The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-09-26

his first love, No doubt, he's kept it
from her up TO this time, for you know
how it is yourself don't you? i, A.
Edgar Allan Poc--WIat n San Fran.
ciscan Knows About His Death.
san F-ancI-co Chronicle
"You say that Edgar Allan Poe did
not die from the effects Of deliberate
dissipation ?" asked u GhrmicIc reporter.
That il Just what mean and say
further that he died from the effects Of
deliberate murder"
This was a strange sscrtlOn--strangc
in being fiat contradiction Of Il fact, or
otherwise a theory, recorded in detail
in the history Of American literature.
The author Of the assertion was a we'll.
known member of the ciLy's advanced
and invctcratC Bohemia, gentleman
who has long since rctrcd from the
active pursuits Of his profession and
spends his days in dreamy meditation,
ircqucnting one Of the popular resorts Of
the craft, but mngIing little in the idle
babblc of the thrOng. When drawn into
conversation it is generally TO correct
some error from his incXhauStibIc mine
Of "reminiscences, and on such occasions
his words are few and precise
Then You know something Of the
poet and his history, Doctor"
With Il few others ] wa3 one Of his
intimate associates for years. Much that
has been written Of him and regarding
his death is false Poe was not what is
called periodical drunkard, holding
himself to spells Of sobriety and then
giving way 10 violent bouts Of intern.
pcraucc; but he was u steady drinkCr,
and when hi means permitted he would
drink tocXccss. His habitual resort in
Baltimore WAS the Widow Mcaghcr's
place. This was m oyster stand and
liquor ban on the city front, correspond !
ing in some respects with the coffee shops |
III san Francisco. II was ircqucntcd |
much by the printers and men engaged |
in the chipping Offices and ranked a' Il |
respectable place, where parties could |
read the papers, enjoy a game OF cards,
or engage in social conversation. Poe |
was a great iayoritc with the old w0-
man. You would always see him sitting
I"'' peh'h" th' oy',eF sum- an" "uou'
~ quiet ard sOCiablc rs an oyster him |
h'', ''' went ny Ihc hHnie oI Ine bhru, |
anu Wnrn l'"'I''7 came 'h,o inc 6hop u
WAS nai"' come up "n! '''Ec mp, |
on Bard take hand in this game.
He was a sort of pcnsioncr on his aC- |
quaintanccS rs far AS drinks were con
crl,'c" W "rne'c' ''c "'" woman 'not
WIN any 'n''"r"' OF 'H'n NAV '''Niro
n'' 'n"'Y' sue "o"''' ask ""ro 10 V'''''y |
'" w AWAY coup 'o'', "'''''R many |
" WHY '"uP'o, anu NJ ',ih'S poems OF
c"h'l"oIhoio lchGtlI' M"'n ol ms
Poe''ca' W"iN' In't' ~ "'cr'tor'o"S ~
S"',' ny Wi''''' ,i' h'i''i' "a' ','''h"'t"'-
ih"''' was tn"' iI,t'c''' '''" 90 '"''y' /
" WIS W lh'S Il'I'e NnoP ','aI W At
tc"''nn W"1 cn'.o" !" ah aoNer''"on'n'
l" d" '".'''c' '"'' PaVc! o' Pre- 'or
'no'''o''""S I'"'y an" u was hII' una,
nc compose" MS ''ho"S '"'i" mug,
"',cIl '"ok INC PIlhe' "onrn nun Iead
I nel1Fo ne sent IT on 10 'hi'adc'ph'H,
ana whch IL was announcer ,nat ms
'Iory WaSsncccSS'ul, inc WIDOW M'agher
gave MN thc money 10 20 on ana oh'al"
inc PrHc' ,,
b"I now a'"ot ms death
roe nan orcn 7n''''nE neIWr'N hal'
''""''' h'''''o,l'''" ""u we" 'o'k '"'
|, years; rue h"a been away from
'a'''m"r' ABOUT tnr'' months, ana
urheh up one 'V'hlh" ~ ihc WIDOW :,
w'S ChrF' whcn ne came M hard had
'e'i making ''IO'e ra'oe North, ana IT.
va" ar''E'"'' r""n'' WIN repeat ''n,I'
ne crown were dn"n lol'Y. IL was the
lGhI neiorc an oioc'lon' ana tlIc party
'",leo up Town mere were -FOUR OF us,
mt we haa ho'Sohc na'i dozen squares
'c'orc we were haohed ny policemen.
VINO were LOOKING up voters TO coop.
was 'he Pract'cc IN th"Se days TO SclHe
,,eoP'c, Whelh'r "rnnk or SOBER lock
mem up "ht', inc pollS were opened, ,,
M thch march them to every precinct
!, c"hOro' % Vhe Parry having Ihe coop ,
nus coop was III 'he rear OF an engine
o"Se Oh ,a''er' street. IT. was part OF