, 1877-08-04

}f. firxsh1 etatc, first In 4 skctt h nrfntG'l In
memoir of pue. that t'c Iattcr Deliberately Sc
,rrci the dissolution nf tiac engagement BY *is-
,tttig fi,c indy Thfr IN q state ui hr'al tatox&-
I atfun and ron,Nlttn. such outslscs III her
1,uast that Inc po5Ee were Summoned to eject
In tbe resent "Iiic of Edgar A. poc," By
William F. fj!al, the following pasFaEea from
letter addressed 10 the amthoT ~ Mrs. Wait.
.nan, = August, !s5a, easc.as'l{ a!;poscs of
void:
"So anch rtory,'f wrttes Mrs. Whitman, ~
that described by Or. NrtsTall ever transp1rtd
in,my p,escncc: No ono. Certainly no woman,
wh" hati the slightc;t ss1aalntanse Win Edgar
liz WAS essentially anil InstIactvcly n gentle.
man,-uttcrly tnennabsc, even IN tnotncnts 0! CT
citctnent anil dcIIrtnn, VI snrh AZ outrage ~
aneetlotc Ct cosr.e Indulgence in vulgar orgies
nr t,cstint ript has crtF bccn rret'r1e1 of him.
During tho last ycars Of his unhappy tile,
whenever lle ylclde! 10 thc temptation that wx.
at'~ps Msh @ e. into 4s,e.. M 'atne'' :w,1 o ay; e.
.pS1i@s '"' rbap.oIe. p on ''i ihs ssl ssu1utton %
81 tl!e universe, speaking. as from soine inaxt-
tentt*c listeners. During uae Of hi. vi.tts 10
this city, IN tho auttmn Of 1913, osscc saw MIN
after one Of those nights Of wild excitement.
i.eforc reason had fully recovered It's tI,rnnc.
tGl even knEIs Ill kAD&G lTEtIElEtl H1OInEit6 HnfH
Tic d.wrs Of The tnin.l's Haunted l'aIa"e' vcre
lett ali uneuarlesl. hs words were tho ror.|s VI
a nrincciT intellect ovtrxfnuEht, and Of Heart
only too sensitive and too finely strung. ! re-
would have giycn Or. Hr,s~old's tcaudnlous
ancrdoie MOMENTS credcnt."
On the publication of Dr. tifiswo1d's d hlograp1l-
ical akctcll Of Pos, I'm 1889, Ny. William J. Pabo-
Intimate friend Of both Mrs. Whitman and Mr.
Poe at tho time of their enlargement, inserted
letter III the New York 7f.tunt. in whlrt, lie
fttn,lY but calin1y contradcted the htatementa
regarding Foes e1utluct towarsl tho Indy in
aucst.nn. In It he declares, II have simply tcs-
tilted 10 What know u be- true, namely: that m
such Incident as that 50 extensively circulated
Ia regard to ccrtain alleged oAtraees A. The
ia,e came 10 Providence the last time wstl, The
iHtcntlon of brcakluE M the engagement yp,t
viii find equally un1oundcd when hare stated
to sou thc fActs a know thcm." After re-
Marklug that circumstances cxfttcd which
threatened tn pustn,ne. i nut entirely prevent,
tie marriage of Mrs. Whitman ami Mr.. roc.
Mr. il0utlic states that, during The last visit al
lay lis enhancement. and In obtaining Yrs. W.
consent tn an immediate marriage. lfe ssuppc
At tho Earl House. TheFc he became acquainted
with . sct Of dlssolute 5ouns men: why often
that he sometimes yielded 10 such temptations,
aud, on tho third OF fourth evening alter his
lccturc. he can,e up to Mrs. Wli!tmanFs IN =
state Of partial lntoxicatton. ] was myself
io i,'t" i''s,t soitnn,y .a1r@ .ha. taeio va: @
no noise, no disturbance, ~ sonlra:e;'
neither was thc5e any 'ssll for the po!lec;, Mr.
Pue said but little. This was undoubtedly the
| the % oniy sven!as il when he va iataxsca.eI 1T
turing his last visit to this city; but 1t WIS mt
| the evening that should harc been bctore their
brtdal.' for tlcy werc NOT thyn published, xs!d