Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-02-14
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had moved forward one hour before.
Pickett gathered his handful of men
and retreated to the hills of Maryland,
with his superior Lee, who had wit
messed the defeat at safe distance.
Was ever the curtain of Time rung
down on a bloodier scene? Thousands
poured their life blood on the sod. But
it was the death knell to the confeder-
ate hosts and stopped the progress of
Lee into the north But for the brave
men there that day who conquered him
that curtain might have opened on a
still bloodier day. One cannot but re-
fleet as he views the mighty issues
there decided that the people of the
North should ever do loving reverence
to those grand men who that day barred
their breasts to death, and that homage
is due every soldier of whatever rank.
Surely the debt of honor we owe the
soldier of that day and hour can never
be paid.
The scene before me was faithful
realism. | was proud to have pointed
out in the midst of the conflict certain
Wisconsin regiments helping TO check
the advance of Pickett. The Iron Bri-
gade led BY Gibbon is well represented.
was shown the spot where the brave
Fairchild fell wounded, and where Gen'l
Calls received his souvenir of rebel
wrath, in the early portion of the fight.
But | need not particularize, and | have
only referred to some of the particulars
of the battle to illustrate the design OF
the picture, which is reality so for as
brush and color can give life to mani
mate forms on canvass. 1t is Dream
of War such as the soldier of that day
and place must hold in his vivid remem-
branee, with its horrors stilled but not
forgotten; where the storm ofDeath fell
mercilesslv upon patriots and rebels as
if that grim destroyer had no issue to
gain but that of destruction.
This celebrated painting will be ex-
hibited in Chicago for many months to
come. 1t pays stock holders well.
The company owning it have capitalized
it at Ss200,00 and on this basis declare
III per cent. dividend every three
months.
The city has had high class OF
amusement this week, viz: Abbey s
Grand Opera Troup, with Patti as the
priva donna, and Mapleson's with Nils.
son, Sembrich and others. Tickets Ia
either cost Sc for good seat, and 81 fol
the poorest. And yet both operas were
attended nightly by thousands.
| had the privilege of hearing one OF
those great singers the other daytime
Sembrich. This is their first appear
ance in this country. Fifteen years ago
she was singing in the streets of Italy
for pennies She is more than the peer
OF Nilsson now who has grown to be a.
years old and her voice has declined in
musical qualities. Patti, however, is al
the zenith of her glory as singer. Sem.
brich is young, and has a glorious
career before her. She can buy home
for song, for she gets $4,000 a night.
Think of it! 1t is a grand thing TO be
thus gifted. And nature Is not prodi
gal of these gifts. Only once in a while,
in the lottery of life, does she dover one
with the royal supreme prize of song.
Sembrich has drawn the prize, and men
and women everywhere do loving hom-
age to her voice. | heard her in the
simple song of 1.-The Last Rose of Sum-
mer." What emotion and enthusiasm
she produced by the power of tone for the
words were rendered in Italian. Surely
a most beautiful spirit must have in
spired her voice. Its effect was like the
beauty of flowers on the sweet breath of
May--you feel their gracious charm and
influence, but can you tell the reason
why? JOE COVER.