Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-07-01
"a Rival Of Blind Tom.


Benhdm's Musical Reuieio for May
contains sketch Of q musical prodigy,
named Rose Mansfield Evorsolc, who
is but four years and seven months Of
ago. She is native Of Indiana, born in
Washington, Daviess county, Ind, at
present living at Dayton, Ohio. The
first evidence given by her Of any Pc
culiar marked musical organization
occurred as early as when she was but
four months old, when she invariably
gave every token Of delight in both
vocal and instrumental music. This
continued to increase with each day
of her life. z When she was seven
months old, her mother would place
hor before the keyboard Of piano, O
circumstance which always filled her
with tho liuni;nst -~t;efAeS;s.. WL;iv
thus seated she never pounded the
keys after the ordinary infantile man.
ner, but touched them one at q time
in short arpeggios, and always in
harmony. There has never been the
least semblance OF teaching bestowed
upon her, it having been decided by
her parents to let her take her own
course in all matters relating to music.
Oneday, shortly after this, her mother
hearing her crying, asked her what
the matter was. The little one, wiping
away her tears, cried out, "Mamma, l
tant dit gin body" She had heard
"Coming through the Rye" and in
trying TO arrange 1t for tho piano, met
with no slight difficulty, as may easily
be imagined. During that year she
gradually improved, and toward the
close of it arranged and played the
"Mafch 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
single particle Of instruction
She composed but when three years
old, "My First Polka" the "Rose Bud
Waltz" when only month older, o
sonatina, and march when four years
.nf age, Gall Of these being published in
the May number Of tho Reuieio). If a
tune be sung TO her, she will immedi-
ately reproduce it upon ihe piano
without hesitation, andl without hunt
ing about for it. No matter how far
apart two given tones may be, it
makes no difference to her; she will
give them Immediately. Vocal music
is source of great delight to her.
She attended the opera by the Kellog
troupe last fall, and heard "The Bohe-
milan Girl" This performance inspir-
ed her with perfect enthusiasm, and
on her return home she sang and
played III Dreamt That / Dwelt in
Marble Halls" trying to initiate
Louise Kcllog in the final trill and
high tone introduced in the cadenza
"Faust" also pleased her greatly, and
she remembered the "fiowery song
and played it the next day. The
writer of the article in the Revie,r
states that he has seen the prodigy
and knows whereof he writes. In
conclusion ho says: As we have al
ready herein before stated, no "forc
ing process has been, or will be re
sorted to by tho parents Of this little
prodigy, but nature will be permitted
to work her own perfect work. THAI
she is inspired BY genius almos
unparalleled, isa fact needing no argu
ment in confirmation, and that tn,
genius, If genuine, as it needs mus
be to work such glorious results thus
prematurely, will bring forth its ful
fruition, ia as certain Pap ( '