Nuhou, Volume I, Number 8, 21 Malaki 1873 — A Concert for a French Charity. [ARTICLE]

A Concert for a French Charity.

h is the purpose of tho t\unmibbiunor of France to give a eoncert in bohul( of «uffbrers j of his eouutiT wlio have lost home and everj-1 thing by disastrous inuudatiooB. Franee has | Hiiiferer] pcrhaps as sevcrely hy the iuvagion of \vaterj a>s by the invat?ion of war. And yet Franee, not\vithstanding her imghty losses, docs ; not appeal for eharity to other iands. We have ! eeen how her ehildren have brought !brth their | hoards of accumu!ated wealth, and amid disat«ter j that appalled the world, they have giveu a| t?plendor to her credit, as though vietory had \ alway« perehed ūpon her eagles. Xo, it i« not! an alruB, \ve feel a*sured that Mom?. Le Monnyer j would eolieit for. hi6 suftering ev)untryuieu, be*! eauee they will no doubt find a reseiieJn the! prosperity of their more fortunate coinpatriotc: t but he woukl be happy to have it in liie power } i to Fend a kindly ofierSng fVom thus far over the ■ nea, to eheer hie people with the eympathy of these inleK ; and we should be huppy to havo an ; opportunity, and esteem it a privilege to at «ueh an enitertainment lbr aueh an ohjeet, Mnny of ue are happrly aequainted t through the opportuniiy offered by a iui>st generoug hoepi- ■ mlity, wilh thc mu*ieal «kili of the aeeoiiiplklied j Comnmsioner and hia equuily aeeompli«hed Clrau-1 eellor, Theee gentlemeu have graeed tbeir pleae-! ant receptions witli a talent tliat luis delighted! thcir lortunate gue«t6 ; and now they proposo to ! ex«reiee thl» talent in behalf of eufleriug follow-1 couutryuieu, ī\\ what moro nohle wav eou)d thev i fcmp!,vr il ? .\nd we. all of n*. liut t*sjwmU :

\y the'|welcome gue«tB at. tlie .£ireiieh Legatiou, will honor oarbekes bj taking a liberal part in j thie 6ntertainmenfe fbr eweet elmrity . TLebe j gcntleben will he asslßted hy Pruf. Berger and : other ! mugical talent, and the partieularß of the } occa«ibn will eoon he announeeel. Yive la Franee. ;