The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-11
Childhood Of Jenny Lind
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Linds objections to the stage were speedily overcome. In her strengthened circumstances she had little choice. poor woman! So Jenny became the ward of the Government of Sweden. She was taught to sing, educated and brought up at public expense. and in return the Royal Theatre secured her services. She began to appear in children's parts at the age of 10 years, less than year after entering the school connected with the theatre, and quickly became the idol of Stockholm.
 It was well for little Jenny that she lived in a country that thought 1t worth while to cultivate the fine arts and preserve such gifts as hers when they were discovered. and the world owes a debt Of gratitude to the direc- tors of the Royal Theatre of Stock holm. and particularly to good Herr Croelius. for having discovered her possibilities. Had 1t been otherwise, this story of the Swedish Nightingale might never have been written, for Jenny's parents were much too poor to educate her. Her father was not dead, as might have been supposed from the first part of the story, but he had never contributed much to the support of his family. He was an agreeable young man. much given to music and eonvivality. but with little SoP6OANy TUT ElpHGy Unakluk. f1GE mother was less agreeable, but more capable, and she managed, by teach ing and other means to keep the wolf from the door. It was all very hard for little Jenny. and her genius might have been crushed by poverty if the beautiful songs which she sang to her pussy had not been heard by Mile. Lundberg's maid and if Herr Croe- Illus had not persuaded Count Puke to hear her also. As 1t was. she came near losing the wonderful voice which afterwards brought all Europe to her feet.
 They did not know everything that was to be known about singing at the Royal Theatre of Stockholm. and they were not careful enough not to over work their brilliant pupil. Moreover, Jenny gave a good many concerts on her own account, for she wanted to help her parents and she wanted to get money to go to Paris anu study with the great singing teacher. Gar cia. The result was that when, at the age of 21. she went to Paris and pletely and the master said. "It would be useless to teach you mademoiselle. You have no voice left"
 Poor Jenny! She told Mendelsshon years aftewrad that the anguish Of that moment was greater than all that she had suffered in her whole life. But she did not accent the mas ter's verdict as final With tears Tn her eyes she asked him what she was to do, and Garcia. moved by her dis tress, advised six weeks of absolute rest for her voice. singing not at all and speaking as little as possible At the end of this time she might come to him again and he would see of anything could be done for her. The result was so satisfactory that the master consented to receive her as his pupil, and gave her good hope for the complete restoration of her voice.
 At the end of ten months the hopes of both master and pupil wore real ized. and the little girl who used to sing to her pussy in the Widows Home fin Stockholm entered upon career that astonished the world.