New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

Most OF the Little Men and Little Women
who read TIE Tribune study history at school,
and even she youngest Of them whether they
study history Or not. know something about
George washington. OF course. every one knows
that Washington was born On February D.
l732, and VIII also remember that n 11o6
France and England were at war, and that
Washington fought IN that war but Fought IN
der British officers. instead OF fighting against
thera as he did later in the struggle for inde-
penaerce. While these events IN the early his
tory OF their coUntry-. with which the Little
Men and Little Women are familiar were
taking place many Interesting things were
going on in other parts OF the world as well
This story is 10 be about something that hap
pened in the beautiful old German city Of Salz-
burg in the year 1856. when Washington was
q Young man Of twenty-four. and was just be-
ginning his work as a soldier and a leader
Of men.
The Archbishops Of Salzburg were very great
personages indeed. and ruled. besides the city,
q large part Of the surrounding country. Not
only we're they princes Of the Church but they
were always chosen from some noble and
wealthy family, that they were able 10 keep
up a court Of considerable spendor- Among
other things they had stables for 130 horses
and a conranv Of court musicians. bat il IS
greatly 10 he feared that they may have spent
more on their horses tnan on their music Tor
the musicians were very poorly PAID. In the
days Of the good Archbishop Sigismund the
conductor of the court orchestra was Leopold
Mozart. a man who was not only widely known
as thorough musician, but was equally re-
spected for his general culture and estimanie
character.
Leopold Mozart had 2 wife and little four
year-old daughter who was named Anna Maria
but as the little girls parents were very fond OF
her they did not can her Anna or Maria, but
Nanneri which is German for dear little
Anna" or something very much like that on
January %, 1886. which exactly 15l years
ago, and less than month before Washington
celebrated his twenty-fourth birthday in far off
America. there came TO the family baby boy.
who was Nchristened Johannes Chrysostomus
Wofgangus Theophius- This baby boy is now
known TO the world as Woifgang Amadeus Mo-
zart; but then to the few who knew him, he
was just Wofer which means dear little WOLF
gang. He soon grew into an unusually affec-
tonate and lovable child, and il would be quite
impossible 10 believe from anything that is
known OF him that he was ever naughty or
troublesome. ar. unfortunately some other chill
oren have occasionally been.
Leopold Mozart not only played the violin and
clavier. the instrument which took the place Of
the piano I'm those days. but was frequently
visited by Others OF the court musicians who
brought their various instruments with them.
So Wofer was accustomed from the days Of
his babyhOod 10 hearing music Of different
kinds When be was only three Years old he
began 10 aThuse himself by sounding the notes
OF the clavier. not pressing down as many keys
together as ne could cover. with his small hands.
as babies are likely - do but trying 10 find the
notes that sounded harmoniously together.
About this time the father began 10 give Nan
nerl lessons The ciagier. and Wolfgang being
present al The lessons. much interest ted
that he was also taught
Although the lessons 10 the younger pupil
were begun partly IN sport he made such prog
ress that IL was not long before they were re-
gsrded quite seriously. for his father soon
convinced that the child possessed degree oi
natural talent far beyond anything ne had ever
known before. Nannerl learned ~ pidly and