The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-02-27
Nj Friends Raven.


A. the close Of one Of these politica
campaigns, durin. tie latter portion o
which my friend had been all over IL,
county, speaking every night, and drinking
40 freely as often to be visibly affected,
called to see him at his room lie wa.
alone. lie had done tie work for which
eager AMI noisy politicians wanted him;
and nCw that the election was over, it seem.
ed as Is he were almost forgotten. lie fsit
this for he said, after the first warm greet
ing-If you had called an evening or two
ago, you would have met a room full
But I'm Of 10 use now
There was slight shade Ct bitterness
in his voice. A bottle Of wine was stand.
ins on q table in his comfortably furnished
room. lie filed two glasses. l saw his
hand shake as he held the bottle.
.Frightfnllj nervous" he said as he reach
ed me ono If the glasses. I've been on
too great strain for the last six weeks.
Glad it's OYER replied; 'and if We're
you, I'd keep ont Of this another year.
Cant just 10 that he answered. Got
my way 10 make IN the world ana nothing
puts YOU before the reopio no p'A les. l
e'm h'sh' yon Know
Sirped 'He WING NJ ''"''lsN mo "'''''
he emptel his giass before taking it from
his mouth.
nat nave you 'htFe ne "8Ae'i' sIe'r2
a mas'~ine III my manu-
'oomethi"S ne" anu strange from our
friend 100 beats any lung l"r "ciFd
interest that he has yet done. thought
you would relish something purely llcai
after your suFiei' OF politics.
! S'i'i'I reiiah i @s.5.'y. 'I'''As i'' any
o''erS Oh " F't'ioi' - y" "'L' - 'Ne
Dog-Star, THIS time
In ailasion = Foes Journey % the
Moon IN the Southern L'terasy Messenger
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Burt hart WITH a smIIs. 800
'Just as likely. And now prepare your
self for Il treat in word painting, and met
rical art. The poem is called The Raven,
and will Tam sure make rs much scD,a.
ton. and Give the critics mach to 4, and
guess after as ajd the ancient Mariner Of
Coler;doa
| openel the ma -azino and read tho noem
through. then lifted nv ewes and looked
at Burkhars, who had net spoken. lie sat
with one hand shading lis face, and did
not stir, until | said We'll, what do Won
think Of that 2
lie started aal aroused himself anil q
he looked toward me | saw m uneasy l-ok
in his eyes, and something like culver
of feeling flash across his face. He glanced
above the window, then down upon the
floor, then shook himself and arose to his
feet. and be ,an MOVING aboat the room in
a nervous uneasy manner.
1T was like the spell of a sorccrer :. he
exclaimed, with much excitement, and again
looked, instiuc.ively, above the window
and down At floor. Il can almost see the
foul bird and hear his croak,' he added.
IL did not know Poe IS well as | do, !
should say that he had committed mur-
der, and that the raven was his con
science.
| laughed at lis excitement, but he was
so serious over the matter, aal SC nervous
that | thought it lest, after discussing the
literary merits Of tho poem, to get his mind
away fren it. and upon something, if poss-
lille, amu.i ar. | was only partially sue
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