She has a musical voice of extraordinary compass and even power, and of a really remarkable quality, and she sings with ease and fluency and with a distinct English enunciation, and with a repose of manner that inspires confidence.—The Times, Philadelphia, December 3, 1892.
Sissieretta Jones may truly be called "The Black Oueen of Song." Her voice, so rich, resonant, powerful, 3-et sweet, held her delighted listeners, who demanded repeated encores.—Boston Post, Monday Morning, November 28, 1892.
Sissieretta Jones possesses a remarkable degree of talent. Her enunciation is excellent and her voice one of much brilliancy and power. She was tendered an ovation at the close of her first number. —Boston Journal, Monday, November 28, 1892.
She sings with artistic taste and feeling.—Public Ledger, Philadelphia, Saturday, December 3, 1892.
The wide range and power of her voice were noticeable.—Philadelphia Public Ledger, Monday Morning, December 5, 1892.
CHAPTER LXXXIX.
MRS. LUCIE JOHNSON SCRUGGS.
All persons are, to some extent, the products of their environments. The majority of people, measured by their usefulness, reach in society only a mediocre position; some fall below the middle point; while others, despite unfavorable surroundings and straitened circumstances, reach in life positions of worth, honor and usefulness. Many persons born in slavery are examples of the last named class. Not the least among them was Mrs. Lucie Johnson Scruggs, the wife of L. A. Scruggs,
