Mr. Webster And Jennie Lind

Hou. Henry S. Foote conti ibutes vo the; V.iStmi"iou Cirouirle tiie following' aosount of an incident whicli came under lus observation at the cupittil. Uu arriviag at the door of tho Opera House Mr. Webster entered in bis giandjat maniu-r, and slowly passed doivn ihr jontrul isle of tho building. It ohauced tbut Jennie Lind was then on the platt'onu, and was about to couunenee aingiiii; uur inspiring national aiithem, " The Star Spangled Banner." ÍSo soon as Mr. Webster's approacb was perceived the assemblage sponttneouly broke tbrth witb tempestuous applause, svidently recognizing it as-a reniarkable ooiucidence that tha renowned defender of tlie Constitution should liare happvnBd to eüiue in at the very tnomeut that the sacred etnbleni of the uatiou's libeity rt.nd iiniuli was on tln l'Vi; of being r;ij)turousily apostrophjzed m sijiig. So souii ia the audience eettled down intu quie tude, the iuspiring tunes of J.-nni ■ Lm. IV uiaf velous voice wtre heard. Ntjver.either betore ur fjinoe, have I buen so over tvheluiiugly sensible as on that oocüsioti, ut' the comiuiugled power of inu.-ic and beutinient. The whole cencourse really Beemed to be ulectrifiVd. Mr. Webster was so transportad witli de that hu actually seeoied almost tobecume unuonsuioos of the presenee of others, and hummed very distinctly in unisón with the varying tones of the song! AU the enthusiasm of bis soul seemed to have been kindled iuto llame ; all his patriotic pride to have been awakened, and his whole moral nature appeared to have been " touohed and inspired " by the seraphic sounds to whinh he was au enraptured listener. Wüen the song had beeu cunoludi'd Mr. Webster, íik i f iiupelled by a sense of official dnty, to offer, in tho rianifi of the gréat nation which he telt himselt entitled in sume derreo to represent on the occasion, the forma] tribute or its respect, rose ft-Ohi his seat, and ste)iping forward to a central jiosition bi tween the audience and the platform uponwhioh Jennie Lind was standIng, he made her one of the most honoriiiir and majestic bows 1 ever beheld. The aiuiable and accomplished recipiënt of an hdmage as unexpected as it must have been gratifysng, uiatiifested sornetiiiiig of a graceful and blusbing embarrapsment, but curtesied notwithstanding nu st prof'oundly in response; upon which the assembled multitude gave vent to their delight in most vooiferous applaue. A second bow was administered with precisely similar accoinpaniinents. A tinid bow was tendered, when the charming " Swedish Nightingale," as sliv was oalled, incontinently tcnk wing and beoame invisible to onr fond and aduiiring eyes, perohanoe forever.