Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-19
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The SILVER Spectre; A FinnneinI sfory.
after Edgar a. Pee

Twas nov the witching time Of night,
When yaFn and graves give mp theT dead
In my attic dark and lonely with ny pipe aas the only
Friend from out The large Acquaintance once numbered BY the
was nnsse and sfallinr Of the rain came in appalling,
Like the voice OF claimants calling for the unpaid debt OF yore
BaElRg, squang IN your ears the appealing song efyoTe
Of ''cOne and Settle nothing more
Ali never shall forget ton NJ lest and ruined credit
Oft pondsrei as pulled on, and vas feeling very sore
ny breast nursi raneor and cursed each bank and
banker,
Growing sFery banker, counted Der and Ger,
As my roll of wdcato money there counted Ger azdoer,
Worthless here forsvemorsi
Thus ny evil luck deplou listening to the torrent pouring
the roof and through the cutters dang mighty roar
Suddenly there eaoa knOoknga nerves and senses shock
And aaothsr,s voice mo.lns replied ood Mrs, score
Mr. Rankupts not at home, Man,; when stranger from The
e. Cried s'Tisnt Score" and nothing morof
Not mine hostess then Who is itvhat can mean this midnight
Muttered /; queer sensation struck t0sOms some
Then ny lamp burned paIer paer and feared jail and lo
Thinking tvoud be best to my bed against the door
Push my bed and broken money against chamber door
Noanei the voice, 'nevernore'
But before Gained my senses to make sure these rude denses,
And secure myself from dangerrad my latch and oped my
door,
And there rded in spectre like the ghost eff sanity Hector
Shining as steel reflector as II rolled upon the floor
..aearen protect US! lis doar-syer dollar on my floor
said The dollar, :nsvsrnore''
Trenbled in awe and DOLLAR not dollar
Then what art thou? midnight through the storm and
thunder's roar,
Art messenger from Tophet the brighter realms above it.
saw art thou silver prophet sent teIme Of the
Hid away in banking coers-soon pour out-darng ord
Laughed the dollar ''neyeTmore"
Casped then my hands in anguish. 'us languheycr ian
In my poverty and attic, dubbed by every one bore
Wont these bills with pledges teamin when the land with species
teeming,
Be the subjects of redeemg by the banks closed up before,
Closed because Of the great evont they true as be-
slriekoa the dollar, ''noyermorcl'
Instantly aboldne darted through me and lion hearted
Courage seized me- and forgetting all the fear had before,
Up started much erecer, than eer again expect to,
Making mady at the spectre, lay shining the floor,
ay thou demoncease this mockugcome from of garr
aoOr"
Kissed the spectre, ''nevermore."
And in vain in vain grasped every time my fingers clasped it
They were td and the spectre rolled away upon the floor
lura lamp rays gIarnn my feyered eyeas staring
All my bosom sadly tearing-even my bosOms core
Tearing all the chords gather round my bOsOms core,
Madly crying, "nevermOreIn
And s staring still starngny existence slowly wearing
Toan awful close by dribbesdribbes nbb sure, tho slow
And when sadly unrol my wild cat bills, it seems to toll M
Dge and by spell to hold my sin that hOrid roar
spell bound chanting nng day and night that dirg
Of never, nevermore.
! RIcYyNy1I1E, TENNESSEE