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sssts beycnd and opposite % Us and began to
ni5t with him. ~ respondcd with a smile"

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which she could not tolerate. and told him that
Otherwise no would regret his rude actions.
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woman and began TO talk 10 her as TO an old ac.
anaintance. This cohtemptiblc action aroused
the scorn and jealousy Of Parcpa TO the highest
pitch. and sho got up. from her seat and went
with rapid steps 70 ;ho smoking compartment
My dear Carlo, i come hero TO tell you that I
am tired of being single, and have Just made up
my mind TO have you for my husband IL you like
OF course Rosa felt pleased. and he accepted
from the place Of a fiddler 10 be- the husband OF
a oolebrated priina donna. lie answered:
Yes, my dearest Euphrosine. how can I re-
and such n clever and handsome lady, whom 1
have admired since | have had the honor and
standing the dcrisivc way In which you have
treated me. But, now that YOU have honored mo
the past, and from this moment swear to love
you during my lifetime. and | will try my best
THINK you. dearest Carlo she said. 81 be.
ieve you. honest, good boy; and l swear to be
your loving and faithful wife until death, And
as soon Us our concert. tour ends, we will cole.
the musical world"
Thus, in less than half an hour. the verbal con.
tract Of Parcpa and Carlo Iiosa's marriage was
sealed, and I was The only witness. who ever
knew the secret Of this mysterious alliance.
As soon gs I left Parepn that evening I went to
see Brignoli, who was anxiously waiting for mc.
md ! told him that ! had just left parepo. who
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leaving his seat by her and going to sit beside IA
strange woman.
and there II no reparntion for IL; your love
affair has ended forever"
Brignoli. who was the most Independent artist
that ! have ever known. and who always had u
long string q, love affair said. with no regret
10 her very jealous disposition. But I am sorry
to lose her friendship. as she is one Of the best
COMPANIONS have IN the profession, and you.
who are such n favoritc friend 81 hers. must use
ycur cndeavors to make US friend; again"
know that She has just told me TINT she Is en-.
gagged to Carlo Rosa . took supper with them
~ her parlor. They are TO bc married soon after
He was Il most as!onishcd man on hearing
| this news.
the object Of her dcrision. he said: and I liked
him. a. he i a nice little gentleman, and ] wish
| them happiness.
Before / left him I advised him to write her q
very friendly letter with an apology. wishing
@Sr = GdIp ERS, iT WOULD MA 10 her ,ho b lii,Ie csrlGi and !
Vivc their friendship. Before the marriage 7
met p,repa and Brigi.oli in New York. and sue.
friendship with him. Also | arranged n tour Of
concerts md operas for the months " April and
May. 1857. under the title Of the Parcpa and
Brignoli Concert and Opera Company, and the
result Of that VIVA that Parcpn's and Brignoli's
pany comprised Pareps Rosa and Sivnore Ca.
nissa, sopranos; Afnalia Strakosch, contralto;
Brisnoii. Fortuna. Susini. the hGsso.. Fer.
rHIti, carlo Rosa ~ violinist and conductor,
,: b%clirtn- - ncconipanist and conductor. with
NaS StraknSch and myself as managers. We
cps ~ Si6. 500: one week nj the Academy ~
Music. Philadelphia, al Sl6.3Oo; one week nj
trCsay Opera House. Chicago. a. over Tl7 1000;
q cnntcrt az indianapolis and one at LAFAYETTE.
Ind. which averaged over Sl5.OOO each: and
one week in Cincinnati, the gross receipts OF
railroad smnsliup in which the company was
c.ugh' in coming. from Chicago. and in which
Rrlcnoli sustained fracture Of the collar bone
that prevented his appearing in opera, and Carlo
Rosa had his nose badly hurt.
The unexpected marriage. 50 much talked
about, was not II failure, ~ ~ great many people
thought II would bc. bat was Il happy one. and
during their residence here. from 1857 until the
one quarrel. II happened NJ the Fifth Avenue
Hotel in, September. 1850. while | was manager
OF the first season Of the Pdrepa. Rosa English
Opera Company. They disagreed a. 10 the choice
o opcrns. AND, Gs Parcpa was his senior by a few
boN him. and ! thought ON that question that
sheV,was right, a. she was. the great attrac-
But Carlo did not like 10 bc bosscd. and
he left her In an angry mood and ran away. Shc
sent her servant TO my house To tell me that
Carlo had run away at s o'clock and at q had not
returned, and begged me To search for him. I
travelled all over the city III Il cab. for three
the Twenty.third Street Ferry. He was very re.
luctant To come to the hotel. but I persuaded
him 10 como with Inc nnd gave him " good lesson
on how to behave to his wife, On our arrival at
their arartinents gave both =, very good lee,
turr. by which I pacinod both. and several
kisses followed and a very nice supper. with u
bottle Of champagne. From that time on, while
they r, 'idcd here. they never had II word OF
dIslcn.iun. but loved each other TO distraction.
parcpa was very jealous OF Carlo, even regard
Ing his mother. whom ne loved so much. In the
summer ~ 1869 Parcpa. Carlo, and his mother
were at my country place at NaNcsin!.. Carlo
mad not seen his mother In three years. and he
parepa was furious about II. and complained to
me and my wife about his paying attention to
me 10 speak to him about 1t. saying that other.
wise che would go back to New. York. Carlo
was wholly enjoyable.
Poor Parepa Rosa! That noble woman and
divine singer died at the age Of % at her nc.
couchement In January, 1874. She left a fortune
of 10000 TO Carlo. Her only desire ia life was
motherhood. and her ambition as AN English
woman vas 10 establish the Carlo Rosa English
Opera Company and 10 sec her husband kniShted.
Both her aspirations she failed to sec, accom-.
isGs, she begged me to teach Carlo the business
OF Il manager and said she would make him a
and she made him study every night for two or
three hours the score " the opera 10 he given on
the following night. teaching him how to con
duct II, and after two years OF practice
he succeeded in becoming IA good con.
ductor. He was ignorant Of business affairs
in opera and concerts, but he was a
very Intelligent young man and was willing to
learn. He was greatly attached to me, and he
management. and asking questions about my
doings, and am happy TO say That after the
became u very good impresario In London. a
rival to Ernest eye and 10 Sir Augustus Harris.
who, III 1890, took him as partner in the reor-
ganization of the Drury Lane Italian Opera
Company. In April Of that year he ana Harris.
with Mancinel!i. who was their conductor. wen,
to Paris Ia buy the score of 81 pescatori di
Perlc." to produce i as Il novelty in the summer
season following. lie Eot a severe cold IN cross,
AT the Grand Hotel, Paris, in the presence OF
Mancinclli.
am proud to say that | made him a good man
agcr, and he made his name great IN England,
but he did not succeed in adding SO to the for
tune made by his wife in America, under my
management, for the reason tina, some money
he cleared In his tours in Inc provinces he lost In
London. But, bcing "a rich man, he was satisfied
TO have succeeded in making d, famous name,
which waEhis wifc's ambition. He LETT his for
tune to his second ~wife-shc was n danscusc in
his company. whom he married four years after
his wife's death-who Is President now OF tho
Carl Rosa English Opera Company, and TO his
four children. Peace to them! Is the Invocation
uf thCi! beat friend aud manager in America.
DIEGO III NIyo.
THE DAIRY FARM II