New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-09

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mens will stsrte many. bat few vii be grieved
By IL. The poet was known. personally Or o.
reputation, in al tins country be had readers 10
England, and IN several Of the states Of Cont
mental Europe BE-. be had few or 10 friends =
and the regrets for bis death vii be suggested
principally by the consideration that in bin 1T
erry art has Ice. one u lts most brilliant sut er
ratio stars
The family Of NJ Poe-ws learn from ems
woIds Poets and Poetry Of Anercs,' from
which considerable portion Of the facts IN Tbs
notice are derved--wAs one Of the oides'snd n'o''
respectable in Baltimore. David Poe, bis PateF-
ma grandfather Vas = Qaarterraiter-GeneIAi ID
the Maryland hne during the Revolution ana me
intinste friend Of Lafayette, who, during b, iast
visit y the Uoted States, called personally upon
the Generals widow, and tsrdered her ecEnoSl-
Judgments fof the services rendered 70 him ey Der
husband. His greatgrsndisther, John Poe maf-
rieo 10 ENGLAND Jane. q daughter OF Admiral
James McBree. noted in Bris.sh naval history,
and claiming kindred with some Of the most Illus
trious English families. HIS father and mother
both Of y HON were in some way connected
with the theater, and lived as precarionsiy rs
their more gifted AID more eminent son
died within a few weeks OF each other, Of coz
sumption. leaving him an orphan, ct two years OF
ere Mr.. John Allan, wealthy gentleman Of Rich
rnond Virgins, took fancy 70 him, AID persuaded
bis grandfather 70 suffer him 10 adopt him. He was
brought up in Mr. Ansns family and as that gentle
man tad no other children, he regarded as hs son
and heir. In lsl6 he accompanied Mr. and Mrs Allen
10 Great Britain visited every portion Of IL and sfer
ward psssed four FIVE years IN school kept al Stoke
Sevngton, pesr London BY Rev. DR.. Brsnsby. be
returned 70 America In s22, and in lscJ went to the
Jefferson University, At Charlottesville, in virgins
where he led very dissipa,ed s the manners Of the
college being at that time extremely dissoluie He
t0sk the first honors however and went home greatly
In debt Mr. Allan refused to pay some Of bis debts OF
A0aor and be hastily quilted the country on Quixotc
expedition to join the Greeks, then struggling for lib
eriy lie did no, reach bi. original destination, how
ever, but made his way to ST. Petersburg, in Rus'is,
where he became involved 10 difficulties, from which
be was eiincsed by tina late Nj Henry Middleton, the
American Minister a. that capital He returned home
in SO and Immediately sflervsrd entered the Militia
~ Academy al WestPo!nt In about eighteen months
from that time Mr. Allan, who had lost his hcst vile
while Mr. Poe was in Russia, married sgsin. lie was
sixty years Of age, and the lady wss young Pee
qusrrelei with her, and the veteran husband, taking
the part Of bis wife, addressed him angry letter.
which was answered in the same spirit He died soon
After leaving nfsn, the heir to hs property, and
bequesihed Poe nothing.
The army. Ia the opinion OF the young cadet, was
not place Tor poor man 80 he left WestPoni sb-
ruptly and determined to msntsin himself By suthor
ship. lie printed. Ia ls21, small volume of poems
mos, Of which were written 10 early youth Some Of
til. Al ~
ler in Ths Tribune in ISIS and Justly regarded ss
among the NEST wonderful exhibitions Of the preco
cous development Of genius They illustrated the
character Of his abilities, and justified bis sntcipaiions
Of success. For q considerable time however though
he wrote readily and brilliantly his contributions to
the journals attracted little attention, and bis hopes Of
gaining livelihood BY the profession Of literature
nearly ended at length in sickness poverty and
despair Put In 1891, the proprietor Of weekly ga
1ette in Baltimore. offered premiums. for the
best story in prose aud the other for the beet poem
In due time Poe sont in two articles, and he waited
snxiously for the decision one Of the Commit
tee was the accomplished author OF Horse Shoe
Robinson" John r. Kennedy and biz associates
scarcely less eminen, than he for wit and critical
ssgsciiy Such matters usually disposed Of In
very on hand way Committees 10 award literary
the gnexsmined MSS, which they submit 10 the dsore
ton Of publishers with permission to use their names
10 such way q. to promote tbs Publishers. advantage
20 would bo~a la this easo but that OF the
Committee taking up little book, in such exquisite
csgrsphy seem like Of the lnest issues Of the
press u Putnam, tempted to read several pages
and being Interested he summoned tho attention Of the
company TO the haifdozon compositions la the volume
II unanimously decided that the prizes should be
paid 10 the hfst Of senuses who had written legiby
Not another Ms was uniolded. Immediately the con
ldental onvclop opened and the successful com
psttoI was found to bear the scarcely known OF
Poe.
The day the publisher called 10 see ar. Kenne
d and gave him account Of the author that excited
his curiosity and sympathy. and caused him to request
that be should be brought 10 his Office Accordingly
be introduced the prize money had not yet bes-
paid and DO was In the costume IN which he had an
swered the advertisement Of his good fortune Thin,
and pale ghathness his whole appearance moi
Gated sickness and the utmost destiIuuon tsitered
froek concealed the absence Of shirt and the
ms Of boots disclosed more III the want Of stockings
But the eyes Of the youns man were luminous with
neige and feeling. and his Dice and conversation
and manners, all upon the lawyers regard. Poe
told his history, aud his ambition, and ii deter
mined that he should Tor suitable ep.
pesrsnce in soesty nor opportunity for just display
Of his abilities In hIersture Mr. Kennedy accompanied
him to clothing sore, and purchased for him re-
spectacle suit with changes OF linen, and sent him 10
bath, from which be returned with the suddenly.
resinsd bearing Of q gentleman.
The late Mr.. Thomas w. White had then recently
established Ths SOaiAera Leeory AeseHgu, at Rich
mond. and upon the warm recommendation Of Mr..
Kennedy, Poe WAS engaged, Al a small sLsry-we be.
heve OF $500 yeArto be its editor lie entered upon
his duties with letters full OF expressions Of The warm
est gratitude to his iriends In Baltimore who in I'VE or
slx weeks sstonshed TO learn that with charAc
terisuc recAessoess Of consequence he hurriedy
married to girl as poor himself Poe continued in
Ibis situation about year and hall, In which he
wrote many brilliant articles, and raised the Msssea-
ger to the nrst rank Of literary periodicals
lie nsxt removed to Phisdelphis, 10 assist William
: Burton In the editorsAi2 Of the 6ailsnars Maya
s,as, miscellany that In lss0 merged In sra.
Asns Masssns, Of which Poe became OF the prin
epsl writers, particularly In criticism, In thieh HE pa
Pen attracted much s,senuon, by thels careful and
skhu sneyss sae EcnefGy caasiio severity. Al this
PERIOD hewsser, he appears % have been more smb.
uoss Of securing disiincion IN romantic seton, and