The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-10-30

well verseu in European geography. Al
his she has learned without teaching in
the ordinary way. Ter father gives her no
task, he only answers her questions. Her
knowledge of geography was obtdined
fI0m inspection Of an atlas. Whenever
she hears any city OF place mentioned she
goes u her atlas 20 locate it. and thereafter
she remembers where it is.
She talks with a freedom and clearpess
!hat shows the superior quality of her mind
and the unusual quantity of know led ge
stored in her young head. She is quite at
ease in talking with strangers. y physi-
clan was introduced to her in my presence,
when the following dialogue ensued
phTsician-I am "a. doctor. lose, like
your father. How do you like the medical
profession
Rose ,quictly)-Oh, I don't like it at all.
Physician ell, it is rather hard hfe.
I suppose you like better 10 be musician ?
Rose-Ies, ! always did.
Physician-Y mean you have always
liked it since you we've a little giil?
Rose-1lo, sir, | mean always liked it
,sGs1 was little girl.
i'hy sician--Not when you were little
baby!
Rosc-Of course not. I only had fat,
chubby hands wien | was a baby, and
couldn't play a all.
Physician-'fhi gentleman by my side,
Rose, is newspaper man. IIead his pro-
ductions every day.
> Z ,i,,ly ,xynt,lI
rather read your own.
Physician i do not write, neither do |
sing. | don't know ''Old Hundred from
..Iankee Doodle
Rose G0.
Her father uses language in talks 20 her
that would puzzle most children Of much
larger growth. But with all her wisdom
she manifes's wholesome childish love Of
play. While playing on the piano her eyes
would sparkle s,s she followed the ronpings
of children III the room.
Her playing is not by any means brilliant
how could it be when her little feet
dangle hopclcssly high above reach of the
pedals, ana her arms are quite too short to
stretch across the keyboard The wonder
is that She can play ut ali at such an age.
She plays almost anything that she has
heard, bat her genius Is shown in q strong
er light by The music which she produces
from her owh brain. She is an inGefat,g
able composer. Sometimes for an hour
her fingers wander over the keys, not aim
Iessly, but y..,1 the faultless tOucil Of a
true musician bringing out her childish
musical fauclca. She never commits a
musical SIN. iIer harmouies are always
perfect.
s}uring my interview with Ler, her father
asked her to play & march. He had pre-
vioIsly asked her 10 improyise-usinG that
woiId-aud she played some beautiful iitiIe
arDcao,ios. hi, request for 2 march Of
her own She iustautly began march Of
e.....isite beauty. after while her father
asked her ITO put aiittle Iniuor in it, IN
an instant she complied, blending the
theme She had chosen into minor passage
without losing Il bar. She played also
little waltz, composed by herself besides
playing in my hearing ''.ome. Sweet
Home. - Yankee Doodle, the march from
NORMA and o-her m.osi,ions. she
likewise sang song which she composed
for q little poem in the nursery. In all her
playing she uses both hands, as any one
else would, but she never looks at tie
right hand that finds its place intuitiYely,
while she has sometimes to look for the
lingering Of her left hand.
Tut the most remarkable feature OF her
musical gift is her intuitiye know ledge OF
mitch. She seems to know with certainty
the exact pitch of any musical tone she
hears. 4 gentleman sounded with bis
voice a note and she instantly touched The
ley corresponding 30 it. When as"cd now
she kaew what key 20 touch. she answered
"Ey heart" I.er father says he was
whistliDg an andante in one OF ecihoven's
COMPOSITIONS III her hearing, few DAYS
AFRO. when she looked at h III aud said,
Papa, you are whistling thai tune IN f,
and il is written in G." He didn know
in what KEY lie was whistlirg it. and went
to the piano to see. As he was going itose
cried out, ''Nearly f, papa heard
little sparkle of f in it, He found there
was little sparkle of 7, - as his key was
but a slight shade below i.
The little wonder is not being pushed.
Her father seems to be a man of sense, and
he declares she shall not be crammed. ibe
greatest danger lie fears is the annoyance
of curious people wanting to see aud near
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