The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-02

| was recognized i was not surprised to find
| its title "Townsend, Church & Dixie" The
latter sustained his reputation for intelli-
gence and activity, and at last became the
proprietor of large establishment devoted
to the tea trade. TO the calamities of the
present season this concern has yet yielded
and the once brilliant Oscar is now on the
list of business unfortunatss.
| THE OLD NICOLL HOUSE.
| This grand establishment has had many
changes. Fifty years ago Edward Nicoll
was the most adroit and enterprsing tea
jobber in this city. The great fire OF 1886
impoverished him, but he had talented
son just reaching age, and he placed his
name on the sign. S. 7. Nicoll was then
the finest looking merchant in Front street,
but his father was the genius of the con
Germ, which, under his advice, was very
successful. Edward Nicoll was indeed
very remarkable man, and will not he for
gotten by those who knew him. He is now
dead, and so is his son, who was cut off IN
the fullness of manhood. Another son,
| who survives, has been little credit to tho
name. l refer to Henry Nicoll, the de-
fauting lawyer who, last year, was in the
papers as having embezzled an important
trust by Wall street gambling. am glad
that the old man did not live to witness such
disgrace on name which so long enjoyed
honorable distinction.
NOTES on POE.
The erection of the monument to the
memory of this unfortunate son of genius,
recalls some memories Of the past Poe
has been dead 2G years. Had he lived till
the present time he would have been ca.
How much earthly misery has he escaped.
Poe was so created that he could only be
unhappy. His soul was full Of discord.
| He could have been placed In no position
that would not soon have been distressing.
Above all others he was untitled to endure
poverty. He knew what wealth could do,
and the very mention of the success OF
others reused intense jealousy. The pas
sions indeed were ready at moments no.
tice to become rampant, and their violence
devoured their wretched victim. During
my early years in this city, lecture was
delivered in a small room in Broadway.
The subject was the universe, admittancc
25 cents and the audience, numbering about
30, saw slender young man in the desk,
who bored them by reading long and te-
dious essay, which no one understood.
The receipts paid for the use of the hall.
and the result was the crushing ont of one
| OF Poe's delusons-to become n lecturer.
His poetry would not sell, and he could
make about $400 year writing tales.
What condition for geuius
mrs .cor.,,r,cr
While in this city Poe had no intimates,
for he was not made for friendship. His
soul was like star and dwelt apart. He
hod an ;r,.nse oolf.oor.o;orsress ord mi
n n'' 1.' 'D'oo o' "nN'
filled in remarkable manner that express
sion of Wordsworth, "We poets by our
s S a,e ; ueuu h; ouo WY SNpleaee'
for onIv n worshiner Gould be nccerted IL,
the narrow sphere of his divinity. He had
an outside acquaintance Win newspaper
Maya o as Horsco Greelew h, a ,bo,
were too poor to be of any use. Greeley
sent him money as freely as his slender
purse would permit, and when person APP
piled to him in after years for Poes auto
graph, his answer was, al have one which
cosr me $25, and you can have it on the
same terms. 1t wassa due bill for loan.
Rufus w. Griswold had a deeper knowl-
edge of the unfortunate genius than any
other man, and he has shown this in his
pungent biographical sketch. Perhaps the
best picture OF Poe is found in that harrow
ing chapter entitled the MAN in the
crowd. A gentleman who met him at this
time at the house OF the distinguished DR..
Francis, then leader in literary and anti
quarian society, says there entered the
room pale, thin and grave looking man,
whose solemn air produced an ominous ST.
ence where all before was hilarity. With
out smile OF word he bowed slightly
and slowly, with affixed and portentous
gaze. His manners indeed carried much
the same impression produced by reading
1.-The Raven"
HIS GREATEST EFFORT
Tb;. vas n establish tho pro,5,o,, 1,,,,..
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nat, weekly sneet, devoted to literature
and social gossip. For such work Poe
was utterly untitled. and its failure was in
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thorouoblv disheartened Soon ,f,erward
he left the city, and finished his miserable
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