Show webster aad jenny lind jenny lind gave concerts at washington during a session of congress and as a mark of respect and with a view to the public effect sent polite invitations to the president members of the cabinet mr clay and other distinguished members of congress it on that day several members of the cabinet and senate dined with bodisco Do disco the russian minister and his good dinner and fano wines had kept the party so late that alie concert was nearly over as webster crittonden clay and others came in and whether from the hurry or tho wine their faces were not a little flushed after the applause with which they were received had a little subsided the second part of the concert was opened by jenny lind with hail columbia this was during the height of the deanta and excitement cit ement on the slavery question and the compromise compromiso resolutions of mr clay and this patriotic air as a part of the pro was considered peculiarly appropriate for a concert ahro the head of alie government and many members of both legislative branches were present at the close of alio first keryc websters patriotism boiled over ha could sit no longer ond rising like olympian jove iio added his hi s deep son groua oroua bass voice to alie chorus and perli aps never in her whole career did she ever receive one half alie applause as that with which her song arid mr websters choam were greeted mrs webster who bat immediately behind him kept tugging at his coattail coat tail to make him sit down or stop singing but it was no at the close of each verse Webster joined in and it was hard to say whether jenny lind webster or tho audience wore most delighted at the close of tho air rose with his hat ill his fiand and made a bow that chesterfield would hare deemed a fortune for liia son and cliot eclipsed dor says best jenny lind blushing at the honor to the floor the audience applauded to the echo webster not to be out done in politeness bowed again jenny re courtesies courte sied tho house ro applauded cd and lil wai repeated nine tides |