Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1874-04-23
A Mnsicnl Prodigy.

In the advance SneoJS OF Denuam 3
Musical Review for May, sketch of
unusual interest is given in the his
tory of a musical prodigy, named
Rose Mansfield Eversole. who is but
four years and seven months of age.
She is a native of Indiana. born in
Washington, Daviess county, Ind,
at present living in Dayton, Ohio.
The first evidence given by her of
any peculiarly marked musical or
ganization, 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 in
crease with each day of her life.
When she was seven months old, her
mother would place her before the
key board of the piano, circum,
stance which always filed her with
the liveliest satisfaction. While
thus seated she never pounded the
keys after the ordinary infantile
manner, but touched them one at
time in short arpeggios, and always
in harmony. There has never been
the least semblance of teaching be-
slowed upon her. it having been
wisely decided by her parents to let
her take her own course in all mat
ters 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, "mamma,
| tant dit gin q body" She had
heard Coming thro' :he rye" and
in trying to arrange it for the piano,
met with no slight difficulty, as may
be imagined. During that year she
gradually improved, 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 abont two
years and three months old, she
played the old tune Amsterdam"
correctly at the first attempt, and
without single particle of instruc-
ton.
She composed when but three
years old "My First Polka, the
"Rose Bud Waltz" when only q
month older, sonatina and march
when four years of age, all of these
pieces being published in the May
number of the Review. If a tone
be sung to her, she will Immediately
reproduce it on the piano without
hesitation and without hunting
about for it, No matter how far
apart two given tones may be, u
makes no difference to her; she will
olive them Immediately. Vocal mu
sic is a source oi great delight to
her She attended the opera by the
Kellogg troupe last fall, and heard
the @Bohemian Girl" This per-
formance inspired her with perfect
enthusiasm, and on her return home
she sang and played Il dreampt that
I dwelt in marble halls" trying to
initiate Louisa Kellogg even in. the
final trill and high tone introduced in
the cadenza. "Faust' also pleased
her greatly, and she remembered the
"Flower song" and played it the
next day. The writer of the article
in Benham's Review states that ne
has seen the prodigy, and knows
whereof he writes. In conclusion ne
saws: As we have already hereinne
fore stated, no ''forcing" process mas
been, or will be resorted 10 oy sne
parents of this little prodigy, out
nature will be permitted to work her
own perfect work. That she is in
snired by a genius almost unparal-
IaIIed is q fact needing no argument
in confirmation, and that this genius,
if genuine, as it needs must be to
work such glorious results thus pre-
maturely, will bring forth its full
frnition, is as certain.
~The Cincinnati Enquirer OF
Friday, says:
Captain James Hobson has Sc
cured the Government contract TO
dredge the Ohio River between
Cincinnati and Fttsburg. Captain
Hobssn will leave to day at IL m.
with his powerful tow-boat james
Hobsou for Marietta. o., to COM
excavations The Cankain il 4