well to let you know
beforehand (in case you have not already heard him) what my
own real impression is of him.'

"He not only repeats every piece he hears from memory, but
he improvises and composes; and he last night sang a song of
his own composition,--'Mother, dear mother, I still think of
thee,'--of great merit for its simple sweetness and pathos.
As he cannot possibly remain longer in Dundee than to-night,
we would earnestly urge upon all who can afford it the
absolute duty of seeing and hearing this wonderful blind
negro boy. He is only seventeen; but no man of any age could
surpass him for executive ability, as his testimonials from
such men as Moscheles, Halle, &c., prove. He performs two or
three different melodies at the same time, and plays with
his back to the piano with apparently as much ability as in
the ordinary position. We would especially recommend all who
are interested in anthropology, phrenology, and psychology,
to see and hear him for themselves. His ability is a
singular confutation of the theories of Hunt and Blake about
the inferiority of the negro; for we may challenge any white
man to compete with him, in perfect safety. His parallel is
not to be found the world over, nor in any time of which the
records are known."

As previously stated, Bethune plays full seven thousand pieces. From
the subjoined partial list, which I take from his biography, some idea
can be gained of the character, the ever-varied character, of the
music contained in his amazingly extensive _repertoire_.

[Illustration:

BLIND TOM'S CONCERTS.

PROGRAMME.

=Classical Selections.=

1. Sonata "Pathetique" _Beethoven_
2. " "Pastorale," Opus 28 "
3. " "Moonlight," 27 "
4. Andante _Mendelssohn_
5. Fugue in A minor _Bach_
6. " in G minor "
7. "Songs without Words" _Mendelssohn_
8. "Wedding March" "
9. Concerto in G minor "
10. Gavotte in G minor _Bach_
11. "Funeral March" _Chopin_
12. "Moses in Egypt"