Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-05-04


struments which come in contact
with the precious metals are washed
and ground in machine constructed
for the purpose, and the stray par.
ticles of silver and gold are gathered
together.-Er.
Poe Reciting "the Raven"
Once, in discussing "The Raven, -
Poe observed that he had never
heard it correctly delivered by even
the best readers.-that is, not as he
desired that it should be read.
That evening, a number of visitors
being present, he was requested to
recite the poem, and complied. His
impressive delivery held the COM
pany spell-bound, but in tho midst
Of it. I happening to glance toward
the open window above the level
roof Of the greenhouse, beheld a
group of sable faces the whites of
whose eyes shone in strong relief
against the surrounding darkness.
These were o number of our family
servants, who having heard much
talk about "Mr. Poe, the poet, /"
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what 3 poet was, had requested per-
mission of my brother to witness the
recital. As the speaker became
more impassioned and excited, more
conspicuous grew the circle OF white
eyes, until when at length he turned
suddenly toward the window, and,
extending his arm, cried, with awful
vehemence:
sect the back into the tempest, and the
nights Plutonian shore!
there was sudden disappearance Of
the sable visages. a scuttling of feet,
and the gallery audience was gone.
Ludicrous as was the incident, the
final touch was given when at that
moment Miss Poe, who was an ex-
traordinary character in her way,
sleepily entered the room, and with
q dull and drowsy deliberation
seated herself on her brothers knee.
He had subsided from his excite
ment into o gloomy despair, and
now, fixing his eyes upon his sister,
he concluded:
"And the raven, never fitting, still is sit
ting, still is sitting.
On the pallid bust of Tallas, just above
my chamber door;
And its eyes have all the seeming of a
demon that is dreaming-"
The effect was irresistible; and as
the final nevermore" was solemnly
uttered the half-suppressed litter Of
two very young persons in q corner
was responded to by q general
laugh. Poe remarked quietly that
on has next delivery Of q public lee
ture he would /" take Rose along. TO
act the part Of the maven, in which
she seemed bora 10 excel"
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