Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1870-07-16
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The following incident was related
by member of the Baltimore bar,
who at the time Of its occurrence was
sbat recently admitted 70 practice. The
truth Of the statement m " be depend
ed on and even the conversation in
~trodueea / give. { think. nearly word
for word as reported 10 mo.
Af the period referred to there were
several single storied houses ON the east
side of st. Paul street, between Lex
ington and Sara'oga streets, each OF
which contained but two rooms. They
we're rather massive according to pres.
-ent ideas as-eonstructed OF brick, but
have been for loag time displaced by
tall aud stately buildings. One OF
these single storied honses was occu.
pied BIZ my inf.rmant. The front apart.
ment was used as q law Office, the rear
IS sleeping room.
Que calm aud clear moonlight wins
tsr night, when the snow lay deep on
the city streets and roofs, Mr. ---
was making preparations to retire to
bed, when his front door bell was rang.
He aronsed bis negro servant boy. who
was nodding on his stool by the ehima
ney corner, and sent him to open the
door to his late visitor.
The boy almost immediately returns
ed alone. He said that nobody was at
the door, but that gentleman was
standing in the snow in the middle of
the street talking to himself aud toss
ing his arms about.
Mr. now went to the front
door himself When he sopeued it he
found one who was evidently a gentle
mamie could see that by the moons
light-standing on the pavement fac
in. him.
Was it you who rang my bell?" he
asked
"Tes sir" was the reply. 'T owe
you an apology for disturbing you ut
an hour 50 unreasonable. Bur the fact
is. some thoughts have come into my
mind which | wish TO commit to paper,
and seeing light in your back win
dow (thc house stood on The corner of
aa aliey). aud considering it matter
OF course that lawyers office is sup
piled with stationery. | took the liber-
ty Of ringing your bell.
"Yon are very welcome" said the
lawyer; "walk in. sir.
The stranger followed him into the
inner apartment. where bright coal
FIRE was burning in the CRATE. The
manner OF his guest was so Impressive
af intellect that Mr. -- offered
bed; but the visitor only asked the use
Of chair. table aud writing materials.
So the negro boy lay down upon his
pallet on the faor. and the young law
yer r.tredt 1his bed. leaving the s.ran-
ger bending over the table.
When Mr.. awakened in the
iDorning his strange visitor was sitt;n.
in chair with his head upon the table,
asleep. The motion made by the young
lawyer an awakening aroused the stran
ger The latter seemed at once to be
wide awake He arose from bis seat,
thanked his host for his hospitality.
and gracefully apologized for his intru-
sion on The previous night. He was
then about to leave the room.
You are forgetting your manu-.
script" says the young lawyer, point
ing to some pieces Of paper on the
table.
81 have copy Of what I have com
Ynand said fha sfrauunr ssand faavc
the original with you as some ackno~l-
edgment of Jour kindness under cir
cumstaDces so trying
The stranger left. The lawyer did
not know until u long time afterward.
when the "Song of the Bells sy--of
which he still has the original--had
been published and become famous,
that his singular visitor was Edgar A.
Poe.