The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-03-14
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only attraction.
It is said that she would wander about
the streets of Stockholm singing to herself,
quite needless of the many Passers by, who
paused . moment to send sitter the small
singer g look of pleased, surprise. She
could imitste the notes Of the birds, the
sound of the rising and falling tide and the
tinkling ripple OF the~~aster in the foun-
tsins.
Al length the pure saverJ tones Of the
little sengstress found thcir way to the
heart ct Benevolent woman, who took
the tmid, -shriaking Jenny to the greatest
music master of Stockholm The old man
upoR hearing ner sing wessoaraptured. and
she wes at eace admitted ito the school Of
| the opera for study.
4 Now followed many eEonths of weary
training, bot the child was always patient.
| Aways viking, aud .labored day and night
to become great singer.
She sang at the opera of Stockholm until
| she was eighteen, and was tie favorite OF
the Swedish public. is3u. stories reached
her of the great muEie masters OF Paris,
and she grow restless ssrd her one desire
was to tbecome a pupil, o6sthe famous Gar
Ella, who had trained so many celebrated
singers.
| So for this Large, strange, gkttering city,
the young girl out alone, with will to
Conquer all things and success came to her
after four years of persistent labor, clouded
! by months Of encouragement, hours of bit
| ter tears, lonelineesand sorrow. Her voice
had gained great strength ;..her notes were
clear, beaatifulGnd fresh she had become
the perfect mistress Of her art, and the peo-
pie of Stockholm again received her raptu-
rously.
And row' her fame wen. abroad, and 9TH
er lands were-waiting to 1isten.- 30 out into
the great world she went, visiting aud sing
Jag in 81 the greet cities, Dresden. Vienna,
| Berlinsezd London. Her name became q
household word. 'Pslsce.doors we're thrown
open to her. Kings, queens and princssses
| took her by the rs nd.
Then came the welcome news that the
Swedish ightipgsle was coming 70 Ameri-
ca. Wehad heard of her,sweet, beautiful
life, of her many deeds of charity, o. her
Tenderness tewardeall humanity .L1d there
| is DO key that .Unlccks the way to all hearts
so surely asa noble life.
How we'll remember tho day o. her ar
| rivslin 3{ew fYosk. It Was q beautiful
Sunday morning in the early part of Sep
TENDER. After Church, / s.rolled & town to
| the docket the foot OF. Canal street, where
thousands Of excited people, men, women
and children, were waiting for the steamer
to approach. that wsG to bring the songstress
10 oar shores. Tho rigging sand the masts
of vessels lJ ing st gue dock Gwarmet with
eager watchers lA-cuperb hover oft;reen
trees, over which waved the American flag,
was placed upon TIC wharf About one
, o'clock tfeSvessel cszae to hor moor:ngs,
Nd he. I,<@ j
S teppe6 ashore, and was DIR en- thrCIgh
Il 1e cr0wdedstreets toller hotei-the Irving
+ Louse- I.hsppened to. be stoT ping at this
h tel at the time, sndlLad many opport nj
ii, IS of seeing the fair anger IA che came in
an went ext, or slS<Tlyp paced the ha Us
an corridors with SOFA friend, telling IN
he happy, childish wa7, of some pleasant
sd venture; .oraAlking CT her.. Grt-whih
wa always to her a ssessd thing.-her fsC 9
bea ming and tbrightening with secrnestneks
as Se referfedto ii.
i re reception ofJenny Lind ct Castle
Gar len on therEight Of her first appearance
has probably never been .eqnalled, by the
reception Of any other - niger. FE,he en-
lire audience arose to their feet IS
dae fair girl. dresssE sim4ly ia;
white, stepped timidly iortf and
stood before the largest gathering Of people
that had ever welcomed hhaF in .,aaz land.
a moments Pause, sligh futtazng in
the first not6s, and then full, clear, scelici-
oRaly sweet, came abe "Casis. Diva" from
Rsa5ini's famons,OPeIa. Tkesvast audience
sat silent and bTsathless apItil tbs end.
Then came a very tknnder of.f pplauss that
sent an echo f OCT into the night and
scross the dsrk waters of the,ha Dor.
It>vss q golden harvest for Gsnny Lind.
The sEm of ten thousand dollars vas, plau ed
in her hand as her pan. of the PA eeds fDcm
the frst concert given in kms:ica. She
iunsa1stely resolved To give every doEar
OF Il to charity, and sending fsrtkie.MsRcr
of New ork, she advised with thm. m &C
lecting the various ind tntions sxnerg whi1h
she wished the amount distributed.
Her reputation for generosity bbacanasG
well known that everywhere he. ,doors
were besstby people seeking relief. Few
ever wentsaEay empty-h4nded, aud none
but the ,One"who seeth ca secrat'' ESnows
the extant Of her benevoleace. Il
One night, while Jenny Lind rxss sipg-
ing in Boston, shsbbilE-dresseS ssgingl
q ,irl approached the box-afice, sayipf. ss
. he laid downfhree dollars for hckzt-
"Here goesshalf q months earninasy hut
n want 50 much TO hear Jeazy Lin&i'
The singers secretary happened 60 az err
.hs NJ the remark, and q few moments affair.
III IDS he lsGghiagly related il to her.
sWould you know that girl sgain2" die
ask ID. When he assured her that he would
she placed twer.y-dollar gold piece In tbs
hszsl, saying, 'tPoas grill give her that with
mySi est wishes
-Sas would leave her hotel, drawn awegi
to,viGit some family Svho had appealed Sol
her - nevolenos, and pass down some dark,
uncle8nly street tAt wretched tenementl
in VII ch the family dwelt. When eau
a,ionedE est people shea Id take undue adj
Eantagt OF her bOunty-Ahe would eeply:
'sNszsr mind; If tI-relieve ten and one
lis WORTH l am satisfied
While in Hsvsns she became Interested
III 3 poor little italian bay, called fVivslla.
he was in great distress, having lost by
pasGlysistxle use of his limbs on one side of
his Aody, and he was thus unable to.esrn q
living, although he kept aGerforming dog,
which turnsi spinning-whse ell and de 9th
er CURIOUS Tricks.
Hss<ipg ,his story, she expressed great
sympatky, and said that someth;ng muE be
given him FROM the "beneft" which she vas
about to receiae. Accordingly five hun
dred S0liArs wess appropriated for his uss,
and arrangements were made for his return
TO friends Ia Italy.
A few days afterwards he esffed at her