut in Italy: azs1ssz.sft :
The readers of the Free Press per.
| haps remember my mentioning during
the season the superb diamonds and
rare lace worn by Mrs. Joel Wolfe, OF
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe are
both SO wealthy that they can well at
ford to indulge in the Injuries of life,
but they do not feel disposed to spend
all their substance for their own enjoy
ment, as the story am about to tell
goes to prove. One day, something
more than three years ago, Mr.. Wolfe
went into a house he owned to inquire
into the nature of the repairs. hesWas
told We're needed. He found that the
roof leaked, and while he.wa giving
some orders in regard to the repairs he
heard q voice ia a distant room eiuging
to piano accompaniment. He was
amazed to hear so fine "a voice i'm SO
poor habitation, and at once made in
quiries as to who the singer could be.
He was told she was the, daughter. of
one of his former tenants who had died
leaving his family in great distress.
Mr.. Wolfe inquired further and began
to consider how he could best aid the
destitute family He was so impressed
with the superior quality Of. the young
girls voice that the idea took possession
of him at once that her talents must be
made a source of revenue to her ana her
mother. The latter was struggling to
earn bread by continuing. as best as
she might, her husband 8 business,
which was to rent out musical instru-
ments., Mr.. Wolfe introduced the
young singer to the ladies of his family,
who are highly cultivated musicians,
and asked their judgment. in regard: to
Miss Dumsday's voice. They con-
frmed his opinion that such. q voice
should be yculivated. g Arrangements
were then made for Miss Hunsasysto
receive. q instruction. ssand ,ssbef inn
proved her opportunities 2 with such
marked Ia success g that sinsSa short
time her friends began to think serious
ly of enabling herto1prspars herself for
the STAGE Before talxing:tAes serious
step Of sending her to Italy they thought
il would be best to hear the opinion Of
her talents, which musical critic, who
would be absolutely unbiased would
give as to the probabilities of her sue
ceeding on the Stage. They sought b
favorable opportunity for her to sing in
the presence Of Max Maretzek, and hay
ing accomplished this, we're delighted
beyond measure at the enthusiastic en-
comiums he, bestowed upon her vocal
powers. He confidently predicted for
her a brilliant future, if properly edu
Gated. An opportunity soon tafterward
offered of placing Miss Dumsday under
the care of a Lady who was zgoing to
Europe. She wentsto Italy, her friends
having guaranteed her a year a tuition.
The resut,of the years. study undersa
maestro was so satisfactory
to all concerned that the same offer was
renewed for another year, and at its
with an . even more satisfae-
tory result third year was Promised.
The young artistic was to Have made
her debut last fall, but some UNFORESEEN
prevented, and II. was not
until February that she made her drbat
at Carrara in " Eucia.' A New York
lady, who is herself a sqperiof musician,
was present on the occasion, and. wrote
to Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe in glowing terms
of Miss DumsdaY's unqualified success.
She said. she was as perfect an actress
as a, singer, and was. as graceful as
beautiful. Thus it win be seen that the
kind hearted gentleman who had shown
50 much generosity towards the,young
girl has conferred Il benefit. on all lovers
IF music by enabling her to cultivate. a |
voice which her master does Othesitate |
20 declare has seldom been equaled.
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Foreign Markets for American
sIa1 Farm Products. Re y+a5
o enlist. aaaa ST. s4as .1A1s@zs
As large a customer AS England al
ready is for American wheat, it seems
hat her demand must grow from year
% year. While the winter crop in this
country is doing finely the cold, wet
weather in Europe has given very firm
one to their markets and caused large
supplies to be sent over from this side,
While prices hold firm and our profits
id fair to be gratifying. But there is
more than this temporary drawback on
he foreign crop Of this year to induce q
,e1ief that American shipments will
continue to increase. All accounts
gree that the. acreage of England is
on the decrease because of
he farmers going into cattle-raising as
more remunerative, and that in. the fur
ure England must look more and more
o other countries for her wheat supply.J
t is not likely that the Continent will
urnish more than it does now, for it. has
10 new fields to open, except, perhaps,
n Russia, and the increase there is not
matter of great moment. 1t appears,
hen, that our farmers will continue to
ind that the foreign demand for their
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