The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-04-28
Emma Abbott Apologies for Brignoli
and Ferranti

and Ferranti.
In the Moline Revieso of yesterday we
find the following:
DIR. Lawrence of Rock Island Is in receipt Of q
pressed regrets at the ungentemanly conduct OF the
stalwart Brignoli In appfopriating the doctors
carriage after the concert at this place Miss Alb,
bots attention was fret called to this matter by
notice In the Moline Re0ie1D. a copy of which was
sent to her address in New York.
And the Moline editor of the Gazette
hits back, this morning. as follows:
Yesterdays ReUseso blusters good deal when 1t
states that Miss Abbotts attention was nrst caiieo
to the ungentlemanly conduct OF brignon In taxing
Dr. Lawrences carriage on the night OF the concert
here, by notice of it from copy of the Reoteo.
The trGth of the matter is that gentleman of this
city informed Miss Abbott that same night, per-
sonally.
Now, now, gentlemen, please don't get
excited, for, to limited .extent,you are both
correct, although the honest truth is that
MISS Abbott didn't think either worth her
attention until she received the comments
of THE ARGUS. She sang in Moline Feb.
22d and in Davenport Feb. 23d. She then
made an Illinois tour. On the 30th of
March THE ARGUS commented on the I'M
gentlemanly conduct of Brignoh and
Ferranti and sent a marked copy of the
paper to Miss Abbott, care of Balmer &
Weber, her agents in st. Louis. She sang
in st. Louis April Sd, and before she left
there she received THE ARGUS containing
some rather pungent comments on the
improper conduct of Brignoli and Fer
rantl. After she left st. Louis, and while
on the way to Dayton. she wrote to DR..
Lawrence an apology, and we nave, after
much persuasion, induced the DR.. to give
it to us for publication. The apology is SO
ample that it ought to be satisfactory to
everybody concerned. Here it is:
On TRAIN FOR DAYTON /
| April 18th, 1877 {
DR. Lawrence. Rock Island
Dear Sri intended to write you the
day following nay concert IN Moline (but
could not find one leisure moment) in order
to inform you that my company took pos
session of your carriage that night al
Moline entirely By mistake, and | do beg
that you will pardon what must have
appeared to you as the grossest impolite-
ness. When | was getting into the car.
riage heard the driver and several Other
people talking and disputing about carry.
| ing us back to the hotel, but it never
entered my mind that the driver was any
other than the man who had taken us tC
the church before the concert, and only
thought that, as the night was very darl
and the roads muddy, he was unwilling tt
carry us back to the hotel for the price
originally agreed upon, knowing that he
could find other customers that would pa,
him more. trust you will believe me
when tell you, upon my word of honor
that never imagined but that had beer
using the carriage which was engaged 70
me before the concert, and that | did no
learn of the mistake until an hour afte
my arrival at the hotel.
| notice that the affair has been com
mented upon in the Moline ReUteso an
in HE Rock ISLAND ARGUs-I think
and if you would take the trouble to plac
me right before those newspapers | shoul,
, be deeply grateful.
t Brignoli speaks English with great diff
, Guilty, and Ferranti understands only fey
words, and, as it was the ONLY time sine
we have travelled together that the car
t riage ordered failed to come for US,
cannot blame those gentlemen for tn
mistake, for they saw a carriage there b
the door and as a matter of course though
it was mine. / must beg to again offe
you my sincere apologies, and trusting 20
will send me line Ito No. 1855 Fifth Ave.
!. New York, } assuring me of your pardon
s | have the honor to subscribe myself,
Faithfully yours, EMMA ABBOTT.