Omaha daily bee., 1874-04-27
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
An Indiana Phenomelon-Who
She Is and What She Has
Composed.

Musical Reuiep for May, a sketcl
of unusual interest is given in tn,
history of a musical prodigy, named
Rose Mansfield Eversole, who is bur
four years and seven months of age
She is a native of Indiana, born In
Washington, Daviess County, Ind,
at present living in Dayton, O.. The
first evidence given by her of any
peculiarly marked musical Organi.
cation occurred as early as when
she was but four months old, when
she invariably gave every token OF
delight in both vocal and instru-
mental music. This continued to
increase with each DAY of her life.
When she was seven months old
her mother would place her before
the keyboard of the piano, a circum-
stance which always filled her with
the Iiveliest satisfaction. When
thus seated she never pounded the
keys after the ordinary infantile
manner, but touched them one at a
time in short arpeggios, and always
in harmony. There has never been
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slowed upon her, it having been
wisely decided by her parents TO let
her take her own course in all mat
tiers relating to music. One day
shortly after this, her mother hear
ing her crying, asked her what the
matter was. The little one, wiping
away the tears, sobbed out: "Mam-
ma, 1 tant dit 'gin a body" She
had heard 'eComing thro' the rye"
and i'm trying to arrange it for the
piano, had met with no slight diff
Guilty, as may easily be imagined.
During that year she gradually i'm
proved, and toward the close of it
arranged and played the March in
Norma" which she had heard and
which struck her young fancy.
When she was about two years and
three months old, she played the
old tune "AmSterdam" correctly at
the first attempt, and without a sin
gle particle of instruction.
She composed when but three
years old any First Polka" the
Arose Bud Waltz" when only a
month older, a sonatina and a
march when four years of age, all of
these pieces being published in the
May number of the ReUieW. If a
tune be sung to her, she will i'm
mediately reproduce it upon the
piano without hunting about
for ii. No matter how
far apart two given tones may
be, it makes no difference to her;
she will give them Immediately.
Vocal music il a source of great
delight to her. She attended the
opera by the Kellogg troupe last
fall, and heard the Bohemian
This performance inspired
her with perfect enthusiasm, and
On her return home she sang and
az dreamt that L dwelt i'm
marble halls" trying to initiate
Kellogg even in the final
thrill and high tone introduced in
he cadenza. "Faust" also pleased
ier greatly, and she remembered
he "Flower Song" and played it
tbe next day. The writer of the
in Remnants ReUieW states
hat he has seen tie prodigy, and
knows whereof he writes. In con-
he says: AS we have al
ready hereinbefore stated, no "fore-
ng" process has been, or will be,
escorted to by the parents of this
little prodigy, but nature will be
permitted to work her own perfect
work. That she is inspired by a
unparalleled, is fact need
ng no argument in confirmation,
nd that this genius, if genuine, as
t needs must be to work such glo-
ious results thus prematurely, will
ring forth its full fruition, is as