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| CHAPTER XX. | |
| Kreutzer sonata of Beethoven—Newspaper criticism—Mozart Hall—Experience of the Swedish doctor—Excessive cold—'Mont Blanc' and 'Young Men's Association' at Detroit—St. Louis—Detention on railroad—Common roads—The true cause—Cold intense—The 'Lindell House'—Should like it better if—Morelli and I search for a restaurant—The artist's intention—Inspired artist like a key-board—Springfield, Illinois—Audience listen, but too late!—Hypocrisy and vanity!—Sermon at St. Louis—Bloomington (Illinois)—"Do you want the portrait of Chuckle and his wife?"—Two poor nuns—All chambers taken!—Lie down on the floor—Joliet, last year theatre of a scandalous action—What a tour in the West requires—Fair concert at Joliet—Curious incident—Dohler relates his interviews—Set out again—The placard, caution!—Christy Minstrels' Advertisement—The dead horse covered with placards—American lures—Kalamazoo (Michigan)—Excellent hotel—Charming concert—Respectable audience—Leave for Ann Arbor—State University—The famous singer, Goodstock!—London, Canada—Concert—Canadian receipts—The 1st of January—Mr. Edmund Harris and family—Praise of Morelli—The telegraphic dispatch—The knight of the razor—Leave for New York by first train—Passports required—Harrisburg—Concert in court-room—Siberian cold—Artists' room—Dayton (Ohio)—Excellent audience—Fine example of cold on human nature—The letter at Bethlehem—The concert at Wilmington, Delaware—Muzio visits the music store—My violin—Headache—The letter from the ladies—Want of delicacy—Two stories—The Gascon—The paralytic lady and the Englishman | 323 |
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| Toledo—Oliver House, one of best in the United States—New York—Heard Miss Kellogg for first time—Charming artist—A matter of pride—Powers, Palmers, Miss Stebbins, Church, Bierstadt, etc.— Poe's tales—Cooper—Irving—That clique of imbeciles—What they say—Raphael and Fornarina—Byron—Let me be understood—Rembrandt—Victor Hugo—Dickens—Works of the artist not responsible for his private life—New York Philharmonic—Poor Poe—The mute instruments—Dunkirk—Conversation between two ladies—Another amusing thing at St. Louis—truth, why art thou not petroleum!—Superb concert at Rochester—Batavia—Erie—Struck with a snow ball—No enthusiasm, reason why—Erie to Lockport, off the rails—Invariable phrase of the conductor—Lockport faithful to its tradition—Utica, as always—Visited all my good friends—S —Dr. K —Visited insane asylum—Aunt Libbey—Her dress—The Queen of England enchanted to visit her—Playing and singing in the Asylum—Aunt Libby plays—L's consternation—The lady betrothed to Gen. Washington, and bequeathed by him to all the presidents of the United States—Buffalo—Charming audience Syracuse cold—What the newspaper says—What warms up an audience—Commencement of concert like first stage of a grand dinner—Audience and artist—What features!—My Sappho—What a fall—Leave for California with Muzio and wife—"I will make a trip to South America"—When are you going?—Impressario and the placards—Oh! ho! I thought you had left—Disappointed fellow artists—Smith, Jenny Lind's agent—The predestined one—Farewell concerts at New York—Embark on third April on board of Ariel—Parting—Sea sickness—four hundred passengers—Most heterogeneous assemblage—Singers and actors and United States marshal—Judge—Lawyers—Senators and doctors—Ministers, who preach officially and officiously—Flirtation—Two brides—Life on board—Bill of fare | 336 |
