The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
A MUSICAL PRODIGY.
The Wonderful Talent of Little lone
Mathis, of Oxford.
From the Anntston Hot Blast.

FROM ule A7lntSCO7t HOC Blast
In the showcase at an Oxford drug store
yesterday afternoon reporter saw piece
of music, "Ione's First Thoughts, by lone
Maths, of Oxford, Ala. aged 316 years.
On the cover leaf of the pages was a litho-
graph of chubby faced little girl that be-
tokened intellect and vivacity. So struck
with the Autograph of the little girls face
was the reporter, and the tenderness of her
years, that a desire arose within him to meet
the little lady, and, if possible, to hear her
play her own composition. The desire was
made known to friend, who introduced
him at the hospitable home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mathis
AS the reporter and his friend reached
and entered the gate the form of a wee
little lady appeared froui behind a flower
pit in the side yard, and the muddy little
hands gave evidence that mud pies, the de-
light in childhood's days of now many a
gray haired sire and matron, was the pas
time of the hour with little lone, for she it
was, came running to see who the visitors
were. She glanced only and then darted
back to her sport, leaving her seniors of the
household to answer the door bells ring.
To Mrs. Mathis the reporter made known
his erraud.
Certainly" said Mrs. Mathis, ''the little
girl is out making mud pies, but I'll call
her and she will play for you, sir, with
and iittIa Miss Ions entered tbe norlor " onJ
after the wee little composer had shaken the
hand Of her caller with a cheerful Pm
glad-to-meet-y ou-sir," she crawled upon the
piano stool, which, by the way, was very
near her own height, and without a
moments hesitation began playing her fav-
bar tinv Iittia feet the maonwhiIe s7yi IN,
inc 70 and fro in cbiidieh Y,iavf,IInais9
re randition of the lttia roisc, conInositio,,
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strains St1 of he Mocking BIRD Schottischa
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,ye haven't attemnted tn teach
her anything about music at ALL She plays
altogether oy ear ana can pay WITHOUT tne
sIighte?U nesiIatlon asy seco C ~ ue piece
OF music she nears, one can pay a pass &C
alpaldlet III uue' " any M h oa ,uauI
grade piece OF music, whether she mas heard
1t before or not An she wants When sne
goes 10 the piano 10 pay uqeo Is 70 caoch
the first chord III me treole, ana tnsn
Striking UDe chorus III Jue JUS, Sue 10 IeduJ