The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-22
DE MURSkN'S NEW LOVE.
HER MA RRTAGE TO NM AND ITS
VARIED noun S.

EnAIess Quarre1r BepInning with the Xiii
lag OF Her Pet Dog mt Her HuSband'
.Inptaneo-Another Chapter In the Life o
the Cspricious aud fnncimi Singer
After Andorson's death I was obliged TO re
main IN Melbourne to soc Andcrson's will
and II was as | had predicted, in his mother
favcr. At that time ] needed a pianist.
offered $50 q week to GLORIA, who was in SD
ney. and he refused to go. The only goot
pianist aad accompnnist. as we'll as n goot
violinist. was John Hill, who distilled u,
Murska. as Susiri had tod me, although he
ardcntly ndn ircd her MS an artistic. ] was
well aware OF De Murskt's antipathy To him, "a
] was In q dilemma. 1 had to engage an IL.
forior pianist and ruin tho concerts against
De Murska's and my en- interests, or take Hi
against the wish OF DO Murska. ] chose IIill.
I thought that / could persuade De MurskR
60 accept my choice, rs / did, after a short
quarrel, by telling her: II am glad 10 hear
that you detest him. ~ that you will not get
In love once more with your pianist"
IN April 10. 1870. we sailed for New Zea-
land. Soon after De MurskR was in her cabin
with her PCT dog In her lap, tho Captain Of the
steamer told her very politely that the rules
OF the boat did not allow dogs in the cabins.
and that he would see that tho dog would DO
we'll taken care of down below; a sailor took
the dog away. She cherished the dog so much
40 q momento OF Monsieur Nugent. the sutton
whom. abe had thrown over, that she took the
animal in n carriage everywhere she went,
oven to the concerts: moreover, che dined and
slept with It. AS soon as the man took the
dog away she began to cry. Hill. who was
near by. playing tho part Of a sympathizer,
consoled her by saying:
d not cry, madame, l will speak to the
Captain, aud l will take care of the dog"
The day after she was seasick, and Hill.
sitting outside of her cabin. played the part
Of q faithful nurse during the voyage. On our
arrival at the station OF Duneden at IL A. NJ.
April IA, we were met by over 1000 people
waiting to see the much-advertised De Murska.
and the mob followed her carriage TO the hotel,
applauding and shouting: "1iurrah for the
Hungarian nightingale" The excitement
was Mt its highest pitch, owing to the adver-
Using done by my agent for five consecutive
months. and to two postponcments of her ap-
pearance on account Of Anderson's illness.
1t was a beautiful, clear day, and the Their
mometer stood at $50. 1 decided to take De
MIrska on a drive through the city and over
the beautiful hily surroundings that some
gentleman had told me about, In order that
she might breathe come fresh mountain air
after the sea voyage. So l engaged the finest
victoria in town and we went. folio we'd by
her lackey on horseback. AS soon as the peo-
pie found out that De Murska was on n drive.
they turned out and saluted her with flying
handkerchiefs. She was highly pleased with
this demonstration. Then l began to preach
to her as l had intended to do on our arrival
there, as follows.
NIAGARA, lima. by this time you have ruff
fered enough In mind and body, and the loss of
over SOS, 900 for a worthless Jew adventurer
with whom you got in love because he looked
like the Prince of Wales. while with the di-
vine gift that. God has given you, besides
your other endow nents, you are worth the
love of a duke. a count, a baron, or a very rich
other. penniless man, who pretends- to love
you for your personal charms. and for'your
Have I not done my very best to per.
suede- you that Anderson was q thief, who
DID YOU believe mey 30; mo-! But you BE-
and for Inns on have been punished enough to
look out sharply in future; Here are very
Try. Il you want a husband so "bS BADLY. " and Min
the love OF one OF them. Then. with your
s saa,adsa' tS as rest a most no you rceS;1}m s Mi;f ID woman Z nan
BY this discourse she was greatly afre tied and
oh. Do vivo. please do forgive me. I am
very penitent for my foolisE:.ess. You have
s sesn i 70 have awe it disob 6 laiS Sou. t and was of e eHe ehi aa.
grateful to you at one time for what you did for
me, but upon my word l swear to you that l
my hand until have asked your advice. and
YOU can then md out If he is worthy Of my So
BY this time we reached the hotel. and there
accompanied Do Murska to her parlor. where
who. having seen Hill on the boat paying as
sidHous attentions 70 De Murska. said to me:
De Murska too much. He told me in
Melbourne that lie wa disguised. with her
personally. but as an artistic she was sublime
and he admire har 1nnE mi IN Wv. chat
his admiration Of her singing does not turn
into love. notwithstanding, his personal dis
happen AGAIN in this world. Mind what say"
IF 1t should happen" said, after the
ana her giving me her word Of h mnm newer netVints To-
listen again to any man paying her attention
without consulting me. | must say that she
one can prevent her from foolish actions. For
my part, after TO. days talk. ! will leave her
to her fate. rs 1 have had Trouble enough"
l was out all day long attending to my bust
ness. l noticed that at dinner the artists
were mnrmuring that Hill was constantly in
evenings before l gave the first concert. But
did not pay any attention to their gossip
duty and make the season a success. / gave
the trst concert at the Princess Theatre on
receipts were over faoo. the capacity OF the
house. De Murska was received with n thun-
der OF applause, lasting five minutes. She
the Carnival Of Venice" the audience. which
had never heard such e wonderful voice. burst
into wild applause, calling her out half a dozen
times until she was compelled to sing with
In n Mile OF Edinboro'' aud Coming Through
the Rye" Other recalls followed. The sa me
success was scored in the second part, she sing
ing the aria and the rondo finale of La
sonnambula" and the comic duet Of 'L'Elixir
d'Amore" with Susini.
Before the audience dispersed De Mur.ka
had to come out more than half a dozen times.
At the Stage door moro than 100 ladies and
gentlemen waited to see her, shouting iIurrahs
and braves ana applauding. The day after
poor De Murska was i'll with n severe cold. and
] postponed the second concert TO tho follow
ing Monday, losing the Wednesday and Fri
day concerts. This was the fifth time she dis
appointed the public. After singing over 900
Qmes In Lwen;y-One months. During her i'll
Ness Hill every morning used u take a walk
over the bushy hills and gather wild flowers
and beautiful rare palms and tiny ferns OF
Varieties that New Zealand Ia renowned
aud arranging those IN Il large bouquet.
would bring IL 20 Dc Mprsga. She. according
10 what the artists told ne. used to say. How
nice. charming, aud oDliging Hiil vas 10 sit in
her parlor and nurse her." When | heard this
] used 10 20 TO see her only once a day for a
few minutcs and inq0ire how she was, for |
felt Srear:y dls2usteG with her for her bad be-
hAytd. AID .rcorr!gibi!!ty. gave i've more
In that theatre, and owing to some
attraction coming there. the week after / en-
gagged u hall u give three more. All the time
De Afurska and Hill were constantly together