The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-02-24

the privations To which she and her husband
were unfortunately subjected.
fading before hi. ryr- that Verdi had 10 ,"nn-
pose his opera. Az. oII"rn boune' NJ Vie
vitality al. 10" ANGEL" creature "as ,"ic'i'-
trntrd IN love. ior her husband " W. -lt"
vino ,On-ol,"i hlm amt cntoiirl gel hlll
buoy"d ~ ,hy IT, "iiir" Affection N'tI'
Of which, ha thought, VA boli1i '" btliH
health aui vitality 10 hor whom H." ndorrd
Tl" utl""f the work Nat u Gi"rn" "a l'"!n",
lp. her bed Ter l%ln'-, Mds ,h'r'+'",nR
when t.uc linn" arrived for i'> fri pr,huctigu
"iur.~ wa ~ IL. height They had no food
and not n cent even lot hghi Never. -l'I
NJ, "ld professor. cen | forget w I dr'"dlHI
nighr Myself amt - few .%frirnus were
grouped ia 4 ,"rn"r of the scala. d"'"rwined
ln Sustain ~" piece a. all hHSirds N"rdi
~ %aesinIr ran back 'nd i"rlh irou' M,
act Wa received coldlv During the .ntr 'olr
he ran back Ia. hI- dNinx Wit" no" ~
snln.I ~ "NI"l Sutct>7 !, ~ h.n,i
Now I know will get we'll
III" ,rc"i'd act produced some dnsr' muir
muir Verdi IAN back 10 his vii" Tn" poo
young creature ,"rmed Ia have gained II
little more vitality That gave him >o,u.
hop" Tie wanted 70 remain by Irr Id"
! Deg ui NoU, -he pleaded. return To the
When he reached the Scala the piece va.
closing y tie, midst Of u storm Of htS-"- and
y'll~ II"aithrukru. Verdi returned Ia ms
Rafret :" find his wifi Unconscious and breath
ins @!aliiiN few moments nftetward
III" was dead
Tn despair h. remained for month, with
ont btinx able 10 I"-uu" lbs work ~ u com
pn."f lt"ldlng To IL" entresti". Of his
Trend, Pn,etli. he composed th" following
the year the opera 'NahuCodonosor.' which
Mrr"lII absolutely refused 80 mount at his
own expense Friends went TO work and
Succeeded IN interesting n great aud rich
Irrs3naHe III Verdi This person gave t.
M"relli the price Of he nj" 90 scene. about
?ol'H, franc. aNsunins, all risks and giving
hint iull Hhe'iv 10 deal with the author IN
cas" OF success These CONDITIONS We're
accepted ana NHtICodOnOspr' wa PLAYED
with the most brilliant success At tn. Scalt
on March o., lst? Verdi was not ~ the per-
Torrance lie. simply went To- the theatre
at ia" close Of the piece, noted the success,
OF il> work. returned 10 ht. garrett and went
10 bed II" was >till sleeping when az ia n
thtr'. "H- a knock AZ his door Merelli en-
ireres would b" sure 20 make propositions
90 Nerdi. he determined to be the early bird
Ia" CONDITION Of the. garnet convinced him
that d" had a frs'-Ci1ss chance to make n
good bargain, ard lac remembored thar Don't
2"tti sold hts 'El1ire d'Amore' for 500 francs
Ho" much do you want for your opera
Thirty thousand francs" said Verdi
'N"reili started What did YOU say
h. ga-ped
- SAID 5000 francs. replied Verdi. with
al = O'Clock IN The morning "a. com" 20 see
~" Ihi- evening liz" price Will DO 5000
AFTER SOM DISCUSSION Merelli handed
Over hi, check. after which he went homo.
and took 10 his bed. whore he remained for
two months suffering from iaIniicc on
account Of that laundice he became the laugh
ING stock Of all Milan. and old artists SIN
speak ui II
The rest Of Verdi's history Is known
\" On" m"rite'i his glorious triurnphs more
than he did, because his heart, his mind and
His generous soul was vast and noble, like
his genus