Telegram-herald., 1888-01-23
The Raven.

-aAf 8sllghtfnl midEintss Sab
r.k path -as Yesterday. The sun
tlI none brightly al the day and
w. oeaes aad quiet reigued through
oas ths CITY a. ths rosy sio~ Of the sunset
f.d~t from the skies behind The snow clad
blafs across ths river. The uid aud
b..atifli dAy thai marked old Winters
halfway house seemed ike ths DO" Of
araei-s taat We see Ira the heavens during
a Iuls 10 the storm. The dazzling glory Of
the morning san sparkssd on the snow
shiie ws we're reading of thousands that
AL pefished Of The olizzaFds. 90 EeFs frozen
b. he wAysids. Winter has is awful ter
sors as vel a. its great delights. and We OF
this snciscled sists have cause for JOY.
because We escape nearly al Of The great
sa.anitiss Of cur sister eommonNealths 70
the vest.
Verify with fsvofiie .on At the head OF
she greatest - ,tQfhce service Of tbs world
and a prominent eandidAts for The fresi-
dsncy. the Wild ard wooily Wolverine has
much cause f0r happiness.
Do yon know that Itaio Csmpanini whose
.Dit and stlvsry tenor sill be beard AZ Pow
ers' tonight vas once blacksmith AT
pretty Parma. ia the land Of vine and song.
ItaIo pudss he bellows and swung the
hammer and wiped the sOoty Perspirstion
ron beneath b n brown curls for two
wears. At ths age Of Is he responded to
aaribaldi's call for volunteers and served
under the great snd patriotic Italian Tor
sx months or ul0re and then returned
strong and heaithy lad 20 bis fashers little
blacksmith shop in Parma one night
While singias chorus With some comrades
IN vine shop local composer was struck
with the quality Of Campaninis voice and
..ksd him 70 90 to the conservatory and
nave Il tried The lad did 50 and the pro-
fsasor advised BIN 70 study for the operate
gage. Hs, father coald not see why the
sov should exchange "a good trade to be-
GONE a vaxabond singer but Italo finally
triumphsd and alter two years study and
shree years Of vagsoond travelling ne naslly
made his debut in Faust Al Ia Scala in
Milan in 1870 dis subsequent history and
hlsinhsrisance Of Brignolis popularity in
this country you AL knor.
2
Speaking Of singers. there has been
aoabt expressed Of Ens reported good for
tuns which has osfallen Jaques Kruger.
from 81. Joseph. No.. the COmte Jacques
Kruger de IA Cartier writes me that It is all
true and he wants his frieaf' to know Of it.
The estates ia France whiea have fallen 10
hin-or rather have been restored 70 him
make him more than a millionaire de
avs that he will keep right on with the
"Gvpsy Baron Co. until Is reaches New
York IN the sDring and ne does not know
whether he wiu retire from the stage per
nansntiy OF nor. de writes that Bellini Is
scoring pew triumphs every night, and de-
sfes 70 Be warnly remembered 20 all her
friends hsFe.
Albeit there was a hasrt-ache or two ~
sas late Kirm-s IN this oisy it Is not forgot
ZEN yet and some pleasant echoes Of II are
often heard Ia the asst issue Of the Home
Jo,srsai-the pes publication Of New York
isdses-wss pretty little poem By William
Hosea BAiou. entitled "Tne Hirmss" Mf.
Ballou. who IS stayiug At The Richeiieu. in
Chicago. writes ms taat the poem vas
written ssrs IN Grand Rapids after witness
ing she opening Of The Kirmss- quote il
entire.
prsar s tbs hedge where ne wi.d rose hing.
sale "a the ness where he thrsshsr sung.
only the chirp Of tis snovoiri wsxes
Schoes srong ne surrfiag faxes.
Eit Hst b the dsece sad 'a1shtss
NJ lady friss to tae minssreFsia
Gagged : tse rirsr. broad. svia ana grand:
Merry the sxaie-s hand In hsnd
WA e ne thrasber has lee enc einsf
safe 10 ne nlsisioe Is his shrine
Tist ~ the dancers aud laughter sway
NJ iasiy trps - ths miu-trefs iay.
rnihe sraoisrd N - zrscss sasnsre.
o. aaxsu- haired s~eta hiasegsd and fair,
Cr Russian snr,se.l "a Aretg white
rnat thriis ne rfn passion each xirnes BigbtT
Rut list ths daaee an agshtsrs sway
NJ iadg tte minstrel. answers asy.
note that ths Sweet brown -hsir,d poet
szs. Ella Wheslsr wncoE has lefl New
York tor time and gene cut 70 Wisconsin
- visit Der mother. Every oncs in a while
ran across some hlerafur Who sneers
n priat At the poems written IT this re-
fisrksble woman. r. I bad any patience
wita such critics might pity them bat hey
niosslv nssks ms msd.
fo an autobiography Mrs. Wiicox SAYS.
with tae wisi1u ~ she wor 4 our neigh
bors caiie3 ma a hzv drsamsr who sat
scribblinx ell dav while her i'ixs hired hsip
b. 90 the worx ! sushf 10 have dsne Tbs
ruth wss. nv pen psii a srrrsns 70 tighten
nv nothers lshofs. Beside supporting
myself knew nothing of he world -
vet. aMhinx o. hamaa naurs. aesh-
ing of nivseif svsn. ysl With Ne assurances
of voulh snd sse eoianess Of ignorance. I
wrote ~ sorrows fsys. psssion and emotion
wbich have siace experienced wa al
the crufisr snd isck of ST ~ Which those
poefns srp marcel Trey s1spriss me to-
cav b. ,heir ras ss 90 tnnaan emo
son. Afterwards s rs ~ srest tFsusis
snd atsrins. Z -sas sa-ns ~ ta1ss
ssriv resss snd seemed Cd u,e tlsg
vsice1 perieet5 s tsrs iaTsugh whch
ny saai ras pss. n1 Reoei- sf intssiset
wssith sod sgci- pssisicn essaa 60 sees ne
cut lnTi;stiens segau to aov 10 naor ne
- risit IN fse etr 5ouses These VISITS in.
w~>~~a ~ sneltions sad az eee<sSass