The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-05

AN INDIANA JOURNAL PROGRESSES TO HAVE Ex-
HUMED HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED PoEM-
Inscription ON AN OLD FLY LEAF.
[From tho Kokomo und.) Dispatch August 81
The following beautiful posthumous poem from the
giicd pen OF the erratc poet Edgar Allan Poe, we be-
leve has never before been published In any form,
either Ia any published collection Of Poe's poems
exlan or IN any magazine or newspaper of any descrp
ton, and until the crllcs shall show conclusvey 10
the contrary the Dpatch shalt claim the honor Of CIV
ing II to the world.
That tie poam has never before been published and
that 1t Is genuine production OF the poet who VIC
claim 10 be It's author satisfied from the circum
stances under which IL into possession after
n thorough investigation. Calling at the house
OF gentleman OF this city the olner
day, on business errand, cur attention
WAS called TO poem written on the blank ny-ieai Of
an Old book. Handing the BOOK ne observed that
!, ttnc poem) might DO good enough TO puoilsl, and
that We thought So 10 take II along Noticiug Tho
Initials, Il. \. r., ut the bottom OF the poem, II
struck us that possibly had across 'bonahZa,"
so 10 speak, and alter reading " sc asked who us
author was, when he related the following BIT OF inter
estlng remniscencc. HI SAID he did not know who
the author only that he was young man, that Is,
he was young man when he wrole she lines r"ierrcd
TO- He had never seen hin himself, out heard his
Irsndlather' VINO gave him inc DOOR containing
the verses, tell OF the circumstance aud the
possession OF the book. HIS grandparents kept a
country hotel, sort oil wayside inh III small VII
lugv called Chesterfield, near Rchmond, Va One
night Just before bedtime, young man, who showed
plainly the marks vi dissipation raped at the door
and asked II he could stay all night, and was shown 10
"A room. That was the last they saw OF him. When
they went to MS the next morning 10 call him 10
breakfast he had gone and Io the book, on the
hylcai oil which he had written the lines given below
Further than this our informant knew nothing. and
bong an uneducacd lterate man, IT WAS quite naiu.
raj that he should allow tue great literary treasure to 20
Tor 80 many years unpublished.
That tue abUye statement Is true and our discovery
no cannrd, we Will take pleasure IN satisfying any VINO
cares 10 Investigate the matter. The poem Is written
~ Roman characters and Is almost as irgblc us PRINT
iseI although somewhat faded BY the lapse OF time.
Another peculiarly IN tue manuscript winch We notice
single ntorliucated word We give tho poem verbatim,
Just as II appears ID the original Here u IS
LEOSAISIE.
Leonanie- angels named her,
Aud they took the light
VI the Laughing stars and framed her
Aud hey made her hair Of gloomy
Midnight. ana hor eyes OF bioomy
Moonshne, and they brought her to me
IN solemn night
In solemn night OF summer.
Waen my heart Vt gloom
Biossomed up TO greet The conner
Like rose IN bloom;
All forebodinys that distressed me
forgot rs Joy carcssed me
dying Joy that caught and pressed me
In the arms OF doom.j
Only spake the little lisper
IN the angel tongue;
Yet l. listening, heard her Whisper
Songs are only sung
Here below that they may grievs you
Tales are told you 70 deceive you
so must Ieonainie leave you
While her love is young
| Then God smiled and It was morning,
Matchless and supreme;
Heavens g,ry seemed adorning
s.I Sss -; mine seemed NED gifted ,.S
Where NY Lconaine dritsi
, From me like . dream. ZAP.