Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-01-07


a and excesses to which no gentleman wou!
, plead guilty; how he borrowed money {
| his friends without the means or intcutio
. of returning it; how he forfeited the e.
teem-eyen while his talents commando
the sdmiration-of the public how he sue
ceeded i'll bringing many literary specula
tons into life, which his vicious habits an
inatten.ion to business murdered in thei
youth how be became confirmed drum
kard, with only now and then ,i,ful hou
or 80 in which to throw OF on paper sb
,vagaries Of mind rich in learning anc
imaginative fano;cs; how his young Hif
died broken hearted, aud how be became
so reduced as to be able no longer TO make
an appearance among his friends; how hi'
wife's mother, constant to his falling for
tunes, and ever anxious to conceal his Vi.
ces, went with his MSS from Office to Of
fee, and from publisher to publisher, in
search Of the means to support him ; how
for little while be shook oF the Iethargy
Of intoxication, and again appeared in the
polite circles Of New Ior. how be was ca
ressed, and feted, and congratulated; how
the efforts Of his pen were sought By rival
publishers; how he was engaged to be mar
ried second time to q beautiful young
woman, and how the engagement WI. f.
nally broken OF through his return to his
pernicious habits. 1t were a weary tale
indeed. s..
The melancholy story of this mans life
was soon to close-the golden thread to be
rudcly snapped asunder-and by his own
hand. He had partly recovered from his
dangerous courses, and was engaged in de-
iivering lectures in different towns. They
were well attended, aud it was with some
thing like renewed confidence that the
well-wishors Of the lecturer watched bis
conduct, which was now distinguished b.
extreme sobriety. He even appeared TO
have renewed bis youth and strength; and
it was with pleasure that his friends again
received him into their houses. At one Of
these he met with lady with whom he
had been formerly been acquainted. Their
friendship was renewed, and they were en-
gagged to be married. Everything seemed
to promise we'll the dawn Of better day
aud the reformation 50 long
coming, seemed to have come ut last But
it was not to be. On sunny afternoon
in October, in the year lS49, ae set out
for New Yolk, to fulfil q literary engage
ment, and prepare for his marriage. He
arrived a. Baltimore, where be gave his
luggage to q porter, with directions
for him to convey it to the railroad
station. In an hour he would set out
for Philadelphia. But he would just take
4 glass before he started-for refreshments
sake, that was all. Fatsl hour! In the
ayern he met with some old acqua;ntances,
who invited him to join them. La no
nent all bis good resolu,ions-home, duty,
bride, honor-were forgotten; aud, ere
he night had well set in he was iu state
If filthy intoxiea,ion. Insanity ensusd /;
lie was taken to the hospital; and, on the
hight Of Sunday, the 7th Of October, he
lied raving mailman. He was only
years old when this las, dread /.
ul scene Of his life's tragedy was enacted.
READER-What you have read is no
ction. No siugle circumstance here rela- !
ed, not q solitary event here recorded, but
to EDGAR ALLAN Poe, one of
he most popular Of our writers.